Jam and tarts....
Originally Posted by Indiana_Jones
MX5?
....you want an MGB
-IndyA man of real taste.
MGB pre-'73 + Rover 3500, 10.5:1 with SD1 injected heads, nice wee cam and some roller rockers will do thank you very much, must be RossoCorsa red with Minilights.
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Anarchic Wild Child
Hey .. you have my sympathy .. my wife freaks out if I put my foot down in a Nissan Terrano (2.7diesel) for gawd's sake.We were heading out to daughter's place this afternoon and I'd taken the MX5, picking my wife up from work on the way. Now everyone knows an MX5 is a sports car, right? And sports cars should all be manual's right? And they should have a sporty exhaust note, right?
So what's a guy to do when making his way through town in a manual sports car with a sporty exhaust note..?
I was practicing my heel and toe down-changes, wasn't I? As we came down to a round-a-bout I blipped into second gear. My wife said, "What are you revving the motor for?" I said, I'm down-changing and matching revs to road-speed for the lower gear, of course!"
Well I got a lecture about how with each blip of the throttle she could imagine the fuel going squirting away for no good reason...My protestations that this was a sports car and sounded great fell on deaf ears...
So I did what any sensible married man would do in the circumstances and drove a bit more conservatively to our daughter's place...
Of course I didn't tell her that I'd taken the MX5 up to Waiwera for my physio session and coming back, I passed a tow-truck up the passing lane and held full throttle in 2nd to 7,000rpm just to feel the rush of acceleration...(As I do each time I take the MX5 over the hill...)
But that's just they way woman are ...
Remember .. can't live without them - not allowed to shoot them ..
"So if you meet me, have some sympathy, have some courtesy, have some taste ..."
Forum whore
There will always be that little voice of hope in the back of my mind. My real problem is that my wife and family are so afraid of anything happening, (esp. Jill as I've been in a wheelchair once already), that they don't want me to take the risk.
Don't get me wrong an MGBGTV8 is a desirable classic either roadster, (rare), or fastback, and even the standard MGB has, over the years, gained an acceptance it never had when it was introduced. It was accused of a lack of build quality, poor performance and of being a cuter sedan with little to recommend it. Ultimately the infamous British build quality and cheap cost-cutting spoiled them making a true sports car worthy of the title. Sheer age has meant it is now considered a classic.
MGB pre-'73 + Rover 3500, 10.5:1 with SD1 injected heads, nice wee cam and some roller rockers will do thank you very much, must be RossoCorsa red with Minilights.
Personally I prefer the Sprite/Midget...
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Forum whore
I think it may have just been that time of the month... Other times even in the Pulsar I've given it a squirt, playing in the twisties, overtaking slower traffic and she's been smiling. And as I said, she's actually the leadfoot most times, telling me to go faster, esp. on the bike!
How do you get anywhere in a Terrano without putting your foot down? Even with the turbo they're not exactly a performance vehicle... We had a Nissan Carvan TD27 and it was great once wound up but still a bit behind the Hi-Ace for power.
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Jam and tarts....
Each to their own, I myself think he B-GT has a beautiful shape and is timeless, just like the 65 ish Alfa Junior/1600/1750 etc coupe, amazing cars and of course the E-type.... unrill S3 went and made it ugly.
Don't get me wrong an MGBGTV8 is a desirable classic either roadster, (rare), or fastback, and even the standard MGB has, over the years, gained an acceptance it never had when it was introduced. It was accused of a lack of build quality, poor performance and of being a cuter sedan with little to recommend it. Ultimately the infamous British build quality and cheap cost-cutting spoiled them making a true sports car worthy of the title. Sheer age has meant it is now considered a classic.
Personally I prefer the Sprite/Midget...
Alloy, stainless and Ti polishing.
Bling your bike out!
PM me
The Sharif don't like it!
I love the BGT shape myself....but then again I also love the landcrab and princess....
-Indy
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Forum whore
So do I...
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Moped rider
How do you know that we don't know when in actual fact we may know but pretend not to know and let you think we don't know but we do know......Our reward is simply knowing you lot actually believe thatand we still get to collect the rewards
false sense of security
Forum whore
I know, isn't it great..?
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Jam and tarts....
As do I
Alloy, stainless and Ti polishing.
Bling your bike out!
PM me
Moped rider
It's a rare breed of man who understands a woman's logicI know, isn't it great..?
Don't tell the others, then they will all know
Forum whore
A slightly modernised Sprint is still a desirable, practical and quick road-car, as is the 2500S. I loved our old 1100 Mk1, it was great to drive, comfortable, cruised easily at 60mph and had the best headlights I'd ever experienced!As do I
I'm learning... it's amazing what you can pick up with intensive effort over 33 years...It's a rare breed of man who understands a woman's logic
Don't tell the others, then they will all know
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Anarchic Wild Child
If I want speed I have the bikes .. the Terrano's a workhorse .. we had a Nissan diesel ute as well, 2.3 diesel no turbo .. the best thing about it was that it stopped me getting speeding tickets .. a 6k straight down hill and it might get to 100ks ..
"So if you meet me, have some sympathy, have some courtesy, have some taste ..."
Anarchic Wild Child
Do we care? Men know it's impossible to figure out women ..
"So if you meet me, have some sympathy, have some courtesy, have some taste ..."
Moped rider
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