On 8/12/97 12:44 am DANIEL RAY said
>I thought about "hiring" (renting, in American, BTW, nudge,wink) an MGF,
>even for a couple of hours. then I remembered ya'll drive on the other
>side of the road and I'd hafta shift LEFT HANDED!!!! Hell, are the pedals
>in the same #!!&%**#!* place??? (gas on the right and clutch on the left?)
>8-)
>Don't know how much that might take away from the driving experience,
>concentrating on all that....not sure you folks would like a damn American
>(I refuse to use the term "Yank", cuz I'm not one) skittering through the
>suburbs of London, "all bloody confused and whatnot"...
Driving on the wrong side is much easier than you'd imagine - I've done
it a lot in Europe and the States, 20 minutes and it's second nature -
honest! You may find the traffic in Central London a bit scary, try and
hire a car from the outskirts.
>Are there any good breweries or pubs in Gaydon? That way, maybe I can get
>my boss, the Colonel, to go with....he's a homebrew beer
Umm, don't thnik so, Gaydon is out in the stickc. Leave your boss in
London to sample the many excellent ales :-))
>fanatic...hmmm...? Not sure about how much of an autophile he is...being
>that I'm new to the unit.
><sigh>...probably only time for the car dealerships...hehe, wonder how
>much havoc I can wreak on those poor, unsuspecting salespersons?
>Maybe I can accost some poor Londoner owner of an MGF, or other sprightly
>LBC, for a spin (in a friendly, albeit typically arrogant American manner.
>hehe).
Ha! Don't forget yer plaid 'slacks' and baseball cap for the full effect!
;-)
>Thanks for the Info!
No problem.
Philip Raby
Editor, MG World
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