Beautiful classic! I bought my MGTF in 2007 as a demo model in Nanjing, when the production moved here. It’s a silver car with black blue leather interior almost identical to your car. In the past 12 years I’ve managed to put 20k km and now is the only TF in the city of my residence, Hangzhou with eight million people and nearly a million cars, only one! Thanks to the MGs brand thriving in Shanghai finally with the new SUVs and compacts, I still have the parts supply here. But I wish they revive this design language soon!
Amazing video I’ve had my MGTF 2005 for 3 years I always had pumas before But never again my MGTF 135 is the best and only 42k still drives like a dream 👍
I agree, a really underestimated sports car. I currently have an '05 MGTF and love it, and that's after owning MGB's. Midgets, a Triumph TR6, Spitfire and an early MX5. Buy one now while they are as cheap as chips!
@@spirosgal1885 It depends where you are. If you're in the UK then parts are quite easy to come by. In terms of reliability - it depends very much of the history of the car. Maintenance must be kept to, and an MG/Rover specialist is far more likely to be able to keep your car running well than a random garage. Again, in the UK there are a lot of specialists and mobile mechanics who are very reasonable in terms of cost - sorry to say I'm not sure if that's the same in other countries. Reliability? That's a tough one - I don't think MGs tolerate the kind of punishment that we're used to giving to other cars. But if maintained very strictly I don't think they're as bad as people say they are. Having said that, I'm currently having to spend £1,000 on an engine rebuild because the alternator belt failed, took the cambelt with it and destroyed the engine...
Have an ‘03 Plate’ version of exactly the same MG TF, even the same colour, leather seats, and tonneau cover. Bought off an elderly MG enthusiast who had clearly maintained her extremely well. Done just under 70,000 and still drives like a dream 😀🤩. Love driving her around the Scottish back roads, top down, cruising along about 50mph... wish I’d bought one years earlier.
I rescued a 160 from the scrap heap 3 years ago for £50. New head gasket and various oil leaks later it has been my daily driver. It is not perfect to drive but is bloody fun and you dont see too many on the road now. Also seem to be appreciating in value. Parts are relatively cheap and it is a tinkerers delight!
I absolutely love my tf160. Cost me under £2000 to buy and I get lots of compliments on the car. Sure it costs me a lot in maintenance now as all the parts exceed their service life, bit this vs £20k for a new mx5? TF easily wins.
Light/signal and wiper stalks are clearly a carry over from the Honda/Rover days. The stalks in my 97 Odyssey look exactly the same with an additional inner twist ring on the wiper stalk for the rear wash/wipe. They still work like new.
I had a lovely racing green VVC MGF, then a black TF 135 a couple of years later. They were small and nippy, fun to drive and reliable. I would definitely have one again.
Really enjoyed this, cheers for posting. I have had my 135 TF for little over a week and I am loving it. Few things to sort, but I don't see them as issues or chores, I love sorting these things :-)
What a great car and a great video of it. In my mind it’s still one of the best looking roadsters around only losing out to the Honda S2000 in my opinion. Those seats just look amazing.
Loved this video, the production quality too 👍 what a fine specimen! I agree I’d feel guilty putting the miles on it too. I’m a fan of Rover and LR products of the era but I have to concede - the interior parts and plastics are really not great. I have a very late Disco 1 (spotted a few familiar fittings in this MG!) and despite being a good example - parts of the interior fall off or break all the time! Doesn’t stop me wanting to grow my collection though!
I know how you feel, Im well aware of the short comings but keep getting excited when I see 200 GTis, Disco 1s and 2s, rare Tourings...whats wrong with us??
My 2005 (Jan 2006 registered) MGTF 135 SPARK is my pride and joy. Not my everyday transport, it spends most of its time asleep in the garage ! Most years it usually clocks up less then 1,000 miles between MOTs. To date it has just over 30k on the clock. Great fun on a sunny weekend, I would never think of selling it. It will pass on to my niece, as she adores it !
