I'm doing a concourse restoration and I feel the same way. Eventually my car
will be a driver and any part that works and looks reasonbly good enough will be
O.K. for me.
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
Adrian Barnes wrote:
> Hello, Montana Adrian here...
>
> My sentiments, FWIW, are this: We should be happy that we can get parts at
> all for these cars. That we have a choice of quality should thrill us even
> more! Imagine if the only parts available came from Taiwan? Or even worse,
> all the manufacturers quit manufacturing stuff? We'd all miss Moss then,
> wouldn't we? The cheap parts are there for folks who drive these cars that
> don't have the resources, time, or knowledge to treat them like those of us
> on the list (which means just about everybody else). Personally, I'd rather
> see a Spridget drive down the road running on cheap Taiwanese parts than see
> one rotting in a field. Besides, everything I have ever bought from Moss
> has had a little "Made in England" sticker attached to it, and I'm not picky
> (except sometimes it's a pain peeling them off). Then again, I'm one of the
> very few people here who likes rubber bumpers too.
>
> :-)
>
> Montana Adrian,
> who finally had to throw out his .02 on this oft-repeated conversation,
> and would rather keep British cars on the road.
>
> -----------------------------------------
> J. "Montana" Adrian Barnes,
> Montana Bobs Anonymous
>
> http://www.midgetweb.com
>
> Phone: 865.777.1382 x23
> Fax: 865.777.1383
> 1.800.MONTANA
> -----------------------------------------
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type79@ix.netcom.com [mailto:type79@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 12:12 PM
> To: Wiedemeyer
> Cc: Jon Paschke; spridgets list
> Subject: Re: Rumor?
>
> Excuse me.
>
> Soapbox time.
>
> What state as a solution is precisely the problem!
>
> In the quest for meeting the demands of those wanting the lowest price, you
> get
> the lowest quality! If everyone demanded correct parts instead of accepting
> the
> JUNK that they job out to the Far East, everyone would be better off.
>
> Whew! Now I Feel Better.
>
> Jay Fishbein
> Keeping British Cars, British
>
> Wiedemeyer wrote:
>
> > I agree with Jon! The more competition, the better the prices will be!
> Of
> > all the suppliers I've dealt with, Moss has seemed to be the easiest to
> work
> > with. I've only dealt with their Goleta office, however.
> >
> > Bob
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jon Paschke <birdman@lightspeed.net>
> > To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 2:06 AM
> > Subject: Re: Rumor?
> >
> > >I think it is Moss UK that is in receivership, no connection to Moss USA
> -
> > >sorry but we need them all.
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
> > >To: Spridget List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > >Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 7:14 PM
> > >Subject: Rumor?
> > >
> > >
> > >> I read (with great interest) that Moss Motors is going belly up on the
> > >> MG BBS.
> > >> Is this true? Did lousy quality finally do them in?
> > >>
> > >> Oh well, if it's true, They have my Congratulations. May they rust in
> > >> peace.
> > >> If it's just a rumor, maybe it won't be long before it does happen.
> > >> --
> > >> Frank Clarici
> > >> Toms River, NJ
> > >> Too many Sprites (again)
> > >> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> > >> http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
> > >>
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