[DMCForum] Re: off-topic (MG?) / Triumph SPITFIRE

["Matt Spittle" <mds328@xxxxxxx>]

This is the kind of response I was looking for.  Thanks I'll check
into 'em.  

Matt
#1604


--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "jamesrguk" <James_rg@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> Matt,
> 
> I havent got an MG but I've got a '73 Triumph MKIV Spitfire, I've 
> had 2 of them and they are superb. 
> 
> The MG has a bit more power as I think they come in 1.6 and 1.8ltr 
> sizes, but the lines of the Spit do it for me.
> 
> Very reliable, cheap easy to get parts, easy to fix, I have used my 
> Spitfire to get to work for the last month and completed a 1000mile 
> round trip to Land End (see www.nightorday.co.uk) with out a single 
> problem.
> 
> As for MG's they are in the same ball park as Triumphs, just watch 
> out for the old tin worm and bodged repairs, other than that you 
> can't go too wrong.
> 
> There are loads of Spitfires for sale in the USA on eBay, it'll be 
> the cheapest fu you ever had.
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> 
> James RG
> England UK
> 
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Josh Porter" <joshp1986@xxxx> 
> wrote:> Mike Clemens is the MG master. 
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Matt Spittle" <mds328@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hey fellas,
> 
> I was contemplating purchasing a '70-74 MGB for my daily driver.  Do 
> any of you D owners have experience w/ them and can relate owning 
> one of those compared to owning a D?  They seem inexpensive, and 
> since I take a bus to work, I don't need something ultra-reliable.  
> I have been interested in getting a convertible of some sort for 
> awhile now, though.  
> 
> thanks,
> 
> 
> Matt
> > > #1604

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