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  • #233796
    Montie Henderson
    Participant

    @montie

     58* + lots of sun = 2 hr drive in the country.  Life is good 

    #247662
    edward ericson
    Participant

    @edsnova

    Nice.

    I drove Bridget to the grocery store to pick up some lettuce. There was one perfect tomato left from the garden and I wanted a final BLT of the season.

    Guy walks over to the car as I’m leaving. “I want that car,” he says. “How much would you sell it for?”

    “Well,” I said, “since there’s no ‘for sale’ sign on it and you’re coming to me, how ‘about you make an offer? What do you suppose you’d like to pay?”

    “I don’t know,” the guy says. “How about $40,000?”

    “Sold!” said I. “Show me the money.”

    “Really?”

    “Hell yes,” I said.

    “I thought you’d say $100,000.”

    I started her up, blipped the throttle to let him know what powers her. We talked a minute. I told him I heard of a guy not far from here who was talking about selling one like it. Told him he should be looking to spend more like $4,000.

    He seemed genuinely surprised.

    “You don’t want to sell that one,” he asked.

    “Not really,” said. “But you come to me with $40,000, I won’t even haggle.”

    #247663
    Tom Colello
    Participant

    @gunfighter

    Great post Ed. I especially like the show me the money comment.

    I had a guy at the Cruisin The Coast event ask me how much I paid for Winston. When I didn’t say he asked $60K. I said with a smile. “No, but if you’re in the market I’d certainly consider $60K as a good starting figure. He smiled back!

    #247664
    Mark
    Participant

    @mglondonroadste

    I took my Honda S2000 on a run with a group of Miata owners this weekend.  We made a Poker run of it, stopping at historic places in the more rural county next door for new cards, and ended up at a casino for the buffet lunch.  I got to take advantage of being a first time enrollee for their players club, which gave me instant credit to cover the buffet lunch and $15 in credit for the slot machines.  I ended up with $20.00 in cash, a free lunch and a nice sunny, cool day with the top town.

    If I do this ride again, I’ll be tempted to take one of my TD replicas, but they do drive some sections rather spirited, so I might have to play catch up.

     

    #247665
    Mark
    Participant

    @mglondonroadste

    Wow, if someone offered me $40,000 for one of my TD replicas, I surely be tempted to sell.  I wonder when the 2000 TD will be available in the USA and how much it will go for?

    #247666
    Bill Gould
    Participant

    @texag71

    Is the TD2000 still being made? I read somewhere that the original company in Australia was bought out by a Malaysian outfit, but haven’t seen anything since. 

    1981 Lafer TI
    1600 cc Type 1 engine

    #247667
    Mark
    Participant

    @mglondonroadste

    Yes, it was bought out by a Malaysian company and is shipping to various countries around the world.  japan is the newest distribution and they responded to my questions about a US version.

    They have a car in for testing to US standards and hope to have one in the next year if not sooner.

    http://www.td-2000.com/

     

    #247668
    Paul Mossberg
    Keymaster

    @pmossberg

    Most impressive photo on the TD-2000 site, captioned as a 1986 crash test. No mention of the speed.

    As they say on Mythbusters, “Don’t try this at home.”

    PMOSSBERG40856.8103587963

    Paul Mossberg
    Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
    2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

    If you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)

    #247669
    newkitman
    Participant

    @newkitman

    Is that the steering shaft sticking through the center of the steering wheel and into the rear area? If so, talk about getting skewered! newkitman40856.9132175926

    Allen Caron
    VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
    "If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The Shack

    #247670
    Paul Mossberg
    Keymaster

    @pmossberg

    Can’t tell what it is. But it’s hard to believe it is the steering column.

    The front end is not collapsed enough to drive the column back through the passenger compartment.

    And as a practical matter, if the column DID protrude back like that, you can bet your last dollar someone at TD-2000 would have said, “No way you are putting that photo on the web site.”

    Paul Mossberg
    Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
    2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

    If you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)

    #247671
    Peter C. King
    Participant

    @bdriver

     

    It might be the actuator that was used to steer the car during the crash test.  

    #247672
    Bill Gould
    Participant

    @texag71

    Well, it’s all moot to me anyway. Couldn’t afford one even if they were street legal here. 

    1981 Lafer TI
    1600 cc Type 1 engine

    #247673
    newkitman
    Participant

    @newkitman

    Amen to that Bill.

    Allen Caron
    VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
    "If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The Shack

    #247674
    Paul Mossberg
    Keymaster

    @pmossberg

    Ouch.

    On the Japanese TD-2000 site ( http://www.td2000.jp/ ) the list price for the base car with a 5spd trans is 4,599,000 yen.

    At this morning’s conversion rate, that is $59,250 USD.

    Add another 270,900 yen ($3,490 USD) for the rollbar, luggage rack, moto-lita steering wheel and leather interior.

    PMOSSBERG40857.3838888889

    Paul Mossberg
    Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
    2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

    If you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)

    #247675
    edward ericson
    Participant

    @edsnova

    Moto Lita? Thought the thing had air bags.

    Love me some air bags. But love me some shiny wood-rimmed three-spoke steering wheel more.

    At least until I hit something head-on, hard.

    #247676
    Paul Mossberg
    Keymaster

    @pmossberg

    Nope…no where are air bags mentioned.

    Paul Mossberg
    Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
    2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

    If you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)

    #247677
    Bill Gould
    Participant

    @texag71

    I’m sorry, but for 60 grand I could buy and fix up a whole FLEET of TD replicas, rent a garage to store them in, and have enough left over to replace the tailgate and back bumper on my 2000 Ranger XLT.

    Or, take my wife to Europe for a few weeks.

    1981 Lafer TI
    1600 cc Type 1 engine

    #247678
    Paul Mossberg
    Keymaster

    @pmossberg

    Bill…

    How about two more TDs AND a European vacation?!

    Paul Mossberg
    Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
    2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

    If you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)

    #247679
    newkitman
    Participant

    @newkitman

    How about more TDs and DRIVING one throughout Europe! Now that’s the ticket!  

    Allen Caron
    VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
    "If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The Shack

    #247680
    Bill Gould
    Participant

    @texag71

    I’d most likely forget which side of the road to drive on and end up needing an MD more than a TD.

    1981 Lafer TI
    1600 cc Type 1 engine

    #247681
    Paul Mossberg
    Keymaster

    @pmossberg

    Just don’t go to the UK and you’ll be fine.

    They drive on the right (that is the CORRECT) side of the road on the continent and in the Scandinavian countries.

    Paul Mossberg
    Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
    2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

    If you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)

    #247682
    Dennis Brock
    Participant

    @dbrock

    76 degrees Tuesday, drove the Cardinal to my volunteer job at the Humane Society.  46 degrees today, fraid it was my trusty Ford Ranger!

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