End of the line

[Malcbox]

Having flown into a John Cleese like paddy when the F did it's intermitent "I ain't gonna turn over" trick, I loudly announced "right that's it, you're getting traded in in the morning" and lo and behold I find I am now the owner of a nice shiney sensible car and the F has got a trade in value of £700. I'm sure the dealer will end up selling it on and it's fate is then in the lap of the Gods, but my neighbour has oft coverted the car and he has first dibs on buying the car, but if he don't want it, I would like to give others in the MGF world the chance of keeping it on the road.

It is a 1997 VVC 1.8 in Nightfire Red which I have owned for 7 years and is/has been in daily use. The bodywork is "OK" for it's age, no major rust, but plenty of shopping trolley dings and minor scratches. Mileage is a grand old 128K, but the engine was completely rebuilt with finest parts @86k - it runs well and has had a 6 monthly oil change. Hood has no holes and does not leak, though the zip on the back screen has bust and the previous owner had sewn it in. Interior wise, the seats and carpets are "tired" but everything works.

Recent new discs all round, exhaust, new front headlights and a new battery are the highlights. The intermitemnt starting fault that provoked this rather extreem reaction is probably a broken wire to the starting solenoid, as a quick stir of the wires always gets it going.

I am due to get the sensible car on Friday PM, so not much time to consider it's fate. If there is any interest in saving the car for future generations, please PM me and I can supply pictures of any bit you would like to see in closeup and answer any other questions.

I'll probably have some "bits" once I get around to sorting them after the car has gone.

Regretting it already.......

Edit (for the quick off the mark of you) it is taxed to end Sept 12 and has an MOT to Feb 13.
2nd Edit: The car is 5 miles from J6 of the M40

[Rob Bell]

I'll pass on the details Malc

PS any pictures?

[Malcbox]

My neighbour has decided he would like to buy the car, so it isn't for the scrapyard this month - I let him have in at less than the trade in price, just so it stayed on the road.

Here's what you could have won......

He's undecided on the matching Nightfire Red hardtop, with brand new cream headlining, but as thats now hung up in the back of the shed, I'll give him a few months to ponder over it before it comes up on here or e-Bay........

[Rob Bell]

Looks like a smart, nicely kept car - I think you're neighbour bagged himself a bargain