- 141. Re: TR7 - Good or Bad? (score: 1)
- Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
- Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 11:27:50 -0500
- Hi Philip: While I realize that I neglected to mention it, as I had assumed that my e-mail address would announce the fact, I am not an American but a proud member of the Commonwealth and recognize E
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00138.html (16,880 bytes)
- 142. Re: Chrysler bailout/ was Re: TR7 - Good or Bad? (score: 1)
- Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
- Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 11:40:54 -0500
- Hi Michael: Actually, Chrysler received a loan guarantee. It received no money from Congress. On the basis of the guarantee, money was lent, and as you have stated, paid off early. John
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00141.html (8,696 bytes)
- 143. Re: Why an MG? (score: 1)
- Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
- Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 15:08:50 -0500
- Hi Keith: Good words. The difference between us and them is that we must take charge and be in control. They have lost charge and are controlled. John McEwen
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00158.html (13,584 bytes)
- 144. Re: NON LBC Re: Yankee Go Home/Now Setting the record straight (score: 1)
- Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
- Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 15:43:10 -0500
- Hi Chris: I didn't know some of the recent history, however American Motors Corporation, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, aka AMC, was formed in 1954 by a merger with Nash and Hudson not Packard. After the dea
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00301.html (12,698 bytes)
- 145. Re: Future of RR? (score: 1)
- Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
- Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 16:00:12 -0500
- What image? It doesn't get much worse than an expired Pony rusting at the side of the road.
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00307.html (7,660 bytes)
- 146. Re: [Way off topic, likely to start a war as well...] Re: US v UK technology (score: 1)
- Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
- Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 18:38:12 -0500
- Hello Ben: I realize that you haven't the advantages of an historical viewpoint, however there are some things you should know about Apple, and specifically Macintosh computers. 1. Apple created the
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00327.html (9,046 bytes)
- 147. Re: Jensen-Healey? MBC content, no lbc? (score: 1)
- Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
- Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 23:45:29 -0500
- The car can suffer serious floor/floor support rust. It is not easy to see and can be very difficult/expensive to fix. The engine is a nightmare for normal maintenance. When you lift the hood you wi
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00364.html (8,199 bytes)
- 148. Re: [Way off topic, likely to start a war as well...] Mac vs PC, minor LBC (score: 1)
- Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
- Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 23:45:34 -0500
- I don't disagree with anything you say - about today. What I'm talking about is what the Macintosh began and represented. To claim that the IBM clones do anything a Mac does, and better, represents
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00365.html (14,862 bytes)
- 149. Re: Computer Dweeb Thread (winter LBC topic) (score: 1)
- Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
- Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 23:45:46 -0500
- Hello Listers: One of the great things about todays nerds is that they no longer talk English or anyother recognizable means of human communication. Does this mean that they evolved into a new specie
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00366.html (11,531 bytes)
- 150. RE: Computer Dweeb Thread (Winter LBC Topic) (score: 1)
- Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
- Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 09:55:50 -0500
- Hi fellow listers: I agree with Paul and I think it's time we gave this a rest. It is interesting observation on car people. We love to bench race. Look at the fun we've had bashing Triumphs, and now
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00402.html (11,277 bytes)
- 151. Re: Body and Paint (score: 1)
- Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
- Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 14:37:41 -0500
- Hi A.B.: I'm sorry but I must disagree with you. The kind of skill that was demonstrated takes a lifetime to acquire and is unaffordable to all but the most affluent. For the remainder of us, fillers
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00429.html (10,353 bytes)
- 152. Re: MGA vs MGB, Driving nowadays, list limits (score: 1)
- Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
- Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 14:37:35 -0500
- John
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00430.html (10,970 bytes)
- 153. Re: TR7 Musings (score: 1)
- Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
- Date: Sat, 6 Dec 1997 10:58:25 -0500
- Hi Chris: The plaid interior of the TR wedges seems to be universally vilified, however I thought it worth mentioning that at least two auto companies didn't think so. While visiting the Monterey and
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00472.html (9,836 bytes)
- 154. Re: Bon ami and oil burning!!(Could be LBC} (score: 1)
- Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
- Date: Sat, 6 Dec 1997 10:58:31 -0500
- Hi Pat: Yes the use of Bon Ami is an old trick used to seat rings. Those old Chevys used chrome rings which did cause no end of problems. While the intent was good, the execution was faulty. One of m
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00473.html (8,542 bytes)
- 155. Re: no TR7 or computer content (score: 1)
- Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
- Date: Sat, 6 Dec 1997 11:01:48 -0500
- Hi Jim: You have beautifully illustrated the delightfully diverse character of the personalities and purposes of our list. John McEwen
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00474.html (7,796 bytes)
- 156. Re: Backfiring (score: 1)
- Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 11:05:14 -0500
- Hello Tom: Backfiring on overrun usually implies a overly lean mixture and is often due to vacuum leaks. It could result from a leaking exhaust manifold gasket. The other possibility is the air pump.
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00661.html (8,565 bytes)
- 157. Re: MG's & Pipes & Clans, "Oh My!" (score: 1)
- Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 19:04:48 -0500
- Hi Gary and Listers: An MG/Clan sounds like a fun idea. My sister is currently doing geneological research on our family. John McEwen Clans/Septs MacEwan McIntosh (Mother) MacHardy (Grandmother) Farq
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00699.html (9,027 bytes)
- 158. RE: MG's & Pipes & Clans, "Oh My!" (score: 1)
- Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 19:04:53 -0500
- Don't forget the haggis and oatmeal. John McEwen
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00700.html (9,399 bytes)
- 159. Re: Rover 200 (score: 1)
- Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
- Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 18:06:54 -0500
- Hello GD: Unfortunately, or fortunately - considering the history of Rover cars in North America, the newest Rover to be found in Canada, and I suspect in the US, is the Sterling. I don't know what a
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg00977.html (7,165 bytes)
- 160. Re: MGF? No, merci (score: 1)
- Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
- Date: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 16:34:57 -0500
- Now, now Graham. That sounded a bit pouty. Over here in North America we are up to our ears in bland-looking wheeled eggs. When a bog-stock Chevy Lumina sedan could blow the doors off any MG built pr
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg01026.html (12,037 bytes)
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