Path: utzoo!utgpu!alliant.com!UUCP Reply-To: british-cars@alliant.com Errors-To: british-cars-request@alliant.com Sender: british-cars-request@alliant.com Return-Path: droms%perseus.bucknell.edu@CORNELLC.cit.cornell.edu Date: Mon, 12 Feb 90 12:54:59 EST From: "Ralph E. Droms" Subject: Re: 1100's, New British Roadster? To: british-cars@alliant.com Message-ID: <9002121754.AA17233@perseus> References: Michael Sands's message of Mon, 12 Feb 90 07:47:26 PST X-Envelope-To: british-cars@Alliant.COM Newsgroups: list.british-cars Distribution: ut Approved: devnull@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu Two more MG1100 notes: first, parking on an incline and holding with the parking brake demonstrates the hydroelastic suspension; the car will tend to settle out toward level (as much as possible) as the fluid sloshes between the interconnected suspension reservoirs. Second, we found out (one Mischief Night) that an MG1100 can be turned up on its side without damage. Turns out some local pranksters lifted the car up on the driver's side over night. Next AM we gave it a shove and bounced it down on the wheels again. Only apparent damage was a dented hupcap (the car had been parked on the grass). The clutch is on the passenger's side ... dunno if turning it up on that side would have caused any leakage problems. - Ralph