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01-16-2008 10:03 AM #1
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Forget the family hotrod wagon girlfriend likes british
after talkin to the old lady about building a wagon she wasn't for it she likes big chev 4x4's and britsh cars like MGB and Triumph
oh no
yep i can it see now her driving around in a classic british racing green MGB convertable
but maybe i can perswade her into a green lifted fullsize blazer? 
Derek Doble
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01-16-2008 10:14 AM #2
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speedy get her the MGB then stuff a S/B under the hood..."Breathe in... Breathe out... then move on with life. Life's too short to sweat the small stuff"
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01-16-2008 10:17 AM #3
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I agree, but also take out a rather large term life insurance policy on her first.
Originally Posted by G.R.
KitzJon Kitzmiller, MSME, PhD EE, 32 Ford Hiboy Roadster, Cornhusker frame, Heidts IFS/IRS, 3.50 Posi, Lone Star body, Lone Star/Kitz internal frame, ZZ502/550, TH400
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01-16-2008 01:23 PM #4
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Just go easy on the C/R of that SB Chevy . She will be Originally Posted by G.R.
having to buy high co$t gas 
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01-16-2008 02:14 PM #5
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Forget the MGB. Get her a Jag XKE, 4.2 L dohc 6, BRG convertible. Guarantee she'll keep it longer than she'll keep you. If you're smart you'll marry her then you can have both.
If you've got a lot of green stuff stashed, get her a BRG DB5. Better investment for the long haul.Bob
A good friend will come and bail you out of jail....but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying..."Damn....that was fun!
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01-16-2008 03:00 PM #6
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Oh sure, ladies love sportscars. Put a little something like this under her Xmas tree and I can guarantee you she will think you are really "special."
("special ed, that is)
Don
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01-16-2008 10:17 AM #7
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double postLast edited by G.R.; 01-16-2008 at 10:19 AM. Reason: double post
"Breathe in... Breathe out... then move on with life. Life's too short to sweat the small stuff"
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01-16-2008 10:36 AM #8
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Man I thought you were gonna build a cool family wagon
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01-16-2008 10:38 AM #9
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As a body shop manager I saw plenty of MGBs go to the crusher. Get her a '69-'76 TR6. Something you can both love and enjoy.
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01-16-2008 10:53 AM #10
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well i'm really bummed about the wagon project I was all for it and thought it would of been cool. but she don't like wagons not even the old classics then she says to me "Do you remember that old red car we saw at the gas station i liked?" and i said yeah "I would want something like that or a big lifted truck with big tires" well the car we saw was a late 50's red MGB convertable.
Derek Doble
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01-16-2008 11:24 AM #11
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Get her a Anglia ,and tell her its an early MGConfusious say: He who dies with the most toys, Wins
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01-16-2008 04:00 PM #12
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LMAO Originally Posted by redrodman48
what makes it so funny is she'd probally believe me.
Derek Doble
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01-16-2008 11:29 AM #13
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Yeah, my bride went through that phase a few years back. Ended up getting a BRG Spitfire. The key was I told her I'd learned my lesson on Brit cars many moons ago and wouldn't work on it for her. After having to pay several times to have those annoying, niggling, totally frustrating series of problems that will inevitably happen fixed all the joy was out of it for her.....................and on went the for sale sign. Originally Posted by speedy55779
........she likes ........and britsh cars like MGB and Triumph oh no 
As a variation on the old boat saying; "The two happiest days in a Brit car owners life is the day they buy the car, and the day they sell it!"Last edited by Bob Parmenter; 01-16-2008 at 11:31 AM.
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It's much easier to promise someone a "free" ride on the wagon than to urge them to pull it.
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01-16-2008 11:35 AM #14
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There's nothing worse than British automotive electrical systems---
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01-16-2008 11:51 AM #15
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Yup, that guy Lucas was the Prince of Darkness... 
Get her a nice Sunbeam Tiger..
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