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My daily driver during the last few years of my working life was a 1970
MGB. I don't recall it ever getting ho-hum to drive. Shouldn't have
sold it.......
CR
On 8/11/2019 9:32 AM, Rick via Mgs wrote:
> Paul, my wife drives a livingroom (lounge) with a steering wheel. My
> daily is a 16-year-old Land Rover Discovery with 153k miles on the clock.
>
> On Aug 11, 2019 9:09 AM, PaulHunt73 <paulhunt73@virginmedia.com> wrote:
>
> 
> With you there. One of the things I hate about modern cars is
> that they are so 'competent' aka boring. Our daughter had a new
> MINI and if it hadn't been for the scenery going past the window I
> wouldn't have known we were moving. I blame the manufacturers for
> reducing the driving experience to that of sitting on a sofa
> watching TV, and of drivers paying the same amount of attention to
> their driving. Time and time again car shows where they have any
> number of modern exotics the presenters occasionally get into a
> classic and rave about the experience. One of the things
> that surprised me with the ZS180 on a test-drive at launch in 2001
> was just how involving it was. It'll have to go one day, and I'll
> be sorry when that happens.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> Â Â Â Why, you (didn't) ask, would I own cars like that? Because
> they're quirky and fun. So further to the point; Valuable by
> its very nature is a subjective term. Its dynamic, and I love
> dynamic systems.
>
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My daily driver during the last few years of my working life was a
1970 MGB. I don't recall it ever getting ho-hum to drive.Â
Shouldn't have sold it.......<br>
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CR<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/11/2019 9:32 AM, Rick via Mgs
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<div dir="auto">Paul, my wife drives a livingroom (lounge) with a
steering wheel. My daily is a 16-year-old Land Rover Discovery
with 153k miles on the clock.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Aug 11, 2019 9:09 AM, PaulHunt73
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href="mailto:paulhunt73@virginmedia.com";><paulhunt73@virginmedia.com></a>
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<div><font size="2">With you there. One of the things I
hate about modern cars is that they are so 'competent'
aka boring. Our daughter had a new MINI and if it
hadn't been for the scenery going past the window I
wouldn't have known we were moving. I blame the
manufacturers for reducing the driving experience to
that of sitting on a sofa watching TV, and of drivers
paying the same amount of attention to their driving.Â
Time and time again car shows where they have any
number of modern exotics the presenters occasionally
get into a classic and rave about the experience. One
of the things that surprised me with the ZS180 on a
test-drive at launch in 2001 was just how involving it
was. It'll have to go one day, and I'll be sorry when
that happens.</font></div>
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<div style="font:10pt 'arial';background:#e4e4e4">Â Â Â Why,
you (didn't) ask, would I own cars like that? Because
they're quirky and fun. So further to the point;
Valuable by its very nature is a subjective term. Its
dynamic, and I love dynamic systems.</div>
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