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Re: Rover woes [minor correction]

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Subject: Re: Rover woes [minor correction]
From: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 14:41:15 -0700
Sorry, you're right about the Esprit, it's been around for years -- I 
meant the newer, more exotic model, the Elise. I just couldn't think of 
the name at the time (more evidence of impending codgerdom?)

Robert Haigney had this to say:

>Lotus sports car's are available in the US, at least I saw one last week, 
>(Lotus Esprit) and the sales team in my office has an ex Lotus 
>salesperson.  They seem to have a big problem selling Lotus in the US, In 
>1997 the leading sales location for Lotus had sold one car in the first 
>half of the year....!!!!!!!
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>Just my 2 cents.
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>Robert
>69 MGB
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>mvheim@studiolimage.com on 07/10/2000 11:19:41 AM
>Please respond to mvheim@studiolimage.com@internet@WTAXE
>To:    
>cc:    mgs@autox.team.net@internet@WTAXE 
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>Subject:       Re: Rover woes [not so long]
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>Thanks for that additional info, Kai --  you make a compelling argument. 
>Lola indeed adds credibility to this project. A few small points, and 
>I'll retire my end of this thread, and we can both look forward to seeing 
>what happens.
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> - TVR and Marcos don't sell cars in the US. At this low level of 
>production, they can't afford to meet US requirements. Morgan can only 
>because they never change their design. We don't want a new MG at this 
>level of production, because we will never get to see one.
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>- How many low-production supercars are available for sale in the US? It 
>seems to me to be more likely than not that an "exotic" MG/Lola would not 
>be imported. Again, see the examples of the Porsche 959, Jaguar XJ220, 
>Bugatti, Lotus, various German "tuner" cars, and Japanese supercars; vs 
>the few exotics that are available (Ferraris, Diablo, Acura).
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>- I, personally, have almost completely lost my interest in "supercars". 
>Having realized that I will never be able to afford one, I find the auto 
>magazines' fascination with these impractical and unattainable devices 
>increasingly juvenile and tedious. Obviously, not everyone shares this 
>opinion, YMMV, etc... (I suppose this may be the first step toward 
>codgerdom). Don't let me spoil your enthusiasm!
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>Cheers,
>Max
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>Max Heim
>'66 MGB GHN3L76149
>If you're near Mountain View, CA,
>it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.


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