I've Realized What I Really Want In A Car.

"G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3" (gbodyman) 10/15/2016 at 00:28 • Filed to: None

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Ever been in a car that once you get up in the rev range, the notes of the intake, engine, and exhaust are resonating at just the right tone that everything goes fuzzy as if you’re looking at old polaroids and everything comes flooding back and in that moment you are one with everything and whole again? If I could have a car that gave me that feeling, I’d be the happiest man in the world. I think I need an MG B in my life, Lucas electrics and all.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 10/15/2016 at 00:31

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NA Miata bone stock does that to me. Right when you hit the sweet spot of power this odd little buzz comes from the factory exhaust and it’s the most ludicrously charming noise ever.

TheHondaBro > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 10/15/2016 at 00:32

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Mine just sounds anxious.

RallyWrench > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 10/15/2016 at 00:49

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Them’s good feels, you do need an MGB. I have a soft spot for them ever since I was a kid and an older cousin’s B gave me the same feels.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/15/2016 at 00:58

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As much as I love NA Miatas, the noise they make and the sensations they give you aren’t quite the same as an MG B. The Miata always makes you smile. The MG gives you a smile, but also a lump in your throat and slightly watery eyes. It’s so hard to describe but it’s there, and no other car has made me feel quite like that.

gmctavish needs more space > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 10/15/2016 at 00:59

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I have to get past 5k rpm to get my engine to sound like anything at all, and I hardly hear the exhaust at all. My friends E28 did that for me, I miss that car. Actually, so did his E34. he was good at throwing together hack exhausts and intakes that sounded phenomenal

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > RallyWrench 10/15/2016 at 01:01

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It makes you happy, but gives you a lump in your throat and slightly watery eyes at the same time. I don’t know why, but the one time I drove a clapped-out rubber bumper one around the block, it made me feel whole in a way. Am I making any sense?

gmctavish needs more space > TheHondaBro 10/15/2016 at 01:01

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A V6 Accord coupe the same gen as yours passed me the other day, absolutely hauling. The induction was fantastic, you should make yours do that

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > gmctavish needs more space 10/15/2016 at 01:05

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As much as I love the various older BMWs I’ve been in, none gave me that same lump in my throat as the MG B did. It’s sort-of like the Series II E-type I got to ride in, but a little more sentimental to me.

RallyWrench > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 10/15/2016 at 01:06

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Absolutely. My cousin’s car was a multicolored primer beater, and I was years too young to drive, but it left an impression.

gmctavish needs more space > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 10/15/2016 at 01:14

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I’ve never been in an MGB, but I really want one. maybe only because my Dad had one, but I think also because they’re awesome. A guy I see all the time In North Van dailies a mint one in the summer and my god it sounds good. Definitely not stock exhaust or carbs. Sp roarty and evocative, I love it. The only British roadsters I’v been in belonged to a friends dad, a TR3 and an Austin 7 Brooklands Supercharged. I want both.

The freshly restored TR3 in 2013

The Austin

The Austin is maybe the best vehicular experience I’ve ever had. a 700cc supercharged I4 with 33hp, 700lbs plus two people, and a 3 speed crashbox. Amazing little car. 100km/h felt like 200.

Me, for scale.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 10/15/2016 at 01:44

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Must.......resist........urge........to check..........Craigslist........

*Hits computer with hammer

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 10/15/2016 at 08:40

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Alfa Romeos are also a good bet. /former Alfa owner. Still misses it.

Flies With Thunderbirds > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 10/15/2016 at 12:16

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Oh, you’ve driven both an NB and a MGB enough to have definitive opinions about each of them? How Southey compare to and NA? Or an NC? Wait, how do they compare to an Audi TT? What about a Boxster? I’m sure you’ve driven all of those extensively too.

You do realise that it’s okay not to have an opinion about everything right?

Jayhawk Jake > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 10/15/2016 at 12:56

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Like you know anything about polaroids

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Jayhawk Jake 10/15/2016 at 13:45

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I ended up getting rid of my SX-70 and Impulse when I moved. Trust me, I know they’re something special.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Flies With Thunderbirds 10/15/2016 at 13:46

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Chill, dude. I’ve driven an MG B, and an NA, not an NB. The MG is several degrees worse, yet has more charm about it.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > gmctavish needs more space 10/15/2016 at 13:51

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There’s usually a decent one or two up for sale in the Okanagan for cheap.

vicali > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 10/16/2016 at 19:09

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Kelowna is not so bad now is it?

http://www.drakesbritishmotors.com/

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > vicali 10/17/2016 at 00:06

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The 74 isn’t bad, but everything else either requires rust repair or has an odd engine swap. Even then, I’ve seen better examples go privately for less than that 74 is listed for.

vicali > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 10/17/2016 at 11:43

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Yes, but Drakes is the Western Canada specialist for MG/Triumphs.. and it’s in your backyard..

MGs are a lot like buying a westy, a)cheapest is not always the cheapest, b)they all need rust repair, and c)Having a ‘pro’ look over them before you buy is worth it’s weight in gold.

My friend Chris the MG fanatic likes the guys at Drakes, that’s good enough for me. They bring most of their cars from Cali and hand pick them, if you are serious about having a long term British project they should be your first stop.

These are Chris’s, the GT is fast, the green one has a buick v8.. it’s scary fast.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > vicali 10/17/2016 at 14:01

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And since they all need rust repair, why buy a $4.5k Cali car that needs sills and wings when you could buy a $3k Canadian car that needs sills and wings and floors?