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Re: Here's your chance

To: Chris Thompson <ct-mg@cthompson.com>
Subject: Re: Here's your chance
From: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 12:41:12 -0500
Chris Thompson wrote:
> Max Heim (mvheim@attbi.com) wrote:
> 
>>I think Rocky summed it up pretty nicely... why?
>>on 5/4/03 10:08 AM, Rocky Frisco at rock@rocky-frisco.com wrote:
>>
>>>Carl French wrote:
>>>
>>>>The new replacement for the MGf is the TF. It is a Very nice looking car.
>>>
>>>I simply can't figure why they would mess up a naming convention that has
>>>been in place for over 50 years by reverting to the T-series designation,
>>>and one previously used, to boot.
> 
> 
> The current Naming scheme of MG* would have led to the car being the MGG,
> and I don't think that made any of the marketing wonks happy.
> 
> Is there really any difference between a company creating a new two seat
> roadster sports car and naming it the same as an old two seat roadster
> sports car from their heritage, and Chevrolet calling their new
> monstrosities "Corvettes" simply because the model has been in production
> in between?
> 
> Heck, you could make an argument that calling a 1963 and 1980 MGB the same
> car is ludicrous.
> 
> I'm not sure what piece of backwards US legislation is keeping MG Rover out
> of the US market proper, but the MG TF would be a Miata killer, and I'd
> love to have one. 
>

At that price, it'd have to be a Boxster or S2000 killer to sell to 
anyone other than MG-ophiles like us.

And I can't even the Miata at half the price.


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