Seems that most drivers of "performance cars" - Camaros, Firebirds, Mustangs
and the like seem to be threatened by the MGB, or any LBC. Seems that the
sporty looks and sharp exhaust note convinces everybody that the LBC is
faster than it really is, and they feel the need to show that they are "up
to the challenge".
Regards,
Chris Delling
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of BobMGT@aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 1998 7:52 PM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Thought for the day ... about hats
>
>
> In a message dated 8/11/98 5:47:08 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
> dpockrus@efficient.com
> writes:
>
> > > What I'm finding is that the mere sight of an MG turns
> > > drivers into instant
> > > jerks. When I go to pass someone on the freeway, they get
> > > one glimpse of my
> > > car and start to speed up to not let me pass. They also
> > > refuse to let me
> > > merge into traffic. When I drive my Pathfinder or Altima, I
> > > never get the
> > > sort of rudeness from other drivers that I experience in the
> > > MGB. Maybe
> > > it's "Ragtop Envy".
> > >
> >
>
> I've also noticed this. I think it has something to do with
> bigger-is-better
> psychology. When you're in a small car the guy behind you automatically
> assumes he must be going too slow. It doesn't matter how fast the
> small car is
> going, the guy in the big car/truck won't believe his speedometer. He must
> pass you or die! I wonder if people in Vetts and Jags have this
> same problem.
> I especially hate it when a pickup truck passes me on a two lane
> highway when
> I'm already way over the speed limit. How fast can those things go anyway?
> Someday one of these guys will try to follow me into a turn, then
> they'll be
> in big trouble.
>
> Again, this just doesn't happen when I'm in the family sedan.
>
> Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
> EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
> 52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
> 71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
>
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