I've only gone and done it - I've bought an MG! (Pics inside)

agw_01 · 10 Apr 2006 at 20:15

[TW]Fox said:
Thats a lot of money for a Rover 25 with no aircon. I thought these things were supposed to be cheap now Rover went bust?

Just today on the bay, a Coupe Turbo went for £2600 and a Vitty Sport went for £1400.

PMKeates · 10 Apr 2006 at 20:18

Muncher said:
Nice, it needs side skirts and 17" straights though.

Quite oddly, I swear a guy in the next road to me is selling 4, 17" MG wheels with tyres for £150. IIRC, they look in pretty good nick too!

MrMoon · 10 Apr 2006 at 20:23

interior is nasty, very dated but other than that looks tidy on the outside

penski · 10 Apr 2006 at 20:25

Congratulations on the purchase of your Rover.

I hope your many journeys to the shops for teabags and worthers originals are as noneventful as possible.

*n

thedazman67 · 10 Apr 2006 at 20:27

I like the MG's even though there just a tarted up Rover i'd still rather by an MG rather than the Rover equivilent.

thedazman

Mic · 10 Apr 2006 at 20:30

penski said:
Congratulations on the purchase of your Rover.

I hope your many journeys to the shops for teabags and worthers originals are as noneventful as possible.

*n

I sure could go for some worthers original right now.

As for the car, not my kinda thing.

chopchop · 10 Apr 2006 at 20:31

uh oh 37,000miles? best get a spare headgasket for when it goes

ajgoodfellow · 10 Apr 2006 at 20:31

MrMoon said:
interior is nasty, very dated but other than that looks tidy on the outside

Oh yes - it's almost enough to put me off! It was much improved on the facelift though

I laughed when I found heater controls from my Mum's 1994 216 and indicator stalks from my Dad's 1984 213!

penski · 10 Apr 2006 at 20:31

Mic said:
I sure could go for some worthers original right now.

Me too, actually...not had any in years

*n

ajgoodfellow · 10 Apr 2006 at 20:32

chopchop said:
uh oh 37,000miles? best get a spare headgasket for when it goes

I was just waiting for someone to say that!

Trifid · 10 Apr 2006 at 20:36

Nice car, I really liked them until what happened to my sisters boyfriend one, which had the power cut out at ahem mph and left them soo close to being killed. The RAC guy got it going again but the engine was really weak, so they sold it on the way home.

ajgoodfellow · 10 Apr 2006 at 20:37

Trifid said:
Nice car, I really liked them until what happened to my sisters boyfriend one, which had the power cut out at ahem mph and left them soo close to being killed. The RAC guy got it going again but the engine was really weak, so they sold it on the way home.

Sorry to hear that - at least they didn't get hurt!

agw_01 · 10 Apr 2006 at 20:41

Malachy said:
i dont get these mg's they are good value for money i gues,but they are just bubble shape 200's withstuck on tat. o well whatever floats ya boat i gues. i wouldve rather got a coupe turbo myself

Sorry, missed this post before.

I'd much rather have a GSi Turbo. Everybody has a Coupe Turbo these days.

With regards to the HG, don't let any numpty garages service the car. Either take it to a Rover dealer or do oil/coolant changes yourself.

I know it's a bit much, but 6k for the oil and 10k for the coolant.

Trifid said:
Nice car, I really liked them until what happened to my sisters boyfriend one, which had the power cut out at ahem mph and left them soo close to being killed. The RAC guy got it going again but the engine was really weak, so they sold it on the way home.

What exactly cut out? If the engine dies you still have brakes and steering, just they're not assisted.

I bet the HG went

[TW]Fox · 10 Apr 2006 at 20:57

agw_01 said:
Just today on the bay, a Coupe Turbo went for £2600 and a Vitty Sport went for £1400.

Thats becuase Coupe Turbo's are special - genuine performance cars.

Captain Kirk · 10 Apr 2006 at 20:59

A friend of mine got one of these. She wrote it off within a week. One down, how many to go? (she's ok btw)

ajgoodfellow · 10 Apr 2006 at 21:04

Captain Kirk said:
A friend of mine got one of these. She wrote it off within a week. One down, how many to go? (she's ok btw)

Glad to hear she's OK

Hope that doesn't happen to me - I've only just written off my Astra in Jan! :eek:

loltim · 10 Apr 2006 at 21:08

Nice car mate, prefer the ZS personally as its bigger but yeah nice purchase

agw_01 · 10 Apr 2006 at 21:57

[TW]Fox said:
Thats becuase Coupe Turbo's are special - genuine performance cars.

And not to mention everybody having one.

Tell you something though Fox, I'd much rather have a Vitty than a Coupe.

They're so quick for the size! So much fun to be had

Tesla · 10 Apr 2006 at 22:00

Esentially the same as my Rover 200 which I think looks OK but the interior is pretty shabby.

The K series engine is actually designed to to be good at low revs so I have never understood why they dump it in sportier cars, even the Elise I have never understood.

Koncordski · 10 Apr 2006 at 22:05

Nice on the outside and decent performance but that interior is pretty shocking for a 52 plate. No wonder they were desperate to invest in new models.