On Tue, 3 Feb 1998, John McEwen wrote:
> You said it all and most beautifully too. Count a bunch of us Canucks with
> you as well but realize that if it sells for 35,000 US it'll be 50,000 Cdn.
> Think of all the real sports cars I could buy for that kind of money.
> Lets see...
>
> I could have an MGA, a TC and a Healey. Or I could have an XK120 and a
> Mini. Or a Jag Mk.II and a Healey and a 240Z. Or I could.... You get the
> picture.
Hmmm. Good point. Sort of. You're talking about old cars vs. new cars.
In 1970 or 1980, for the price of a _new_ MGB, perhaps you could get an
MGA, a TC, and an older Healey. The way I see it, for the price of a
boring, generic 1998 car, you can get several really nice old cars, so if
you want a big luxury car, a little sports car, a pickup truck, et al. you
can have them all, just by buying old instead of new. Of course
_somebody_ has to have bought the new cars at some point or we wouldn't
have these old cars to buy.
Kevin Sullivan -- 1960 MGA kevins@khoral.com
Khoral Research Inc. www.khoral.com/staff/kevins/mgstuff
Albuquerque NM USA
1960 MGA
1957 Magnette ZB
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