Personally, I'll be holding out for an MG Montego :DQuote:
Originally Posted by juddy
What a dog that was.
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Personally, I'll be holding out for an MG Montego :DQuote:
Originally Posted by juddy
What a dog that was.
Yep, I own one ... and it is a tight squeeze for anybody of a 'normal' size :D With the rear hinged doors, getting in/out is the worst bit - once you're in it's not too bad ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tusker
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If the Chinese can maintain MGs heritage in some shape or form, I am all for it. If all they plan on doing is making 'some car' then I am not interested. MGs (even the saloons) were always more on the sporting side ... from what I have seen so far, the Chinese effort hasn't come anywhere near this. You would think that if somebody bought a company, they would look at the niches that company has been filling (albeit on a very small scale) and try and build on it. I wish them every success, and hope the MG name stays around a bit longer this time, but I have my doubts :(
If all I wanted was 'a car' I would buy a Camry.
Bloody hell I forgot about the Montego...
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And what about the Maistro?
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And the metro
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Wow! :o Check out the 'Turbo' badging! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by juddy
In Beijing they call the new generation MG the 'Modern Gentleman' car.
I have ridden in a couple, think 10Y/O design and you are on the money.
Oh yes, to see one is to want one.......in the same way that I want to perform my own vasectomy with a rusty penknife and a garden fork.Quote:
Originally Posted by juddy
Personally I would love an MGB GT V8. A new version with a 4L alloy quad cam V8 would be great!
The purchase of MG was a cheap and easy way for a Chinese company to get access to a lot of engineering. I doubt it had anything much to do with the MG brand.
I spent some time behind the wheel of a Maestro learning to drive. Fine for the purpose, but I doubt I'd buy one.
The MG I'd really like was the one that belonged to one of my brothers' girlfriend's dad.
Factory V12 (iirc, maybe it was V8) automatic MGB drop top, BRG colour.
It was one of just 3 or 4 (again iirc. Certainly a lot less than 10 were built).
Dunno what happened to it, I believe she sold some time after her dad passed.
Late 1950's I owned a TD, and later an A and in 1964 bought a new B. I was a lot slimmer then. I didn't think the B was terribly sporty after owning it for a while. About 50 horsepower underpowered and lots of scuttle shake on any but dead smooth roads, good brakes though for the era. Pretty reliable for a pommy sled other than inbuilt perennial problems with the the SU fuel pump. Foot room was a problem for me with all three as it is with almost any small car. I take size 12 Australian, size 13 USA footwear. A Mini-cooper S or any slightly modified EH 179 was faster. A heater was $50 extra. On road price was just less than $3000.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tusker