[Mgs] MG practicality

[Max Heim]

I beg to differ. An MGB, at least, is completely at home in modern traffic.
The only things it lacks are superficial distractions like power
accessories, cupholders, heated seats, climate control, etc. The performance
is perfectly acceptable, or at least it is for a CBB. I suppose one of the
seriously power-starved models, like a 75, might seem out of place.

I don't just "keep up" with traffic, I can set the pace if I am inclined.
The B is far more nimble and maneuverable than the typical too-tall,
overweight modern vehicle.

Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires


on 6/27/08 8:23 AM, don at napanet.net at don at napanet.net wrote:

> I love MGs but they are totally impractical!  I do drive a Miata and a Honda.
> Modern driving in much of the US is a war zone comprised of bad pavement, very
> aggressive drivers, congested roads, traffic going 90 mph one minute, stopped
> the next.  Driving an old MG in these conditions is just not pleasant or
> practical.  
> If conditions were the same as they were in 1970, I would drive an MG as my
> regular car.  It's a different world today.
> 
> Quoting Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk>:
> 
>> If you can't make your MG reliable, then maybe.
>> 
>> PaulH.
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   If MG owners were practical, they would replace their MGs with Miatas or
>>   S2000s.