*Is* it so disliked? It is the top selling sports car in the UK with some
40% of the market. Some MG die-hards think anything not made in Abingdon is
not a proper MG, some even think anything made after 1935 isn't a proper MG
'cos they were designed in Cowley for many years and made with Morris
mechanicals.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew B. Lundgren <lundgren@byu.net>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>; <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2000 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: MGF a "classic mid-engine/rear wheel design??"
> I donno, I thought that is why everyone claimed it was not an MG and
> hated it for some reason....
>
> So why is there so much dislike for that car?
>
> On Sat, 14 Oct 2000 15:39:43 +0100, paul.hunt1@virgin.net wrote:
>
> >It *is* a mid-engined, rear wheel drive design, why on earth would you
> >disbelieve it? And the sites are either http://www.mgcars.co.uk or
> >http://www.mg-cars.com. Those in the know reckon there won't be any hard
> >info on new models (and then probably only rebadged saloons) until
> >Christmas.
> >
> >PaulH.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Andrew B. Lundgren <lundgren@byu.net>
> >To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2000 2:55 PM
> >Subject: MGF a "classic mid-engine/rear wheel design??"
> >
> >
> >> I was just on the mgcars.com website looking for any news of the new
> >> MGs. (There is none.) I ended up looking under the heritage section
> >> and clicked on the '95 MGF, it describes the car as:
> >>
> >> The arrival of the MGF in 1995 heralded the beginning of a new legend,
> >> with its classic
> >> mid-engine/rear wheel design.
> >>
> >> I didn't think it was a mid-engine rear wheel design, I was under the
> >> impression that it was an engine up front, front wheel drive.
> >>
> >> Is that right?
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Andrew Lundgren
> >> lundgren@byu.net
> >> http://www.itwest.net/~lundgren
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
> --
> Andrew Lundgren
> lundgren@byu.net
> http://www.itwest.net/~lundgren
>
>
>
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