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From: unsettled on 16 Nov 2006 22:14 Don Bowey wrote: > On 11/16/06 4:49 PM, in article 92d32$455d0709$4fe421c$29331(a)DIALUPUSA.NET, > "unsettled" <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote: > > >>Don Bowey wrote: >> >>>On 11/16/06 1:30 PM, in article 455CD891.1B57E916(a)hotmail.com, "Eeyore" >>><rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>T Wake wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>><jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>If 20-year old males can figure out how to pay a $2K >>>>>>bill for car insurance, they can figure out how to get >>>>>>medical coverage. >>>>> >>>>>Gender card aside, normally these 20 year old males are living with their >>>>>parents. >>>> >>>>BAH presumes these minimum wage kids have cars too ? >>>> >>>>She will do*anything* to evade the issue whilst trying to make out that >>>>other >>>>ppl are simply being irresponsible and therefore 'deserve' their lack of >>>>access >>>>to medical treatemnt. >>>> >>>>It's remarkably unChristian for one thing. >>> >>> >>>Now, now.....Remember - there are many more religious beliefs than >>>Christian. You surprised me with that one. >> >>Once you lot get started there's nothing that will stop >>your feeding frenzy. >> >>Buncha creeps. > > > Oops! Before I realized it, I had a brief, maybe un-Christian, thought > about you, creep. What's this, a childish "No, you are..."? > You are a bit unsettled aren't you? Don't come off as being even more stupid than you've already proved yourself. The question was, "What name do you wish to use when posting to usenet?" Answer, "unsettled." BAH was right, you fools can't even flame worth a damn.
From: Don Bowey on 16 Nov 2006 22:26 On 11/16/06 5:22 PM, in article A987h.11222$9v5.5862(a)newssvr29.news.prodigy.net, "lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net" <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > "Don Bowey" <dbowey(a)comcast.net> wrote in message > news:C1823FBF.4D1E8%dbowey(a)comcast.net... >> On 11/16/06 3:32 PM, in article >> Jv67h.6500$IR4.5893(a)newssvr25.news.prodigy.net, "lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net" >> <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> >>> >>> "Don Bowey" <dbowey(a)comcast.net> wrote in message >>> news:C1813799.4CF09%dbowey(a)comcast.net... >>>> On 11/15/06 7:50 PM, in article 455BE00C.DE95D418(a)hotmail.com, "Eeyore" >>>> <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Don Bowey wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I'd rather have a new MG, but they are not importing to the US yet. >>>>> >>>>> What are these new MGs ? >>>> >>>> It's made in Japan. I don't recall the name of the company that bought >>>> the >>>> company. The car carries the MG logo, and the guy who owned it did not >>>> use >>>> a "type" code (like MGTJ for Type Japanese). >>> >>> I think it's called the MG F. To my knowledge, they were introduced in >>> the >>> early 90s, and the company that makes them was thinking about exporting >>> to >>> the US, but it never happened. I suspect they just didn't want to have >>> to >>> deal with some safety or pollution control law that's unique to the US. >>> >>> Eric Lucas >>> >>> >> >> MG F would be unusual, given that there is already a MGTF..... >> >> I'm sure it is all the safety and pollution requirements too, which is >> fine >> by me. I can recall when cities like Portland (Or.) were bleak with smog >> from cars until the pollution laws helped fix it. I haven't seen a smoggy >> day in years and I'm for keeping it that way. >> >> Maybe I should just give up on a new MG and get a Mini Cooper S >> convertible. > > Never driven a Mini. By me, it's all about handling--it's not clear to me > that something that short would handle well. I do know that Miatas handle > absolutely beautifully. (I can't remember--did you say you had a Miata?) > There are actually several good to excellent roadsters on the market in the > US now. Just about every car maker has one, and a number of them are > supposed to drive very well. When I bought my second Miata, it was almost > an MR2...except the local Toyota dealer didn't have any in stock, would have > had a lot of trouble getting one, and wouldn't let me take the one he had > for a solo test drive. I drove down the street to the Mazda dealer, took > out the one I liked for about an hour solo on the local roads, and it was > mine an hour later. I'm considering a used BMW Z3 for my next roadster. > BMWs have an excellent reputation for drivability, and I never liked the > look of the Z4. > > Eric Lucas Truthfully, if I didn't have so many cars I'd like a Z3 or Z4. They are a better fit for a 6'3" guy than the wife's Miata, though I fit in it ok. The Mini drives very well. One of my children has a convertible S, and I get to drive it for side trips every time I hop down the Willamette Valley for a visit. Being supercharged, it's much snappier than the Miata, and it does steer quicker, but it's easy to get accustomed to it. I've been impressed with Minis since about 1982, when one waxed me and my TR7 BIG time. Life's too short to not have a car you love, or not have excellent wine and beer nearby. Don
From: unsettled on 16 Nov 2006 22:30 Don Bowey wrote: > Life's too short to not have a car you love, or not have excellent wine and > beer nearby. I guess they're acceptable substitutes for intelligence in your case.
