In my town there lives a gentleman who suffers from a form of sclerosis and drives around in an electrically-
powered wheelchair which, to judge by its silence and acceleration, has got to be a top-of-the-range model.
His main source of amusement, for which most people readily forgive him, is to startle pedestrians - especially
elderly ones whom he knows to be hard of hearing - by stealthily driving up behind them. Local drivers give
him a wide berth because if you overtake him (or he overtakes you) and get a scratch there is no way you will
get any financial compensation. One day, I was sitting at a light when he pulls up besides me and asks me to
lower my window. "F*** me", he says, "That's a quiet car. I wish I could afford one!"
Could the 300h engineers ask for a better testimonial?