Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] another new MG? <zmagnette.autox.team.net> <[email-masked]>

From: Arch Boston <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 23:35:35 -0400

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Ugly bitch!  (my first thought). Joyce ( my wife) comment "looks like it has=
 mumps".  The designer should fall upon his sword!  I don't think they will h=
ave good sales figures. Sad day....  Arch

Sent from my iPad

On May 30, 2014, at 8:43 PM, Allen Bachelder <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Amen to that, brother!  At best, it looks like a clinically obese B/GT, an=
d that only because in the midst of all the bulging fat, there is a '73-74 g=
rill sort-of stuffed in there between corpulent cheeks.  Absolutely hideous!=
  But of course, America is so desperate for another SUV that it will sponta=
neously sell like hotcakes, right?
>=20
> NOT!!!!!
>=20
> Allen
>=20
> PS: Now an MG-badged Solstice... that might lead to something - and since S=
AIC owns the rights to both MG and Pontiac (as well as Saturn), it's a real p=
ossibility.  There's only one other two-seater sportscar available on the Am=
erican market right now: the Miatta.  That's an easy market to compete in, a=
nd once there's some jazzy press about how well this new MG-stice performs, t=
hen maybe a few people will come into the showrooms to look at one, and then=
 drive out in one of those gross pigs wallowing in its excess sheet-metal. S=
peaking of showrooms, how do the Chinese acquire a string of those?  Do they=
 expand the Chinese restaurants?=20
>=20
> On May 28, 2014, at 11:37 PM, Steve wrote:
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>> Try as they might, this isn=E2=80=99t even close.  Maybe with a bottle of=
 cheap red wine (and I don=E2=80=99t even like red wine), make that two bott=
les, I might sort of recognize the grille as being somewhat MG like . . .
>> =20
>> give it up
>> =20
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<html><head></head><body bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>Ugly bitch! &nbsp;(my firs=
t thought). Joyce ( my wife) comment "looks like it has mumps". &nbsp;The de=
signer should fall upon his sword! &nbsp;I don't think they will have good s=
ales figures. Sad day.... &nbsp;Arch<br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>=
On May 30, 2014, at 8:43 PM, Allen Bachelder &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bachldrs@=
comcast.net">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><bl=
ockquote type=3D"cite"><div>Amen to that, brother! &nbsp;At best, it looks l=
ike a clinically obese B/GT, and that only because in the midst of all the b=
ulging fat, there is a '73-74 grill sort-of stuffed in there between corpule=
nt cheeks. &nbsp;Absolutely hideous! &nbsp;But of course, America is so desp=
erate for another SUV that it will spontaneously sell like hotcakes, right?<=
div><br></div><div>NOT!!!!!</div><div><br></div><div>Allen</div><div><br></d=
iv><div>PS: Now an MG-badged Solstice... that might lead to something - and s=
ince SAIC owns the rights to both MG and Pontiac (as well as Saturn), it's a=
 real possibility. &nbsp;There's only one other two-seater sportscar availab=
le on the American market right now: the Miatta. &nbsp;That's an easy market=
 to compete in, and once there's some jazzy press about how well this new MG=
-stice performs, then maybe a few people will come into the showrooms to loo=
k at one, and then drive out in one of those gross pigs wallowing in its exc=
ess sheet-metal. Speaking of showrooms, how do the Chinese acquire a string o=
f those? &nbsp;Do they expand the Chinese restaurants?&nbsp;<br>
<br><div><div>On May 28, 2014, at 11:37 PM, Steve wrote:</div><br class=3D"A=
pple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite">
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<div>Try as they might, this isn=E2=80=99t even close.&nbsp; Maybe with a bo=
ttle of=20
cheap red wine (and I don=E2=80=99t even like red wine), make that two bottl=
es, I might=20
sort of recognize the grille as being somewhat MG like . . . </div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>give it up</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
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le=3D"href: &quot;http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1092347_mg-eyes-new-spo=
rts-car-u-s-return&quot;" href=3D"http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1092347=
_mg-eyes-new-sports-car-u-s-return"><font style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11.4pt">http:/=
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I wouldn't get too excited just yet.  Concept cars are designed to be =20
edgy.  Production cars are designed to the lowest common denominator.   No=
=20
telling what it would like when it hits the showroom.  Better I  hope.
=20
But, it if leads to a decent two seater sports car.... well, you take the =
=20
good with the bad.
=20
=20
In a message dated 5/30/2014 8:20:16 P.M. Central Daylight Time, =20
[email-masked] writes:

Amen to  that, brother!  At best, it looks like a clinically obese B/GT,=20
and that  only because in the midst of all the bulging fat, there is a '73-=
74=20
grill  sort-of stuffed in there between corpulent cheeks.  Absolutely=20
hideous!  But of course, America is so desperate for another SUV that it wi=
ll =20
spontaneously sell like hotcakes, right? =20

NOT!!!!!

Allen

PS: Now an MG-badged Solstice... that might lead to something - and since =
=20
SAIC owns the rights to both MG and Pontiac (as well as Saturn), it's a rea=
l=20
 possibility.  There's only one other two-seater sportscar available on =20
the American market right now: the Miatta.  That's an easy market to  compe=
te=20
in, and once there's some jazzy press about how well this new MG-stice =20
performs, then maybe a few people will come into the showrooms to look at o=
ne, =20
and then drive out in one of those gross pigs wallowing in its excess =20
sheet-metal. Speaking of showrooms, how do the Chinese acquire a string of =
=20
those?  Do they expand the Chinese restaurants?=20

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Try as they might, this isn=E2=80=99t even close.  Maybe with a bottle of  =
cheap=20
red wine (and I don=E2=80=99t even like red wine), make that two bottles, I=
  might=20
sort of recognize the grille as being somewhat MG like . . .=20
=20
give it up
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http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1092347_mg-eyes-new-sports-car-u-s-retur=
n
=20
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