You can probably say the same for most mid engine cars. The engine position didn't seem to deter too many buyers though, the MGF and MGTF were the best selling sports cars in the UK from 1996 until MG Rover folded in 2005.
If you're in Australia here's a unique chance to buy a 2005 TF 160 Spark with only 436 kilometres on the clock. Yes that's 273 miles. I'm not sure why it's so low in mileage. I'd love to have a look at it but I'm in Adelaide and it's in Melbourne so it's quite a distance away. It's $AU$27,888 which is about £14,800. Not cheap but almost certainly the lowest mileage TF, so it's probably worth the investment: www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/MG-TF-2005/OAG-AD-16697200/?Cr=5
In 1995I got married to a Japanese lady the same year as the MGF launch which i was working at a mg rover dealership at the time as you rover had left honda by then ,at the launch my wife was asked to have photos with THE MGF which she obliged the next day the Sheffield star had put a review of the launch and the headline was what the Japanese had missed out of ,(there she was sat in a amerath two tone mg )one for the books .
Head Gasket issues were there to the end - nearly everyone I know with a TF has had a new Gasket. I have had a MY2005 (06 reg) from new. The head gasket went at 45000 miles 3 years ago even though I was always careful warming it up. I have a low coolant alarm but never needed it as the gasket went while in the garage over the winter. Just noticed collant in the oil. Cheap to fix though with MLS gasket and no damage done. Inlet manifold gasket was also leaking. Just treat it as a service item. Later N series engines in the Chinese cars I think are OK.
Hmm, I watched this video last week and remembered how much I liked my little MGF and now I have a red MGF VVC from 1996 on the drive! I'm just saying it's your fault Mat :-)
bwaahh haha haha! My work is done...welcome to the dark side! Does this mean Im a social media influencer now, or just a bad influence? Great choice and hope you have fun with the MG!
@@furiousdriving The 160 has a bit of extra oomph but needs to be revved out for the extra power. Mine has done 55,000 miles and being here in Australia, has almost no rust.
I had a 2001 late MGF, loved it, it was great fun, engine was a bit of a fiddle to get at to service but that aside the car was good to drive, and reliable.
Such a great looking thing MGR is my soft spot and it's really amazing what they were putting out considering the funds they had at the time I really wish they were more appreciated at the time I used to work at an MGR garage as my summer job back in high school and I've driving plenty of TFs amazing little sports cars !
I had one of the last TF'S built on the thursday afternoon before the factory closed on the Friday. I had to have a head gasket when I bought it on 26,000 miles. A change of storage meant I had to sell it on. I preferred my MGF to be honest, it was better built.
Thats cool to have had one built on the last day, I doubt the guys on the production line were trying too hard in those last days knowing the end was coming
Having sat in one I was very surprised how tactile the controls felt. These cheap looking climate dials in particular are very tactile (the feedback felt 'mechanical'), kind of like those found on buses/lorries. The interior materials were also better than I thought, mostly squidgy plastics at upper dash, leather seat also seem very comfy and hard-wearing.
Someone I know bought one of these cars brand new, he was impressed with the test drive. It was only when the deal was done that it dawned on him that the motor was amid ships! 🙄
Loved my TF. But the gasket failure, once repaired made it feel unreliable. Soon as gasket done it blew the lower coolant tree hose. Economical 37- 48 mpg. Loved the sport mode, either pump the throttle 5 times before you set off instant tune or just floor the accelerator a couple of times and the engine would go sporty.
Really interesting video. What a beautiful little car. I do have to wonder if I would fit in it, being 6'3" tall. People sometimes compare these to the Honda S2000. If the interior space is similar, I would not even attempt it. I got stuck half way into the Honda. It is funny, but I fit perfectly in an MX-5 Mark I. The later ones are strictly a no go for me.
