<VV> The EM vs LM thing

[Alan and Clare Wesson]

> What binds us together is, neither model is better than the other.  They
> are different, and each offers its distinguishing features.

My attitude is a bit like it is with Fiat 130s and Dinos. I love them both 
but have a marginal preference for one.

As I haven't got the scope (not so much money as space and wifely approval) 
to own both, I have to have the one I have a marginal preference for (a 
Late). The reasons I have a marginal preference for Lates are: a) better 
handling (yes, I have driven both); and b) I slightly prefer the exterior 
styling.

Against that, Earlies were an icon that lots of people copied, but none 
successfully. They also (in my opinion) have slightly more 'character' 
(whatever that means), and I also prefer their interiors. And they seem to 
me to be considerably better built (I have seen some very badly-built 
Lates).

Perhaps it is a case of First among Equals (that's a book by disgraced 
ex-politician and former Mrs Thatcher golden boy Jeffrey Archer, in case you 
don't get the ref).

Cheers

Alan