MG Rover have been at pains to point out that the MG variants are *not* just
a badge engineering exercise - and gone on to slag off the
Metro/Maestro/Montego much to my annoyance. They were the most
re-engineered MG variants of lesser vehicles of any since and including
Kimbers day, and sold many times more than BL ever expected. If these are
even more engineered to be MGs then so much the better, but slagging off
previous variants may just upset potential purchasers, of whom I could be
one. Having got rid of our kids a few years ago, and the boring saloon
replaced with a factory V8, we are now at the point of requiring four seats
again the ferry our grandaughter around. Adding the ZS with the KV6 to my
'fleet' is a possibility, except that it is a bit flash for me. And
considering the number of car-jackings going these days now that new cars
are so much harder to steal without the keys it is likely to be a prime
candidate.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Neil Cotty <neilc@apphosting.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 9:40 PM
Subject: RE: MG News from Geneva
> Oh god. Horror of horrors!!!!
>
> Bung on a spoiler, big wheels on a 200/600 and call it an MG and then hey,
> WTF lets get them further and build a bloody WAGON.
>
> Oh good grief. They have to be joking. Slapping an MG badge on it to sell
> off the old stock of Rovers thats all it is. It's hard to believe people
> will be conned, and even if they are, do you think they'll put the $ into
> another MG Sports Car (too risky, too expensive, too hard to export, sorry
> not built for US market - heard all the excuses before).
>
> It's just an insane grab for cash to save the Rover group. Alchemy had the
> right idea - ditch Rover and make MG a sports car again, after all thats
> what people want. Do they honestly think people want a rebadged 200?? For
> me, all it means is demeaning the MG badge that little bit more, until it
> really is too long ago to remember that MG once stood for sports cars.
>
> A bloody wagon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> bitter & twisted,
> N
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