hee hee hee
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Dr. Joseph Garner
University of California
Department of Animal Science
One Shields Avenue
Davis
CA 95616
USA
Phone: (530) 754 5291
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gordon Bird [mailto:gb@the-bdc.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 12:24 PM
> To: list MG (E-mail)
> Subject: 77 B FS, Ha!
>
>
> One of the dealerships I am affiliated with told me all
> excitedly about the
> white B they took in on trade. Real nice car with only 27000
> miles on it
> they said. They said they paid $5000 for it and would sell
> it to me for
> only $5500.;^) Told them I was not interested. Not a bad
> car. Reasonable
> repaint, new top, no smog, weber DGV, an LE spoiler, and one of those
> stripes that says MGB in the same place the LE striping goes.
> Little rust
> starting in obvious places. Didn't get to look underneath.
> Fuel tank vent
> into the boot (hose fell off). They said needed brakes. Fan
> sensor in
> radiator wired on (wasn't there just a thread on that?)
> Based on pedal and
> interior wear probably not 127K miles, but certainly not 27K
> either. Based
> on what I paid for my LE last winter, I would say maybe a
> $3000 car. Not
> trying to sell this at all, in fact, I suggested that after
> they have it 30
> days and don't sell it that they consider ebay and take their
> lumps. Watch
> for it.<g>
> You don't suppose they were lying to me about what they paid do you?
> Old game car guys are a hoot, especially when you are in the biz!
>
> Safety Fast!
> Gordie Bird
> 62 MGA
> 80 MGB
> 86 Audi 4kq
>
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