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1. True or False (score: 1)
Author: VretroW@aol.com
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1998 19:49:19 EDT
recently, i posted a note saying i needed a running, dependable MGB to commute. on eof the returned letter said that it wasn't a very dependable car for commuting. i've always thought it was if it wa
/html/mgs/1998-10/msg00132.html (7,311 bytes)

2. Re: True or False (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1998 20:04:21 -0400
I don't know about MGBs personally, but since you posted to the spridgets list, too, I'll answer. In 40,000 miles over the last 10 years, my Midget has never, ever, broken down and left me stranded.
/html/mgs/1998-10/msg00135.html (8,584 bytes)

3. Re: True or False (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1998 20:25:50 -0400 (EDT)
Eddie, Some people have found them to be quite reliable, others have found them not to be so good. If you're mechanically inclined and "in tune" with what a car is doing it probably isn't so bad. I
/html/mgs/1998-10/msg00136.html (8,434 bytes)

4. Re: True or False (score: 1)
Author: drded@ix.netcom.com (David Deutsch)
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1998 20:00:58 -0500 (CDT)
Simplicity is what makes these cars reliable. Spark and gas that all they need to run. Compared to anything rolling off the assembly line today the are much more reliable. I drive a 74 GT and a 75 B
/html/mgs/1998-10/msg00138.html (8,590 bytes)

5. Re: True or False (score: 1)
Author: Rick Brown <mgrick@ptd.net>
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 22:14:53 -0400
Get your MG Eddie and drive it - I use a 74 MGB GT for my daily transportation - it goes wherever I go and has only broken down once in the last two yrs. (the hose to the heater broke and i lost my a
/html/mgs/1998-10/msg00141.html (7,948 bytes)

6. Re: True or False (score: 1)
Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1998 09:54:32 -0500
-- A British car is, in my opinion, neither more or less dependable than any other. I have found that a bunch of the complaints stem from a lack of preventive maintenance. You have to do more on a Br
/html/mgs/1998-10/msg00153.html (8,985 bytes)

7. RE: True or False (score: 1)
Author: "doug russell" <dr-doug@classic.msn.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 98 16:34:23 UT
Safety Fast David Deutsch and remember to always trip your tow driver :-) Dave, I think I speak for everyone on the list when I say I'd be willing to stick my foot out for you anytime. Dr. Doug
/html/mgs/1998-10/msg00158.html (7,825 bytes)

8. Re: True or False (score: 1)
Author: Peter Schauss <schauss@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 18:58:25 +0000
I have been commuting in mine for seven years (with a year and a half off for major restoration. I do keep another car for the months when there is snow or salt on the roads or for the days when it i
/html/mgs/1998-10/msg00166.html (8,508 bytes)

9. Re: True or False (score: 1)
Author: Ajhsys@aol.com
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 16:07:00 EDT
<< recently, i posted a note saying i needed a running, dependable MGB to commute. on eof the returned letter said that it wasn't a very dependable car for commuting. i've always thought it was if it
/html/mgs/1998-10/msg00167.html (9,495 bytes)

10. Re: True or False (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Hartwig" <mhartwig@cbu.edu>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 17:02:50 -0500
there raining. break, about I agree with many that the MGB can very well be a reliable car, IF it is maintained very well. This may very well mean a full restoration of the car. Components that may
/html/mgs/1998-10/msg00171.html (10,201 bytes)

11. Re: True or False (score: 1)
Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1998 18:23:07
commute. on eof the returned letter said that it wasn't a very dependable car for commuting. i've always thought it was if it was in good condition. is it true? WHAT? I agreed with everything else sa
/html/mgs/1998-10/msg00186.html (10,687 bytes)

12. Re: True or False (score: 1)
Author: grunt14@juno.com
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 21:32:28 -0400
I too can't put a price on the fun I get from My LBCs. The money is not even a consideration. Its the juy of doing it and then dowm shifting as you go into a neat little turn with the peddal to the f
/html/mgs/1998-10/msg00193.html (8,241 bytes)

13. Re: True or False (score: 1)
Author: miker15@juno.com
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 06:33:23 EDT
On Mon, 05 Oct 1998 09:54:32 -0500 Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net> Dont be so harsh on yourself Larry - thats like describing yourself as "Linda Tripps ugly sister!!" mike robson 69 roadster 70 BGT
/html/mgs/1998-10/msg00206.html (8,159 bytes)

14. Re: True or False (score: 1)
Author: Ajhsys@aol.com
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 13:28:25 EDT
<< >.... WHAT? I agreed with everything else said up to this point, that our LBC's are reasonably reliable if properly maintained, and lots of fun to drive, etc. But I have to take great exception to
/html/mgs/1998-10/msg00220.html (10,013 bytes)

15. Re: True or False (score: 1)
Author: Ajhsys@aol.com
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 16:26:14 EDT
Nevin, I must disagree with you. I learned to drive in RWD cars, as did most of the listers who are "a little older" and that is a major reason we are so happy with our cars. You have to drive it an
/html/mgs/1998-10/msg00234.html (9,210 bytes)

16. Re: True or False (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Hartwig" <mhartwig@cbu.edu>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 14:27:38 -0500
prowess. don't think value to car for idea! See, this is definitely where I have to agree with Barney. I made a similar comment about how we can get our money out of our cars. I was immediately slap
/html/mgs/1998-10/msg00237.html (10,051 bytes)

17. Re: True or False (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 03:33:21 GMT
Allen, That's not really what I was saying. I also learned to drive on RWD, a '73 Dodge Coronet, an '80 Pinto (mom's) and a '79 Dodge Aspen. It's not that he shouldn't drive any RWD cars in the snow
/html/mgs/1998-10/msg00252.html (8,557 bytes)

18. Re: True or False (score: 1)
Author: H4aardvrk@aol.com
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 23:43:47 EDT
i got in on the tail end of this thread but i have the gist of it.i own and drive 4 mg-bs' in northern colorado.ice and snow are commonplace here.i have never felt as secure in the winter as i(and m
/html/mgs/1998-10/msg00253.html (7,939 bytes)

19. Re: True or False (score: 1)
Author: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 08:58:37 -0400
I gotta go with Allen here. We got our Midget in Wyoming and lived in Colorado. Talk abou having to deal with snow. I drove the car year round. I also learned to drive in a rear wheel drive. The Midg
/html/mgs/1998-10/msg00261.html (8,451 bytes)

20. Re: True or False (score: 1)
Author: "Cordell, Ralph Ph.D." <rzc4@cdc.gov>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 11:12:51 -0400
The folks on the turbo buick group get occasional posts from 14-17 yos who are considering an '87 Grand National for a first car. Now these things will do a quarter mile in 13-14 secs right out of th
/html/mgs/1998-10/msg00281.html (9,457 bytes)


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