New car

Post by **Hippy** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:19 am

My girlfriend has been after a new car for ages being as her high mileage seat leon is starting to run into problems.
Anyway, she's always fancied an MGF or TF, so after quite a serious amount of investigation into the headgasket problems these cars have, we finally settled on one.

Colour is charcoal grey, very nice colour indeed, a sort of black with a silver flake, comes with the hard top which is worth about Â£400, new goodyear eagle F1's, new engine 1000 miles ago after the previous engine lost its headgasket and warped the block in the process.
The new engine has done 40k and is from a 2000 mgf which has dramatically reduced rates of HGF. Got VVC too.

New cooling system too, MGF trophy throttle body, 145bhp

All for the princely sum of Â£3100.

Not bad for a relatively low mileage 9 year old sportscar.

Post by **Trig** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 12:02 pm

Not bad if your into that kinda thing, take it there alloy blocks if the old one warped, usualyl its the head to go :S

Post by **Hippy** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 12:18 pm

Yep, ally block and head.
One of the only reasons why K-series engines are so popular, they weigh very little.
Doesn't have much else going for it really.

As for being my kinda thing, it's not really. I hinted and pushed for an mx-5, just years ahead of the mgf, but she didn't care about performance or reliability, all she cared about was looks, and being a girl, the mgf appeals more than the mx-5 which i can understand.
Still, i like it

Post by **mcmav** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 2:41 pm

Hippy wrote: she didn't care about performance or reliability,

And there it is now we know why you're her Boyfriend.

Post by **Hippy** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 4:30 pm

Yep, she's only with me for my good looks!

Post by **mcmav** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:06 pm

I thought it was coz since yer haircut you were more like a convertible.

Post by **Trig** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:06 pm

She's about to change her mind now she can see your face

Post by **Hippy** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:28 pm

she'd better not, it was her blimmin idea!

Post by **mcmav** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:17 pm

Maybe she's decided she prefered the Cousin It look after all

Post by **Trig** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:30 pm

tbh I've never seen a pic of her so it could just be the glasses...

Post by **mcmav** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:04 pm

Trig wrote: tbh I've never seen a pic of her so it could just be the glasses...

That or the labrador has no taste.

Post by **Human-Shield** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:28 pm

Looks nice. Just make sure the gear cables are in good nick. Last thing you want is a snapped cable!

Oh and the coolant pipes, HG, headertank cap, ball joints, wheel bearings, rear brake calipers, hood, stearing rack, front and rear lights. Appart from that there fun cars

Post by **Hippy** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:49 am

Told her to buy a damned mx-5!

Post by **Trig** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:27 am

My rents have an MX-Turbo, dad wont let me go out in it tho for some reason :/

Post by **Hippy** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:49 am

I dont blame them.
Is it factory fit turbo? Quite rare

The MG suffered a broken gear selector cable last night if you're wondering what happened to it.

Pig of a job to do.