Rich,
Well put! I too live in the snow belt, while less salt is used these days
than in the past, I no longer drive the MG in the winter (after first
snow/ice storm) unless necessary. Fortunately I work less than a mile from
home, and don't need to drive to work.
I must add that many of us older folk can't afford the winter beater
either!! My wife must commute to work ( no public transportation) and
daughter in first year of college.
Ross Overcash,74B,NAMGBR 1172
Ayer, MA
http://www.tiac.net/users/jroverca/index.htm
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of RL Chrysler
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 7:29 PM
> To: MG List
> Subject: Re: Future of hobby and other matters
>
>
> I've been quietly following this thread, and now I'll toss in my thoughts.
> Living in Southern Ontario, Canada, we experience winter. This includes
> weeks, even months of sub-freezing temperatures, and worst of all, salt
> spread copiously on the road. This, of course, sets up the worst
> combinations of conditions a car could ever be subjected to; a
> very caustic
> solution which rots anything metal.
> This means, that if a young person wishes to drive his/her MG to
> any degree,
> they must also be able to afford what is in northern climates known as a
> "winter beater". This is a vehicle which will be used in these harsh
> conditions, instead of the beloved MG. In other words, the younger
> generation, the ones who probably can least afford to own and maintain two
> vehicles, are the ones we older folks are encouraging to carry on the
> tradition.
> Things to make you go "hmmm"!
> Having said all that, I'm doing my part to encourage the younger
> generation
> to be enthusiastic about older British cars. My elder son, Geoff , age 19
> (note the good old English spelling of the name <g>) and I are gradually
> carrying out a restoration on his 1966 MGB roadster. He's the one
> who pores
> over the books, catalogues, etc. and learns about the correct, accurate
> details to keep his car pure, both in specification, colours,
> trim, options
> of the period, even the BMC radio! Meanwhile he is currently
> using the local
> transit system instead of buying a car, to keep all extra money earned for
> the B.
> Meanwhile, the old man (jeez...that's me) is digging into an early 1966
> MGB/GT, and my son is looking up all the data to keep me on the
> straight and
> narrow with this car as well.
> Dunno where he gets that from!
> Rich Chrysler
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