[Mgs] MG TF is USA

[Paul Root]

Yes, it's a genuine MG. The Chinese bought the name and the  
technology. The British failed. Sorry, there's no way to sugar coat it.

I'm not going to buy a bad car. But if they brought a car to the US,  
and it was comparable to the Mazda or Nissan that I might be  
considering at the time, the MG is going to get an emotional vote.  My  
first MG was my first (car) love. My Datsun 510 was probably
second. I've bought more Mazdas than anything else.

Heck, I'd even buy a new Mini or, if Auto Express ever reported the  
truth, a new Triumph from BMW.

Oh, I don't fit in a Miata, other than first generation. And those are  
getting too "old" :-)

On Aug 28, 2008, at 8:00 AM, Barrie Robinson wrote:

>
> Please forgive me for my sins - but I just cannot see me ever buying  
> a Chinese MG.  No matter which way you look at it the MG strain will  
> never pass on.   Rolex watches are copied by Chinese manufacturers  
> so if Rolex sold out to them then the "fakes" would be genuine Rolex  
> watches - uh?.   The idea of me looking at the build plate and  
> seeing "Made in China" just gives me the shivers.  Rather I would  
> buy a Miata which as its own and genuine pedigree.  And this from an  
> ancient user of MGs - my first car was a brand new MG TD which I  
> loved (and still do) and currently an MGB GT V8.
>
>
>
> At 08:41 AM 8/28/2008, Paul Root wrote:
>> I thought it was a great idea. I'd love to have a TF.
>>
>> However, the original announcement was for the TF coupe not the
>> roadster.
>>
>> Was the coupe ever made and sold? Or was it always just a concept/ 
>> pre-
>> production
>> car?
>>
>> I'm hoping that SAIC will find its way and get MG back in the US.
>> There has been near constant
>> teasing since about '94 when the RV8 came out, and they started
>> saying, "the next car" will come back.
>>
>> And the ZT and ZTT at MG2001 were just too cool.
>>
>>
>> On Aug 28, 2008, at 3:18 AM, Paul Hunt wrote:
>>
>> > I agree it was never going to happen for a number of reasons, but
>> > what part of
>> > assembling 'British' roadsters in America from kits built in China
>> > *isn't* a
>> > good idea?
>> >
>> > PaulH.
>> >  ----- Original Message -----
>> >   Word is plans to sell the MG TF in the American market have come
>> > to a
>> >  complete halt.
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