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ronzet

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Jedi Knight
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MG Fans...

I did not come up with these.. I just arranged them into an order...

The Top Ten ways to tell if you are an MG owner...
10) you need more garage space to park dead cars than working ones.
9) you get your car started like Fred Flintstone.
8) you refuse to make friends with people named Lucas.
7) ... ... you wave at other LBC drivers (even Tr*umph drivers) without fail.
6) ... your parts car is in the garage and your spouse's car is in the driveway.
5) ... you cross your fingers every time you try to start the car.
4) you wonder what's wrong when you see a car without an oil drip under it.
3) you wait until the car's running before you fasten your seatbelt.
2). ... you pull the hood latch, before you try the key.
1) ... you get this feeling of impending doom when the car is running really, really well.

Just for Fun....
 
Steve,

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]Only one out of ten. I guess I'm not a very good MG owner! [/QUOTE]

au contraire, mon ami.. You are a good owner... just a rare one.. :smirk:

I guess I should ask... Which One??
 
I should make a guessing game of it but I'm too tired. Number 7 is the one. :smile: Number 6 is almost relevant because the wife's car is in the driveway while the old British stuff is in the garage, but I don't have any parts cars. There's a non-runner but it's more of restoration work (engine, gearbox and suspension rebuild).
 
hehehe...guess my answers say it all:

10) you need more garage space to park dead cars than working ones.....I have sheds just for all the dead cars
9)
8)
7) ... ... you wave at other LBC drivers (even Tr*umph drivers) without fail.
6) ... your parts car is in the garage and your spouse's car is in the driveway.....parts cars have their own covered storage; wife's car is always outside!
5).
4)
3)
2). ... you pull the hood latch, before you try the key....all my hoods are not latched down when in the garage so its partially right: I completely close the hood after the car's runnnig.
1)
 
Tony,

Four out of ten is a good number.

I must admit that the BIGGEST one for me and the reason I listed it as #1 is the 'feeling of impending doom'..... :wall:

As for the rest.... :rolleyes:
 
The Top Ten ways to tell if you are an MG owner...
10) you need more garage space to park dead cars than working ones. Nope all in the driveway or up at my moms.
9)
8)
7) ... ... you wave at other LBC drivers (even Tr*umph drivers) without fail.
6) ... your parts car is in the garage and your spouse's car is in the driveway. Kinda true. The wifes car, my trucks and the bimmer are in the front driveway. Parts cars are in the back driveway and in my Moms Garage. My mom wants to use the Garage this coming winter though.
5) ... you cross your fingers every time you try to start the car. Not really but I do in the GT after a long drive. It does not like to re-start.
4) you wonder what's wrong when you see a car without an oil drip under it. Funny you mention this. I did not see the usuall drip from the roadster last night...hmmmm.
3)
2)
1)
 
LOL! Number one is pretty funny. :smile:

Expanding on Tony's unlatched bonnets, in my garage I make it a rule to leave the bonnet latched if a car is good to go, and unlatched (but not raised) if a car is not roadworthy. This way I never accidentally take out a car that has a problem or unfinished project. I starter doing this when my wife pulled her MGA out of the garage for a trip to the store but returned it because of a strange noise. The strange noise was all the bolts from the radiator rattling around on the front shelf, along with the tools used to remove them! Good thing the fan was also removed or that could have been ugly. I considered using hang tags on the keys but since there are only two of us I figured that would be overkill.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]I did not see the usuall drip from the roadster last night.[/QUOTE]
Don't drive that car, you're out of oil! :wink:
 
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