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RE: Is Truimph coming back

To: "Bowen, Patrick" <pbowen@intellinetics.com>
Subject: RE: Is Truimph coming back
From: David Massey <105671.471@compuserve.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 12:20:01 -0500
Cc: "[unknown]" <datesmanaric@netscape.net>, "'Michael D. Porter'" <mporter@zianet.com>, "[unknown]" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Message text written by "Bowen, Patrick"
>Eight or nine years ago would anyone have thought they would bring back
the
MG, and don't forget it was BMW that just brought back the Mini. 
<

Brought back?  The Mini is still in production in the traditional format. 
By other players, no less.  BMW styled a car to look like a Mini, on a
platform similar to a Mini (there are few cars in production today that
aren't similar to a mini (eg front wheel drive, transvers mounted engine,
etc)) and is riding the coat tails of the Mini enthusiasm.  Not a leap of
faith here.  

BMW once was a small, hungry, bunch of enthusiasts turning out exciting
cars.  Anymore they are as conservative and stodgy as any American car
company was in the 70's.  They have just found themselves in a high priced
niche and can't seem to break out of it.

Just my opinion.

Dave

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