From: Don Bowey on 16 Nov 2006 22:32 On 11/16/06 5:47 PM, in article Gw87h.11225$9v5.10694(a)newssvr29.news.prodigy.net, "lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net" <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > "Don Bowey" <dbowey(a)comcast.net> wrote in message > news:C1824889.4D214%dbowey(a)comcast.net... >> On 11/16/06 4:48 PM, in article 455D06D3.26B3FB4D(a)hotmail.com, "Eeyore" >> <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Don Bowey wrote: >>> >>>> <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: >>>>> "Don Bowey" <dbowey(a)comcast.net> wrote in message >>>>>> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> Don Bowey wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'd rather have a new MG, but they are not importing to the US yet. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What are these new MGs ? >>>>>> >>>>>> It's made in Japan. I don't recall the name of the company that >>>>>> bought >>>>>> the company. The car carries the MG logo, and the guy who owned it >>>>>> did not use a "type" code (like MGTJ for Type Japanese). >>>>> >>>>> I think it's called the MG F. To my knowledge, they were introduced in >>>>> the >>>>> early 90s, and the company that makes them was thinking about exporting >>>>> to >>>>> the US, but it never happened. I suspect they just didn't want to have >>>>> to >>>>> deal with some safety or pollution control law that's unique to the US. >>>>> >>>>> Eric Lucas >>>> >>>> >>>> MG F would be unusual, given that there is already a MGTF..... >>> >>> I googled it and it does indeed exist. >>> http://www.mgf.org/ >>> >>> >>>> I'm sure it is all the safety and pollution requirements too, which is >>>> fine >>>> by me. I can recall when cities like Portland (Or.) were bleak with >>>> smog >>>> from cars until the pollution laws helped fix it. >>> >>> When was this ? >>> >>> Graham >>> >> >> As I recall, the pollution controls began being enforced about 1970. By >> the >> end of the decade the air was much cleaner. > > And not coincidentally, since US sales accounted for the majority of MG > sales, they went under essentially at the end of the decade of the 70s. > > Eric Lucas > > The last real MG was a Limited Edition in 1980. You can spot one because they were all black with silver side artwork. Thanks for the link to the MGF. I have to say, I think the Z3 beats it for looks. Don
From: Don Bowey on 16 Nov 2006 22:38
On 11/16/06 5:49 PM, in article 455D1544.E67CE661(a)hotmail.com, "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Don Bowey wrote: > >> MG F would be unusual, given that there is already a MGTF..... > > Apparently the MGF predated the MG TF. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_F > > Graham > > Excellent link. I wish they had explained the MG is Morris Garages, I also note that in 2002 the MGF was renamed MGTF. That's cool, but it should have been MGTG, since the TF already exists since about 1955. Don |