I took my Lady Zed for a run this morning and stopped off at the shop on the way home.

When I came out of the shop, there was a bloke looking at my "Precious". I've noticed him at the shopping centre a few times. Have to be patient and understanding with him, as there's only fifty cards in his deck.

As I placed my purchases in the car the bloke said, in a deep monotone, "This yours ??".

I said "Yes, it is".

He said, "I like sports cars,what is it".

I was tempted to play it smart and say, "It's a car", but I thought that, as this bloke seemed to be at least one sandwich short of a picnic, I'd play it straight so I said, "It's a Datsun 260Z".

He then asked, "Who makes 'em?".

OOPS !, I figure all the gas has leaked out of this fellows Pepsi.

I say, "Nissan".

"Nice colour", he said.

"Yep", I said.

"Is it fast?".

"Yep".

"Nice colour".

"Yep".

I'm thinking, "This bloke shouldn't be out on his own".

I drew his attention to a bright red MGB that had just pulled in and said,"That's a nice, shiny red car isn't it?".

"Yair", he said.

I suggested that he should go and talk to the nice man who drives the bright red car.

"Yair", he said, "Nice colour", as he walked towards the MGB.

As I drove away I congratulated myself on being such a nice fellow by sending him over to talk to the MGB's owner. A couple of weeks ago, in that same shopping center, he pulled in next to my "Precious" and as he was climbing out I said, "Nice car mate". "Yair", he said, "better than a Zed", and walked off. I was dumbfounded. Totally lost for words. Gee, I was glad my "friend" went over to talk to him.

Rick.

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. Good on ya mate! That'll teach him some manners.

Ah, well that's your fault for trying to talk to those types of people.

You should know better. Dont make eye contact, Ignore them. If they start asking about your car, just get in it and drive away, and hope they dont follow you in their MG.

Some people honestly. Good thing Zeds ate MG's for breakfast over and over and over and over.

Adam,

Craig,

Gavin,

There's one aspect of the story that is so unbelievable as to be almost totally unconcievable.

I said that I was lost for words. ME !!! LOST FOR WORDS !!!!!

Perish the thought.

I must be getting slow in my dotage.

Rick.

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It was a very rude thing to say. I bet he was just as rude to your "Friend".

As for being better than a zed, i still cant think of a reason.

Maybe because they are slow, so they dont use as much petrol.

There's one aspect of the story that is so unbelievable as to be almost totally unconcievable.

I said that I was lost for words. ME !!! LOST FOR WORDS !!!!!

You're right. Absolutely unfathomable. Totally incredulous. Fantastically astounding. Ridiculously amazing. Superfluously stupendous and magnanimously superior! I too am at a total and complete LOSS for words. Now.

Well my dad had 3 MGB's once upon a time, and now we own a zed. nuff said

Tom.

Hey! Settle down there. I have an MGB as well as my Z. Both are very nice cars, but, at least in my mind, serve different purposes/markets. Also, most of the MGB people I know have no problems with Z's (or other classic cars) or their owners, and would never make such an idiotic comment.

I have always teased by older brother who owns his original 71 MGBGT and a 67 Austin Healey 3000 MK4, that if either company had been smart enough to make a car to supercede those it would be the Z. The model code for the Healey 3000 was BJ8, and I told him I would put a plate on my Z, BJ9, just to wizz him off. Yes, great cars, but obsolete as they were built. Back in the late 60's and early 70's the Z took over where they left off.