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MG MGA - What do you love most about your A

Hate is such an ugly word...

What do you love about your A?

I love setting up a corner, braking/downshift, maintain throttle, feeling the suspension load, tires hook up, and the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is hammered after apex. Maybe a little drift? He he he.

Oh and I also like washing her thinking about all the work that I've done. Each panel and bit of chrome has special memories.

Big grins!!!

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John B

Taken straight from my post in the "hate" thread:

The old car smell. Loud exhaust. No car payment, No radio, no ABS, no power brakes, no power steering, and no back seat.

Maybe the sarcasm was lost then, but what I love is the simplicity. I'm not such a fruit that in conversation/posts I'd refer to any of my cars by a female's name, but I do feel like each has a friendly soul... and did I mention no back seat?
Kemper

"No back seat"....
Hmmmmnn....well...when I was younger I use to keep a sleeping bag in the boot to make up for the lack of a back seat. Either that or a very flexible and cooperative "friend".
Perhaps not what I love most about my A....
GTF
G T Foster

Oh yeah, I almost forgot my pre-marriage life when a back seat was important. Now it means only enough room for me and my wife!
Kemper

The beautiful lines, she is a pretty automobile! The wind in the face, top down driving, driving the car to the max, and thereby (safely) pushing it's limits and mine, the engine and gearbox sounds, the surprised and envious stares, and many comments (Nice car) Especially the challenge of keeping the beast running and on the road, on a very tight budget. Learning more about, and becoming extremely, and intimately "connected" with this automotive legend, and piece of history.
Glenn

Everything except

Geez, I sat here for 5 minutes trying to figure out how to finish that sentence. Can't be done! :)
Steve Simmons

The look of envy on other drivers faces....
Garreth

It's a head turner. Graceful lines and a car that at one time was fairly common on the roads, now a rare occurence. Also the fact that I'm intimately familiar with every nut and bolt on the car. After five years of work, I can truly say it's mine.
R. L Carleen

Everything really...but especially the speedometer and the tachometer...they are absolutely classic!
MGAJoe

I love the feeling, and the look on the other bloke's face, when my MGA takes an SCCA autocross trophy away from a bunch of cars 40 years newer. Also all the approving comments from the peanut gallery everywhere it goes. Mostly I just love driving it.
Barney Gaylord

A sunny day in spring, a full tank of gas and about 50 miles of winding back country Vancouver Island roads. How can you not love that?????????????????????????????????
Mitch Smith

Almost impossible to pin it on one thing. The look of the car are so timeless. It sits in the garage and each time I open the door to go out to one of my new cars, I'm stunned by just how good it looks!

When I'm driving it I don't want to give up the controls to my wife (the original owner) who loves to drive it as much as I. For both of us it brings back our youth (it was her first car, at age 19) and here, many years later, it still is our favorite.

We live near "the Hamptons", with all the bling-bling, Ferraris, etc, and once or twice a year we take it out there to have lunch. We park it, and get into conversations before we get to the sidewalk. It draws stares and admiring glances from almost everyone. Hard to describe, except to the rest of you who also have the good fortune to own one !!
- Ken
Ken Doris

It's a freak'n chick magnet. It's way better than going to the park with your dog. Course the best is taking your dog to the park in the MGA. Darn thing is by next spring the chicks will also be a year older. Are women over the age of 45 still considered chicks. Guess it depends on your perspective.
Don't ever let my wife see this though.

Happy Holidays to you all

LOL
Kris
Kris Sorensen

When I take it to the garage for the annual NYS inspection (cause I HAVE to) and the mechanic tries to start it by turning the key and then, with this look of confusion, says "OK what's the deal here?"....Priceless!

GTF
G T Foster

Ah, the annual inspection. The last time (and final time) I had my '58 inspected, the indicator flasher unit decided not to work on the way to the garage. During the inspection, as I sat in the car, the guy said, "headlights...Ok...brake lights...Ok." Then he said, "left signal." I stuck my hand out the window and manually gave the signal. He then said, "You have to have signal lights." Before I could come up with the lie, the garage expert walked over and said, "These things don't have signal lights." Thank goodness for the 1500 tail lights.

Another time, a local cop pulled me over for a burned-out headlight ('58 Coupe). I forgot I had a pistol in the car (yes, I'm licensed to carry one). He saw the gun and his carefree attitude suddenly changed. There was a lot of screaming on his part and as I glanced out the window, with my gun permit in hand, I was looking right down the barrel of a 9mm. It was literally 2 inches from my pupil. Backup arrived and I was handcuffed and they proceed to search the MG. The boot lid had them stymied for several minutes. I tried to explain the "metal ring behind the seat". I couldn't help but laugh, visualizing monkeys trying to work some mechanical puzzle in order to gain access to a banana. Finally I commented, "Officer, if you remove these handcuffs, I'll open the trunk for you." Long story short - I was released, but was issued a ticket for improper registration (the license plate and registration card were for my midget-which I foolishly confessed in a panic-they didn't know the MGA wasn't a '73 Midget).

Like Barney's autocross kills, I loved smoking a new C5 Corvette in my stock MGA.

Sorry to ramble, but there are three more things I love about my MGA!
Kemper

I enjoy the double takes people have and the cruising down back roads. The history of the car and it styling keep me looking at it all the time.
DRE Devin

I drove my MGA to the Czech Republic through Germany in September - undoubtedly the best thing was the reaction from other drivers. Cars in the middle lane of the autobahn would slow down and hoot and wave at us like mad. Whenever we stoped at a service station we would get a crowd of people asking about the car. Absolutely fantastic.

In Uk we of course have 'the MG wave' - is obligatory to wave to other MG's on the road - and of course they wave back - pathetic I know, but great fun.

Good points about driving the car? The sound, the smell, the thrill of throwing it around a corner and knowing (almost) what it's going to do. I just love driving the car - if it could, I'd like it to have my babies!!

Happy Christmas all.
D J Hill

It's a primitive car. The only thing "electronic" in it (unless you have a radio) is the condenser. I love the fact that it's low-tech. No windows. No starter solenoid. No syncro in first. It's pure machine and nothing else. And it's one of the most beautiful cars ever made. Merry Christmas, everyone!

http://zippo.homelinux.org/mg/images/mg-xmas-sm.jpg
David Breneman

The fact that it is Christmas and my coupe is painted red.
Tom Balutis

What I love about my MGA is what everyone else has said plus, the rumble of the Buick V8 under the hood!
mgdoc

Badge says, MGA, it's Red, has wire wheels, it looks like a classic sports car, what's not to love? says it all, doesn't it?
maurie prior

I love it when I fire up the 215 Buick in my '57 at a car show with the hood down. People say wow that doesn't sound like a 4 cylinder. Lyle
Lyle Jacobson

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