[Roadsters] X-Country

[Andrew Murphy]

Peter,

8500 miles in a roadster! I have never heard of anyone driving that many
contiguous miles. You win the perpetual "Iron Butt" award - Miata seats or
not!

Being a bit of a wordsmith, I can tell you the word is patinated....

Congrats to you and Eliza for completing this epic journey!

Take Care,

Andrew Murphy
1966 1600> From: granvillecomputing at hotmail.com> To:
datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net> Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:23:24 -0800>
Subject: [Roadsters] X-Country> > It appears to me that my emails have not
been reaching the list - inasmuch as> I have not been receiving copies of
emails I have sent.> > Has anyone received anything (other than personally
referenced) since about> November 25th or so.> > You should have received at
least 3.> > If anyone would like more details (assuming they have been missed)
please let> me know.> > Anyhoo,I am back. After 8500+ miles - Eliza is dirty
(but not too much so,> thank god she is silver and not black ) - don't know
that i would have> attempted such a trip in anything contemporary british
(foreign) ( speaking> as a brit ) - she held up fine - muffler problems , bit
of misfiring at @3200> (occasionally) - but overall what an amazing tribute to
japanese engineering.> Smooth, reasonably powerful (1600), good roadholding
(panasports), 5 speed> really makes a difference and personally, not to be
attempted wihout the> benefit of miata seats, that in my humble opinion is an
area that Datsun could> have been better at.> > So now I am in a quandry -
when to clean her up - she needs to wear the patina> of having done what she
has done, but equally I don't want her to be a DIRTY> car. I think I will
leave her as she is (patinad (sp?) until the new year and> then do some
SERIOUS detailing.> > So, I have stuff to do, upgrade the lights ( they don't
illuminate deers/elks> at 100 paces), rebuild the suspension (pulls to the
left)> > > Anyhoo, I am as previously stated - HOME>
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