<< John, I'm with you. With all due respect, if you want "a modern
tranny, less idiosyncratic than Oem with over drive, less stressful
for wife to drive, >>
MY wife Cindy (aka SWMBO <G>] LEARNED to drive my car !! She
was/is NOT a "car person" and hadn't driven [just a 3 speed] stick
in MANY, MANY moons. Picked up the "Healey driving experience"
in extremely short order !! [and she's NOT tall enough <VBG> !]
So I am ZERO tolerance for that 'excuse'.
<< lighter, cheaper to fix", along with AC, MP3 player, built in phone,
etc., then do as John suggests. BUY A NEW CAR. >>
Mr. Rowe, you ARE 100% correct IMNSHO !! Make that 1000% !!
And Ira added:
<< Enjoy your car the way you want. >>
That gives leave to the question, "Why did you buy that 50 year old
car ??", which at this point I don't understand why a bunch of you
have done so and apparently WASTED a lot of money ?!?
Ira also said:
<< We need to be sure not to discourage people from asking questions.>>
Well, of course not !! I haven't seen anything that would lead me
to think there has been "discouragement" about "asking question"
including anything NOT about our cars ?!?!
Back to Doug's post:
<< Then take your Healey "Put a 3.54 diff in which will give a more
usable first gear and drive it like it should be driven". IMHO. Doug."
I'll agree with that as it would be something as the cars were built
or - time wise - was offered after-market.
And Greg added:
<< When mine goes into OD it feels like she's settling in for a cruise.
It's very satisfying. >>
IMNSHO Greg, as it should be !!! And agreed <VBG> !!!
To me, NOTHING like it !!
I have been caught in SNOW in D.C. [visiting parents] TWICE in pure
snow [I beat the salt spreaders/plows <G>], in pouring rain, boiling sun
and I have still been "happy as a clam" with just being able to drive &
immensely ENJOY my [now] 50 year old automobile which was
manufactured AS a 1963 BJ-7 Austin-Healey Mk. II with what we today
call idiosyncrasies !!!
Had I wanted a Corvette, Camero/Firebird(s) of their ilk, Miata, Solstice,
Viper, Bimmer, or what ever. I did NOT; I wanted a Big Healey.
'Nough said.
Ed
PS: Thank you you Mr. Rowe & Mr. Flagg.
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