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Re: [Spridgets] Le Macchine d'Italia (No LBC)

To: Jim Johnson <bmwwxman@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Le Macchine d'Italia (No LBC)
From: Andrew Payne <andrewpayne@intrex.net>
Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 16:39:14 -0400
I'm not saying that MGs are bullet proof daily drivers, just that only few
caught fire leaving the dealership, etc.  There are easily as many stigmas
against BL as Fiat.  All joking aside, my 76 Midget was more reliable than the
87 F250 I drove at the same time.

By the way the 500 shares underpinnings with the Ford Ka.  The Ka is a
perinial favorite in Europe, much like the old Fiesta.  I see many of them
still on the roads, some actually driven by farmers.

Drew

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Johnson <bmwwxman@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 3:43 PM
To: Andrew Payne <andrewpayne@intrex.net>
Cc: mike rambour <mikey@b2systems.com>; Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Le Macchine d'Italia (No LBC)

On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Andrew Payne <andrewpayne@intrex.net> wrote:
May I also remind the group that we love our MGs and defend their quality
 and reliability to all that swear the British only make bad food and worse
 cars.  Do I need to take the comparison further?
Am I the only honest man on the list??  I tell people that I love my Midget to
drive and it gives me many more hours of entertainment in the garage than it
does on the road. Spridgets were the El Cheapo sports cars of their day, but
they, like the Fiat 850 Coupe I owned are a ball to drive. No way do I pretend
that Spridgets are known for either reliability or quality. They are,
however,  known for *fun*!!  

My original argument was aimed more at an auto manufacturer with no experience
in such a venture trying to produce a rugged and utilitarian vehicle for
general use in America. Fiat has plenty of experience with producing city cars
and sports (think: Dino & Abarth) cars but they have absolutely no experience
producing vehicles like the Dodge Challenger, the Dodge Charger, and the Dodge
Ram trucks which are ubiquitous across much of America.

As I said before. The Fiat 500 is a cool little car and probably fun to drive.
But it ain't gonna haul two round bales 1/2 mile across the dirt roads on the
ranch to feed the cattle and it ain't gonna last long at the rate of 30K miles
annually in rural America. And THAT is why a Chrysler Corp. managed by Fiat
will loose a large part of their market.

--
Cheers!!
Jim
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I am not
sure about the former. - Albert Einstein
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