OK that is quite enough bashing, thank you. I live here and happen to
enjoy it.
Don't make me get out my list of "Why (insert your state here) Sucks! "
I'm am not a democrat. I'm not a fruit, nor a flake. I have lived in
both Los Angeles and San Francisco and guess what, even though this
might be shocking to some of you, those two cities are only a very
small part of California. After all we have counties that are bigger
then most east coast states.
So unless you have spent some time here, other then in LA. or the Bay
area, and have seen the mountains, the north coast, the redwoods, the
Mojave, Lake Tahoe, etc. etc. etc. Get my point.
(flames off)
http://www.jps.net/elliotts
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>From: Dan Ray[SMTP:danray@bluegrass.net]
>Reply To: Dan Ray
>Sent: Monday, March 23, 1998 3:49 PM
>To: mgs@autox.team.net; Keith Wheeler
>Subject: Re: Paint Fumes or What?
>
>Keith:
>Your mental price guide is probably right. California, however, seems to be
>a different world than the rest of the country in more than economics! Did
>you try to haggle the price down? A smashed GT would be worth about
>$500-$700, I'd say...
>I honestly don't know why there are so many folks living in the "Democratic
>Republic of California"! It's a great place to visit, I just wouldn't want
>to put up with all that crap!
>
>Dan
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>
>To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Date: Monday, March 23, 1998 12:32 AM
>Subject: Paint Fumes or What?
>
>
>>Hey all,
>>
>>I've been absolutely stunned by my quest for a decent
>>runner 'B GT in SoCal.
>>
>>Background: the Team and I are working on project
>>involving a couple of 'B GTs. The guys back home
>>(in the south) have secured a couple of GTs, however
>>beasts that need some attention. Wanting to a) find
>>a faster way to get the project rolling, and b) find
>>one for me to play with, I set out looking to various
>>MGB GT ads, wanted and for sale.
>>
>>Now I know I've been exposed to all sorts of organic solvents
>>in my day, and I may not think like all the other MG people
>>out there...but since when do MGB GTs fetch $5000, particularly
>>ones that "run ok and need paint"? I guess if you hang out
>>a "wanted" sign, you get all sorts of responses.
>>
>>I looked one car over, a nice '71, decent interior, solid tub
>>good "20 foot" paint job, that some kid slid under a truck.
>>The grille, bonnet, oil cooler, and both front fenders ate
>>it. Fortunately the impact was all above the oil cooler shelf,
>>or the chassis could've been majorly tweaked. The slam panel
>>was smashed of course, but the damage didn't make it to the
>>radiator (even though the fan hit it, as MGBs tend to do when
>>decelerated rapidly---that stay rod on the later cars is
>>there for a reason!). The car was %80 of what the Team wants,
>>even had disk wheels....but $1500 for a 'B GT that needs $800
>>worth of parts and untold hours of cutting and welding? I don't
>>think so. (Plus I've got no place to do any welding here.
>>$500 and back home this'd be the ideal car.)
>>
>>I just wanted to rant and see if the MGB price guide in my mind
>>is totally out of shape or what.
>>
>>On a different note, my 'B V-8 conversion is coming along, bit by
>>bit. I found a bellhousing for a decent price, picked up a pair
>>of MG radiator fans and motors (with all brackets), and I'm talking
>>to machine shops...it's still going to be a few months, but it's
>>nice to have things happen, and "new" parts are fun to go over.
>>
>>-Keith Wheeler
>>Team Sanctuary http://www.teamsanctuary.com/
>>
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