steffy wrote:
>
> >How do you make a 25 or 30 year old car relevant to someane in their teensx
> >or twenties? I autocrossed the B a couple of times this year. Had a great
>time
> >trying to go fast with relativly little risk to myself or others. However
> >there
> >were never more than 2 or 3 MG's or tr***ph's running.
>
> Hey, wait a minute. The problem isn't the youth of America -- my car and I
> are (quite proudly) the same age. I have a blast driving and working on it.
>
> Perhaps the problem is yuppie parents refusing to buy their children cars
> that are not practical? My dad threw a fit when I pressed my case for an MG
> over, say, a Ford or something equally non-recognizable ("but reliable").
>
> stephanie
> '77 MG Midget ('Ebby')
> Salutation
That's a very good point. My parents threw every conceivable excuse at me when
I
wanted an MG. They said that the cars weren't safe, reliable, or worth
persuing. I
don't think that just anyone can own an MG.
--
Michael S. Lishego
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Elementary Education Major,
English Minor, Class of 1999
R.A. of Winston-Salem Hall
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