[Mgs] Solstice, absolutely NO MGB content (personal quest for opinions)

[oliver]

my theory of life:

buy a used honda accord (i paid 9k for a 5 year old 5 speed fully loaded 
accord with 80k miles 3 three years ago).  they are fun to drive and 
reliable to the nth degree.  buy tires, gas, and oil. if you must there is a 
world of aftermarket parts.

then - buy an mg, a mb, a bmw, an alfa, a triumph, and/or a whatever, and 
drive it on weekends, nice evenings, etc.

you'll get to work every day, in comfort, and your depreciation loss is very 
small at that point.  you'll have a fun car to drive when your not in 
traffic, trying to get to work, etc.

don't ever buy a new car unless you can spend an entire day bargaining away 
the rediculous profit they make on you!!!!

my 2c


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Lindsay" <rolindsay at yahoo.com>
To: "MGS" <mgs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 11:53 AM
Subject: [Mgs] Solstice, absolutely NO MGB content (personal quest for 
opinions)


> Hello Gang,
>   I have been considering selling/trading in my
> 10-year-old M-B SL500 daily driver in for an '08
> Solstice GXP.  You guys have any experience with this
> car?  My Mercedes is fantastic and it is in great
> shape, but it is 10 years old.  It would take perhaps
> $12k + my car to work the deal.  Then again, the
> Pontiac is dropping about $10k per year and the M-B,
> about $4k per year.  The SL will floor-out at about
> $12k and stay there, if the older SLs are any guide.
> The GXP will eventually floor out in a junkyard.
>   Your thoughts (because I respect your opinions)?