Hi, good choice and hope you have lots of fun with it. Id suggest joining the MG Owners Club and getting on their forum, Ive not done any work on one of these, but find a good classic friendly garage near you if you've got the hydra gas suspension or just a good proper garage if you need the sub frames off for rebushing. That aside, just keep an eye on the coolant, service it on time and under seal it if its not rusty and you should be fine
A MG that is like it should be won't even start and kill your ears with the alarm that randomly turns on if you try to open the door while it's closed ( Because that is what my does ) 😁😂
I have this car since brand new 2004 I bought it here in Mexico, I left it for a while and been “restoring” it again one of the problems and it may be a Mexico roads (bumpy) is the shocks and suspension seems really hard and therefore it clicks and clacks a lot, any tips? Cheers mate
BTW: I took out the silencer and opened up the engine (just a tad more) so it really sounds better but what really bugs me and it may be why I just left it in the garage for so long is the sounds that makes while driving in the city, like I said really annoying
I sont like playing with soft tops, Ive had bad experiences getting them stuck (not on anything this new, but it still haunts me). I don't know what it went for, that's between the dealer and the buyer, but I think it was at the asking price or very close to
Only 5,000 miles on the clock and already on it's third head gasket - LOL. I'm not sure the K series head gasket problem was ever truly fixed. They fitted a stronger head gasket but failed to make the necessary changes to the engine block which is what was really needed. BMW conspicuously avoided that engine in their new Mini.
I am a very proud owner of a 1.8T ZT with nearly 90k on the clock and I can report no head gasket problems at all, great engine...pulls like a train too!
@@danielfielding4000 - I'm very happy for you you've probably been lucky but there are many others who tell a different story. I actually agree the K- series was a great but flawed engine. MG Rover needed to make a modification to the casting of the engine block to completely resolve the issue. This would have been relatively easy but rather expensive. Instead they first of all they pretended there wasn't a problem and then after endless customer complaints they fitted a much stronger head gasket which partially but not totally resolved the issue. In the denial phase they destroyed their already lacklustre reputation for making quality reliable cars. Its a real shame because it so easily could have been a great reliable little engine but as per usual they shot themselves in both feet.
The F was not Hydrolastic, it was Hydrogas. Considerable difference. Hydrolastic was the alternative to Moulton rubber domes in cars like the Mini and 1100. The driving position of these cars was way too high and the cars were too heavy. However contemporary rivals of the time like the MX5 were rot boxes with their own problems. I think by the time the Trophy was on offered you could pick up an SW20 MR2 with 177bhp and sone serious build quality for about the same money as the mk3 MR2 was on the way.
Only BL could decide to use glue instead of fitting a proper head gasket which killed the reputation of this car. This wasn’t one of the last mgfs made they carried on making them at Longbridge under the new Chinese ownership till 2011.Around 900 were made between 2005-11
Not exactly glue, a gasket with plastic inserts and dowels. If the engine overheats, the plastic inserts can melt and that was the problem. Generally installing the more modern gaskets like the multi layer steel version and metal dowels, cures the problem.
These are massively underrated and a very pretty design
They are still one of the prettiest sports cars on the road...even now...!!!
Beautiful classic! I bought my MGTF in 2007 as a demo model in Nanjing, when the production moved here. It’s a silver car with black blue leather interior almost identical to your car. In the past 12 years I’ve managed to put 20k km and now is the only TF in the city of my residence, Hangzhou with eight million people and nearly a million cars, only one! Thanks to the MGs brand thriving in Shanghai finally with the new SUVs and compacts, I still have the parts supply here. But I wish they revive this design language soon!
Nice! Can you help me getting a MG 3 SW front bumper??
I had my (Feb 2005) MG TF ‘Spark’ in same grey colour. A 40th birthday gift from my parents. Have enjoyed it very much
Thanks greatly for making this video. In North America we have had no clue that such a car exists. We lost MG back in the 1980s
Its shame the things you guys missed out on, some very fun cars!
