modded MGF open to offers

[cejsmith]

I'm thinking of selling me F to fund a new project, as you will see it had a lot done to it and is great either as a track day or road car. I know it would be worth alot more broken up but I dont want to. If any one is interested or wants a copy of the magazine article on it please contact me.

Here is it's spec

ENGINE;
1796 cc, 4 cylinder, 16 valve,
MOTOBUfLD RACING full stainless freeflow exhaust (3 inch round rolled pipes),
MOTOBUILD RACING stainless de-cat pipe,
MGF Centre stainless manifold (4-2-1),
MOTOBUILD RACING stainless downpipe,
MOTOBUILD RACING stainless Camcover , oil cap & oil filler cap,
MOTOBUlLD RACING super chip Icon ignition remap & chip,
MOTOBUILD RACING N.O.S. 'wet system' with bottle warmer,
MGF Centre TF oil cooler,
MGF Centre powder coated coolant pipes,
MGF Centre TF radiator,
MGF Centre Taipan cold & forced air induction kit,
FSE Power boost valve,
52mm Aluminium throttle body,
Piper fast road camshafts,
Piper vernier wheels,
QED lightweight flywheel
.

PERFORMANCE;
Standard; 133bhp @ 6080rpm
1311bslft peak torque
N.O.S.; I85bhp @ 6133rpm
2121bs/ft peak torque

TRANSMISSION;
Close ratio gearbox; LOTUS SPORT spec,
Brown & Gammons quick shift,
AP Racing competition clutch.

SUSPENSION;
MOTOBUILD RACING stainless braided independent hydragas hoses,(this means the spheres are not connected)
MGF Centre TF steering rack,
Po\yflex polyurethane bushes,
Lowered with MGF Cup racing knuckles,
Spax fully adjustable dampers,
Uprated bump stops. l

BRAKES;
Front; AP Racing 295mm grooved discs (Race Spec) with Pagid fast road pads( on cup hubs),
Rear; National Sports standard size grooved discs with EBC Reg 90 Kevlar pads,
Front; AP Racing 4 pot callipers (cup racing Spec),
Rear; Standard callipers,
Aeroquip stainless braided brake hoses,
'ATB' super blue synthetic brake fluid.

WHEELS & TYRES;
ROAD;
7xI6 inch Tecnomagnesia Trophy alloys,
Front; GoodyearFl 195/45 R16,
Rear; Goodyear FI 205/40 R16.

BODYWORK;
Paintwork by; The MGF Centre;
Tahiti Blue with Purple.Violet.Bronze metallic colour change flip,
Headlamp reflectors painted in body colour,
Brown & Gammons rear quad clusters,
K & H Assemblies Carbon front splitter,
Rover chrome kit,
Chrome air intake meshes,
Clear indicator lenses,
Blue neon's underbody lighting with full "James Bond" style contol panel,
Tinted side windows (35% Legal limit),
Brown & Gammons stainless exhaust heat shield.

INTERIOR;
MGF Centre leather/carbon airbag cover,
MGF Centre leather/carbon door cards,,
MGF carbon fibre vents,
MGF carbon fibre centre console,
MGF Centre TF soft leather steering wheel,
MGF Centre Richbrook MG Touring Car gear knob,
MGF Centre Richbrook MG tax disc holder,
MOTOBUILD RACING N.O.S. bottle wanner switch,
MOTOBUILD RACING N.O.S. on/off switch with red aircraft style safety cover,
All interior light lenses sprayed in blue lacquer (Foliatec),
Mike satur Leather and chrome roll hoops with glass windstop,
,
.
ICE;
SONY head unit,
lnfmity 62.5i speakers in front doors with sound deadening,
2xGenesis Profile 2 amps mounted on secondary carpeted boot board

[David Clelland]

That's all very well but how old is the car and what mileage has it done. Some pictures would also be good along with a starting price.

[cejsmith]

HI

The car is a R reg with 81500 miles on the clock.

Note the car no longer has the bucket seats.

AS for price I'm open to offers, I think it would break for a £6k but I'm looking for less.

