You're sentiments are probably consistent with the rest of the list.
For $20,000 I'd pick up a big Healey, but I think the vast majority of
driving enthusiasts appreciate things like the red carpet service, warranty,
leasing options, etc., that are associated with a new vehicle. (For $20,000
I could properly restore both the Sprite and the Midget and have two $6,000
cars!)
Folks like us are an anomaly, hunting down obsolete parts, doing our own
mechanics and metalwork. The shade-tree mechanic is sadly a thing of the
past.
As far as manufacturing is concerned, I long ago gave up caring about the
nationality of the grubby hands that assemble my vehicle. What I think
determines nationality is the home and heritage of its designers.
Charles
'74 Midget
'68 Sprite
cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
Bloomfield, NJ
>
>An excellent point was made about getting MG purists excited about a
>badge-engineered BMW Z3. You know, I think a strong point was made here.
>Let's say that on some magical day I had $20,000 or so in cash. I can do
one
>of the following:
>
>1. Go to my Land Rover or BMW dealer and buy an "MG" that was initially
>designed in Munich and built in South Carolina.
>
>2. Read the classifieds and buy one exceptional chrome bumper MGB, and one
>MGB GT, built in Abingdon.
>
>Again, this is the view from my side of the pond. I read MG World, a
British
>publication, but I'm asking our friends abroad, how is the MGF received? Is
>it looked upon as fondly as a B, Midget, MGA? Granted, in my opinion no car
>can match the older MG's in terms of charm and character, but taking that
as
>a given, how does the MGF hold up?
>
>Tom
>78 Midget
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