I own a TF160 in X-Power grey with black leather interior. Lovely little car to take out on B roads on a sunny day!
Just got a tf and this is literally the only video that is useful for getting to know everything inside 👍
Amazing video I’ve had my MGTF 2005 for 3 years I always had pumas before
But never again my MGTF 135 is the best and only 42k still drives like a dream 👍
I agree, a really underestimated sports car. I currently have an '05 MGTF and love it, and that's after owning MGB's. Midgets, a Triumph TR6, Spitfire and an early MX5. Buy one now while they are as cheap as chips!
Im interested in a mgtf 2004 1.6...how is reliability and maintenance? Can you find parts easily?
@@spirosgal1885 It depends where you are. If you're in the UK then parts are quite easy to come by. In terms of reliability - it depends very much of the history of the car. Maintenance must be kept to, and an MG/Rover specialist is far more likely to be able to keep your car running well than a random garage. Again, in the UK there are a lot of specialists and mobile mechanics who are very reasonable in terms of cost - sorry to say I'm not sure if that's the same in other countries. Reliability? That's a tough one - I don't think MGs tolerate the kind of punishment that we're used to giving to other cars. But if maintained very strictly I don't think they're as bad as people say they are. Having said that, I'm currently having to spend £1,000 on an engine rebuild because the alternator belt failed, took the cambelt with it and destroyed the engine...
@@rimfa123 1000 pounds doesn't sound much for what u described..thanks for the reply
Woww you must have had an exciting life having to own and drive most of classic convertible cars... I envy you.... 😁
Have an ‘03 Plate’ version of exactly the same MG TF, even the same colour, leather seats, and tonneau cover.
Bought off an elderly MG enthusiast who had clearly maintained her extremely well.
Done just under 70,000 and still drives like a dream 😀🤩.
Love driving her around the Scottish back roads, top down, cruising along about 50mph... wish I’d bought one years earlier.
I rescued a 160 from the scrap heap 3 years ago for £50. New head gasket and various oil leaks later it has been my daily driver. It is not perfect to drive but is bloody fun and you dont see too many on the road now. Also seem to be appreciating in value. Parts are relatively cheap and it is a tinkerers delight!
I absolutely love my tf160. Cost me under £2000 to buy and I get lots of compliments on the car. Sure it costs me a lot in maintenance now as all the parts exceed their service life, bit this vs £20k for a new mx5? TF easily wins.
Light/signal and wiper stalks are clearly a carry over from the Honda/Rover days. The stalks in my 97 Odyssey look exactly the same with an additional inner twist ring on the wiper stalk for the rear wash/wipe. They still work like new.
bought one 3rd or 4th hand yesterday and every owner has kept it in great condition. looking forward to many pleasurable miles
I had a lovely racing green VVC MGF, then a black TF 135 a couple of years later.
They were small and nippy, fun to drive and reliable. I would definitely have one again.
They are really good, MG Rover had great chassis engineers, Id have one too after driving this
Love these MG/Rover video's. Keep them coming.
Thanks, more on the way!
My son is on his second one. He loves them and the now sorted K series engine.
Really enjoyed this, cheers for posting. I have had my 135 TF for little over a week and I am loving it. Few things to sort, but I don't see them as issues or chores, I love sorting these things :-)
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching! Hope you have fun getting yours perfect
What a great car and a great video of it. In my mind it’s still one of the best looking roadsters around only losing out to the Honda S2000 in my opinion. Those seats just look amazing.
Loved this video, the production quality too 👍 what a fine specimen! I agree I’d feel guilty putting the miles on it too.
I’m a fan of Rover and LR products of the era but I have to concede - the interior parts and plastics are really not great. I have a very late Disco 1 (spotted a few familiar fittings in this MG!) and despite being a good example - parts of the interior fall off or break all the time! Doesn’t stop me wanting to grow my collection though!
