BLECKSTEIN@SHELL.MONMOUTH.COM writes:
> The acquistion of Rover last year by BMW doomed our chances.
> Why would the parent company market a rival car (MG) in North America
> when it is building the Z3 in a new plant in South Carolina. We have
> a choice between the Miata or the BMW Z3. In other words the market
> (the biggest in the world ) is all theirs. I had hoped when the MGF
> was being developed that there was a chance we would see the car by
> 1997 sold through Rover dealerships. The Range Rover does well here.
> The purchase by BMW ended that.
A couple of points:
- The MGF is not a rival of the Z3. The MGF is a mid-engined
Hydragas-suspended roadster, while the Z3 uses front-engine/rear-drive
and conventional BMW suspension. Okay, so they're both roadsters.
- The MGF meets all current US emissions and crashworthiness
legislation. I'm desperately clinging to the Pollyanna dream of Rover
"changing their mind" in a year or two. Letter-writing campaign,
anyone?
The current issue of _european car_ features both cars, with nothing but
high praise for each. Recommended reading.
Actually, I'm very serious about an organized mass opinion attempting to
sway the powers-that-be. Does anyone have a postal address for Rover?
Can we all get together and complain about this?
--
Todd Mullins
Todd.Mullins@nrlssc.navy.mil On the lovely Mississippi (USA) Coast
"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
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