MG Montego Turbo: Time For Tea?
MG tells dealers how to sell a Montego Turbo, with help from Steve Soper
The whiff of cheese is strong in the showroom section of the vid, with the 'prestige and exclusivity' of the MG brand pushed to the fore. Don't forget to check out the presentation pack also.
But out at Thruxton is where the worst excesses of cringe are saved for. Steve Soper has been dragged in to eulogise about the Montego in a horribly forced nature. Did you know the Montego Turbo returns 43mpg at a steady 56mph? Steve does! Of course the car is faultless also, the gearshift light and precise, the handling superb. The smoking inside tyre out of Thruxton's chicane is glossed over...
Steve takes the Montego onto country roads and into the city also where the Montego continues its viceless performance. Sounds like it's the best car in the world, with plenty of equipment too.
Anyway, there is something saved for the end of the video that should definitely make a return to new car sales. Delivery to the customer's address at a time that suits them with a full tank of fuel. Complete with a 'demonstration of the handling characteristics once more'. Maybe not from Steve Soper though.
but the MG maestro was pretty quick ,with the early one having a talking dash(I think?) very rare now
Let me say, it was a bloody brilliant car. Fast, comfy, roomy and utterly reliable over the 100k + miles I did in it. I drove it like I stole it too!
The only fault I had in 3 years was a small bleb of rust on the A pillar where the roof seam joined.
I replaced it with a (very rare) brand new MG Maestro Turbo (F504 DBD) that was only killed after it was stolen.... Before it died it did manage to demonstrate that it was far far faster around Donington Park than a Pug 205 GTi 1.9......
Loved my MG Turbos, and despite what the "experts" will say, they were bloody good cars in their day, especially when compared to the Ford (Sierra), Vauxhall (Cavalier) and Peugeot (405) competition. I think I am right in saying that several contemporary road tests also rated the Montego Turbo above the BMW 325.....
Holy caramba.
I borrowed an MG montego back in the day, was fairly happy, but in the end chose a Citroen BX GTi - which was 99 % reliable.
I have always liked the estates.....(montego) how many can be left?
Still, cheesey as a pack of Wotsits, but still... Tally ho, what-what pip-pip
Edit to add I had a Metro Turbo back when I was 19. Flipping go-kart of a car that was. Absolutely loved it.
Was a quick car for its time the mod plod used to chase the stolen cars over the woods in them back in the day
I've always seen them as another car that was destroyed by the British press
But what do I no !
Totally agree about the press and Clarkson et al. We always seem to see anything not made here as automatically superior - not always with good reason.
Holy caramba.
I borrowed an MG montego back in the day, was fairly happy, but in the end chose a Citroen BX GTi - which was 99 % reliable.
I have always liked the estates.....(montego) how many can be left?
They were fking awful.
Why cant motoring be a simple as it was in the 80's anymore?!
Also check out the salesman at the end of the vid, he couldnt give a hoot whats written on his clipboard, he just wants to get out in the Turbo and have a good thrash!
Great stuff!
Holy caramba.
I borrowed an MG montego back in the day, was fairly happy, but in the end chose a Citroen BX GTi - which was 99 % reliable.
I have always liked the estates.....(montego) how many can be left?
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