Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Absolutely NO Ferrari content (190SL Mercedes)

[LarryT (l02turner]

Wow Norm,
You make me happy we sold our Camry after 2 months of ownership.  It only 
left us stranded once in that time - Battery and Alt died - but when I 
opened the hood and saw *nothing* I could identify much less work on we sold 
it and bought a 91 MB diesel with the same mileage.   The MB has been 
perfect except for the stereo which came with a head unit - and a amp and 
tuner in the trunk.  The CD changer also went in the trunk but only 2 
changers fit - several Alpine changers and a Becker that no longer can be 
repaired because part are NLA.  but that's another story.  ;-)

As far as the MGBs - I put 350k miles on my 66 (regestered as a 67) while 
using it as my everyday driver for over 20 years.  The fuel pump died one 
day in the late 80s and that was the only time it didn;t get me home.

As far as Ken's assertion that <<<English cars require a great deal of 
puttering>>>  - that part may be somewhat true.  But English cars are the 
kind of machines that I enjoy tinkering with.  Noe that I;m quite a bit 
older probably makes that less true now, but back in the 70s and 80s, I'd 
*look* for things to do on the weekends.  Washing and waxing it was not 
usually enough somehow, although in a pinch, it would do - if the carbs 
didn;t need adjusting (which was seldom) or the points didn't need adusting 
(which was more likely, but easy to do).  Not that I didnt enjoy 
washing/waxing it - there's something special about carressing a beautiful 
little car with elegant lines.

Of course, at the moment, I have a zillion more things to do - but I always 
find something else I need to do 1st.  After I managed to paint it and 
reinstall the engine & trans I got stuck on the dash and insruments.

Hmmm... maybe I'll work on it now - nahhhhhhh, I need to finish the EFI on 
my 911...

Have a nice Sunday ya'll ---

Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alfaowner" <alfaowner [at] sprynet.com>
To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Absolutely NO Ferrari content (190SL Mercedes)


> Ken says,"English cars require a great deal of puttering, and are innocent
> of
> the laws of electricity, but they do a great job of the traditional
> wood inside...
> Japanese cars - exquisitely assembled, utterly reliable appliances.
> Toasters on wheels from the land of 15 mph."
>
> NOT ALWAYS!
>
> There was a time back in the late '80s / early '90s when my daily driver 
> was
> an '80 MGB & my wife's a bought-new Toyota Camry.  My MGB was 100% 
> reliable,
> year-round, 10,000 miles a year.  The Camry was the worst car we have ever
> owned for reliability, production quality, handling and it was useless in
> snow.  And, the dealer knew less about what went wrong (which was often)
> than I did.  After it left us stranded in the middle of nowhere for the 
> 3rd
> time, it was traded for a Saab.
>
> We now have 2 German vehicles, 1 Italian & 1 British.  And, after our 
> Toyota
> experience, we'll never own another Toyota product.  And, likely no other
> Japanese either.
>
> Norm
>
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