Low maintenance was in their lexicon, it was just defined differently. "Oh, we're having a spot of trouble with the car. It did make it 35 miles since the last issue though."
-Kyle KK On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 4:04 PM, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hee, hee...you left out electrics by Lucas, the Prince of Darkness. > Had a 4-banger myself, back in the day. Left hand drive, right-handed > 3-speed shift pattern with a toggle on the dash for 4th. My roomate > had an MG and we had a snatch-rope for towing one or the other to our > neighborhood mechanic. He was a jolly little Asian guy who would just > grin and shake his head during our weekly visits, and say "Why don't > you guys just buy a Chevy?" > > The Brits had an unique mindset toward mechanical design. If you were > a "motorist" or a "cyclist," it was expected you were also a hobbyist, > equipped with spanners and spares and prepared to do your own roadside > tinkering. "Low maintenance" was just not in their lexicon. > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
