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Pass it down (my rant)

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Re: Pass it down (my rant) #61
lawnvett P.J. Lenihan Winston-Salem, N.C., USA 1973 MG MGB GT V6 Conversion "Roxy" 1978 MG MGB "Dora" ~ For Sale ! ~	Posted: April 30, 2012 12:37PM Registered: 6 years ago Posts: 1,470

but in my area prone to car cancer, it is quite difficult finding decent older cars for sale. i can't imagine how limited the selection will be in 10 years.
My guess is that the supply will be plentiful in ten years as many of us old guys sell MGs that have been well cared for and used less and less as the years go by. I find it more and more difficult to get out of my car every year, arthritis etc.

Don't postpone joy
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Re: Pass it down (my rant) #62
HuckFinn Tammy U Hell's Canyon, USA	Posted: April 30, 2012 01:41PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 48

In reply to # 2054664 by lawnvett but in my area prone to car cancer, it is quite difficult finding decent older cars for sale. i can't imagine how limited the selection will be in 10 years.
My guess is that the supply will be plentiful in ten years as many of us old guys sell MGs that have been well cared for and used less and less as the years go by. I find it more and more difficult to get out of my car every year, arthritis etc.

The greatest quote regarding cars occured about 30 years ago: "Why does a person keep their $30,000 car outside in the elements, so they can house their $1000 worth of junk in their garage?"

HuckFinn...Free & breezy

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Re: Pass it down (my rant) #63
ghettosled andrew marvin lakewood, ohio, USA	Posted: April 30, 2012 01:50PM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 44

it's not sitting on the driveway in the rain/snow that hurts my $30k vehicle for me, it's the salt/deicer/sand covering the roads during winter that does.

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Re: Pass it down (my rant) #64
ChuckoldNavy53 Chuck G Annapolis, Maryland, USA 1969 MG MGB MkI "Bee"	Posted: May 04, 2012 07:29AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 140

I have a neighbor whose son is 16 and most times that I open my garage to work on a car he's there to watch/help/learn. Currently all three of my cars are Asian and he get's right in there with me. I told him I was getting an MG and the first words were can I help you with it. I don't expect it to need a lot of work for a while.
But I can bet when I do he'll be right there. His fathers' a nice guy but has what we used to call "Hitler Hands", everything he touches he destroys. So he doesn't do any car or repair work. When he does try, they usually have to have someone else, sometimes me, redo what he did.
So here's a young man that I believe will get the MG bug and carry it forward.

Chuck

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Re: Pass it down (my rant) #65
lawnvett P.J. Lenihan Winston-Salem, N.C., USA 1973 MG MGB GT V6 Conversion "Roxy" 1978 MG MGB "Dora" ~ For Sale ! ~	Posted: May 04, 2012 09:46AM Registered: 6 years ago Posts: 1,470

A teenage neighbor will be amoung a group of LBC buddies coming over this afternoon to help me get my BGT un-stuck from the gate crashing the other day. See the earlier post that should have been titled " I'man idiot" my car rolled down the driveway through a closed wooden gate.

Don't postpone joy
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Re: Pass it down (my rant) #66
ohlord Rob C North of Seattle, N.W., USA 1971 MG MGB "Bedouin 2"	Posted: May 04, 2012 10:01AM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 1,837

At least you have an instructional bit of wisdom to pass down to the young fellow for the day when he has his own MGB sitting on a hill. thumbs up

Hope your knee heals quickly ! Did you jump up and look around to see if anyone caught you in the embarrassing position? winking smiley

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Re: Pass it down (my rant) #67
NewBRG72B Rodney McLain Greenville SC, USA 2001 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class "The SLK" 2004 Volvo V70 "The Wagon" 2008 Mercedes-Benz E320 "The Diesel"	Posted: May 04, 2012 02:09PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 785

In reply to # 2058215 by lawnvett A teenage neighbor will be amoung a group of LBC buddies coming over this afternoon to help me get my BGT un-stuck from the gate crashing the other day. See the earlier post that should have been titled " I'man idiot" my car rolled down the driveway through a closed wooden gate.

Don't feel too bad. I found my Saab 9000 a block away in the woods. Forgot to set the hand brake and it popped out of gear. I still don't know how it miised all those trees, not a scratch. eye popping smiley

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Re: Pass it down (my rant) #68
sethdude Seth Faucett St Louis, MO, USA 1974 MG MGB "Abbie" ~ For Sale ! ~	Posted: May 04, 2012 02:40PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 79

If it gives some of you older guys hope, I'm only 30, and neither my parents or grandparents owned a B in my lifetime. I just always liked them.

Feel free to send me any spare parts you don't see yourself needing anymore.

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