On Wed, 21 Aug 1996, karl best wrote:
> This question suddenly popped into my head as I was driving down the
> freeway comparing the relative merits of today's sports cars with
> those of the MGA era. If the MGA were to be sold today, how would it
> compare -- in pricing at least -- with modern cars?
Yes, they are completely different. Fortunately for us, the MGA _is_ sold
today, at market value, more or less. Compare the prices yourself. I
assume you meant if the MGA were _built_ today. In that case it would be
built to meet safety/emissions/whatever requirements and as such would be
a completely different car. When built, the A was very popular, even
though the purists said it wasn't a "real" MG. Happens every time.
However, the new MG is always the best car that can be built to a price
point. MG always tried to offer an affordable sportscar. Either they've
changed that or their idea of affordable has changed with the F. You
could get a nice Jag E-type or Rolls or whatever for that (and you can get
it in the US, unlike the F). I guess what I'm trying not to rant about
is that it's good that people are not all the same. One person buys an E
for a certain sum and perhaps his neighbor buys a Toyota for the same
amount. Different car, different person, different feeling, nothing
wrong with that.
Kevin Sullivan -- 1960 MGA kevins@khoral.com
Khoral Research Inc. http://www.khoral.com
Albuquerque NM USA
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