Hi Phil:
I for one would be happy to comply with your instruction to "drive one".
Please have is shipped to my address here in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and
I'll arrange to have it shipped on to some of my counterparts here and then
on to Calgary and then in due time to fellow listers in the south -
starting with Montana from whence it should circulate to the rest of them.
In about 5 years we should have a definitive opinion about the merits of
the F by which time of course, its replacement will be out and we will be
forced to conduct a similar evaluation.
On a more serious note, can you tell me what the price of a new F is - less
VAT - and can can you included some idea of the cost of optional equipment
if there is much? I assume that the car may have a "base" price and they
an "equipped" price. I am curious to see if "normal" folks could afford to
buy one. Note that the average gross family income in Canada at the
current rate of exchange is =A322,700 or $38,000 US. I wonder how many of u=
s
would qualify for a loan or lease for what used to be an "affordable" car?
John McEwen
>On 3/2/98 10:52 pm eldman, Jack (Jack) said
>
>> I examined it thoroughly. It is considered mid engined, but that is
>>barely true. The engine is just forward of the rear wheels. I wonder
>>what that does to the handling.
>
>
>Have you ever seen a midengined car where the engine is literally in the
>middle? The term refers to a layout with the engine in front of the rear
>wheels, as opposed to rearengined, where the eingine is behind the
>wheels, such as a 911 or Beetle. The handling of the MGF is faultless.
>
>> Here's where the flames come in. I wasn't impressed at all. In my b=
ook
>>it might just as well been a Miata. Too civilized for my taste. Too many
>>nice accessories. This leads to the second issue. What is a sports car?
>
>The F is totally different to a Miata. Yes, the MGF is civilised, not
>many people want to rough it these days. However,it drives like a true
>sports car. Dare I say that performance and handling wise the F is far
>more of a sports car than an MGB? Flame on!
>
>Having said this, I believe there is room for a new Midget - a basic MG
>along the lines of the Lotus Elise, which is a lot of fun.
>
>I've said it before - drive an F before you judge it. You'll be impressed!
>
>
>Cheers,
>
>
>
>Philip Raby
>Editor, MG World
>PO Box 163, Bicester OX6 3YS, UK
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