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Watrin Yann, England
MG TF stespeed 2003
Bonjour je souhaiterai savoir si un échange avec une opel astra twintop est possible? Merci de votre réponse, cordialement.
Submitted: 12/11/2009 21:53:49
Anthony Jackson, County Antrim
MG TF LE500 2008
I should respond to Syd’s great review here and agree that the latest TF incarnation is a competent driving machine when I tested it 7 months ago. In fact it drove better than the british built TF I test drove in 2003, much better. I am not concerned about it being built in China either, the Chinese build everything from taps to nuclear reactors so I’m sure building an old TF is a doddle! It’s baffles me though that the Chinese went to so much bother to recreate such an old model, a new version is on the cards and the current 85th anniversary version is like an old lady wearing too much make up, albeit with a fancy pair of socks and slippers! It’s unfortunate too that the car is built in China as not everyone has the same view as me and that’s why that lovely orange LE500 I drove so long ago is still sat pre-registered outside my local dealer! If you want a competent, previously proven budget sports car, buy one - there’s little else available but I think it’s fair to say resale value will be dreadful so you should plan to hang on to it!
Submitted: 14/08/2009 11:10:15
Syd Taylor, Staffordshire
MG TF 85th Anniversary 2009
Known throughout the world, MG is regarded with warmth and affection - and even a degree of proprietorial concern from the British motorist, who is always keen to perpetuate tradition. But in todays twenty first century technological whirlwind, tradition has a hard time of it. I was eager to find out what the new £15,664 TF 85th anniversary model was like on the road and particularly wanted to find good things to say about it. I’m naturally warmly inclined towards the historic marque which, against the odds, has survived - unlike many others - a multitude of vicissitudes, been through many a dark tunnel with the threat of extinction looming, but has emerged, one hopes, still smiling, with the sun gleaming on its fresh paintwork. I wanted this car to be good, and I suspect you, dear reader, want to be told that the very latest model is the best yet and able to cock a snook at the ’wet behind the ears’ interlopers in the traditional sportscar market. Current promotional publicity highlights the ’fun’ factor. How far is this evident? Is ’fun’ really back? My mission was to point the car at every variety of road I could entertain during my short - and if I may say, sweet, without giving the game away - acquaintance. Driving down highways, byways, motorways and country lanes, straightways, twistyways, gradients up and gradients down, the sole purpose was to chase down that elusive elemental quality - joy! I was familiar already, as we all are, with the pleasing yet understated appearance of the model. Without resorting to corny retro gimmicks, the smooth design harkens back to former times, while signalling quite decisively that it has all four rubber boots firmly in the twenty first century. Nothing strains for effect and it is all the more effective for it. My particular model, resplendent in aubergine, was inviting to the eye from the tip of its neatly tailored hood (Our acquaintance was formed, unfortunately, during an unseasonal downpour) to the firm-footed treads of the purposeful tyres.The eye catches though, through the interstice in the sculptured alloy wheels, a glimpse of scarlett from the hefty disc calipers. The door opens smoothly and the nostrils are assailed by the warm odour of rich leather: this is a solid and reassuring first acquaintance like a firm handshake. The cabin seems to me to be ’spot on’ in its all round appeal and I defy anyone to say they wouldn’t feel at home here. The instrumentation, thankfully, is bereft of modern interplanetary nonsense, so you can absorb all you need to know at a glance. Slide in behind the wheel and its like putting on a comfortable, well made, good quality - shall I say - sports jacket. For the timid, there’s the reassurance of solidity and a host of safety factors: for the sporty-minded there’s the immediate message that this is a ’place of business’. This is not a ’flash boombox’of a car, but it’s poised so perfectly on the cusp of fashion as to be welcome absolutely anywhere. And it is to its credit that this smart compact machine is robust and willing enough to tackle anything, within reason,that comes its way. Start her up and even at standstill the 1.8 mid-sited engine that drives the rear wheels, sounds willing, without undue ostentation. As a driver, you find that pedals are well placed and the steering wheel is