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41. Re: Comment on newer cars: (was: Re: Sinking feeling about Inter (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 13:26:47 +0000; Michael, In general, I agree with you, and have gotten many of the same comments. In defense of the newer cars though, "improvements" are all a matter of what you find important. Newer cars have war; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00019.html (11,901 bytes)
42. Re: Comment on newer cars: (was: Re: Sinking feeling about Inter (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 13:26:47 +0000; James Kearman Sounds like someone's viewing the world through rose-coloured glasses. I don't know what you mean by "won't get you there any faster", but the last time I checked, Miatas didn't have 1; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00020.html (7,759 bytes)
43. Re: Comment on newer cars: (was: Re: Sinking feeling about Inter (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 13:36:27 +0000; One last comment on this-- Has anyone taken into account that nasty little thing called "inflation" when comparing our old cars to a new "$23,000 Miata"? Surely there's an economics major on the lis; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00022.html (8,121 bytes)
44. Re: Comment on newer cars (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 21:04:26 +0000; Not even close. Spend $1200 dollars on engine parts for a complete rebuild, and see what happens to the resale value of your B. It won't go up anywhere near that much. Same with pretty much any othe; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00048.html (8,427 bytes)
45. Re: What are you doing LBC this weekend? (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 20:27:15 +0000; I agree with you, but you have to admit, we kind of do it to ourselves as far as the reputation goes. Compare this list to a list dealing with just about ANY non-British car, and it seems like all w; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00099.html (8,112 bytes)
46. Re: "Auto Starter" (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 20:27:15 +0000; I'd like to add to my earlier comments. The claim that the 14.5V battery has "5 amps" is irrelevent and inaccurate. Amps are a measure of current, and depend on the load. A two-volt battery can prov; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00100.html (9,204 bytes)
47. Re: Lowering (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 20:27:15 +0000; I didn't think that the rebound strap was under tension with the car just sitting still. I thought that it only fully extended when the car was rebounding from a bump. As such, I don't think the len; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00101.html (8,533 bytes)
48. Re: "Auto Starter" (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 14:10:18 +0000; Probably not a big problem of liability, since on most cars, all of the circuits besides the starter are disabled while the starter is actually cranking. (A/C, lights, radio, cigar lighter, etc.) Th; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00154.html (8,572 bytes)
49. Re: "Auto Starter" (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 22:25:39 +0000; Actually, if you connect red to positive on BOTH cars, it doesn't matter whether they're both positive ground, both negative ground, or one of each. Just don't allow the cars to touch! :) Scott; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00182.html (7,632 bytes)
50. Re: NO LBC -- WAY OFF TOPIC (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 01:02:34 +0000; 1 mile/five minutes = 12 mph 1 mile/four minutes = 15 mph 1 mile/three minutes = 20 mph 1 mile/two minutes = 30 mph 1 mile/one minute = 60 mph Well, I've always considered a "normal" walking pace to; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00528.html (12,098 bytes)
51. Re: Was some legal mumbo jumbo but is now "Most Bizarre Suicide" (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 01:02:34 +0000; George Carlin has a skit related to the "stump the padre" questions on one of his albums. I think it's either "Class Clown" or "Occupation: Foole". VERY funny. Gotta love those closed minds.. Scott; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00529.html (11,029 bytes)
52. Off-Topic--Microsoft Bundling Practice (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 11:48:54 +0000; No LBC content here, but this is the biggest group of intelligent, insightful and opinionated people I can reach on a short notice, and I need to bounce something off of y'all. If you haven't been fo; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00617.html (9,627 bytes)
53. Re: New Toys (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 21:13:32 +0000; <<SNIP>> This is hardly a new toy, since I've seen the same thing in Road and Track magazine for the last ten years, although I think it may have gone under the name "G-analyst". I didn't realize th; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00835.html (8,255 bytes)
54. Re: Jingoism at its best (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 00:13:19 +0000; I've noticed this too, and can't understand the source of the difficulty. After all, there's only ONE grommet in the blue field of stars, and that's the one that goes on the upper-most lanyard. Hard; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00923.html (9,618 bytes)
55. RE: TC Adventures (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 00:13:19 +0000; John I'm with you there. My wife's motorcycle has both a kick-start AND an electric push-button start. I prefer to start it with the kick lever in my driveway, because it seems to turn the engine fa; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00924.html (8,079 bytes)
56. Re: Jingoism at its best (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 15:24:06 +0000; Trev, Ok, so maybe the Broncos are playing it a little fast and loose with the definition of "world" champions, but in reality, what other country has American-style football that could have a snowb; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01094.html (9,604 bytes)
57. RE: So, what's your MGB worth? (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 21:49:57 +0000; Many of the cars sold at B-J also have histories or famous owners. Both Jerry Seinfeld's Porsche and one of the Beach Boys' hot rods got much more than they were "worth". Of course, there were also; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01133.html (7,357 bytes)
58. Re: Paint job (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 13:57:59 +0000; Art, I agree wholeheartedly. Dent repair is one of those thing that sounds simple enough to get a lot of people (myself included) into trouble. After all, you just pound out the dent as much as you; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01225.html (8,523 bytes)
59. Problems with the list? (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 13:59:25 +0000; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01226.html (6,375 bytes)
60. Serious shaving on a 1965 'B' head? (score: 1): Author: "Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>; Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 17:02:26 +0000; I have a 1965 cylinder head with the large combustion chambers on my 1972 18V engine. As a result, my compression numbers are in the cellar. This also causes me new problems when I'm looking at pisto; /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01251.html (8,146 bytes)

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