Chris,
You really should take a pass on this one. That way you can let
us buy it. Seriously, this looks like a solid car. I would hate to see
it take the inevitable abuse and deterioration that your Michigan
Winters will expose the car to.
Regards,
Tom Speed
www.MGRacer.com
'76 Midget (Son's Restored Driver)
'66 Midget SCCA Racer (SpeedRacer)
'84 Chevy S-10 (Tows SpeedRacer)
'98 Eclipse Spyder (Wife's Driver)
'98 Chrysler Town & Country Lowered Floor Conversion Van (Tows Me)
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From owner-spridgets-mod at autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spridgets-mod@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Christopher
Rife
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 9:36 AM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: newbie questions
Hi All,
After being out of the LBC hobby for a while (previously owned a '63
Sunbeam Alpine), I am looking to get back into it with a '69 Midget
that I have found not too far from me. Before I jump back in though, I
thought I would ask a few questions, and I apologize if these have been
covered extensively before...
Does anyone drive these cars in the snow? If fitted with snow tires
would they do decently? I live in Michigan, and my commute is barely 3
miles, and I would like to use the car year round. Am I crazy? A hard
top would be a plus, I am sure- are they difficult to come by?
The car I am looking at can be seen with the sellers description at
<http://www.msu.edu/~rife/mg/mg.html> They are asking $3600, does this
seem reasonable based on the description and admittedly small pics? I
would, of course, try and get the car inspected by someone more
knowledgeable than myself before parting with any of my hard earned
cash. I haven't yet seen it in person, as I just came across it
recently.
Other than rust, any mechanical issues I need to be paying special
attention to?
I may have other questions, but that's all I can think up now.
Thanks in advance for your replies!
Chris
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Christopher Rife, PhD
Department of Biochemistry
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
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