Final words, I hope:
+ Sorry I started this off-topic thread.
+ I'm keeping the SL500 for my daily driver.
rick too-many-cars lindsay
--- Max Heim <max_heim@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> OK, I was overstating the case for hyperbolic
> effect. My point was why waste
> driving time on an "appliance" car (Honda, Toyota,
> etc.) -- if you have a
> fun car you should drive it all the time, not save
> it for the occasional
> sunny weekend. It's more fun for you, and it's
> better for the car -- IME,
> regular driving and moderate maintenance result in a
> more reliable vehicle
> than occasional driving and fanatical maintenance.
> Even very moderate
> maintenance, as I am guilty of, since my MGB is
> essentially worthless
> (monetarily).
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the primer red one with chrome wires
>
>
> on 6/11/07 5:57 AM, Dan DiBiase at
> d_dibiase@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > Max Heim <max_heim@sbcglobal.net> wrote: My
> theory:
> >
> > Only own enjoyable cars. Don't drive sedans, ever.
> Don't drive a car you can't
> > fix on the road. ----------------
> > I dunno, Max, my Audi sedan is pretty enjoyable.
> Granted, I can't fix it on
> > the road if it breaks - but it's been pretty
> reliable for the first 45k of
> > it's like.
> >
> > Some people say that we're in a golden age for
> automobiles right now. Across
> > the board, we've never had so many cars with the
> levels of safety, economy,
> > performance, technology and quality. Certainly
> simplicity has suffered, and
> > you typically need a laptop to fix a modern car
> versus a wrench, so shadetree
> > fixes are hard to do. OTOH, there are plenty of
> cars that kids are hot rodding
> > (and I'm not referring to neon lights and fart
> cans). So perhaps not
> > everything is bad about the current crop.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dan D
> > Central NJ USA
> > '76 MGB Tourer - Driver - <cough cough> What's
> that smoke? <cough cough>
> > '65 MGB Tourer Project - Yep, still is....
> > '04 Audi A4 1.8T q MT-6 - quattro, baby!
> > NAMGBR #5-2328
> > http://dans65b.blogspot.com/
> >
>
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