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  1. goaljnky

    goaljnky New Member

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    #8 goaljnky, May 30, 2011
    Wow. That really sucks. Has nothing in common with MG cars of yesteryear. I was recently considering this fine specimen:

    MG : Midget | eBay

    But the guy wanted almost $18k for it.
     

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    #15 lotsie, Jun 6, 2011
    The commercial started out OK with the old rag top, but then that other thing showed up:frown2:

    Mark
     
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    #2 lotsie, May 30, 2011
    We need a puke smilie!!! For this very thing:Thumbsup:

    Mark
     
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    #3 Metalman, May 30, 2011
    Roewe, formerly Rover......
    Hah, the the new owners couldn't pronounce Rover, so they changed it????...:eek:
     
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    #4 Nathan, May 30, 2011
    Not quite...

    The Rover marque is now property of Tata Motors.

    A quick history of the name...

    Started as Starley & Sutton Co in Coventry in 1878.

    Absorbed as part of Leyland Motor Corporation in 1967

    Became Rover Group in 1988 as part of British Aerospace ownership transfer, then sold to BMW.

    BMW sold MG Rover Group to the Phoenix Consortium but that company went under. Nanjing Automobile Group purchased the assets in 2007. The sale did not include the Rover name.

    Ford bought Rover from BMW in 2006 to bring the name under it's Land Rover umbrella to consolidate the name in preparation to sell.

    In March 2008, Ford reached agreement with Tata Motors of India to include the Rover marque as part of the sale of their Jaguar Land Rover operations to them, alongside related Daimler and Lanchester marques. Legally the Rover marque is the property of Land Rover under the terms of Ford's purchase of the name in 2006.
     
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    #5 Crashton, May 30, 2011
    Red Rover red Rover, please don't come over... :frown2:

    MG = More Garbage...

    Sad to see a fine old brand reduced to this.
     
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    #6 maacodale, May 30, 2011
    Tata? Seriously Tata?I always thought TATA's were something entirely different.
     
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    #7 Metalman, May 30, 2011
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    #9 Crashton, May 30, 2011
    Run away!!!! Run away FAST!!!!

    That is one is an abomination to all things MG. A Midget with a Spitfire engine & the stance of a 4wd truck. :frown2:
     
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    #10 lotsie, May 30, 2011
    See we need a puking smilie:D

    Mark
     
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    #11 Crashton, May 30, 2011
    Yes we do Mark. Barrrffff....
     
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    #12 goaljnky, May 30, 2011
    Hey, double %}#{^*! on both of you. I had one back in the summers of 81-83. So many fond memories about mammaries. Don't try to take my youth away from me.
     
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    #13 Crashton, May 30, 2011
    Yute is always better in the rear view mirror.

    I drove many a fine old Brit car in my yute. Today I would not put up with them for more than a day or so.

    Took me years to figure it out, but now I have the best British sports car, my Miata. :prrr:
     
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    #14 Metalman, Jun 6, 2011
    Sooooo, here's the new MG6........:frown2:

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyym-Q0Yxns&feature=player_embedded]YouTube - ‪MG Television Commercial.mov‬‏[/ame]


    WOW...... Handles Great.......:crazy:

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRQXX25TlmE&feature=related]YouTube - ‪MG6 GT Driving Experience - Handling.mp4‬‏[/ame]
     
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    #16 Johngo, Jun 7, 2011
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    Why is that MINI has been the only brand that actually retained a good portion of what made the car great in the first place? That MG looks like every other Scion/Honda/Prius out there. Whatever happened to car STYLING???

    Sad. Would have been cool to see another cool roadster, instead, we get the SOS.

    Agree, we need a puking smiley.

    EDIT: "...only SMALL CAR brand..." Aston Martin has kept their styling and made their new models amazing, as has Porsche...
     
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    #17 sdmidget, Jun 7, 2011
    NOT impressed.

    Put me down as an "aye" vote for the "puke" smiley.
     
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    #18 Vollgas, Jun 7, 2011
    Our family had 8 MG's, from the TC to the MGC.
    The cars were fun.
    Each car was unique in it's own way.
    Use to see them on the roads everywhere.
    It is a shame that this marque and other classic British marques are reduced to the whims of the Chinese marketplace.
    The cars produced now have nothing in common with the classics.
    I doubt that they will ever be imported to the US.
    At least that spares us from supporting China.
     
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    #19 goaljnky, Jun 7, 2011
    What does a 4 door VW CC look-a-like have to do with MGs? FAIL!