->We do differ -- I think the British car does the *important*
->things far, far better than the modern-day auto.
-> But those aren't the important
->things -- they're just what make a better appliance.
->
My American car is more reliable, but on the otherhand things that
I'll go out of my way to fix on the TR, I can ignore for years on one of
the 'mass produced' cars.
->On the other hand, I drove the MG exclusively for about two
->weeks, at the end of which time I got back in the GTI -- my
->autocross car, you may recall, with its adjustable shocks and
->its Yokohama A008 tires -- and took it to work over my same
->route, at the same speed. Fortunately, there was no damage
->except for some iceplant stuck to the chassis...
->
Yup. Something I invariably experience every time I get up
and it looks like it's going to rain. Switching from RWD race car to
RWD TR-6 to FWD 130Hp Chevy can confuse the brain, especially @ going
to work in the am time. My biggest problem is the enormous differences
in the clutches... Pulling out of the driveway can be an embarassing
experience!
-> But I've spun
->other cars on other occasions, in situations that my sports
->cars would take with barely a hiccup.
If I had been driving the MG 5 years ago when I swerved to avoid the
dog, I probably would have missed the curb and saved 1500 bucks worth of repair
bill.
->Getting the parts right is more important than getting
->the right parts. It's the *balance* in these British
->cars (well, the MGs and the Lotuses -- I can't speak for
->you guys with your Triumphs :-) that makes them the way they
->are, that makes you feel that you can do no wrong in one
->of them.
Zen and the art of British cars? :-} Actually Scott, you've summed
up what I've been trying to say very nicely!
->It's that sense of unity that sets them apart.
Perhaps that should be 'oneness' rather than unity. :=}
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