[Mgs] 18 cylinders of MG

[Murray Arundell]

What a typically uninformed comment!  I'm sorry but I though we were all
pretty mature here and with a degree of intelligence?  Stick MG badges on a
Miata (MX-5) in preference to buying a new MG.  Please.... 

This is the same sort of stupid logic that some of the Pre War pratts carry
on with saying that nothing made outside the old Oxford factory is a true
MG.  

Further it seems to me that none of the guys making these statements about
the Chinese made MGs have been within ten thousand miles of the factory.
Well I have and let me tell you they've got as many robots if not more than
the best factories in Europe.  Sure there is some crap stuff coming out of
China but there is an awful lot of rubbish coming out of the US and Europe
too.  

For what its worth I make a substantial part of my income from marketing
Chinese made Hi-Tech equipment.  At the moment I am enjoying an absolute
killing because my competitors all once had the same attitude as you do.
"Chinese is Crap" they all said.  Wrong, its like everything.  If you buy
the cheapest ex China you'll get what you've paid for.  If you do your
research and pay a little more you'll get technology as good and better than
anything else in the world.  

OK Rant mode off now, my blood pressure is returning to normal.  Let the
flames begin!!

Murray Arundell
Brisbane

-----Original Message-----
From: mgs-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:mgs-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Barrie Robinson
Sent: Friday, 6 July 2007 2:50 am
To: Paul Root; Paul Hunt
Cc: V8 list; mgs at autox.team.net; MG-MGB at yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Mgs] 18 cylinders of MG

Paul,

I appreciate the desire to go MG but to me the soul will not be 
there.  I would rather buy a Miata, prise off the badges and stick MG 
ones on - Having suffered from Chinese made stuff I just wonder what 
the car will be like. Stuff is actually getting worse - I am into my 
4th Cuisinart percolator this year already and 50% of my 
auto-electronics has gone manual.   I will predict that Lucas will 
look like the rock of Gibraltar when the Rhucas electric gear comes 
out with the "MG".



At 11:11 AM 7/5/2007, Paul Root wrote:
>That's cool. Congratulations!
>
>I know it's heracy to say on this list. But, I hope the Nanjing MG
>comes to America. I'll be in the market for a car
>in 2009 or so (when my oldest turns 16, he can have the Subaru).
>
>
>Paul.
>
>
>On Jul 5, 2007, at 9:02 AM, Paul Hunt wrote:
>
> > Having owned my roadster for about 17 years, and the V8 for 12
> > years, I've been waiting to get my hands on a ZS 180 (2.5 litre V6,
> > 175 bhp, 177 ft lb, 0-60 7.3s, 139 mph) since I test-drove one not
> > long after they were launched in 2001, to near universal acclaim
> > from the usually cynical and MG Rover-knocking motoring
> > journalists.  Finally, through a relative in the trade, a really
> > good one popped up and I've bought it.  This one really did have my
> > name on it, its registration includes my three initials - albeit in
> > reverse order.  Now the long-suffering Navigator can spend some
> > time at least in climate controlled, leather seated luxury.  The
> > car is a 2004 face-lift model with the much improved frontal
> > styling and interior.  When these first came out I wasn't keen on
> > the rear styling as it is rather heavy, but I don't even mind that
> > anymore :o)
> >
> > PaulH.
>
>
>Paul Root
>ptrmgb at gmail.com
>77 MGB
>99 OBS
>
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Regards
Barrie

Barrie Robinson
barrie at look.ca

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