I can think of about fifty good reasons not to live in Califuckingfornia [187, actually], but there is one reason to think about living in San Diego or thereabouts, and that’s to enjoy owning a car like this 1950 MG T-type sports car:
(details in the link)
You can’t really drive this beauty anywhere that isn’t warm and relatively rain-free — which would straight away rule out Texas (heat, massive downpours), Florida (ditto) and Wisconsin (bitter cold and snow), to give but some examples. Or just resign yourself to driving it only a couple months a year, on a day-by-day basis. So: southern California exclusively.
But $25,000 for a sweetie-pie like this, in this condition?
Have mercy. It’s almost enough to… errr no it isn’t.
” Driving it only a couple of months a Year” …… which is exactly how the current owner is using the car. I highly doubt he puts more than 2,000 miles a year on it, if that. No mention of mileage in the write-up – probably because the odometer failed again even after the rebuilt instruments and the new 5 speed is not compatible with it anyway. I’m sure it spends most of its life covered in a garage away from the southern California sun. Now as for actually using this car as anything approaching more than occasional use, I remember driving my Austin Healey Sprite in the late 60’s. It was a great car for a 17 year old, who needed a car to get to his summer job and go out with girls at night. But, like this MG, it was completely impractical for any other use.
…and based on that price point, he doesn’t really want to sell it, but age is starting to catch-up with him… and most of the potential buyers.
Only $25,000? I’d have expected twice that. Then clicking on the ad, I see similar offerings with similar prices, so perhaps it’s not out of line.
Good looking MG, to bad it didn’t come with wire wheels