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1. Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: "Garner, Joseph P." <JPGarner@UCDavis.Edu>; Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 14:20:26 -0800; Hi everyone, I need some sensible (and perhaps sobering) advice. Here's my problem.... In my search for a used car on a tight budget, I have happened upon a 1974 spitfire 1500. Every sensible nerve i; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00689.html (9,227 bytes)
2. Re: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: Laura.G@141.com (Laura Gharazeddine); Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 14:35:20 -0800; Hi Joe, Actually, there's a lot of people who have LBCs and only drive them once or twice a month. I friend of mine in Van Nuys has a lovely GT6 he drives maybe twice a year! On the other hand, one f; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00691.html (11,005 bytes)
3. Re: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: SJagGo@aol.com; Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 18:33:17 EST; Greetings Doctor, My vet has 3 Spitfires and a GT6. If the car has always been in CA, you'll probably be OK. 73's and 74's are the best looking 1500's, with fewest engine pollution devices as well. I; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00697.html (8,074 bytes)
4. Re: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: Laura.G@141.com (Laura Gharazeddine); Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 15:55:51 -0800; I have to agree with this! The maneuverablity has saved me a couple of times! Laura G. Vita brevis est: rapide agite, vigore strigate!; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00703.html (8,040 bytes)
5. Re: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 14:56:23 -0800; I wish that I could encourage you to buy the Spitfire, but if safety is a concern, forget it. You probably should bear in mind also that if you're on a tight budget, any British sports car will bring; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00730.html (11,685 bytes)
6. Re: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: HD883HUGGR@aol.com; Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 01:49:24 EST; I gotta go with Jeff's advice and add one more tidbit -- if you own a trouble-free daily driver Spitfire, don't waste bandwidth and cloud the issue by playing Devil's Advocate. Simply enjoy your Spit; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00731.html (9,042 bytes)
7. RE: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: "Banbury, Terrence" <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>; Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 09:24:48 -0500; This brings up a curious thought. I have read the descriptions of 'encounters' with large vehicles. I've had one myself. No one was injured beyond being bruised. Is this just that we don't hear about; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00734.html (9,475 bytes)
8. RE: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: "Bowen, Patrick A RP2" <PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil>; Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 08:13:00 -0500; Now I would argue with that advice. Triumphs, Spitfires, and LBCs in general are great cars. They are reliable, you must take into account that these cars on average have 30 years of abuse given to t; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00737.html (13,951 bytes)
9. Re: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 07:31:34 -0800; that that True, but Spitfires were built requiring more frequent maintenance from the get-go. These are not "filler-up and go" and "I'll change the oil when I feel like it" kinds of cars. Valves mus; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00741.html (17,997 bytes)
10. RE: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>; Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 11:46:36 -0500; When I first got my Spitfire, some local friends of mine tried to disuade me from driving it. They had a friend who had a spitfire locally, and had "suped it up". Including a roll-bar. Well, while dr; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00743.html (9,940 bytes)
11. RE: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>; Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 09:57:19 -0600; I don't think it has anything to do with 'LBC Voodoo'. My experience, (17 years as a paramedic in a metro area) and reported statistics show that accidents that involve serious injury or death are le; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00746.html (10,403 bytes)
12. RE: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: "Banbury, Terrence" <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>; Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 08:41:46 -0500; Well, you certainly have come to the right place for unbiased, objective advice.;-) All things considered, seriously, I would not get the Spitfire. This is just my personal reaction to what I underst; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00751.html (12,282 bytes)
13. Re: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: Laura.G@141.com (Laura Gharazeddine); Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 08:55:19 -0800; I had a drunk plow into my first spitty when I lived in Italy. I was stopped and in the left hand turn lane (with my foot on the brake) when suddenly, "Arthur" and I were propelled over the 'island'; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00757.html (11,376 bytes)
14. Re: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: Laura.G@141.com (Laura Gharazeddine); Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 10:10:36 -0800; I've heard a couple of stories like what happened to your friend. People are always bugging me to put a roll bar on my car because of stories like that-but, like you said, these cars do not flip easi; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00761.html (11,310 bytes)
15. Re: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: Laura.G@141.com (Laura Gharazeddine); Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 09:03:41 -0800; Oh Patrick! I agree %200! You are absolutely correct on all accounts! Funny you should mention those rice burners-the '93 Sentra which was bought new, and has less mileage than my spit, now needs a n; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00763.html (16,478 bytes)
16. RE: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: "Milotay, Mark ISTA:EX" <Mark.Milotay@gems5.gov.bc.ca>; Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 10:44:08 -0800; Speaking of sensible advice, I am right now considering the option of buying a second car to augment the Spitfire. I am looking for something that has more seats and storage. Right now I am divided b; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00766.html (17,019 bytes)
17. RE: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: "Banbury, Terrence" <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>; Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 13:51:55 -0500; Sounds like he intended to test the limits early on (suped up; put a roll bar in it). Unfortunate. "He chose ...poorly." Terry; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00771.html (10,299 bytes)
18. Re: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: Laura.G@141.com (Laura Gharazeddine); Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 11:15:01 -0800; One thing about driving the spit on the freeway, the visibility (with top down) is fantastic! I wish that we could use the car pool lane-like motorcycles do. All in all, I feel a bit safer driving on; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00777.html (13,578 bytes)
19. RE: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: "Mostrom, Paul" <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>; Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 13:14:54 -0600; I consider the Spitfire a toy or a hobby car, not a dependable, inexpensive form of transportation. You can find more dependable cars, for a lot less, just not as much fun. Remember that the car is; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00778.html (8,228 bytes)
20. Re: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 14:09:53 -0500; Here's my $.25 ($.02 adjusted for inflation) - life is too short to drive boring cars if you are an auto enthusiast! Particularly given Joe's situation where he can mostly do without a car anyway (he; /html/spitfires/2000-03/msg00787.html (12,928 bytes)

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