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Re: Perfromance parts for MGB

To: salil@igor.tamri.com (Salil Saxena)
Subject: Re: Perfromance parts for MGB
From: miq@chromavac.corp.sgi.com (Miq Millman)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 91 13:06:48 PST
Salil Saxena says:
> 
> 
> How about including the 91 Lotus Elan in your comparisions.
> 
>               MBG (guess)             Miata           91 Lotus Elan
> Gas Mileage   18                      30              24/32
> HP            65                      116             162
> Weight                2100?                   2200            2450
> Liters                1.6?                    1.6             1.6
> 
> >Hard to beat 1.2HP/cubic inch...
> I think not, the Elan will do circles around a Miata and is tons more fun to
> drive.
> 
> A humble Elan (M100) owner.
> Salil

I hate to burst your bubble (not really), but your Lotus is really just a 
badge engineered Geo Storm/Isuzu Impulse.  There are a lot of other choices
out there for $38,000.  Just think you could have spent $17000 and gotten the
AWD version of the Impulse (same power plant as your lotus, same interior
too.) and had $21,000 to buy a Miata and a really nice chrome bumper MGB.

I just think its kind of ironic to hear you spouting off about your wonderful
british car, when its really another Japanese econo-rocket.  And an
overpriced one to boot.

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