> As much as I love my LBC, I still shake my head when I hear of people using
> these cars as their only vehicle. I would be a nervous wreck any time I had
> to go somewhere if this was my only car. THey aren't exactly the most
> reliable cars on the planet....
>
> <grin>
>
> Mike
> '78 Midget
Well, I'd probably feel the same if I were driving an MG Midget! ;-)
Actually, I've been driving Spitfires for so long in a daily basis that I am
"as one" with the little beasties. They give pretty fair warning that there's
somehting brewing-you just have to be in tune with the machine to pick up that
warning.
The week of Dec. 18 alone, I had to drive up to L.A. and back four times-and
twice the return trip was on a very restricted time table. Ran like a champ!
Other than this (karmic ?) issue that I've been having with altenators, it's
been a reliable car. With the newer cars I've driven in the last 10 years, I
can barely hear the engine idling, it's so difficult for me to hear the car,
feel the car and what it's telling me-that's when I become a nervous wreck! And
at least with older cars, when the 'idiot' light comes on, it's saying "whoa!
pull over-we have a problem!" With these newer cars, when the light comes on
it's saying "too late sucker! This is gonna cost!"
Laura G.
Vita brevis est: rapide agite, vigore strigate!
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