Tom,
If you want it, go for it. I like lots of different cars also. What is it
with these people who park their beautiful cars and forget about it. A
friend of my wife told me her husband has a late 60's E Jag that has been
sitting in their garage for 20 years. It took a wheedling grandson to talk
him into getting it going again and now it's parked again. What a waste!
In my opinion people who park their cars and forget about them don't deserve
to have them. It's time you took an Alpha for a test ride (after you figure
out how to get it going).
Good luck,
Dave 72 B
----- Original Message -----
From: <Tomsaudi@aol.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 1:01 AM
Subject: MG's and Alfa's?
What a quandry I'm in. Grab a beer and ponder this one with me...
My wife calls from work, and tells me her boss has an '87 Alfa Romeo Spider
Veloce with under 50,000 miles that is in storage, that he never uses, and
is
prepared to practically "give it away". (I've yet to find what give away
translates to in US dollars).
My first roadster ever was a 1986 Alfa Romeo Graduate, so yes, I do have an
admiration for this car, and to have another Alfa would obviously rekindle
old feelings. That said, and now this is the voice of reason talking, I need
a fourth car like I need a hole in the head, between my wife's Audi, my
Range
Rover, and of course, my beloved Midget.
Now, to make things even more complicated, I had been kicking around the
idea
of saving some money to buy myself an MGB GT. Not in the near term, but
maybe
2-3 years from now. Yet, on the other hand, I have this Alfa Romeo taunting
me for cheap. I suppose I could keep her for a couple years, and maybe even
sell her for a profit.
I know many of you are British car fanatics, more specifically MG nuts.
Since
my daily driver and my toy is British, that should say something for me too.
But I really enjoy all cars, and I've owned French, German, Italian and
British cars.
I'm in no hurry to make any kind of decision at this point, although my wife
told me i I want it I can buy it (and no, you cannot have my wife). I've
done
alot of thinking out loud here, but I guess the root of my question is if
anyone here owns both an MG and an Alfa.
Look forward to your comments, or a smack in the head....
Tom
78 Midget
89 Range Rover
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