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Re: 8448 Super Car
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Date: 
Tue, 7 Sep 1999 17:57:11 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Karen Gold writes:
The 8448 has a slot to insert the new technic gear motor and the
instructions and the end of the 2nd book show a stand which lifts
the rear wheels so that the motor can drive them and you can shift
through the gears, watch the wheels change speed and direction, etc.
I assumed this was because the car was too heavy for the motor.

Certainly not!

The purpose of the stand is to allow you to shift gears without having to run
around on your hands and knees to keep up with the car.

[...] In fact in some speeds it goes too fast to keep up with
it and steer it away from the walls!

Exactly!

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The 8448 has a slot to insert the new technic gear motor and the instructions and the end of the 2nd book show a stand which lifts the rear wheels so that the motor can drive them and you can shift through the gears, watch the wheels change speed (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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