"Argent" (argent)
03/02/2014 at 11:00 • Filed to: NPOCP
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"Argent" (argent)
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First one is a '74 MGB. It looks a little rough on the edges, but "runs and drives" for only $1200.
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/4310287553…
Second one up is a '67 Spitfire that looks fairly well sorted.
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/4355461141…
I'm tempted to check out that second one, but then again, British electrics...
wkiernan
> Argent
03/02/2014 at 11:17 |
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The thing about a B is that they're so simple and so easy and cheap to fix that - if the rust hasn't set in - you can buy a low-cost old beater and restore it to perfect running shape for a not-unreasonable price. Then you'll have a car that's really sweet to drive.
This assumes, however, that you are willing to go with non-original replacements, such as after market fuel pumps and electric doodads that actually work. If you insist on period-correct accessories you can blow up your sports-car budget..
Slave2anMG
> Argent
03/02/2014 at 11:26 |
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The Spit looks quite tidy. The B looks mostly complete but very tatty. The thing I'd be all over on that B is rust...it will leech you dry repairing it. I had an MGB and found it a lovely car to drive, but it didn't encourage the sort of socially incorrect rorty driving that a tiny car like the Spit or my Midget will. If was going to be home this week I'd be glad to ride down to Sanford and Cameron and take a look at them with you...give you a pair of experienced and somewhat jaundiced eyes :)
The Transporter
> Argent
03/02/2014 at 11:43 |
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There's something a little sketchy about the price of that MGB. The ad says "minimal rust," but minimal can mean different things to different people.
Slant6
> Argent
03/02/2014 at 11:53 |
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I saw A earlier this week and tried to get my friends to buy this with me instead of going to prom. British roadsters are way more fun than spending money on dancing.
Thisnewformatisrubbish
> Argent
03/02/2014 at 12:20 |
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C P. There is a datsun 1600, on clist, one owner for$ 3k. The want is strong, but I'm too big to fit.
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Thisnewformatisrubbish
> The Transporter
03/02/2014 at 12:22 |
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If there is no steel left, the remaining rust, is minimal. :)
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> Argent
03/02/2014 at 12:33 |
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I've got a story about old British electrics. My family's currently keeping a 1998 Mini Cooper for a friend and I regularly go and start it up, just to keep the battery charged.
The lights have a mind of their own, I swear. The headlights sometimes refuse to turn on. Sometimes they do. Sometimes they need a little persuasion. Sometimes they have to wait until the engine is up to working temperature. On occasion, they only turn on when I flick the indicators. Sometimes I have to flick the indicators hard to turn the headlights on. Sometimes slowly. And when I turn on the beams and turn them back off, the main headlights refuse to work again. Never mind, a flick of the indicators will sort them out!
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Slave2anMG
> The Transporter
03/02/2014 at 12:43 |
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Get up under the rockers, lift the carpet and check the battery tray behind the seats - $5 says you'll find the tin worm in full roar...
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The Transporter
> Slave2anMG
03/02/2014 at 12:50 |
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If he could be talked down in price by a few hundred, it'd make an excellent parts car for a non-rusted out MGB.
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Argent
> wkiernan
03/02/2014 at 13:15 |
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Indeed. The rust really is my main worry about the B. And it really would be a great budget sports car, since I'm both too poor and too impatient to deal with fiddly period-correct parts.
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Argent
> Slant6
03/02/2014 at 14:25 |
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Definitely! And the whole prom thing is getting more and more expensive every year. Think of all the go-fast parts you could buy instead of going to prom for $175-$300! The last year I was in highschool. I just skipped prom and went to an after-party. It was waaay more fun, and only cost me a few packs of soda.
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Argent
> Slant6
03/02/2014 at 14:42 |
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Definitely! During my last year of highschool, I just skipped prom altogether and went straight to an after-party, and all it cost me was a few packs of soda. Prom costs are getting crazy high nowadays. The one prom I attended a few years ago, I spent about $250; some people spent as much as $1000. Just think of all the go-fast parts you could get for that kind of money!
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Argent
> wkiernan
03/02/2014 at 14:47 |
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Indeed. Rust would be my main concern for the MGB. If the rust isn't too bad, then it definitely would be a fun little budget sportscar, since I have neither the time, the money, nor the patience to deal with expensive, fiddly old parts.
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Argent
> Slave2anMG
03/02/2014 at 14:57 |
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Yeah, I'm kind of leaning towards checking out the Spitfire, since it's a bit cleaner and sportier. The only problem is convincing my parents to let me check it out. I'm hoping I can play the nostalgia card on my dad, since he used to own one in his youth.
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Slave2anMG
> Argent
03/02/2014 at 15:43 |
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The question then becomes...does your dad have good memories of the car? And hopefully doesn't have memories of hooning the thing :)
The only thing I don't like about that Spit is the lack of overdrive...makes for busy highway cruising.