[Mgs] Ridiculous nw cars

Tue Mar 10 14:33:33 MDT 2020

One of the advantages of having multiple cars with different gear selector
locations, different pedals, manual gearboxes, automatics, and Tiptronic
padels, etc., is that when I drive these cars I have to THINK about
driving. That makes me also acutely aware of the road and surrounding
traffic!

Rick

On Tue, Mar 10, 2020, 10:58 AM Richard Lindsay via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net>
wrote:

>    Love your post, Barry. My newest car is 10 years old. My oldest is 67
> years old. The most 'modern' doodad on the newer car is cruise control,
> ABS, and a bluetooth phone option.
>    My youngest sports car is 12 years old, a Porsche 987 Cayman. It is
> pure car with no candy doodads. It is the best car I have ever owned!
>    My MG TD is quite primitive and of course, it's even more
> just-plain-car than any of the others. It does have turn signals, as long
> as one holds the switch in position.
>    Here are my cars (I am one lucky dude!):
>
> '10 Mercedes E350
> '09 Toyota Highlander
> '08 Porsche Cayman
> '97 Nissan Hardbody
> '79 Ferrari 308GTB
> '79 Lancia Beta Zagato
> '75 Triumph TR6
> '73 Jaguar E-Type
> '71 Volvo 1800E
> '53 MG TD
>
> Rick
>
>
> On Mar 10, 2020 8:56 AM, Barrie Robinson via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
>
> -- Hello folks,
>
> I have this gripe about new cars and this is the only big platform I have
> on which to sound off.   I do have my own Aston Martin Feltham Club but
> that is only 150 members.  I am getting exremely puzzled as my 2003 Golf is
> getting a bit sad although it still goes like a rocket.   There is a little
> rust and one of the courtesy lights does not work.   However, whenever I
> have a look at new ones they are gadget rich and the dash is becoming like
> one from a 737.   Why on earth does there have to be a rear end crash
> avoiding system (used to be rear brake lights) as well as an unwanted-lane
> changing warning (used to be keeping eyes on the road) to say nothing of
> bluetooth (where is yellow and red?), Spotify (dog treatment?), Hands free
> telephone (used to be concentration on the road) and the dreaded in your
> face screen which like today's TV and Internet is intent on delivring
> information you don't really need (when did you last ponder over your oil
> temperature?).    So instead of forking out $30-40,000 I am going to have
> the Golf all tarted up and enjoy another 170k kilometers.   The only regret
> will be - it does not have a powered rear end tailgate - but maybe I could
> get that retro-fitted!   And in this day and age electonic/electrical
> gadgets die first ($$$$$)- and Lucas smoke is unattainable now.
>
> I like my MGB GT so much that maybe another as a 'family' car could be an
> alternative - but not 100% restored just road worthy and oiled up to the
> hllt to counter winter driving conditions.  Trouble is I would want to drop
> in a Rover V8 as the engine bay was made for it on later cars - and the
> broom broom is so much better. Or I coul find a Golf owned by a little old
> lady with a tiny mileage.  OMG, I am a little old man (I will not get a sex
> change) with a low mileage Golf !!!!  Oh sherbert - now what do I do?
>
> Barrie
>
>
>
> On Mar 10, 2020 8:56 AM, Barrie Robinson via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
>
> -- Hello folks,
>
> I have this gripe about new cars and this is the only big platform I have
> on which to sound off.   I do have my own Aston Martin Feltham Club but
> that is only 150 members.  I am getting exremely puzzled as my 2003 Golf is
> getting a bit sad although it still goes like a rocket.   There is a little
> rust and one of the courtesy lights does not work.   However, whenever I
> have a look at new ones they are gadget rich and the dash is becoming like
> one from a 737.   Why on earth does there have to be a rear end crash
> avoiding system (used to be rear brake lights) as well as an unwanted-lane
> changing warning (used to be keeping eyes on the road) to say nothing of
> bluetooth (where is yellow and red?), Spotify (dog treatment?), Hands free
> telephone (used to be concentration on the road) and the dreaded in your
> face screen which like today's TV and Internet is intent on delivring
> information you don't really need (when did you last ponder over your oil
> temperature?).    So instead of forking out $30-40,000 I am going to have
> the Golf all tarted up and enjoy another 170k kilometers.   The only regret
> will be - it does not have a powered rear end tailgate - but maybe I could
> get that retro-fitted!   And in this day and age electonic/electrical
> gadgets die first ($$$$$)- and Lucas smoke is unattainable now.
>
> I like my MGB GT so much that maybe another as a 'family' car could be an
> alternative - but not 100% restored just road worthy and oiled up to the
> hllt to counter winter driving conditions.  Trouble is I would want to drop
> in a Rover V8 as the engine bay was made for it on later cars - and the
> broom broom is so much better. Or I coul find a Golf owned by a little old
> lady with a tiny mileage.  OMG, I am a little old man (I will not get a sex
> change) with a low mileage Golf !!!!  Oh sherbert - now what do I do?
>
> Barrie
>
>
>
> On Mar 10, 2020 8:56 AM, Barrie Robinson via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
>
> -- Hello folks,
>
> I have this gripe about new cars and this is the only big platform I have
> on which to sound off.   I do have my own Aston Martin Feltham Club but
> that is only 150 members.  I am getting exremely puzzled as my 2003 Golf is
> getting a bit sad although it still goes like a rocket.   There is a little
> rust and one of the courtesy lights does not work.   However, whenever I
> have a look at new ones they are gadget rich and the dash is becoming like
> one from a 737.   Why on earth does there have to be a rear end crash
> avoiding system (used to be rear brake lights) as well as an unwanted-lane
> changing warning (used to be keeping eyes on the road) to say nothing of
> bluetooth (where is yellow and red?), Spotify (dog treatment?), Hands free
> telephone (used to be concentration on the road) and the dreaded in your
> face screen which like today's TV and Internet is intent on delivring
> information you don't really need (when did you last ponder over your oil
> temperature?).    So instead of forking out $30-40,000 I am going to have
> the Golf all tarted up and enjoy another 170k kilometers.   The only regret
> will be - it does not have a powered rear end tailgate - but maybe I could
> get that retro-fitted!   And in this day and age electonic/electrical
> gadgets die first ($$$$$)- and Lucas smoke is unattainable now.
>
> I like my MGB GT so much that maybe another as a 'family' car could be an
> alternative - but not 100% restored just road worthy and oiled up to the
> hllt to counter winter driving conditions.  Trouble is I would want to drop
> in a Rover V8 as the engine bay was made for it on later cars - and the
> broom broom is so much better. Or I coul find a Golf owned by a little old
> lady with a tiny mileage.  OMG, I am a little old man (I will not get a sex
> change) with a low mileage Golf !!!!  Oh sherbert - now what do I do?
>
> Barrie
>
>
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