March 2019
office we connected our phones to
the sound system in order to get a
replacement for the missing CD
player. Most of the drive from Mel-
bourne was spent getting familiar with
the new controls, in particular using
the indicator located on the left hand
side of the steering wheel. There
were strong cross winds but the car
was easily controlled in these condi-
tions.
On Wednesday, as Wes was driving
it to the Mitcham Service Centre,
there was a display of flashing police
lights as Wes was pulled over for
driving a car which appeared to be
unregistered. Once the temporary
permit was shown all was well.
A couple of weeks later we are still
very happy with our purchase. The
clock is now showing Adelaide time
rather than Melbourne time. The in-
structions in the manual on how to
make this change were totally use-
less. A full fuel tank (42 litres) lasts
about as long as a full tank in the Mit-
subishi (60 litres) but we need to use
95 octane fuel. The turning circle, the
worst feature of the 380, is brilliant.
There is virtually no road noise and
the engine noise is minimal.
The biggest difficulty is convincing
people it is an MG. We understand
the difficulties.
There are no oil
leaks, it is a quiet car and the battery
is covered with Chinese script.
Charity Dinner Sat. 6th April at Serafino,
special guest John Bowe
Street Parade Sun. 7th April 11.00am
Dress in your favourite era, Prizes for best
Efforts
Cars, food, music and wine at
participarting Wineries after the Parade
Supporting the McLaren Vale & District
War Memorial Hospital and local CFS
Contact Trevor Sharp
McLaren Vale Vintage & Classic
Chairman
0415820719
[email protected]
CROSSWORD ANSWERS (With first names)
ACROSS: 1 Cecil KIMBER, 2 Phil HILL,
3 Stirling MOSS, 4 Goldie GARDNER,
5 Mike SHERRELL, 6 Tazio Nuvolari,
7 W.E. BLOWER, 8 Capt. George EYSTON,
9 Carroll SHELBY.
DOWN: 1 Bib STILLWELL, 2 Ken COSTELLO,
3 Jack BRABHAM, 4 Kevin BARTLETT,
5 John THORNLEY, 6 Syd ENEVER,
7 Steve McQUEEN
The 2017 MG E-Motion All electric con-
cept car. Autocar believe it is scheduled
for introduction in 2020, 500 km on a full
charge.
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