Hear, hear!
John
><<<<Keith Wheeler wrote:
>
>Well, one of my 'Bs has no windows at all. And I'll admit the 'A has some
>nice flowing lines...but, how does that make it a better *sports* car? ;)
>
>Care to compare some autocross times?>>>>
>
>I am afraid that my poor autocross times are more a function of my own
>limitations than those of my trusty steed. Suspension wise, the A and B
>are so close under today's regulations (any front anti roll bar you want)
>that any difference would be car to car or driver to driver, not A to B.
>The A that I drive is bone stock (no front AR bar) and has snow tires on
>it. I am not fast but I have a lot of fun with trailing throttle oversteer
>;-)
>
>Since I kind of started this thread I feel that I have to clarify my
>thoughts to those who have written the "why can't we all just get along"
>messages. First, I look at this list as a virtual car club where you can
>get tech information, swap stories, and occasionally razz your fellow
>enthusiast for their obviously inferior choice in automotive companionship
>compared to your own. I would never just walk up to someone that I had
>never met at a car show who had just finished a three year restoration on
>a TR-7 and say, "What a piece of crap. Ugly, too. You should have done an
>MGA." On the other hand, I have no trouble pointing out Bob Allen's
>obvious lack of character for driving that pickup truck he and Triumph
>called a sports car. The first case would be rude beyond belief. The
>second is gently pulling the chain of someone that, although you have never
>met him, you consider a friend.
>
>If some of you have taken me seriously and assume that I am an automotive
>bigot because I place the MGA at the pinnacle of automotive development,
>then you are missing the point. We just had an entertaining thread that
>lasted several days where no-one told us to take it off the list and no
>small animals were hurt (darn ;-). That has to be some kind of modern
>record. I would love to have more sports cars in my garage but, given my
>present circumstance, I limit myself to one and, for me, the MGA best fits
>what I want out of my "fun car." The B may be a better car but it doesn't
>push my buttons as hard as the A.
>
>Winter is here in Minnesota. I don't drive the A in the winter for a
>variety of reasons. First and foremost is the salt on the roads. Second
>is the fact that it is cold and dark out whenever I am not at work and that
>discourages fun drives. Driving the A to work in the winter is not worth
>the risk of salt and crazy drivers. I would just follow some "bivouac BMW"
>(SUV) or "Cul De Sac Conestoga" (minivan) along some clogged freeway where
>everyone slows down for fear that their might be a square centimeter of ice
>within ten miles of their front tires. This isn't driving. I look at it
>as the penance that I must do in order to enjoy Summer.
>
>And finally, I think that limiting this list to technical information only
>would greatly diminish its worth. Through this list, I have been able to
>correspond with many and meet a few people who are wonderful beyond their
>ability to find a bad ground with their eyes closed or tune SU's by smell.
>The people on this list have experiences and stories that are every bit as
>valuable as the cars we drive and I for one, am glad that I have had the
>opportunity to hear a few of them.
>
>Regards,
>Bill Eastman
>61 MGA
>Yes, I am careful about spelling but that has nothing to do with my
>preference for MGA's ;-)
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