[Mgs] The Chinese guys don't get it

[Paul Root]

It is a huge segment of the auto industry. It's what people want. Whether they
should or not. It's hard to make a profit on things that the majority of
people don't want.

Evolve or die.

On Apr 12, 2013, at 4:46 PM, Max Heim wrote:

> Never mind the styling -- what proves they "don't get it" is the fact that
> it is an SUV. MG never made trucks.
>
> Yes, Porsche makes an SUV, but that is also an abomination.
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Menlo Park, CA,
> it's the primer red one with chrome wires
>
>
> on 4/12/13 2:20 PM, Don at don at napanet.net wrote:
>
>> Maybe it's beautiful and we are too old or of the wrong culture to
>> appreciate it.  Just like music; one tends to favor the things of
>> his/her youth.  I love '50s rock 'n roll, but rock music from about
>> 1980 on sounds like the Chinese MG looks- awful.
>>
>> It would be interesting to get feedback from people of different ages
>> and cultures as to how they view the Chinese MG.  I have a fellow
>> from Honduras who assists me on taking care of my place.  He is the
>> same age as me, 63, who came to the US about 15 years ago.  He thinks
>> my MGs are ugly, and likes the looks of new Toyotas and Hondas.  I
>> wonder if that may be because he didn't see MGs or similar cars when
>> he was a kid and young adult.
>>
>> ----------------------------------------
>>
>> Don Scott,  Calistoga CA USA
>> 1955 MGTF, 1962 MGA Mk 2, 1967 MGB, 1963-7 MGB (seeking), Misc. Japanese
cars
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> At 5 PM 4/12/2013, David F. Darby wrote:
>>> That is a sinister-looking design.
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: mgs-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:mgs-bounces at autox.team.net] On
>>> Behalf Of Hans Duinhoven
>>> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 2:36 PM
>>> To: mgs at autox.team.net
>>> Subject: [Mgs] The Chinese guys don't get it
>>>
>>> http://www.autoweek.nl/nieuws/23011/mg-met-suv-concept-maar-shanghai
>>>
>>> Some new info what the Chinese guys are planning with MG.
>>> Sorry for the Dutch text - the pics will tell enough.
>>>
>>> Nothing to find back of the original MG spirit.
>>> So they may keep it.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Hans Duinhoven
>>>
>>> Still happy with the spirit of my '71 BGT
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