Another Added To The Fleet
Discussion
Must be a glutton for punishment! I recently bought a 1997 MG MGF.
Suspension was rock hard, oil leaking badly and timing belt a little overdue!
I dropped it off at an MG specialist here on the Central Coast and they did the timing belt, fixed all the oil leaks with new gaskets and attempted to fix the hydragas suspension but it was still pretty hard. Given that refurbished spheres are really hard to get here I swapped them out with a drop in spring replacement kit which has brought the suspension back to the way it should be. We also think the head gasket has likely been replaced a while ago with the newer multi-layer one that alleviates the head gasket failure the K Series engine was known for.
Aside from that, resprayed the rear bumper due to lacquer peel, put some new tyres on, gave it a good cut and polish and over Easter may fit the new hood that came with it...
Not the fastest thing in the world, but a fun mid-engined, rear wheel drive roadster to potter about in.
Suspension was rock hard, oil leaking badly and timing belt a little overdue!
I dropped it off at an MG specialist here on the Central Coast and they did the timing belt, fixed all the oil leaks with new gaskets and attempted to fix the hydragas suspension but it was still pretty hard. Given that refurbished spheres are really hard to get here I swapped them out with a drop in spring replacement kit which has brought the suspension back to the way it should be. We also think the head gasket has likely been replaced a while ago with the newer multi-layer one that alleviates the head gasket failure the K Series engine was known for.
Aside from that, resprayed the rear bumper due to lacquer peel, put some new tyres on, gave it a good cut and polish and over Easter may fit the new hood that came with it...
Not the fastest thing in the world, but a fun mid-engined, rear wheel drive roadster to potter about in.
rodericb said:
That looks tidy for a 1997 era car
Yeah, it's not too bad, has the usual handful of small car park dings and scuffs which can all be worked on, but crucially not a spot of rust anywhere, front and rear subframes are like new, interior is good etc.Couple more years and I can stick it on historic club rego
....and another added to the fleet, this time as a reality check to replace my VW Arteon that was costing circa $12k a year (before depreciation) and had only done 8k in 2 years.
This one is now the newest in my own personal fleet
Now 23 years old, zero rust and generally in near A1 condition, cost the princely sum of $5k
Sadly the TV and Teletext no longer work so I had to swap the unit out for an Android one
Stef
This one is now the newest in my own personal fleet
Now 23 years old, zero rust and generally in near A1 condition, cost the princely sum of $5k
Sadly the TV and Teletext no longer work so I had to swap the unit out for an Android one
Stef
A TV with teletext. Too bad that's no longer a thing - you won't be able to spend ten minutes tapping on tiny buttons finding out the price of fat lambs out of the Newcastle sale yards and other tidbits of information.....
What made an Arteon cost $12k p.a. before depreciation? Insurance and dollar-heavy maintenance? Or did you need to attend to some expensive repairs? One of the parents at my kids school has a very flash looking black Arteon wagon. It looks pretty mean.
What made an Arteon cost $12k p.a. before depreciation? Insurance and dollar-heavy maintenance? Or did you need to attend to some expensive repairs? One of the parents at my kids school has a very flash looking black Arteon wagon. It looks pretty mean.
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