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My dad always dreamed of owning a Mercedes, so in 1985, he bought a 1978 Mercedes 240D. I loved this car although the horsepower was laughable, and it was tough to shift. The thing was horrible around town but dominated on the highway. With all of this said, ANY time he needed anything done on it, he would have to take a half day off of work and drive it to the local Mercedes dealer which was an hour away. What a pain, especially considering the man was working two jobs at the time. He kept it about 10 years, and ended up donating it to the local community college diesel program and wrote it off on his taxes. After the CC fixed up its cars, it would auction them off. He told them that if they didn't make their money back in parts, he would gladly buy it back from them. Needless to say he didn't get a call. If that car is still around somewhere, I'll bet those brakes are STILL squeaking. |
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Some, not content with the British concept of engines, shoehorned big,ole American V-8's into their MGB's.
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This is absolutely beautiful! |
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Yeah, but if you stomp the gas too quickly the car will turn over from the torque.
I joke, but one iteration of Art Arfons' Green Monster dragster employed an Allison V1710 v12 aircraft engine. In trials it literally rolled on its back from torque. They had to add extra, splayed tires to stabilize it. Bob
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Yeh, turn around and run the other way. British sports cars were cars for tinkerers. If you really want a sports cars, get a used Miata/MX-5....
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But the V8 makes it much more exciting. |
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Nuthin' funny about an MGB with a small block.
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If you aren't fed up yet with all the advice, here's my take on buying and MG Midget or any British Leyland product: don't!
As a teen in the 60's, I loved the MGB, Triumphs, Jaguar and the big Healeys. I owned a 1963 Triumph Herald soft top, a forerunner of the Spitfire, which I bought for $175 at age 16 and sold for $175 the following year when I went away to Penn State. It was all I could afford at that time. The Herald was a clunker and no one in their right mind would say Triumph Herald and sports car in the same sentence. But it was all mine, got me where I wanted to go and my high school sweetheart loved it (and me). Through the next three decades, I could never erase my love of the British roadsters from my brain so, in 1999, I bought a restored from-the-ground-up 1975 MGB. I was happy...no, thrilled each and every time I put the top down, turned the key, heard that distinctive growl of the exhaust and toured the two-lane roads of central Pennsylvania with my lovely wife or my lovely English Setter at my side. That was the first summer. Then the troubles started. I won't bore you with the bloody details except to say that I dumped more than $6,000 into that little car over the next eight years. The maintenance was constant. So where does that leave us?......buy a Miata and enjoy the thrill of a British sports car without the nightmare of owning a British sports car and the costly maintenance that comes with it. You're welcome. |