I know how you feel, Im well aware of the short comings but keep getting excited when I see 200 GTis, Disco 1s and 2s, rare Tourings...whats wrong with us??
furiousdriving I’m not sure but I know there’s no cure!
My 2005 (Jan 2006 registered) MGTF 135 SPARK is my pride and joy. Not my everyday transport, it spends most of its time asleep in the garage ! Most years it usually clocks up less then 1,000 miles between MOTs. To date it has just over 30k on the clock. Great fun on a sunny weekend, I would never think of selling it. It will pass on to my niece, as she adores it !
I had a very late TF until recently and it was a wrench to sell it-loved it in the summer months
Very enthousiastic review. I want to buy this last real MG and drive it on the Yorkshire country roads.
That would be a great home for it, perfect lanes to enjoy it in
Cracking little video, another car for my bucket list to drive, I checked mot history and it's most likely clocked over to 6000 miles now!
still almost nothing, these are great if you get a good one
Interesting find. If your going to buy it, install a trapeze in the garage so you can work on the engine.
You can probably say the same for most mid engine cars. The engine position didn't seem to deter too many buyers though, the MGF and MGTF were the best selling sports cars in the UK from 1996 until MG Rover folded in 2005.
If you're in Australia here's a unique chance to buy a 2005 TF 160 Spark with only 436 kilometres on the clock. Yes that's 273 miles. I'm not sure why it's so low in mileage.
I'd love to have a look at it but I'm in Adelaide and it's in Melbourne so it's quite a distance away. It's $AU$27,888 which is about £14,800. Not cheap but almost certainly the lowest mileage TF, so it's probably worth the investment: www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/MG-TF-2005/OAG-AD-16697200/?Cr=5
A nice review of a classic British Brand...!!! 🙂👍
I had this exact model and enjoyed every second of driving it
Great looking car even now in 2021.
In 1995I got married to a Japanese lady the same year as the MGF launch which i was working at a mg rover dealership at the time as you rover had left honda by then ,at the launch my wife was asked to have photos with THE MGF which she obliged the next day the Sheffield star had put a review of the launch and the headline was what the Japanese had missed out of ,(there she was sat in a amerath two tone mg )one for the books .
Head Gasket issues were there to the end - nearly everyone I know with a TF has had a new Gasket. I have had a MY2005 (06 reg) from new. The head gasket went at 45000 miles 3 years ago even though I was always careful warming it up. I have a low coolant alarm but never needed it as the gasket went while in the garage over the winter. Just noticed collant in the oil. Cheap to fix though with MLS gasket and no damage done. Inlet manifold gasket was also leaking. Just treat it as a service item. Later N series engines in the Chinese cars I think are OK.
Hmm, I watched this video last week and remembered how much I liked my little MGF and now I have a red MGF VVC from 1996 on the drive! I'm just saying it's your fault Mat :-)
bwaahh haha haha! My work is done...welcome to the dark side!
Does this mean Im a social media influencer now, or just a bad influence? Great choice and hope you have fun with the MG!
Sadly i think you're just a bad influnce :-)
@@deanprosser5224hahaha!
I own a 2003 TF 160 in X Power grey. Good little car.
Nice, Ive not driven the 160 version, I imagine that would be a lot of fun!
@@furiousdriving The 160 has a bit of extra oomph but needs to be revved out for the extra power. Mine has done 55,000 miles and being here in Australia, has almost no rust.
What a lovely timewarp car, love it 😍 great video
I had a 2001 late MGF, loved it, it was great fun, engine was a bit of a fiddle to get at to service but that aside the car was good to drive, and reliable.
I have one just like it, except mine is LHD, you did a great review, I like your style!
Real access to the engine is under where the roof sits.. you remove carpet and undo a few bolts and pop the panel off
Such a great looking thing MGR is my soft spot and it's really amazing what they were putting out considering the funds they had at the time I really wish they were more appreciated at the time I used to work at an MGR garage as my summer job back in high school and I've driving plenty of TFs amazing little sports cars !
