Potential bargain perhaps? Not long left.....

[Garlick]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MG-MONTEGO-2-0i-EFI-1988-SPO...

Looks quite nice actually, is it cheap or is that the going rate?

[Rawwr]

"This car is a sexy 80's classic."

Possibly the most inappropriate use of the word 'sexy' ever.

[Strawman]

Nooo!! These are not nice to drive, I can see the turbo version is a bit of a laugh but that is just something from the dying days of BL/Rover.

[Garlick]

The appeal is strong for me on this one

[Rawwr]

Ok, you can buy it, but you have to resign.

[aka_kerrly]

Garlick said:

The appeal is strong for me on this one

have you lost your marbles or are you still half asleep?

[Emeye]

My dad had a 1.6L Montego that I learnt to drive in and then proceeded to wreck once I passed - it wasn't too bad at the time. Unless you've driven one I don't think you're allowed to comment!

[Superhoop]

300Bhp/Ton - Your thread has arrived

[cs02rm0]

[Arese]

Emeye said:

My dad had a 1.6L Montego that I learnt to drive in and then proceeded to wreck once I passed - it wasn't too bad at the time. Unless you've driven one I don't think you're allowed to comment!

I lost my cherry in the back of my Dad's Montego Estate 1.6L. It had electric windows, and an electric sunroof. At the time, I thought I was Lord of the Manor.

[useyourdellusion]

Superhoop said:

300Bhp/Ton - Your thread has arrived

Nevermind him, where is MGJohn?

[clonmult]

At my first full time job after Uni, we had a Montego 2.0 Estate for lugging around computers and the various kit.

Comfy seats that were totally unsuited to being used in a car. Steering that felt so incredibly remote from the front wheels it was scary. Reasonably torqey engine that was rough as fk.

Utterly, utterly horrible cars. In no way are they sexy.

Only the turbos that are vaguely interesting.

[Gizmo!]

I'm so very tempted by that. If only to experience how bad it is firsthand.

[Rawwr]

Arese said:

I lost my cherry in the back of my Dad's Montego Estate 1.6L.

That doesn't parse well.

[cragswinter]

Well i have driven one so I can comment:
when I was an apprentice one of the bosses had one & it was rubbish.
What put it into perspective was when it was stolen & written off (imaginatively they crashed it into a small tree which was uprooted,they then put the tree through the sunroof & set fire to it.) he got a Honda accord 16v to replace it,& to a 17 yr old that thing felt so fast & well built it was a revalation.my nova sr never felt quite the same after that.

[Prince Rupert]

My dad had an 1986 Montego 1.6L (moonraker blue) as a company car from new for a while until it had a coming together with a lorry and was supposedly written off. Funnily enough however, he was given a replacement one and the first appeared repaired some months later for sale in the local Ford garage. First car I remember and at the time as far as I was concerned was the best car in the world! Feel quite nostalgic about them and would def consider this one if I had the time. Would prefer an MG Turbo in white with a digital dash and the proper blocky looking MG alloys though (SO 80s!).

[Arese]

Rawwr said:

Arese said:

I lost my cherry in the back of my Dad's Montego Estate 1.6L.

That doesn't parse well.

[300bhp/ton]

Garlick said:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MG-MONTEGO-2-0i-EFI-1988-SPO...

Looks quite nice actually, is it cheap or is that the going rate?

Don't see many these days.

I had a Maestro 2.0 EFI for a number of years. Gave it hell and thrashed it everywhere. It was great fun, more fun than my brothers 2.0 Celica GT and faster than a mates modded 2.9 V6 Sierra. Also very reliable, failed electric fan was the only issue, which was a £25 and 45 min fix.

[300bhp/ton]

Strawman said:

Nooo!! These are not nice to drive, I can see the turbo version is a bit of a laugh but that is just something from the dying days of BL/Rover.

Have you driven one?

[300bhp/ton]

Rawwr said:

Ok, you can buy it, but you have to resign.

What for liking one of the better performing cars of that market sector at that period in history? And still having enough poke to keep most warm hatches honest today.

Is this PH or Driving Miss Daisy forums