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Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] another new MG? <zmagnette.autox.team.net> <zmagnette@autox.team.net>
From: Arch Boston <arch.boston@twc.com>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 23:35:35 -0400
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Ugly bitch!  (my first thought). Joyce ( my wife) comment "looks like it has=
 mumps".  The designer should fall upon his sword!  I don't think they will h=
ave good sales figures. Sad day....  Arch

Sent from my iPad

On May 30, 2014, at 8:43 PM, Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@comcast.net> wrote:

> Amen to that, brother!  At best, it looks like a clinically obese B/GT, an=
d that only because in the midst of all the bulging fat, there is a '73-74 g=
rill sort-of stuffed in there between corpulent cheeks.  Absolutely hideous!=
  But of course, America is so desperate for another SUV that it will sponta=
neously sell like hotcakes, right?
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> NOT!!!!!
>=20
> Allen
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> PS: Now an MG-badged Solstice... that might lead to something - and since S=
AIC owns the rights to both MG and Pontiac (as well as Saturn), it's a real p=
ossibility.  There's only one other two-seater sportscar available on the Am=
erican market right now: the Miatta.  That's an easy market to compete in, a=
nd once there's some jazzy press about how well this new MG-stice performs, t=
hen maybe a few people will come into the showrooms to look at one, and then=
 drive out in one of those gross pigs wallowing in its excess sheet-metal. S=
peaking of showrooms, how do the Chinese acquire a string of those?  Do they=
 expand the Chinese restaurants?=20
>=20
> On May 28, 2014, at 11:37 PM, Steve wrote:
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>> Try as they might, this isn=E2=80=99t even close.  Maybe with a bottle of=
 cheap red wine (and I don=E2=80=99t even like red wine), make that two bott=
les, I might sort of recognize the grille as being somewhat MG like . . .
>> =20
>> give it up
>> =20
>> http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1092347_mg-eyes-new-sports-car-u-s-ret=
urn
>> =20
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<html><head></head><body bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>Ugly bitch! &nbsp;(my firs=
t thought). Joyce ( my wife) comment "looks like it has mumps". &nbsp;The de=
signer should fall upon his sword! &nbsp;I don't think they will have good s=
ales figures. Sad day.... &nbsp;Arch<br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>=
On May 30, 2014, at 8:43 PM, Allen Bachelder &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bachldrs@=
comcast.net">bachldrs@comcast.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><bl=
ockquote type=3D"cite"><div>Amen to that, brother! &nbsp;At best, it looks l=
ike a clinically obese B/GT, and that only because in the midst of all the b=
ulging fat, there is a '73-74 grill sort-of stuffed in there between corpule=
nt cheeks. &nbsp;Absolutely hideous! &nbsp;But of course, America is so desp=
erate for another SUV that it will spontaneously sell like hotcakes, right?<=
div><br></div><div>NOT!!!!!</div><div><br></div><div>Allen</div><div><br></d=
iv><div>PS: Now an MG-badged Solstice... that might lead to something - and s=
ince SAIC owns the rights to both MG and Pontiac (as well as Saturn), it's a=
 real possibility. &nbsp;There's only one other two-seater sportscar availab=
le on the American market right now: the Miatta. &nbsp;That's an easy market=
 to compete in, and once there's some jazzy press about how well this new MG=
-stice performs, then maybe a few people will come into the showrooms to loo=
k at one, and then drive out in one of those gross pigs wallowing in its exc=
ess sheet-metal. Speaking of showrooms, how do the Chinese acquire a string o=
f those? &nbsp;Do they expand the Chinese restaurants?&nbsp;<br>
<br><div><div>On May 28, 2014, at 11:37 PM, Steve wrote:</div><br class=3D"A=
pple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">
<div>Try as they might, this isn=E2=80=99t even close.&nbsp; Maybe with a bo=
ttle of=20
cheap red wine (and I don=E2=80=99t even like red wine), make that two bottl=
es, I might=20
sort of recognize the grille as being somewhat MG like . . . </div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>give it up</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font style=3D"COLOR: " face=3D"Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><span><a sty=
le=3D"href: &quot;http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1092347_mg-eyes-new-spo=
rts-car-u-s-return&quot;" href=3D"http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1092347=
_mg-eyes-new-sports-car-u-s-return"><font style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11.4pt">http:/=
/www.motorauthority.com/news/1092347_mg-eyes-new-sports-car-u-s-return</font=
></a></span></font></div>
<div><font style=3D"COLOR: " face=3D"Calibri"><span></span></font>&nbsp;</di=
v>
<div><font style=3D"COLOR: " face=3D"Calibri"><span>#2SteveK</span></font></=
div></div></div></div>
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