[Mgs] Savvy Shopping: Park assist, pick-ups and MGs

[Paul Root]

Yeah, I read that and just thought about how much money is spent on  
letting people be bad drivers. Why not just teach parallel parking? I  
fall out of practice when I don't do it often, but I can always get it  
done on the second try if I mess up the first time. Even in my wife's  
station wagon.

I suppose the answer lies in the US's penchant for oversized vehicles  
to carry 1 person 95% of the time.

I really do hope that MG will finally get going, even as a Chinese  
company. I figured 2010 will be my next new (at least to me) car. My  
oldest will be 16, and I'll give him the Subaru.
It'd be great to replace it with an octagon badged car.


On Jul 3, 2008, at 10:37 AM, Paul Hunt wrote:

> There's been so many missed production starting dates that I shall  
> only believe it when I see volume production and cars for sale in  
> dealers.
>
> On park assist Top Gear demonstrated this last year with a Lexus -  
> or rather demonstrated how not to do it.  Richard Hammond pushed  
> various buttons and the car started to move and steer under its own  
> steam, then proceeded to crash into the stage scenery - twice.  They  
> then 'discovered' they should have been positioning a little square  
> on the TV screen where they wanted the car to end up.  Even then it  
> only got it half in.  Strikes me more development is required.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5_0Q3OU7tI
>
> PaulH.
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>
> MG (SAIC) makes the rumor mill here in the backwoods.