Re: Why an MG?

[Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>]

nevardc@sky4.bskyb.com wrote:
> MG Vs Euroshopping-pick-up-the-kids-box
> 
> MGB  0-60 mph  about 12.5 sec
> Midget MkIII  . . . . . . . . . . 14 sec
> 
> Vauxhall Corsa (1.0)  . .  17 sec
> Peugeot 306   (1.4) . . . . .14 sec
> Skoda Favorit (1.4) . . . . .17 sec
> Ford Fiesta (1.1)  . . . . . .  16 sec

  This list makes the MGB look competent, but this is in
a "UK" context where cars tend to be rather slow.

  You'd have a pretty hard time finding a new car
that is slower than an MGB in North America. Almost
all cars beat 0-60 in under 10 seconds, even a lot
of minivans.

  Oh well, that's not what we drive them for.

-- 
Trevor Boicey
Ottawa, Canada
tboicey@brit.ca
http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/