Hi Phil:
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.
Thanks for the info and the insight
John
>On 4/2/98 2:22 pm John McEwen said
>
>>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 the=
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>>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.
>I'll put one in the post to you ;-)
>>
>>On a more serious note, can you tell me what the price of a new F is - les=
s
>>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 t=
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>>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=
us
>>would qualify for a loan or lease for what used to be an "affordable" car?
>
>Without VAT, an MGF 1.8i costs around =A314,700, while the more powerful VV=
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>is about =A317,000. You will need to add air-con at =A31000. Most other
>'extras' are included.
>
>I'm not sure what the average income in the UK is, I suspect it's around
>=A322,000 per head, which makes it higher for a family. But remember our
>cost of living is higher - petrol especially!
>
>Cars in the UK are dearer than in the US, basically cos the dealers are
>ripping us off :-( They argue that the US market is larger so they can cut
>costs - ha ha!
>
>Philip Raby
>Editor, MG World
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