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Re: MGF ride

To: kjf21@phy.cam.ac.uk (Kelvin Fagan)
Subject: Re: MGF ride
From: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 1998 10:17:22 -0500
Hi Kelvin:

I was pleased to see your reference to problems with wet ignition.  If you
see Phil Rabey you might mention to him that this is what we North
Americans mean by "keeping to your roots" in our criticism of the MGF.
It's always reassuring to know that the Lucas components we have grown to
love and hate maintained their stout British traditions through the
wastelands of the '80s.

John McEwen

Tongue firmly in cheek



>Looks like the line for a test drive for the MGF is getting longer!!
>But the MGF is not the only MG you, the Americans, missed out on!!
>Yes I am talking about the post Abingdon MG's the:
>MG Metro, MG Maestro, & MG Montego with all three having a Turbo version.
>I have already given several US MG owners a ride in my own MG Maestro,
>sadly they never had chance to drive it, but the response from my passengers
>was favorable. (ask Paul Kile) Though I hope he forgets to mention the
>trouble we had with a wet distributor...(shoot! the secrets out!!)
>I wonder whether the MG Metro, MG Maestro, & MG Montego could be included
>in MG Worlds proposed test drive feature. For those of you that have
>already put your hands up to test drive an MGF, would you also be willinfg
>to try the,
>now not so 'modern' FWD MG's... MG Metro, MG Maestro, & MG Montego ???
>
>
>Kelvin Fagan
>Prvious owner of MG Moteogo Turbo (86) Destroyed By Car Thieves
>Now owner of MG Maestro 2.0 EFi (89) 98000+ miles



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