On 26 Mar 2009 at 17:55, Alain asked:
> *Motivations for why you bought your LBC*:
> 1) *recapture youth*
Nope. As far as I know I never lost mine.
> 2) *family memories*
Not a chance. None whatsoever. They tolerated but never understood.
> 3) *like to work on simple classic British cars*
Sure, I like working on them, but any old Chevy or Ford of the same
vintage would be easy to work on too. Could've saved a lot of money
by working on someone else's car if that's what I wanted to do.
> 4) *avoid British car taxes*
Not a chance.
> 5) *fun relatively affordable weekend, sunny day, summer car*
Well, that's sort've accurate but not complete. A sports car can be
a great source of fun, even as one's only vehicle, and LBC's are
usually a less expensive option. But so could be an original VW
beetle. Or a '56 Chevy. Or a Jeep CJ5. But even less expensive
would be simply renting a Dodge Neon for the occasional outing to the
country if that's what one wants to do.
> 6) *inherited cars*
Not a chance. I do wish I had my grandfather's DeSoto. Now there
was a car with style, two-tone gray, interesting lines, and a turn
signal with a distinctive blink-BLINK, blink-BLINK, blink-BLINK
sound. Probably drove like a tank though.
> 7) *British classic car experience*
Uhhh, really? Maybe some people buy an LBC so they can hang out with
the car guys, go to the meetings and stuff. Going to events can be
fun, but it's a small fraction of the time an LBC absorbs. The
social networking adds to the experience but it isn't the motive.
> The picnics, dinner, luncheons, pub meetups, driving
> tours, trips to chateaux, lakes, wineries, etc.
Where do I sign up? Lemme' check my calendar...what happening next
November?
> This is a key motivation for the owner and co-owners who often
> happen to girlfriends, wives/spouses.
All the good stuff happens to girlfriends, wives, spouses.
--
Jim Muller
jimmuller@rcn.com
'80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+
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