Well stated, Teri! Although, we may approach commuting differently (I
drive a Ford truck to work in the Texas 100 degree summer season and
bumper to bumper crawling traffic), I like your philosophy. These
sour-grapes kind of threads (such as Hondas vs. TRs or Miatas vs. TRs,
SUVs vs. TRs, etc) are very pointless and, in my humble opinion, even
start sounding like many TR owners have some sort of inferiority complex
about their cars (eg. need to prove something). I feel that you summed
up exactly what I was thinking. Its all about what works for YOU and the
smiles YOUR car generates for YOU. Although I don't get as much time to
drive my TR6 as I'd like due to travel and work, it is absolutely
therapeutic when I let out the clutch and hear that exhaust note and smell
that oil-and-gas-mixture perfume. Its something I don't get from my
modern, sealed climate vehicles. I don't care if a Honda CAN outrun it!
;-)
Cheers and happy motoring,
-Greg Hutmacher
76 TR6
68 MGB/GT (patiently waiting reassembly)
"However when all is said and done, smiles per mile is a very important
measurement of my motoring experience ... ...A rice burner is
technically superior, gets better fuel efficiency and goes way longer
without maintenance. Those are not the primary reasons I choose the
vehicle I go motoring in. Smiles/mile is my #1 measurement."...
"We each make our own choices as to what is most important to us."
TeriAnn J. Wakeman
Marigold Ltd.
www.marigoldltd.com
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