Would you spend £40k on one of these ?
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I'd rather have this for the money http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/971246.htm
Amen to that. Or a well-specced CSL and pocket the change.
Anyone spending £40k on an MG needs their head examined.
Wanna bet? My civic ate an Evo 6 and kept up with a 330bhp M3.
My Saab would keep with this thing 60-120, if this Rover could last long enough to make it past 100
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Wanna bet? My civic ate an Evo 6 and kept up with a 330bhp M3.
My Saab would keep with this thing 60-120, if this Rover could last long enough to make it past 100
What kind of times does the SV and your Saab take to cover 60-120mph?
I don't know.
What I'm trying to say is rear wheel drive cars have much more grip so should get to 60 much faster than an equal power to weight fwd car but after that they would be the same, the fwd may even be quicker due to less transmission loss.
This rover is 320bhp and weight is 1540 Kgs, theoretical 1/4 mile would be 13.5 at 105, my Civic ran 13.9 @ 108 while spinning through 1st and 2nd, the higher terminal speed would indicate that the Civic would have a chance of catching the Rover further on. Rover top speed is 165, My Civic would make 155 at least but limited by gearing.
Anyway this car is no way worth £40k imo.
What I'm trying to say is rear wheel drive cars have much more grip so should get to 60 much faster than an equal power to weight fwd car but after that they would be the same, the fwd may even be quicker due to less transmission loss.
This rover is 320bhp and weight is 1540 Kgs, theoretical 1/4 mile would be 13.5 at 105, my Civic ran 13.9 @ 108 while spinning through 1st and 2nd, the higher terminal speed would indicate that the Civic would have a chance of catching the Rover further on. Rover top speed is 165, My Civic would make 155 at least but limited by gearing.
Anyway this car is no way worth £40k imo.
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What bhp/torque figures does your civic put out?
I don't own it any more but it was 200whp and 150lb/ft atw. That was at 11psi, once rolling it was a little quicker than an Evo 6.
I also ran it at 15psi for a week, I can only estimate power then, probably 270bhp at least. T3/T04e turbo good for 350bhp and engine was built to stand 400bhp.
I also ran it at 15psi for a week, I can only estimate power then, probably 270bhp at least. T3/T04e turbo good for 350bhp and engine was built to stand 400bhp.
i'd sooner get this
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/979248.htm
-never seen a right hand drive one before!
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/979248.htm
-never seen a right hand drive one before!
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Right hand drive variants like that tend to come from Australia, as importation of non-vintage (i.e. less than 30 years old) LHD vehicles is illegal - so they must be converted 
I have to agree with everyone else that this car would not be my choice of £40k.
I like the SV and MG and the potential for it to be a more exclusive muscle car. I like the looks with the spoiler, I like the noise. the performance can be sorted! The flaw is that metallic red and some of the other colours do not suit it.
However for £40k there is a lot of choice, if I still wanted odd ball/exclusive I would be buying an Esprit V8 or and NSX or something. Other than that there are plenty of Jags/TVRs/Astons by the looks of things!
I like the SV and MG and the potential for it to be a more exclusive muscle car. I like the looks with the spoiler, I like the noise. the performance can be sorted! The flaw is that metallic red and some of the other colours do not suit it.
However for £40k there is a lot of choice, if I still wanted odd ball/exclusive I would be buying an Esprit V8 or and NSX or something. Other than that there are plenty of Jags/TVRs/Astons by the looks of things!
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Sorry for the thread resurrection but it would seem £40k is indeed too much for one of these especially in the current environment.
However - same question, same car, but now £30K ?
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1303086.htm
Presumably ripe for a supercharger conversion as well
However - same question, same car, but now £30K ?
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1303086.htm
Presumably ripe for a supercharger conversion as well
MG Kit car for £33k or http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1277838.htm
No question which I would go for.
No question which I would go for.
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Nope still too much money, can get a very good CSL for that amount of cash.
Agreed, still too much money. At the end of the day, the best part of it is probably the engine, and you can get that in a Mustang at half the price.
Whilst you might argue that the body is made of CF, but it's hardly as though it was to save weight. At over 1.5 tons, weighs more than my E46, and that's a lard bucket.
More importantly, just who are you going to ask to repair the bodywork, the first time some chav misses their braking and rear ends it.
Whilst you might argue that the body is made of CF, but it's hardly as though it was to save weight. At over 1.5 tons, weighs more than my E46, and that's a lard bucket.
More importantly, just who are you going to ask to repair the bodywork, the first time some chav misses their braking and rear ends it.
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I've rather rip my own nuts off than waste 40k on that heap of ****.