I had one of the last TF'S built on the thursday afternoon before the factory closed on the Friday. I had to have a head gasket when I bought it on 26,000 miles. A change of storage meant I had to sell it on. I preferred my MGF to be honest, it was better built.
Thats cool to have had one built on the last day, I doubt the guys on the production line were trying too hard in those last days knowing the end was coming
@@furiousdriving it was a good car and probably a very late one will go up in value. I hope the bloke who bought it realised it was a future classic.
hope so, did you tell him when it was built? Firsts and lasts are always worth more to collectors
@@furiousdriving I did indeed.
Having sat in one I was very surprised how tactile the controls felt. These cheap looking climate dials in particular are very tactile (the feedback felt 'mechanical'), kind of like those found on buses/lorries. The interior materials were also better than I thought, mostly squidgy plastics at upper dash, leather seat also seem very comfy and hard-wearing.
Someone I know bought one of these cars brand new, he was impressed with the test drive. It was only when the deal was done that it dawned on him that the motor was amid ships! 🙄
i have one ive not drove it as its stored for winter along side my rover 216 cabriolet
I can't believe people change out the stalks. I like them.
I had a 03 TF, I loved it, except when it was raining far too tail happy
i miss mine. it was so planted, could throw it in a corner and it just stuck. awesome little car.
Lovely car, needs to be used for dry summer days only.
Lovely motor!
Nice, I always wanted an MGF.
Heres your chance! :-)
@@furiousdriving I wish 😂
Loved my TF. But the gasket failure, once repaired made it feel unreliable. Soon as gasket done it blew the lower coolant tree hose. Economical 37- 48 mpg. Loved the sport mode, either pump the throttle 5 times before you set off instant tune or just floor the accelerator a couple of times and the engine would go sporty.
nice looking facelift
X power grey was the most common colour
I only seem to see them in Trophy Blue these days
Enjoyed the review but since when has 5000 miles been regarded as 'delivery mileage' ?
It was a long way to the dealer...
Really interesting video. What a beautiful little car. I do have to wonder if I would fit in it, being 6'3" tall. People sometimes compare these to the Honda S2000. If the interior space is similar, I would not even attempt it. I got stuck half way into the Honda. It is funny, but I fit perfectly in an MX-5 Mark I. The later ones are strictly a no go for me.
Great review
Just picked up my MGTF 2003 for a grand. I'd appreciate any advice on subframe restoration and any links you have to video how to's. Thanx
Hi, good choice and hope you have lots of fun with it. Id suggest joining the MG Owners Club and getting on their forum, Ive not done any work on one of these, but find a good classic friendly garage near you if you've got the hydra gas suspension or just a good proper garage if you need the sub frames off for rebushing. That aside, just keep an eye on the coolant, service it on time and under seal it if its not rusty and you should be fine
Thank you for the nice Video i like my MGF
Great review as always. Someone's going to have a lot of fun.
@Retro Collected I think you could be right.
My friend its one of car that I've always even the MGf.
Oof for £10,000 you might be able to stretch to a lotus elise or a vx220
Of course this is in brand new condition but still
A MG that is like it should be won't even start and kill your ears with the alarm that randomly turns on if you try to open the door while it's closed ( Because that is what my does ) 😁😂
A bit of a high driving position and gears very low, I tried one in the 00s when owned a B GT it was not patch on the BGT driving feel
Lovely car. I would empty my pockets for one anyday.
Hydragas suspension
On the MGF, normal on the TF.
Brilliant video
I have this car since brand new 2004 I bought it here in Mexico, I left it for a while and been “restoring” it again one of the problems and it may be a Mexico roads (bumpy) is the shocks and suspension seems really hard and therefore it clicks and clacks a lot, any tips? Cheers mate
BTW: I took out the silencer and opened up the engine (just a tad more) so it really sounds better but what really bugs me and it may be why I just left it in the garage for so long is the sounds that makes while driving in the city, like I said really annoying
What engine was in this one?
