- 1. MG Decision to make (score: 1)
- Author: BOB HILL <oldcars@newt.vallnet.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 20:07:28 -0600 (EST)
- Well I am at a crossroads now as to what to do. I made an offer on a 77 Midget a couple of weeks ago and the lady turned me down. It needed some work but for $500 I felt it was a great little car to
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01024.html (8,001 bytes)
- 2. Re: MG Decision to make (score: 1)
- Author: LBCarCoMail@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 22:28:38 EST
- If it were me I guess I would go with the larger MGB-GT it usually also has a higher resale value should you ever want to part with it. It is also the more desirable chrome bumper version as well. I
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01025.html (8,002 bytes)
- 3. Re: MG Decision to make (score: 1)
- Author: BOB HILL <oldcars@newt.vallnet.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 21:32:44 -0600 (EST)
- One thing to add to the equation - I already own a MGB roadster if that makes any difference. THe thing is that one day I want to own both a Midget and a GT - just right now I am not sure the wife is
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01028.html (8,923 bytes)
- 4. MG Decision to make (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 00:18:41 -0400
- I don't want to offend any Midget owners - it is a void in my life that I really do need to address. But... buy the GT! If you've read the recent thread on GTs you know that the MGB GT is about the
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01032.html (9,393 bytes)
- 5. Re: MG Decision to make (score: 1)
- Author: Linda Gaubert <efg2@home.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 23:19:14 -0500
- go with the GT. First it is an MGB vs a Midget. No offense to anyone intended, but if a Lincoln is available, why buy a Ford Taurus? Second is the fact that the Midget is a 77, built during the twil
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01033.html (9,126 bytes)
- 6. Re: MG Decision to make (score: 1)
- Author: Linda Gaubert <efg2@home.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 23:21:01 -0500
- Or do what I did--convince her that one is for her!!! Seriously it works and benefits in a whole lot of ways when she is into hobby ED GAUBERT
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01034.html (8,772 bytes)
- 7. Re: MG Decision to make (score: 1)
- Author: Linda Gaubert <efg2@home.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 23:25:24 -0500
- For what its worth--I also own a roadster (70) and bought my (?) 73 GT for my wife to use--she cannot drive the roadster as she sits too low, but the GT seats seem more padded (or maybe 73 vs 70) but
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01035.html (9,966 bytes)
- 8. Re: MG Decision to make (score: 1)
- Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 00:52:44 -0400
- Not to mention the 77 Midget has a Triumph Spitfire engine... Allen ** Allen H. Bachelder =iii=< Sinking Creek Home for Wayward MGs New Castle, VA 24127 USA 540/544-7333 **
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01037.html (8,707 bytes)
- 9. Re: MG Decision to make (score: 1)
- Author: "Ted Stowe" <teds@accessone.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 21:21:02 -0800
- nothing wrong with a spitfire engine. I have an mgb, and in the past several triumphs and as it happens a jag, I imagine that from the perspective of a early xj6 owner, If I followed your logic, I co
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01040.html (9,431 bytes)
- 10. Re: MG Decision to make (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 21:38:44 -0800
- You asked for it, so here's my 2¢... IF I wanted a Midget, I'd want the chrome bumper, 1275cc version, not the hi-rider, Triumph engine version, which I find pretty resistable (IMO only, YMMV); alt
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01041.html (9,440 bytes)
- 11. Re: MG decision to make (score: 1)
- Author: "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 08:57:58 -0500
- Hey Linda: Having driven both a Midget (that I own) and an MGB (that I test drove), I feel confident in saying that the Midget defintely handles better, in terms of cornering, ease of steering, stop
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01055.html (9,320 bytes)
- 12. Re: MG Decision to make (score: 1)
- Author: Ajhsys@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 10:55:37 EST
- << Second is the fact that the Midget is a 77, built during the twilight years of MG, with big rubber bumpers increased ride height, reduced HP >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hold on thar! Ye
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01068.html (8,480 bytes)
- 13. Re: MG Decision to make (score: 1)
- Author: Ajhsys@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 10:55:35 EST
- << Well I am at a crossroads now as to what to do. I made an offer on a 77 Midget a couple of weeks ago and the lady turned me down. It needed some work but for $500 I felt it was a great little car
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01069.html (9,146 bytes)
- 14. Re: MG Decision to make (score: 1)
- Author: richard <juju34@texoma.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 11:45:33 -0800
- the bgt...by all means, you will be better off and be driving...the $500 car...will have glitches you wont be aware of till you start to drive it... cheaper is not always best experience is waht you
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01076.html (7,729 bytes)
- 15. RE: MG Decision to make (score: 1)
- Author: douglas wilson <dfwilson@netcom.ca>
- Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 14:11:47 -0500
- I'd say go for the GT. Its bigger and driveable now. The midget repairs will probably cost as much and you will have less "downtime". Good luck! Doug, 76B Well I am at a crossroads now as to what to
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01084.html (8,308 bytes)
- 16. Re: MG Decision to make (score: 1)
- Author: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 17:13:45 -0700
- As an owner of 2 MGB-GTs (and former owner of a 65B and 71BGT), I would take a bit of a different approach on this answer. I would take a harder look at the midget if I lived in the south or southwes
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01095.html (8,843 bytes)
- 17. Re: MG Decision to make (score: 1)
- Author: Rick Brown <mgrick@ptd.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 19:21:43 -0500
- NOT true GT's are fast becoming VERY popular especially here on the East Coast and Midwest. A few years ago you could go to a show and maybe see one or two GTs - Now there is usually a separate class
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01096.html (7,834 bytes)
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