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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=NL link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Hans - one could argue that this concept IS a modern set-up.... ;-)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Compared with an MGB designed in 1962, the Mazda is. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Sure electric cars are the future, but this group of friends still has MG as main topic </span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>😉</span><span lang=EN-GB>!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>The classic MG cannot be compared with a Tesla.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Same would be for an MGB in 1962 being compared with a car from 50 years earlier.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>BTW I have bought my previous lease car = Mazda 6 Sportbreak (wagon).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>I love how Mazda does things differently. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>So if there comes a reason to sell my MG, I might opt for MX5 / Miata…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Hans<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>71 BGT – celebrated its 50<sup>th</sup> birthday 2 months ago…</span><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b>Van:</b> Dan DiBiase <dan.dibiase@gmail.com> <br><b>Verzonden:</b> dinsdag 6 april 2021 17:29<br><b>Aan:</b> Paul Root <ptroot@gmail.com><br><b>CC:</b> Hans Duinhoven <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>; mglist <mgs@autox.team.net>; MG-MGA-MGB <MG-MGA-MGB@googlegroups.com><br><b>Onderwerp:</b> Re: [Mgs] New MG Sports Car Concept<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>My brother in law has the current gen, and it's a little tough to get out of. Once it in fits nicely but it's very low. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hans - one could argue that this concept IS a modern set-up.... ;-) Based on my first month with my Tesla Model Y, I'd absolutely consider anything with an electric drivetrain from this point on. I don't plan to buy another internal combustion vehicle for my daily use.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dan D<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>'21 Tesla MY, '76B, '65B<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Central NJ USA<br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/" target="_blank">http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 8:54 AM Paul Root <<a href="mailto:ptroot@gmail.com">ptroot@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sure, however the only one I really fit in is the first gen. My boss did have a 2nd gen that he added a turbo to ,and let me drive it once. If I owned it, I probably wouldn't have a license anymore. I could only drive that with the top down. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Same thing with the 370Z. I can't even get in the coupe. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 7:41 AM <<a href="mailto:h.duinhoven@planet.nl" target="_blank">h.duinhoven@planet.nl</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB>If you really want the look and feel of an MG roadster in a modern setup, I’d opt for the Mazda MX5 – Miata.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB>Cheers,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB>Hans</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB>71 BGT still hibernating, as the snow falls…</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>Van:</b> Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">mgs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>Namens </b>Paul Root<br><b>Verzonden:</b> vrijdag 2 april 2021 18:26<br><b>Aan:</b> Dan DiBiase <<a href="mailto:dan.dibiase@gmail.com" target="_blank">dan.dibiase@gmail.com</a>><br><b>CC:</b> mglist <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net" target="_blank">mgs@autox.team.net</a>>; MG-MGA-MGB <<a href="mailto:MG-MGA-MGB@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">MG-MGA-MGB@googlegroups.com</a>><br><b>Onderwerp:</b> Re: [Mgs] New MG Sports Car Concept<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The world has gone SUV. This is eye-candy to get people to think MG, but it will never come out. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I don't really like the angles, you can't really see what it would look like. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>They have had a number of concepts over the last few years that all "harken back" or "reminisce" about past cars. But they never go forward. All the companies do that. Nissan really got me 5 years ago when they did a retro 510 thing. I was ready to buy that. But after saying they really want to think about building it, they just dropped it. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>There is also the part about MG won't come back to the US. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 10:33 AM Dan DiBiase <<a href="mailto:dan.dibiase@gmail.com" target="_blank">dan.dibiase@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Interesting concept car. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="https://electrek.co/2021/04/01/mg-motor-unveils-cyberster-electric-sports-car-concept/" target="_blank">https://electrek.co/2021/04/01/mg-motor-unveils-cyberster-electric-sports-car-concept/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Dan D<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>'76B, '65B Project (soon up for sale)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Central NJ USA<br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/" target="_blank">http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>-- <br>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MG-MGA-MGB" group.<br>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a href="mailto:mg-mga-mgb+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">mg-mga-mgb+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com</a>.<br>To view this discussion on the web visit <a href="https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mg-mga-mgb/CABxEc%2BksTrpcHsq61tmMoo0C-PS1WUG7pfAgwZh0Aa_aTDtYug%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer" target="_blank">https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mg-mga-mgb/CABxEc%2BksTrpcHsq61tmMoo0C-PS1WUG7pfAgwZh0Aa_aTDtYug%40mail.gmail.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div><div id="gmail-m_5439378907667388181gmail-m_8263422997188637202DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 style='border:none;border-top:solid #D3D4DE 1.0pt'><tr><td width=55 style='width:41.25pt;border:none;padding:13.5pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=46 height=29 style='width:.4833in;height:.3in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=470 style='width:352.5pt;border:none;padding:12.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#41424E'>Virusvrij. <a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4453EA'>www.avast.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>