To All:
I have to agree don't take all of the
tools out of the car. I drive mine 76
miles RT, and have a bunch of tools
just in case along with the most valuable
tool(Car Phone and 2 way pager).
Really enjoy the crisp mornings(50 degrees)
and the nice rides home in the 70's for now.
Not really looking forward to the 100's we
have here in Houston, but I still enjoy both
of my cars just the same, 67 MGB and 72 TR 6.
Happy motoring and Safety Fast to All.
Tom Wagner
67 MGB(Miss Dejo)
72 TR 6 (No Name)
-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Brown <mgrick@ptd.net>
To: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: Commuting via MGB -Day1
>Bud Krueger wrote:
>>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Well, today was the day -- The (still without a name) '77B covered
the
>> Plymouth MA to Cambridge MA, 83 miles r/t, for the first time. I am very
>> pleased to say that it was a very uneventful trip. One of the greatest
problems
>> occurred last night when I was faced with the problem of what tools,
etc., to
>> take along -- just in case! I'm lucky that the rear springs are decent
or the
>> tailpipe would have been dragging. Happy to say that I didn't need a
one.
>>
>> Main problem was with the #$%^& SUV folks who like to tailgate with
their
>> danged high-mounted headlights right in the mirror. (The commute starts
at 5:15
>> am). Anyone know where I can find a flipdown filter to use on the
rearview
>> mirror? Back in the 50's (yah, I'm an OF) they sold small prisms on
suction
>> cups that could be attached to the windshield so that you could see
overhead
>> traffic lights. Has anybody seem them lately?
>> In a couple of weeks time I'll remove the Parrish hardtop and reinstall
the
>> 'hood'. I can hardly wait for that day. I'm not about to do it now,
it's
>> supposed to rain for the rest of the week. I'll get to see first hand all
those
>> leaky areas that you folks have been cusssin' about.
>>
>> It'll be interesting to see what the gas mileage will be. I have a 1
mile
>> warm-up run from the house to the expressway, then about 30 miles at 65
mph
>> followed by about 6 miles at 50 mph and finishing with about 3 miles of
city
>> traffic (light at 6 am). As long as I can get two full days per tank
plus a
>> healthy reserve, I'll be happy.
>>
>> BTW, I unloaded most of the tools, etc., tonight.
>>
>> Bud Krueger
>> 52TD (he was out Saturday)
>> 77MGB
>
>Welcome to the club Bud - the club being those of us who use their
>B's and Midgets for the daily commute - Although I dont travel as
>far as you do - only about 15 miles each way (then a bus for 50 miles).
>
>My B has only broken down once in the last two years - 5 am the heater
>hose broke and i lost all my anti- freeze.
>
>Good Luck but dont take out all those tools - you never know!
>
>Rick
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