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MG MGA - 2009 can only get better...

...it's hell on the shoes for braking, acceleration's a little weak as well...Happy New Year all!

Rich Drinovz

Hey Fred where's Wilma? Happy New Year.
MLS Somers

Can only get better, indeed.

Henri D'HAENENS

Henri,
I do hope nobody got hurt. Regarding the car, I feel your pain.
Rich,
The important thing is that your weather is nice when you go for a drive.
Happy New year.
mike parker

Henri, how much damage was caused by that? Is the frame OK?

I think from what I'm finding as I go through my car is it was involved in something similar in 1972.

Christopher
Christopher Wilson

The car is total loss. I'm looking for another coupé and I will see one next saturday.
Henri D'HAENENS

Totaling my 68 MGB was what led me to find and restore a basket-case MGA. It brought the MG world back into balance. I couple months ago I found some insurance pictures I had taken of the B after the crash. I hadn't seen them since I'd taken them in 1984. It still made me cry. But the A makes me smile. Good luck, Henri.
David Breneman

ood luck with the restoration Rich - sory to hear of your accident Henri - hope that you were unhurt - good luck in your search for another A - cheers Cam
Cam Cunningham

Rich,
Obviously the photo was not taken in the past three weeks. It would look more like a sleigh right now!
Happy New Year.
Peter.
P. Tilbury

Henri,

When you say it is a "total loss" are you using the term used by insurance companies "the cost to repair exceeds the insured value"?

I have seen cars with much worse damage repaired. One of the advantages of cars with a body and chassis that can be separated is that the chassis frame can be straightened on a jig, using the known measurement points. Body panel repair is almost unlimited in the panels that can be repaired/replaced.


Mick
M F Anderson

Yes indeed, total loss according to the insurers. I keep the car and I will try selling it. I really have no time for any restoration.
H D'HAENENS

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