Can You Possibly Be As Pleased As I Am?

[Quoi]

My Austin Maxi Passed its MOT after about 6 years off the road.

see http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Motoring/Question1555008.html

[albaqwerty]

cor blimey! that takes me back a bit, the Austin Maxi that is.

Twin carb?

You'll be as happy as a pig in the proverbial!! Am very happy for you

[Quoi]

thanks alba - if there was some nearby proverbial - I would happily be happy in it right now.
Not twin carb you pretend-you-know-cars person you but it is a rare automatic.

[albaqwerty]

first ever car I bought was a twin-carb Maxi, gawd, it was a tank.
Brilliant car!
I know all about cars, it was green lol
(that's blooming spooky)

Wish you many years of joyous motoring in your now restored baby xx

[Bazile]

Austin Maxi - weren't they as bad as the Rover Princess ? -:)

[albaqwerty]

nooo!!!!
Although never had a princess, ugh, awful looking things.

[Quoi]

Bazile - let go of your prejudices - the first maxi got a justifiably terrible press but the Maxi 2 was much improved but by then it was too late.
Both my Maxi's (yes I have 2) are Maxi 2's

[Mamyalynne]

Good news Quoi.

[Quoi]

There was an Austin ambassador (the successor to the Princess) that sold through ebay recently. I was very tempted.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Austin-ambassador-1-7hl-50-000-miles-1982-very-solid-condition-3-previous-owners-/201971969751?_trksid=p2047675.l2557

[Quoi]

Thanks Mamyalynne - When the garage range I was expecting an MOT fail and possibly horribly expensive bad news.

[ToraToraTora]

made up for you mate, I had a Maxi once, great memories.