Will "My '63 was cheeper (and better looking)" Zehring wrote:
> I suspect the greater hurdle that would have to be overcome in selling the
> MGF in the US is... who would sell it? There is no longer a dealer network
> here. They would either have to make some sort of deal with an existing
> dealer network (who?) or start from scratch and establish one from bare
> walls.
I was mighty impressed with the local San Francisco Land-Rover dealer this
weekend.
I don't know though if they would stoop so low as to allow MGs on the same floor
as the Range Rovers and the $285,000 Rolls LBCs. I was even surprised that they
allowed Land-Rovers on the polished marble floors ....
There is a fledgling new Brit-Car market over here - I was told that
Discoveries are
going like hot-cakes and are eating into Jeep sales this year. There are at
least 3 *Rover dealers in the Bay Area here I think.
> What does the MGF cost in the UK now? If we could by one at a straight
> pounds to dollars conversion, what would it cost here?
Presumably cheaper than 1:1 (Land Rovers are a lot cheaper here than back in
Blighty). More competition and lower taxes over here I would guess.
Andrew "my '60 Austin is MUCH better looking but doesn't have a specified
Maximum Wading Depth of 19.5 inches"
Smith
Palo Alto CA USA
'60 Healey 3000 Mk.I
'96 Discovery 4000
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