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1. MGF in America? (score: 1): Author: "John A. Walker" <john@rmartin.net>; Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 09:23:24 -0700; Has Rover ever made an official public statement as to why they did not import the MGF into the U.S.? -JW John Walker john@rmartin.net drone@d23.com == ~= Early 1974 MGB =~ == In Progress :); /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00429.html (7,323 bytes)
2. Re: MGF in America? (score: 1): Author: James Nazarian Jr <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>; Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 12:32:29 -0600 (MDT); "Because they suck" James Nazarian '71 B roadster '74 BGT bastardization with big aluminum heart :) '63 Buick 215 cubic inch 'heart'; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00437.html (7,870 bytes)
3. Re: MGF in America? (score: 1): Author: Andrew Lundgren <lundgren@iname.com>; Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 12:55:52 -0600 (MDT); Rover or the F?; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00438.html (8,207 bytes)
4. Re: MGF in America? (score: 1): Author: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 04:38:20 +0000; Sounds like a touch of jealousy creeping in here. I admit that I never could make myself think of the "look" of the thing as being an MG but my thoughts about them have changed as everyone I meet who; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00445.html (8,394 bytes)
5. Re: MGF in America? (score: 1): Author: James Nazarian Jr <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>; Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 14:50:10 -0600 (MDT); James Nazarian '71 B roadster '74 BGT bastardization with big aluminum heart :) '63 Buick 215 cubic inch 'heart'; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00447.html (8,693 bytes)
6. Re: MGF in America? (score: 1): Author: James Nazarian Jr <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>; Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 14:55:26 -0600 (MDT); I just want to see one in the flesh some day. I have never seen a new MG since I was born in '79 in the USA. I love the car, but BMW sucks for not importing them. James Nazarian '71 B roadster '74 BG; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00448.html (8,982 bytes)
7. RE: MGF in America? (score: 1): Author: "j r overcash" <jroverca@tiac.net>; Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 17:17:56 -0400; There have been a number of reasons bated around, not the least of which have to do with Federal emissions and safety stuff. But the most popular seems to be the lack of a dealer network! Of course I; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00450.html (9,642 bytes)
8. Re: MGF in America? (score: 1): Author: "Gordon Bird" <gobird@vbe.com>; Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 17:25:35 -0400; because up. Perhaps the problem is with the current dealers who used to have the MG franchise back in '80. Yep, many of them are still around. If they didn't offer the franchise to those, they may b; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00451.html (8,634 bytes)
9. Re: MGF in America? (score: 1): Author: John Walker <john@rmartin.net>; Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 14:58:28 -0700; I do not see how the existing BMW dealers could protest the sales of MG's at the old MG dealerships as long as the cars still bear the MG name and not the BMW name. On the other hand, BMW may not wan; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00455.html (10,088 bytes)
10. RE: MGF in America? (score: 1): Author: "j r overcash" <jroverca@tiac.net>; Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 18:15:27 -0400; Certainly sounds good to me! Of course BMW didn't have a hand in MG (??) when the RV8 came out so don't know how that would pan out!!; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00458.html (9,378 bytes)
11. Re: MGF in America? (score: 1): Author: JustBrits@aol.com; Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 21:05:37 EDT; << I just want to see one in the flesh some day. >> Well, James, buy an airline ticket. << I have never seen a new MG since I was born in '79 in the USA. >> You likely won't. << I love the car, but B; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00472.html (8,518 bytes)
12. Re: MGF in America? (score: 1): Author: "Harlan Jillson" <hjillson@argolink.net>; Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 21:12:23 -0500; Hi All, Not stating this as fact, but I read in one of the magazines (sorry don't remember which one for sure), that there were unresolved issues that had to do with the Sterling fiasco. Apparently t; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00475.html (10,175 bytes)
13. Re: MGF in America? (score: 1): Author: "Mark the Shark" <markie@gte.net>; Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 23:19:40 -0400; One other point that Rover brings up about the MGF not being exported to America is the lack of a production facility. The MGF was designed and produced as a specialty car with Mayflower building the; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00482.html (11,838 bytes)
14. Re: MGF in America? (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 22:31:55 -0700; I don't know, but I always understood that it was a budget issue. For the amount of money available to make the project a reality, they couldn't afford to meet US requirements. They were afraid if th; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00491.html (8,929 bytes)
15. Re: MGF in America? (score: 1): Author: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 15:14:21 +0000; Hey, we build thousands of cars just down the road from my place here in South Australia and ship them to the US. Didn't any of you buy one of those wonderful Ford Capris (I think they still called i; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00492.html (7,889 bytes)
16. Re: MGF in America? (score: 1): Author: Tim Nagy <nagy@duq.edu>; Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 10:08:29 -0400; they quit gettin those in in 1993 or 1994...my wife wanted one, but had to get a LeBaron instead...; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00504.html (8,255 bytes)
17. Re: MGF in America? (score: 1): Author: James Nazarian Jr <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>; Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 11:53:04 -0600 (MDT); I think that there would be a market for them here. Why do you think that there wouldn't. The Miata filled a gap in the market here and it has been quite popular, with the introduction of the Honda S; /html/mgs/1999-09/msg00521.html (10,105 bytes)

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