MGFs

eidolon · 25 Dec 2006 at 20:26

Long story buy basically I'm owed some money (£2500) but the person in question has just offered me their MGF instead. They bought it from a dealership earlier this year for £3500 but have yet to pick it up. It's a 1996, in white with hardtop and 29k on the clock. The HG and cambelt has been done earlier this year at the dealership.

Should I

A) Take the car and sell it? (is it worth £2500 privately?)
B) Take the car, sell the Mondeo and keep the MGF?
C) Just hold out for the money (which might take a while to be honest, it's been 6 years already that I've been owed this money!)

The car is currently located at the dealership in Surrey so I was also thinking of seeing what they'd offer me for it (that way I wouldn't have the hassle of picking the car up and selling it)

What do you guys reckon?

eidolon · 25 Dec 2006 at 20:31

I've been waiting that long for the money I've written it off really so part of me thinks that I might just keep the MGF as it's like getting a free car. Shame it wasn't an MX5 really

eidolon · 25 Dec 2006 at 20:36

NickXX said:
I'd take the MGF, drive it around for a couple of months then sell it when Spring starts to appear.

Good plan. I guess I should cash in the tax and insurance on the Elise and Mondeo if I do that otherwise it's gonna get expensive having so many cars on the go!

eidolon · 29 Dec 2006 at 23:35

I've just been looking on Ebay and it appears that it should easily sell for £2500 as it's had the HG, cambelt, has a hardtop and has low milage. I think I'll try to arrange picking it up asap, might even drive it myself for a few days, see how it compares to the Elise

eidolon · 29 Dec 2006 at 23:40

moss said:
Drink plenty of coffee and a take a packet of proplus beforehand

Got none left. Just done 1000 miles in the Mondeo in the last few days, I needed them all for that.

eidolon · 30 Dec 2006 at 00:49

Yeah, I'd already written off the money as it's been so long now that part of me thinks that I should just blow it on something silly that I don't need.

The Elise doesn't really need anything, apart from a trip to the Ring perhaps

eidolon · 30 Dec 2006 at 11:08

Kingy said:
Simple mathematics!

Elise + £2.5k = Supercharged Elise OR Exige.

If you can find me a supercharger for £2.5k then I'll do it, unfortunately the only ones available for the 111R are closer to £8k

eidolon · 30 Dec 2006 at 13:34

Kingy said:
What are the actual differences between the Elise 111R and the Exige in it's various formats?

Obvious bits are hard top, wider alloys, stickier tyres, different clams and a rear spoiler. Less obvious bits are suspension. Engine is exactly the same.

eidolon · 30 Dec 2006 at 21:02

Nope, ironically it's actually slower than the 111R (only fractionally due to the extra weight)

It's basically supposed to be a track weapon I guess whereas the Elise is the soft topped road car.