Can an MG F ever be a good idea??? even if its free???
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It wouldnt be my first choice of roof down 2 seater fun however a friend needs rid of his and is offering me it for a days work helping him move.
I'd do it for nothing anyway but having the MG in the sum of things adds a bit of fun to it.
So the MG, its roof down, rear engined, small ............... and thats about it lol
But can a little bit of fun be had with it. OK K-Series engine I believe, so could ba an issue. Would a bit of tweaking to shocks, decent set of wheels and a little tune to the engine offer some cheap fun or would it be more trouble than its worth????
I'd do it for nothing anyway but having the MG in the sum of things adds a bit of fun to it.
So the MG, its roof down, rear engined, small ............... and thats about it lol
But can a little bit of fun be had with it. OK K-Series engine I believe, so could ba an issue. Would a bit of tweaking to shocks, decent set of wheels and a little tune to the engine offer some cheap fun or would it be more trouble than its worth????
Take it, keep it over the winter, then sell it in the summer if you don't like it.
I'm relieved that I'm not the only one in this thread that shudders at the mention. I drove a TF for a good while and it may have been the best drive in the world ever, but the whole experience was ruined by the driving position, which just overshadowed everything else.
Lots of people seem to love them though, perhaps I'm just too indoctrinated into the MX5 world.
I'm relieved that I'm not the only one in this thread that shudders at the mention. I drove a TF for a good while and it may have been the best drive in the world ever, but the whole experience was ruined by the driving position, which just overshadowed everything else.
Lots of people seem to love them though, perhaps I'm just too indoctrinated into the MX5 world.
FD3Si said:
Take it, keep it over the winter, then sell it in the summer if you don't like it.
I'm relieved that I'm not the only one in this thread that shudders at the mention. I drove a TF for a good while and it may have been the best drive in the world ever, but the whole experience was ruined by the driving position, which just overshadowed everything else.
Lots of people seem to love them though, perhaps I'm just too indoctrinated into the MX5 world.
Have sell it when it will make the most, buy something good.I'm relieved that I'm not the only one in this thread that shudders at the mention. I drove a TF for a good while and it may have been the best drive in the world ever, but the whole experience was ruined by the driving position, which just overshadowed everything else.
Lots of people seem to love them though, perhaps I'm just too indoctrinated into the MX5 world.
It's mid-engined not rear. K series only an issue if coolant loss is undetected. You can fit a low coolant alarm for about £60-70 and even if you do get HGF, that's a £400 fix. I wouldn't bother fitting silly shocks - it works well enough with hydragas. If you do want to tweak it, get some MGF specific stuff from someone who knows what they're doing like Mike Satur. Parts are cheap.
They're great fun and an F will be old enough to qualify for classic car insurance on a ltd mileage policy (usually up to 5k miles).
They're great fun and an F will be old enough to qualify for classic car insurance on a ltd mileage policy (usually up to 5k miles).
Why not use the car for a bit of motorsport, such as this: http://www.mg-cars.org.uk/mgccsc/
It's a healthy speed championship with good support. Motorsport could not possibly get cheaper.
It's a healthy speed championship with good support. Motorsport could not possibly get cheaper.
Rich1973 said:
I am sure its a much better idea than many 'premium' offerings but its made by MG Rover so obviously it needs to be derided..
Dont bother OP, its clearly not the car for you.
Thats not true really. A car can have a crap reputation simply because it is actually crap. I held on to mine for one summer and was glad to be rid of it. It was slow, the bodywork was unbelievably easy to dent, like you could dent it with a press of your thumb. The gear stick was plastic instead of metal so would flex when pushing it home. The whole thing was just an insult and I'm no rover hater, I quite liked my 214si.Dont bother OP, its clearly not the car for you.
We ran one for a couple of years and it was quite a fun little car with a great engine. It's not an out and out racer but it's comfortable enough to make little country lanes fun without being painful. And what else RWD and open top can be had for the money? Ours didn't break down, combust or fall apart like everyone seems to think they do either... we only chopped it in for an MR2 Roadster when it launched itselt at a piece of armco it obviously took a disliking to (I wasn't driving it at the time!).
It's no MX5 / MR2 / S2000 / Boxster... but most of the people who say it's crap are toddling round in diesel golfs and probably miss the point of a little british drop top.
It's no MX5 / MR2 / S2000 / Boxster... but most of the people who say it's crap are toddling round in diesel golfs and probably miss the point of a little british drop top.
mini1380cc said:
Rich1973 said:
I am sure its a much better idea than many 'premium' offerings but its made by MG Rover so obviously it needs to be derided..
Dont bother OP, its clearly not the car for you.
Thats not true really. A car can have a crap reputation simply because it is actually crap. I held on to mine for one summer and was glad to be rid of it. It was slow, the bodywork was unbelievably easy to dent, like you could dent it with a press of your thumb. The gear stick was plastic instead of metal so would flex when pushing it home. The whole thing was just an insult and I'm no rover hater, I quite liked my 214si.Dont bother OP, its clearly not the car for you.
There are plenty German "premium" cars which are actually crap despite the media assurances of quality yet British people are unwavering in their support to them.
mini1380cc said:
The gear stick was plastic instead of metal so would flex when pushing it home.
Its made of steel, some of the mechanism is plastic and can make the change a bit rubbish but a slick shift kit is £140 and transforms the gear change.Also don't fit a 56mm TB, its too big. Use the 52mm alloy version from a TF / Trophy model which is just right.
Had my Trophy 5 years and its cost me a fortune, but put over 65k on it in that time and only once have I had to use the breakdown service (because a rod end on the aforementioned upgraded slick shift snapped when chasing a MINI Cooper...)
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