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Subject: Re: [Mgs] Ridiculous new cars
From: Max Heim via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 10:22:16 -0700
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I almost said that, but decided to avoid the clich=C3=A9. And I don=E2=80=99=
t have a lawn.

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Max Heim
'66 MGB



> On Mar 10, 2020, at 10:12 AM, Michael MacLean =
<rrengineer.mike@att.net> wrote:
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> The one thing I have not heard from you guys yet is "And you kids get =
off my lawn too!"
>=20
> Mike MacLean
> 69 MGB GT
> 60 Bugeye
> 56 Austin Healey BN2 LeMans
> 2012 Honda Accord LX
> 2002 Harley Davidson Heritage Springer
>=20
> On Tuesday, March 10, 2020, 10:03:44 AM PDT, Max Heim via Mgs =
<mgs@autox.team.net> wrote:
>=20
>=20
> I was saying the same thing 20 years ago. Power windows! Power door =
locks! Power seats, for chrissake! Remote entry and alarms systems! =
Keyless starters! Not a one of them necessary. Each one a potential =
expensive repair down the road.
>=20
> Our newest car is a 2001 Toyota Echo without a single one of these mod =
cons. 135K and hopefully will go much longer. I really do not want to be =
forced into a car with one of those key fob gadgets.
>=20
> I do have a phone charger plugged into the cigar lighter socket in the =
MGB.
>=20
> --
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB
>=20
>> On Mar 10, 2020, at 9:54 AM, Steve Shoyer via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net =
>>=20
>> Some of the newer safety devices are good to have.  If my son (fairly =
new driver at the time) had been driving a car with a collision =
avoidance system, he might not have totaled the car when he ran into =
someone.  The car we got as a replacement system has collision =
avoidance, and the rest of the stuff that comes along with it.
>>=20
>> My everyday car is ready to be replaced, and I agree about all the =
junk in the new cars that's not really needed.  I hate paying for stuff =
I don't want and probably won't use, and I especially hate to pay to =
have someone fix it in a year or two when it stops working.  That being =
said, I almost took a car off my list because my cell phone doesn't fit =
in the built-in wireless charger.  First world problems, I guess.
>>=20
>> --Steve (1980 MGB)
>>=20
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class=3D"">I almost said that, but decided to avoid the clich=C3=A9. And =
I don=E2=80=99t have a lawn.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">
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class=3D"">--</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; =
min-height: 16px;" class=3D"">Max Heim</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; =
font-size: 13px;" class=3D"">'66 MGB</div></div></div>
</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div>

<br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Mar 10, 2020, at 10:12 AM, Michael MacLean &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net"; =
class=3D"">rrengineer.mike@att.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div class=3D""><div =
class=3D"ydp94a97bcdyahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-family:times new =
roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div class=3D""></div>
        <div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D"">The one thing =
I have not heard from you guys yet is "And you kids get off my lawn =
too!"</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D"">Mike =
MacLean</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D"">69 MGB =
GT</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D"">60 =
Bugeye</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D"">56 Austin =
Healey BN2 LeMans</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" =
class=3D"">2012 Honda Accord LX</div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D"">2002 Harley Davidson Heritage =
Springer<br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div>
       =20
        </div><div id=3D"yahoo_quoted_4320276891" class=3D"yahoo_quoted">
            <div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, =
Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;" class=3D"">
               =20
                <div class=3D"">
                    On Tuesday, March 10, 2020, 10:03:44 AM PDT, Max =
Heim via Mgs &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">mgs@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:
                </div>
                <div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div>
                <div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div>
                <div class=3D""><div id=3D"yiv1450297804" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">I was saying the same thing 20 years ago. Power windows! =
Power door locks! Power seats, for chrissake! Remote entry and alarms =
systems! Keyless starters! Not a one of them necessary. Each one a =
potential expensive repair down the road.<div class=3D"yiv1450297804"><br =
class=3D"yiv1450297804" clear=3D"none"></div><div =
class=3D"yiv1450297804">Our newest car is a 2001 Toyota Echo without a =
single one of these mod cons. 135K and hopefully will go much longer. I =
really do not want to be forced into a car with one of those key fob =
gadgets.</div><div class=3D"yiv1450297804"><br class=3D"yiv1450297804" =
clear=3D"none"></div><div class=3D"yiv1450297804">I do have a phone =
charger plugged into the cigar lighter socket in the MGB.</div><div =
class=3D"yiv1450297804"><br class=3D"yiv1450297804" clear=3D"none"><div =
class=3D"yiv1450297804">
<div class=3D"yiv1450297804" style=3D"letter-spacing: normal; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class=3D"yiv1450297804" =
style=3D"letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; =
white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div =
class=3D"yiv1450297804" style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13px;">--</div><div =
class=3D"yiv1450297804" =
style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13px;min-height:16px;">Max Heim</div><div =
class=3D"yiv1450297804" style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13px;">'66 =
MGB</div></div></div>
</div>

<br class=3D"yiv1450297804" clear=3D"none"><div class=3D""><blockquote =
class=3D"yiv1450297804" type=3D"cite"><div =
class=3D"yiv1450297804yqt5226817195" id=3D"yiv1450297804yqtfd78278"><div =
class=3D"yiv1450297804">On Mar 10, 2020, at 9:54 AM, Steve Shoyer via =
Mgs &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" class=3D"yiv1450297804" =
ymailto=3D"mailto:mgs@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" =
href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox.team.net";>mgs@autox.team.net</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"yiv1450297804Apple-interchange-newline" =
clear=3D"none"><div class=3D"yiv1450297804"><div =
class=3D"yiv1450297804">Some of the newer safety devices are good to =
have.&nbsp; If my son (fairly new driver at the time) had been driving a =
car with a collision avoidance system, he might not have totaled the car =
when he ran into someone.&nbsp; The car we got as a replacement system =
has collision avoidance, and the rest of the stuff that comes along with =
it.<br class=3D"yiv1450297804" clear=3D"none"><br class=3D"yiv1450297804" =
clear=3D"none">My everyday car is ready to be replaced, and I agree =
about all the junk in the new cars that's not really needed.&nbsp; I =
hate paying for stuff I don't want and probably won't use, and I =
especially hate to pay to have someone fix it in a year or two when it =
stops working.&nbsp; That being said, I almost took a car off my list =
because my cell phone doesn't fit in the built-in wireless =
charger.&nbsp; First world problems, I guess.<br class=3D"yiv1450297804" =
clear=3D"none"><br class=3D"yiv1450297804" clear=3D"none">--Steve (1980 =
MGB)<br class=3D"yiv1450297804" clear=3D"none"><br class=3D"yiv1450297804"=
 clear=3D"none"></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div =
class=3D"yiv1450297804yqt5226817195" id=3D"yiv1450297804yqtfd81360"><br =
class=3D"yiv1450297804" clear=3D"none"></div></div></div></div><div =
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