To All:
I would also be willing to do this for anyone
as I have already been looking at cars in
the Houston area for one person, who wanted a car
that lived in another part of Texas.
So in and around the Houston area, I would be
happy to look at something for an interested
buyer.
Thanks
Tom Wagner
`67' MGB Sun Microsystems
`63' A.H. Sprite Sun Service Division - Program Manager
`71' TR 6 Phone: 713-964-7068
> From mgs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Feb 27 17:03 CST 1997
> X-Sender: mmcewen@pop.srv.ualberta.ca
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> Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 15:59:48 -0500
> To: Bill Schleusner <b-schleusner@ti.com>
> From: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
> Subject: Re: Burned Big Time
> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
>
> The best solution - which might be possible through our list - is to have
> someone trustworthy, who lives in the area, examine the car for you. The
> members of this live in most parts of the continent. Those who are willing
> could take pictures and do a close examination - even shoot a video. You
> could then examine the results and make the decision. Of course you would
> have to arrange to compensate the examiner for his time and costs.
>
> Perhaps those of us who are able and willing to do this work could identify
> ourselves. I would be willing to help people in my area.
>
> John McEwen
>
>
>
> >Fellow SOLers,
> >
> >I have now calmed down enough to write about a recent experience. I have
>been
> >trying to find an acceptable example of a 70-74 GT to purchase for about six
> >months. It seems that most of the GTs are located either in the Northeast,
> >California, or Northern climes. I don't know where all the GTs are in the
> >Southwest but I can't seem to find one.
> >
> >I thought I had found the perfect car in the Northeast - '73, owned by
>elderly
> >gentleman for last twenty years, only 38K miles, never driven in rain (yeah
> >right), garaged, chrome wires, totally original. After extensive e-mail
> >traffic where I asked about every question I could think of, he sent me a set
> >of photos showing the vehicle. The photos showed a teal-blue w/ochre
>interior
> >spectacular looking car. This GT looked like it had been sitting in a garage
> >covered for the last twenty years. After further examining the photos with a
> >magnifying glass (really) and additional questions I felt confident enough to
> >make arrangements to make a visit. BTW, the gentleman seemed extremely
>sincere
> >and knowledgeable about his car.
> >
> >After traveling from Dallas and spending the night I met the gentleman at the
> >garage on Sunday morning where the car was kept. Imagine my surprise when we
> >began to pull off the cover and discovered not only was the car Mallard green
> >(no big deal) but the paint on the hood was totally cracked, i.e. where
>lacquer
> >is sprayed over acrylic (or vice versa). I then proceeded to examine the
>car -
> >dent on lower passenger front fender, bad bondo job on hatch, interior
>totally
> >shot, door panels water damaged (so much for not driven in rain), slave
> >cylinder leaking, multiple switches inoperative (not unusual for LBC).
> >Needless to say we couldn't agree on a price and I went home with a much
> >thinner wallet and no car.
> >
> >My point (there really is one) is, why do people constantly rate their cars
>as
> >"excellent" when in reality they barely qualify as "good". I am so tired of
> >looking a pieces of crap that people haven't taken care of for the last 10-20
> >years and act like the cars are in perfect shape. A "little" rust means
>holes
> >big enough to put your hands through. Recently "painted" means half-ass
> >day-glo metallic over a perfectly good BRG. People run the crap out of these
> >cars, don't do any maintenance, then expect to get top dollar for them
>because
> >they have "sentimental" value.
> >
> >I kicked myself for going up to look at the car, but if you would have seen
>the
> >pictures, the car did look beautiful (they were taken on a cloudy day which
> >accounts for the defects not showing up). The gentleman could have had the
> >decency to say the car needed body work and a paint job knowing full well I
>was
> >traveling half way across the U.S. I don't want to leave you with the
> >impression that I'm trying to steal a car from anyone, but if I am going to
>pay
> >top dollar for an "excellent" example of a BGT I expect it to be "excellent".
> >Yes, I realize beauty is in the eye of the beholder but alot of MG owners
>must
> >have a low standard of beauty. BTW, I have owned an 80LE and two AH3000s so
> >don't flame me for not being an LBC lover.
> >
> >If anyone has any recommendations about buying a car long distance I would be
> >more than happy to hear from you. Thanks for listening I feel much better
>now.
> >
> >The nurse is here with my medication I've got to go now, later........
> >
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> >>From Bill Schleusner
> >Texas Instruments Incorporated
> >b-schleusner@ti.com
> >972-917-6920
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