When I was 26, I had a Miata. I got smarter with age
;-) (my wife doesn't seem to think so).
I won't say *exactly* how old I am, although I will
say, Peter C., that my age in years changed from the
time we looked at that Sprite to the time I left the
shop (figure it out), and I'm the same as age as we
believe that car to be.
--- Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 8/20/99 12:16:58 AM Eastern
> Daylight Time,
> Tomsjetta@aol.com writes:
>
> << I'm already sensing the group's feelings on this
> subject, but I'd like to
> offer my own point of view. At 26, I'll make a wild
> guess here and assume
> I'm
> towards the younger end of the age spectrum here on
> the spridget list.
> Listers, no need to take offense, none intended.
>
> The bottom line here is that these are still
> interesting cars, moreso than
> we've seen for a long time. And if these cars make
> people happy, makes them
> take the long way home, etc, then what harm is being
> done. Yeah, maybe I
> coulda bought a Miata, but I wanted the real thing.
> >>
>
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>
> Tom,
>
> A well spoken (typed) soliloquy. Being 26, I think
> you should know that
> there are many younger members on these lists, some
> probably younger than
> driving age. We oldsters (I'm only 49) need to
> encourage your participation
> in Classic Car preservation, and we need to impart
> our knowledge so that you
> have the know-how to keep 'em running.
>
> It is easy for us to forget that there are some
> (few?) decent new cars for
> enthusiasts out there. The Miata being one that I
> could live with. Most,
> however, are very expensive. Surely the Viper is a
> sports car. I can't
> afford any BMW either.
>
> While my children were growing, I couldn't keep an
> LBC, but I always missed
> driving and working on them. Now my kids are out of
> high school, and I am
> once again working on an MG Midget. The simplicity
> of them is so incredible
> attractive that we can probably be assured of
> welcoming a new generation of
> enthusiasts to take over for us when we can no
> longer lift a spanner, and
> head for the big pub in the sky.
>
> Now, the only thing we have to do is to change your
> screen name and get that
> Jetta out of there!
>
> Allen Hefner
> '77 Midget
> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
>
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