pleasant to grip. All that remains is to get on with the business of conducting the machine on its way. Select the first of the five gears - a satisfying experience in that the chunky lever executes its manoeuvres without fuss: allow the light and positive clutch to take up the drive and - guess what: a smirk begins to form on the lips. Let me say that in my view, fun depends on a number of important boxes being ticked very decisively. No fun is to be had, for instance, where excess performance is achieved at the expense of comfort and reliability. (extensive British re-engineering and re-design has more than laid to rest yesteryears gremlins, so reliability should be top notch.). Equally, anodyne respectability will raise no chuckles. So - the perfect fun car is one you know is not going to let you down; is not going to be grotesque in appearance; is not going to be as spartan as a night on a bare mountainside and is not going to require the resources of an MP’s expense account at the filling pump.(You’ll get around 36 mpg.) In short it needs to be like an old friend who you can trust, but one with a twinkle in the eye who has a delight or two ’up their sleeve’ so to speak. And my goodness, does the new MG tick all the right boxes. One struggles to find even the most minor fault - and believe me - I am fastidious. When the driving is dull, as on the motorway, the creature comforts keep one quite content: it’s pleasant sitting in comfy seats to feel the road unwind below a chassis that is doing its job unfussily and so successfully. On narrow twisty lanes, response to input is immediate and gratifying: there’s no drama. The car goes where you want it to; is nimble on its Goodyear tyres and feels ’the complete package’. Handling is so beautifully poised that traction control would be rendered superfluous. This model, with its slightly lower suspension and Bilstein dampers, is on rails. No longer might you be caught out by exciting ’lift off’ oversteer. You can exploit the handling to the full with no unexpected surprises and there’s benign behaviour at and beyond the limit of grip. When driving through heavy rain with standing water on the road the car felt solid and safe - and yet even in those conditions - rewarding to drive. Transform the weather, throw down the suns golden rays, peel back the top, glue down the toupee and it’s another thing entirely: as close as you’ll get to bliss as finding an extra toffee in the corner of the packet. Other road users regard you with respect, as someone sensible enough to bet on a sure thing, and on one excursion down a narrow lane, I pulled in close to the hedge to let the oncoming Land Rover pass by. The buxom farmers wife might have been admiring the car, but I indulged myself in the thought that I was the focus of her interest. As I pressed on - the years having fallen away - , I realised that this is what FUN is all about. Perhaps some might say slightly suspect in politically correct terms, but undeniably bracing. I felt like saying ’moo’ to a goose! MG TF motoring can start at the very attractive price of around £13,500 should you choose the ’entry level’ 135 model (Just £11,500 if you trade in ,under the ’scrappage scheme) - but forget about ’entry level’. This model is an exceptional value package that is the key to the doorway to freedom. Just as Cecil Kimber gave cars a more sporting character all those years ago, the tradition lives on. The MG motto ’Safety Fast’ is as true today as it was then: MG still ’Makes it Go!'
Submitted: 13/08/2009 10:44:14
Claire Charles, Kent
MG TF 2002
I love the look, and the sexiness, and the nice engine hummm. BUT the roof gets stuck halfway down and have to struggle with is for five mins. The ride is sooooo hard, I find myself having to hold the steering wheel in case it flicks off a bump. The soft roof is very noisy and you can’t chat to a passenger. Thinking about changing it!
Submitted: 23/03/2009 09:51:30
Jeremy Taylor, Scotland
MG TF 2002
Bought the car second hand in 2004. Actually it’s my wife’s car but I drive it most of the time. Had to put a new engine in it in 2007 as not only did the head gasket go but the piston liners were gone also. (At least I think that is what the garage said!) Recon. engine cost me £2200! I’ve still got the car as, despite the "chocolate" engine, the dreadful quality of interior finish, the jarring ride and the unbelievable time it takes to put the roof down, I still like it!! Crazy I know. Maybe it’s just the MG thing. I’m told other people suffer from the same ailment. Can’t think of anything I would rather have at the moment apart maybe from a boxter but my wife won’t let me buy one!
Submitted: 12/02/2009 08:50:26
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