<div dir='auto'><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"> 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.<div dir="auto"> 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!</div><div dir="auto"> 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.</div><div dir="auto"> Here are my cars (I am one lucky dude!):</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">'10 Mercedes E350</div><div dir="auto">'09 Toyota Highlander</div><div dir="auto">'08 Porsche Cayman</div><div dir="auto">'97 Nissan Hardbody</div><div dir="auto">'79 Ferrari 308GTB</div><div dir="auto">'79 Lancia Beta Zagato</div><div dir="auto">'75 Triumph TR6</div><div dir="auto">'73 Jaguar E-Type</div><div dir="auto">'71 Volvo 1800E</div><div dir="auto">'53 MG TD</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Rick</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><div><br><div class="elided-text">On Mar 10, 2020 8:56 AM, Barrie Robinson via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>
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<div>-- Hello folks,<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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? <br>
<br>
Barrie<br>
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</blockquote></div><br></div></div><div><br><div class="elided-text">On Mar 10, 2020 8:56 AM, Barrie Robinson via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>
<br>
<div>-- Hello folks,<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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? <br>
<br>
Barrie<br>
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</blockquote></div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mar 10, 2020 8:56 AM, Barrie Robinson via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net> wrote:<br type="attribution" /><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>
<br />
<div>-- Hello folks,<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
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? <br />
<br />
Barrie<br />
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