I agree with Ross and Ulix on this one.
My wife definitely "DID NOT APPROVE" of the MG. (Her words, her emphasis,
as quoted at the Minnesota MG Group kick-off brunch for the 1997 season.)
However, one evening a friend came by the house and we and the SO's were
going to take the spridgets out for a ride to a local burger joint. He was
questioning his clutch action and he asked if I would drive his car over
with him and let him know what I thought. (Like I'm an expert? :-\ ) I
gave the keys to Darcie and told her to take Curt's girlfriend to the
restaurant and that we would meet them there. She had a big grin by the
time she left the driveway. We took different routes, and when I diverged
she was honkin' and wavin' at admirers, zipping through traffic and
generally having the sort of fun that LBC's were made for. When met up over
malts she was glowing; all she said was, "That was fun!"
Now all gripes about time and money spent on the MG are good-natured; at
worst used to justify a purse, or some running shoes or something. Next
year I'm going to get her out there running cones. Maybe there's room for
another LBC in the garage!
Phil Vanner
'61 Midget
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> At 10:35 AM 11/28/97 -0800, you wrote:
> >I want to share a trick on this subject matter that has worked with two
> >members of the other gender so far.
> >In both cases, enthusiasm left something to be desired. She kind of
liked
> >riding in the Sprite, but didn't understand what all the fuss was about.
> >UNTIL I let them drive it by themselves. In both cases I was later told
> >tales of honking, waving and commenting male drivers!
> >Things I seldom experience when driving the car myself. Apparently, a
> >young lady piloting a rather cute basilica blue roadster (if I may say
so
> >myself) warrants much attention in traffic and this attention has more
> >impact on the female enthusiasm for the car than I would have imagined.
> >
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