Bert Otten wrote:
>
> >>> "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@srv1.ic.net> 97-02-27 14:19
> >>>wrote:
>
> -SNIP -
> Pulled into the visitors lot to find the only open spot was next to a BRG
> MGF!
>
> Interesting that the car was a LEFT HAND DRIVE vehicle -SNIP-
>
> Chris,
>
> You make it sound (read) as a sort of proof that MG is finally
> contemplating exporting cars to the US.
> However, I can assure you that there is a large part of the world where
> they have cars which also have the steering wheel on the right side ;-)
>
> On of these places I happen to know is Europe, and for instance in the
> Netherlands, a LEFT HAND DRIVE MGF is a quite common sight. I even
> see one regularly in the street where I live. As a side note the sales
> figures, in contrast to the UK, seem to be a little bit low.
> One reason for this could be the fact that every respecting car
> manufacturer is offering a roadster nowaday's, like the Alfa Spider, Fiat
> Barchetta, Mazda MX5 (Miata), BMW Z3, Mercedes SLK and probably
> more (Porsche Boxster etc) .
>
> At a MG event last year I got the chance to drive one. Nice car compared
> to an MGB! It is quiet, it accelerates better, it brakes even more better, and
> the windscreen is so flat that your hair will be in the same shape as
> before you got in (-:
>
> But, ... to me it is just a new car. It probably is a lot more practical than
>my
> MGB but it doesn't have the feel and sound I like so much in the B.
> But that just my opinion YMMV.
>
> Bert Otten
> '66 B
>
>
>
Not meaning to imply that this was proof of anything, just hopeful
thinking. And, yeah, I prefer my B too! That doesn't mean that there
isn't room in my garage for something else!
Regards,
Chris
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