Matt,
I agree with the sentiment wholeheartedly, and if you get the venture going
and are able to produce such a car in the price range you mention, I'll take
two.
I just fear that you'd find your tucked-away workshop and assembly by
skilled people rather than robots would result in having to charge a lot
more than 15-20K for the cars, or you'd go out of business like... well,
like you were managed by Leyland executives.
Kris
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From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Matt Pringle
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 9:16 AM
To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Hypothetical question
Thanks for all the input on my hypothetical question. I think that my
point was slightly missed though in that many of you complained that
you'd have to make an MGA with all of today's ammenities. Is that
really true?
I guess my query was, could you sell enough cars with the true spirit of
an MGA to make it worthy? In this I mean, when you look under the hood,
you see an engine and tranny. No A/C compressor, no power assist brakes
or power steering. No 8 speaker system, no coffee cup holder. Just a
bare bones sports car based on a steel frame chassis with a sweet and
sexy body. No windows needed, etc, etc, etc.
You'll have to excuse my ignorance but I wasn't aware of the Morgan
being still produced. I guess this car is sort of in the vein that I
was refering to. However, I don't like the Morgan shape and one would
have had to be in business 80 years to command the demand they do.
So, if someone could offer something in the very same spririt as an MGA
for between $15 000 and $20 000, would you buy it?
Why am I asking? I'm a romantic mechanical engineer who likes to
daydream about having a nice staff of 100 skilled crafts people, tucked
away in the rolling hills of Nova Scotia building 50 cars a week in my
little factory.
Don't you all?
Matt
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