For historical purposes you should have shown putting the top up and down. What did it sell for?
I sont like playing with soft tops, Ive had bad experiences getting them stuck (not on anything this new, but it still haunts me). I don't know what it went for, that's between the dealer and the buyer, but I think it was at the asking price or very close to
@@furiousdriving Thanks.
I added a tie to enable closing hood from inside :)
Mine has 8,100 on the clock I bought it new.
1:26 *New Discovery 5
Only 5,000 miles on the clock and already on it's third head gasket - LOL. I'm not sure the K series head gasket problem was ever truly fixed. They fitted a stronger head gasket but failed to make the necessary changes to the engine block which is what was really needed. BMW conspicuously avoided that engine in their new Mini.
I am a very proud owner of a 1.8T ZT with nearly 90k on the clock and I can report no head gasket problems at all, great engine...pulls like a train too!
@@danielfielding4000 - I'm very happy for you you've probably been lucky but there are many others who tell a different story. I actually agree the K- series was a great but flawed engine. MG Rover needed to make a modification to the casting of the engine block to completely resolve the issue. This would have been relatively easy but rather expensive. Instead they first of all they pretended there wasn't a problem and then after endless customer complaints they fitted a much stronger head gasket which partially but not totally resolved the issue. In the denial phase they destroyed their already lacklustre reputation for making quality reliable cars. Its a real shame because it so easily could have been a great reliable little engine but as per usual they shot themselves in both feet.
And BMW later went on to use the Prince engine…wonderful🙄
The F was not Hydrolastic, it was Hydrogas. Considerable difference. Hydrolastic was the alternative to Moulton rubber domes in cars like the Mini and 1100.
The driving position of these cars was way too high and the cars were too heavy. However contemporary rivals of the time like the MX5 were rot boxes with their own problems. I think by the time the Trophy was on offered you could pick up an SW20 MR2 with 177bhp and sone serious build quality for about the same money as the mk3 MR2 was on the way.
Forget the low mileage, because cars are made to be driven, enjoyed, be functional, be fun etc.
Only BL could decide to use glue instead of fitting a proper head gasket which killed the reputation of this car. This wasn’t one of the last mgfs made they carried on making them at Longbridge under the new Chinese ownership till 2011.Around 900 were made between 2005-11
Not exactly glue, a gasket with plastic inserts and dowels. If the engine overheats, the plastic inserts can melt and that was the problem. Generally installing the more modern gaskets like the multi layer steel version and metal dowels, cures the problem.
My mgf has got Same power steering??
Probably, it was mainly suspension changes too the TF
But why did it fail ?
Came to the end of it's life. Market is too small.
It looks old inside for something from 2005
Unfortunately when the 'F' became the 'TF', the interior wasn't updated so it dates from the nineties.
Yhe Chinese continued to make and sell them
Keith Newton yes, the new MGs keep coming out! But many don’t know its heritage.
Elevator shoes
Want the w123 started!! ☹
Me too!
I dont hate this BUT if I had 10k£ to go I would buy a 1999 MX-5
TBH its always hard not to buy an MX5
Are mx5s no way more cheaper??
I think you mean 1989. 1999 is a MK2 mx5, not the classic pop up head light car.
Why the mx5 is slow underpowered and a hair dressers car
bmwman1981 it’s not
Three colleagues have had these. Three rubbish cars. Leaky. Engines sound like something from 1973. Dreadful.
Funny i agree ,thats what i like about it,the rawness. Each to his own. My 2.8 z3 is a completely different ride so a nice juxtaposition
Probably the worst MG ever.....
Probably not
MG metro was worse.
____stu____ no
Thumbs down.
Wrong on so many points