Two similar-sounding English words caused trouble for a man who wanted to fly from Los
Angeles to Oakland, California.His problems began at the airport in Los Angeles.He thought heheard his flight announced, so he walked to the gate, showed his ticket, and got on theplane.After flying for twenty minutes,the man began to worry.Oakland was north of Los
Angeles,but the plane seemed to be heading west, and when he looked out his window all hecould see was ocean.“Is this plane going to Oakland?” he asked the flight attendant.Theflight attendant was shocked.“No, she said.“We’re going to Auckland—Auckland, NewZealand.”
Not everybody feels the same way about cars.To some, cars arc just machines on wheels.Thesepeople hunt for the best value.They look for vehicles that are not only affordable but alsoreliable, gas efficient, reasonably safe and not too expensive to repair.To some, cars areemotional extensions of their owners.Think about the excitement when one looks at a luxurycar.The status, speed and wealth represented by such a car are certainly attractive.There isalso a special class of car owners.To them, modern day vehicles are artisticdisasters—tasteless and boring.The only real cars are those vehicles they see in movies intheir grandparents’ time.These cars may be really antique but not ugly.