I like my B. I enjoy it. I like working on it and swearing at it and
caressing it when it works well and my SO is not in the right hand seat,
but I am not a Brit fanatic. I am pretty sure I'm fulfilling a teen
dream 40 years later. I'm also working on it to learn, to save money,
and to spend it in the right way-parts, not labor.
Tom, if you have a strong desire to revisit a lost past, think hard. If
you decide on it, do so for the right reasons and don't regret it.
If you've grown up completely, why did you do that and why are you even
debating the issue?
Bill
On Sat, 18 Nov 2000 Tomsaudi@aol.com wrote:
> What a quandry I'm in. Grab a beer and ponder this one with me...
>
> My wife calls from work, and tells me her boss has an '87 Alfa Romeo Spider
> Veloce with under 50,000 miles that is in storage, that he never uses, and is
> prepared to practically "give it away". (I've yet to find what give away
> translates to in US dollars).
>
> My first roadster ever was a 1986 Alfa Romeo Graduate, so yes, I do have an
> admiration for this car, and to have another Alfa would obviously rekindle
> old feelings. That said, and now this is the voice of reason talking, I need
> a fourth car like I need a hole in the head, between my wife's Audi, my Range
> Rover, and of course, my beloved Midget.
>
> Now, to make things even more complicated, I had been kicking around the idea
> of saving some money to buy myself an MGB GT. Not in the near term, but maybe
> 2-3 years from now. Yet, on the other hand, I have this Alfa Romeo taunting
> me for cheap. I suppose I could keep her for a couple years, and maybe even
> sell her for a profit.
>
> I know many of you are British car fanatics, more specifically MG nuts. Since
> my daily driver and my toy is British, that should say something for me too.
> But I really enjoy all cars, and I've owned French, German, Italian and
> British cars.
>
> I'm in no hurry to make any kind of decision at this point, although my wife
> told me i I want it I can buy it (and no, you cannot have my wife). I've done
> alot of thinking out loud here, but I guess the root of my question is if
> anyone here owns both an MG and an Alfa.
>
> Look forward to your comments, or a smack in the head....
>
> Tom
> 78 Midget
> 89 Range Rover
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