On On Thu, 29 Jun 1995, Greg Meboe wrote:
>On Thu, 29 Jun 1995, W. Ray Gibbons wrote:
>
>> I have had little time to poke around on the BGT I'm evaluating, but I
>> have a bit more info.
> ((SNIP))
>> If it were my car, I'd take the distributor out and check, but it isn't
>mine. I am reluctant to fiddle with it at this point.....
>
>This seems out of character for you Ray.
>
>> This car steers like a truck, in comparison with Kermit the frogeye.
>
> I feel compelled to tell you that you will remain disappointed with the
>handling of the MGB even after the suspension is in tip-top shape. Every
>MGB I've owned or driven handled like a truck. They SEEM much more
>heavy and clumsy than the Midgets and Spits, even though they're not that
>much heavier. Even our 65 B, with gas shocks all the way round, V-8
>bushings, new rear springs, rebuilt kingpins etc.. felt awful. I thought
>Dianne would like it because it was cute and stuff, but nothing doing.
>She felt unsafe with the poor roadhandling and I couln't fault her for
>that.
> Sure you can pack it full of fat swaybars, low profile tyres, racing
>springs and pack the lever shocks with STP, but somehow I don't see you
>taking that course.
> Not to poop on your picnic, but the B will never have the light feel of
>Kermit.
Philistine...
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