Help, having second thoughts about my MGB..

[elephantstone]

Basically my brothers just been in a crash after someone had pulled out on him. Not too bad thanks to his modern Ford Fiesta. Ive put a deposit down on an MGB and now im thinking "What if it was me in my new car?".. id be in a bad way.

Im planning to drive down to Bath from Manchester every other weekend and im now getting cold feet and thinking i should get something abit more safe.

fk.

[andyps]

elephantstone said:

Basically my brothers just been in a crash after someone had pulled out on him. Not too bad thanks to his modern Ford Fiesta. Ive put a deposit down on an MGB and now im thinking "What if it was me in my new car?".. id be in a bad way.

Im planning to drive down to Bath from Manchester every other weekend and im now getting cold feet and thinking i should get something abit more safe.

fk.

Don't worry about it, just enjoy the MGB. Don't think about crashing and chances are you won't. Life is for enjoying.

Edited by andyps on Friday 30th August 14:01

[vixen1700]

Nah, you'll be fine. A mate of mine wrapped his rubber bumper BGT round a lamp-post in the '80s and was fine.

Also my ex had her BGT V8 rammed up the arse, as I did in my '73 GT and there were no worries.

[LeoZwalf]

I'm thinking of cutting my legs of and then burning them because with them connected I might walk outside and get hit by a bus, shot by a madman or fall over onto an upturned sword carelessly left upturned by a small child.

[vixen1700]

LeoZwalf said:

I'm thinking of cutting my legs of and then burning them because with them connected I might walk outside and get hit by a bus, shot by a madman or fall over onto an upturned sword carelessly left upturned by a small child.

Sensible decision.

[elephantstone]

Hmm maybe i am overreacting, puts things into perspective though doesnt it!

[jamieduff1981]

Yes it does.

People do this stuff to you sometimes. You'll sit quivering in a padded room (with sprinkler system for fire safety) if you avoid anything with an element of risk.

Just get your MGB and enjoy it. There are countless idiots out there almost hell bent on killing you but you very quickly learn to make allowances for them and you can drive along shaking your head like your dad probably does

[DocArbathnot]

I first started driving in the seventies. I couldn't afford a new car so drove cars from the sixtyies, I crashed and was killed every other month.

My dad said "next car you buy, try to get inertia reel seat belts", Whenever I buy a car without them they get fitted (keeps Mrs Doc happy)

Nobody can prevent everything but good tyres, brakes and reading the road help.

[ikarl]

Crash a Fiesta and live

Crash an MGB and die

.... not sure which one is worse tbh





at least if you do die, you looked pretty good doing it. Your brother, not so much.

[kambites]

Buy the MG and if you're worried about safety, spend some money on advanced driver training. Whilst usually one person is "at fault", the vast majority of two-car accidents can only happen because both parties drive less than perfectly.

[vixen1700]

DocArbathnot said:

I first started driving in the seventies. I couldn't afford a new car so drove cars from the sixtyies, I crashed and was killed every other month.

[balls-out]

buy a motorbike to park outside, then whenever you set off in the MG, you can consider how much safer you are..
[from a dedicated bike rider]

[Riley Blue]

I've driven over 3000 miles this year in my seatbelt-less Riley 1.5. I don't think I'd been deaded yet.

[V8 TEJ]

As others have said, life is too short, do the things you want before you realise you're too old to bother :-)

7 years ago, I did this to my Triumph Stag. Was a fairly high speed crash and the car held up reasonably well considering. Smashing my head on that Moto-Lita steering wheel (with polished metal centre cap) was not nice though!


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Even now I use a 1986 BMW E28 to cover 300 miles a week. My 2 year old daughter sits in it a lot too. If someone is going to pull out in front of you/smash you from the side, then not a lot can be done about it.

[GreatGranny]

OP I know what you mean but you can't go through life thinking like that.

Worry more about doing Manchester to Bath once a fortnight through the winter :-)

Personally I would look at the train if the weather is bad.

[mgtony]

The fuel consumption will kill you before the car does.

[SV8Predator]

This is buyer's remorse. Looking for a excuse not to buy this MGB.

Next thread will be in S,P&L asking how he can get his deposit back.

[Faust66]

Look at it this way OP: accept that if you crash you will probably come out of it in a worse shape then the other driver. Therefore, think a bit more about your driving – try and pay closer attention to the road ahead, allow greater breaking distances and take note of potential hazards.

It’s my belief that a lot of people drive like idiots because they *know* that they’ll be OK in the event of a prang. Take away the airbags & crumple zones etc. and I bet a lot more people would drive with more care & respect for other road users (and the conditions at the time).

Part of driving a classic as a daily IMO is to get out of the ‘must get there ASAP, no one can be in front of me, out of my way, me me me’ mentality that makes driving in this country a chore sometimes.

It ain’t how fast you get there. It’s how you get there that matters.

[Crosswise]

Wasn't the MGB the first car to be designed with crumple zones? They actually hold up quite well, there is an official crash test video on the British Pathe website if you're interested.

[sandman77]

vixen1700 said:

Also my ex had her BGT V8 rammed up the arse

Perv.