I think the most supprised look I've ever recieved was while driving my
Midget in the snow.
I had started on a business trip to see a customer in Bristol TN from
Greenville SC. When I left the office, I actually considered putting the
top down, it being such a nice day, but earlier weather reports declared
against it.
I ran into the beginings of snow flurries just outside of Asheville NC,
but decided to "press on" (at least until the Midget started getting
dicey, at which time I would go back home with no guilt feelings).
The Midget did just fine, never causing me a moments problem.
At one point I was climbing a fairly steep grade, and by this time there
was about 2 inches of the white stuff on the roads. The highway was a
wide 4 lane so finding a "clear" path wasnt a problem. While motoring in
the left lane, I came upon a Jeep CJ in the right lane having all sorts
of problems: 4 tires spitting snow and the driver obviously working very
hard to keep it moving. I stayed in my lane and passed the Jeep.
All I could see of the passengers was 3 sets of very wide eyes watching
a "damn furrin sports car" motoring on with now trouble. I also think I
heard some language that my mother never taught me.
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
On Wed, 11 Mar 1998 14:51:22 -0800 Philip Morgan
<padre@billman.kuntrynet.com> writes:
>I know this has been a point of some debate previously but.....
>
>Back in the 60's and 70's when I lved in Wales my family had a total
>of
>five minis and an 1100. These cars performed wonderfully in all sorts
>of
>weather. I don't think anyone in family has owned a rear wheel drive
>car
>since the early 60's. This past Monday it was neccesary for me to
>drive
>from the north-east side of Indiana to Chicago and back. A total of
>270
>miles round trip that took me 23 hours! The weather was appalling - I
>know I shouldn't have even been on the road. Using back roads, going
>south and then north at various times, and continually yelling at
>truckers who simply could not slow down until they ended up in the
>ditch,
>it was finally a case of mission accomplished. There are literally
>hundreds of trucks and cars buried in ditches etc. I was lucky to make
>it
>both ways in the time I did - a combination of luck and the trusty
>"slow
>but sure," and a FRONT WHEEL DRIVE minivan. Had I been driving a rear
>wheel drive car I would not have made it through. Anyway, for my
>money,
>when the next MG is made available in the States make it FRONT WHEEL
>DRIVE for me! If it is rear wheel drive - I'll still be excited, but
>probably reluctant to drive it in adverse conditions.
>
>Regards Padre
>
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