James E Kearman wrote:
> This is "progress." Today's $23,000 Miata won't get you there any faster
> than the LBCs of years past, but for some reason we associate "more" with
> "better."
I've been wanting to post this question to the list for some time, and
James
has just given me the line to start on! Ok, does anybody else get the feeling
that
the only people who can appreciate our LBC's are the people who believe that
newer
isn't *always* better? I've met a few car buffs who think that my MGB isn't as
good
as their newer T*yota's and Niss*ns. Of course, I concede the point that their
cars
have a more refined interior and have little comforts like cupholders and
non-leaking
tops. What burns me up is their response when I tell them that I plan on
traveling
about 600 miles in my MGB next year to go to college. I get comments like
"It'll
never make it" or "Better take some spare parts." These folks don't know, or
for that
matter, they don't care to know that my MGB is functioning just like their $20k
marvels and that my eye for detail would spot many serious problems in advance.
They
just see a '74 MG and add age to usage and come up with a vehicle that
shouldn't
travel further than 60 miles from home! Does anybody else get this? My final
point
it this, and I tell them this everytime they get a recall letter from the
dealer:
Newer isn't always better. Gentlemen and ladies, thank you for the bandwidth
to get
this off my chest.
--
Michael S. Lishego
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Elementary Education Major,
English Minor, Class of 1999
R.A. of Winston-Salem Hall
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