Gary...
I am not so sure that I can agree with you on this one. I don't think that any
amount of "pre-flight" on a 40-year old car is going to ensure a trouble-free
journey of 30 miles or 3,000. Hey, mine couldn't when it was two-years old.
Today, however, we are confronted not only with old parts that can die quickly
or
suffer a lingering death, but also with new parts of suspect quality that can
fail
a day after installation. Or am I the only Sprite driver to experience the
failure
of crap?
No, I suspect that ALL those who love and drive these cars have hilarious
stories
to tell. OK, they were not so funny at the time, but they certainly improve
with
age and retelling.
Bob Evans
Anaheim, California
Frogeyes AN 5L/762, AN 5L/26893
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> <<What you say Gary is true, but how you say it along with another of your
>posts
> about Reid and his last trip (MG), seems like you have a personal problem with
> the man. Would you like to go on record? Or clarify?
> >>
>
> Since you ask the question to the list, I'll answer to the list:
>
> My last posting about Reid's trip may have been more abrupt than I intended
> (like most everyone else, I don't always edit before punching Send Now, for
> which I apologize. However, the issue I have is that, amusing as Reid's trip
> accounts always are, the problems that arise with him are invariably ones that
> he could have averted. If he had spent an hour or two in the garage checking
> out the car the night beforem taking off on a long trip and then, just as I'm
> sure he does before he gets into a plane or helicopter that he is piloting,
> would check under the hood before starting up and taking off at each stop,
> none of these amusing things would have happened to him.
>
> I think that a lot of the bad rap our cars have as being undependable has more
> to do with owner maintenance than with bad engineering, and just think that
> club leadership should promote that approach to the cars -- Even if it meant
> fewer amusing articles about banging fuel pumps and scrounging for fan belts
> on a weekend in the middle of nowhere.
>
> Hope that clarifies my views.
> Cheers
> Gary Anderson
> Editor, British Car Magazine
> Chairman, AH Concours Registry.
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