[Mgs] MG pickup

[i erbs]

My 2009 S countryman was a hoot to drive. Just too damn expensive to
repair. $425.00 thermostat housing.

On Sun, Aug 11, 2019, 12:07 PM Dan DiBiase via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Interesting you mention that MINI.... We have a 2009 MINI Cooper Hardtop
> with a 6-speed manual that is actually great fun to drive. I just got back
> from doing some errands with it, and had forgotten how great the exhaust
> note is, windows up or down (like I had them today). Handles great, even in
> non-S spec. My wife drives it to and from work and enjoys it as well. Only
> reason I don't drive it more is the relatively weak A/C, compared to my
> Mazda CX-5, and the vinyl seats that are brutal in the summer. As I'm a
> Realtor, I need a roomier vehicle, and not showing up to appointments
> soaked in sweat is always a good idea. ;-)
>
> Dan D
> Central NJ USA
> http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:16 AM PaulHunt73 <paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com>
> wrote:
>
>> With you there.  One of the things I hate about modern cars is that they
>> are so 'competent' aka boring.  Our daughter had a new MINI and if it
>> hadn't been for the scenery going past the window I wouldn't have known we
>> were moving.  I blame the manufacturers for reducing the driving experience
>> to that of sitting on a sofa watching TV, and of drivers paying the same
>> amount of attention to their driving.  Time and time again car shows where
>> they have any number of modern exotics the presenters occasionally get into
>> a classic and rave about the experience.  One of the things
>> that surprised me with the ZS180 on a test-drive at launch in 2001 was just
>> how involving it was.  It'll have to go one day, and I'll be sorry when
>> that happens.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>    Why, you (didn't) ask, would I own cars like that? Because they're
>> quirky and fun. So further to the point; Valuable by its very nature is a
>> subjective term. Its dynamic, and I love dynamic systems.
>>
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