On 4/2/98 7:00 pm John McEwen said
>I think you can perceive our conundrum. A new MG would have to sell for
>$35,500 or $41,000 depending on the model. This doesn't include duty and
>taxes. You would be amazed what you could buy here for that kind of money.
>That's getting close to the price of a Z3 or a 280SLK. It would certainly
>buy a new Camaro or Firebird and any quality new sport sedan on the market.
>I can see that the F would be a very hard sell in Canada as a Miata goes
>for 2/3 of that.
I'm not an economist, so I don't understand the ins and outs of pricing,
but the MGF is competitive in Europe, Australia, Japan etc, so I wonder
why it can't be in the US. Any suggestions?
And let's face it, who'd be seen dead in a Miata, apart from hairdressers
- oh dear, now I've done it ;-)
Philip Raby
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