[DavidT6DCM]

6K good luck

i have had my Fab Solar Red T Reg F highly modded and only 64k for sale for 2 months and not one phone call,i would be happy with 2K but don't think i will even get that the way the F/TFs are priced at mo,it's very very sad,i now have a TF160 and really like it and will give it couple of years perhaps and then i think that's it no more MG's for me you need very deep pockets owning one of these and i've just about had enough,parts are getting rarer and the Chinese don't seem to give a hoot for existing owners,would i buy another MG? No Way Sorry, my friend has just sold his 02 TF for
£1,600 and it was superb condition,he now has an 03 Porsche Boxster which i drove on Saturday and wow! i just loved it and very very impressed,it's affordable so this may be way i go in near future,we'll see Dave

[cejsmith]

6K good luck

i have had my Fab Solar Red T Reg F highly modded and only 64k for sale for 2 months and not one phone call,i would be happy with 2K but don't think i will even get that the way the F/TFs are priced at mo,it's very very sad,i now have a TF160 and really like it and will give it couple of years perhaps and then i think that's it no more MG's for me you need very deep pockets owning one of these and i've just about had enough,parts are getting rarer and the Chinese don't seem to give a hoot for existing owners,would i buy another MG? No Way Sorry, my friend has just sold his 02 TF for
£1,600 and it was superb condition,he now has an 03 Porsche Boxster which i drove on Saturday and wow! i just loved it and very very impressed,it's affordable so this may be way i go in near future,we'll see Dave

I didn't say it would sell together for £6k , but If I break it the bits looking at ebay should make getting on for that. What mods did you have on yours out of curiousity ?????

[DavidT6DCM]

Hiya, i think you will get more for the bits than selling whole but you need the time an space to do this i just didn't have either,sold my F for pittance in my book 2 days ago for £1550, i was almost in tears it's bleeding criminal how these great little cars are now worth next to nothing, good luck with yours, i am sorry if my post seemed a lile sarcastic as looking back at it now it may have read that way but i was just upset, anyway off top of my head here's quick list , i think over the years i have spent around 7k to 8k easy on bits, Dave

1. Scorpion 4-2-1 Stainless Manifold Exhaust.fitted by MGFC
2. Miltek Supersports SP S/Steel Exhaust.
3. Momo Chrome/Leather gear knob.
4. Chrome Side Air intakes with S/Steel mesh,
5. Aluminium FX Speaker surrounds.
6. Aluminium door mirror adjusters.
7. Lowering knuckles fitted, lowering car by 30mm.Techspeed
8. Bilstein Shocks , with welded strengthening plates at rear.fitted by Techspeed
9. Rear Boot Spoiler .
10. Clear front lamp kit.
11. Push Starter Button replacing ciggie lighter.
13. Stainless Steel Coolant pipes
14. Alloy door mirror adjusters.
15. Chrome mirror Backs.
16. Aluminium door lock pins.
17. Aluminium heater control knobs.
18. MGFCentre Chrome Roll Hoops with Smoked Windbreak
19. Limited edition Anniversary steering wheel
20, Colour coded petrol cap
21. 16" limited edition Alloys (only 90 ever made).
22. Rear eye level brake light.
23. Ali speedo rev counter clock surround. from MGFC
24. Silver instrument cowl from. MGFC
25. Clear side indicator set.
26. HID Kit 5k bulbs
27. 305mm Trophy 4 pot Brake discs and Calipers.from MGFC
28. Trophy front spoiler.
29. Limited edition Ali/Leather Anniversary steering wheel.from MGFC
30. Quality Interior Red/Black leather seats (carbon look sides)fitted by MGF Centre May 2006.
31. Leather colour coded (red) door pods.from MGFC
32. Leather colour coded (red) gear and handbrake gators by.MGFC
33. Silver dash kit fitted by.MGFC
34. Blue neon lights in footwell and rear view mirror
35. Rear poly tie bar bushes fitted by .MGFC
36. FX Aluminium Hand brake lever and button.
37. TAIPAN Induction kit
38. MS Ali lower door foot scuff trims
39. Magnecor 8mm High performance ignition leads and NGK Iridium plugs.
40. 52mm Aluminium Throttle body from MGFC
41. MGTF Gear change fitted with shorter stick .done at MGFC
42. MGTF front strengthening bars front and rear
43. Ali windscreen air demister surrounds from MGFC
44. Miltek Supersports S/Steel Exhaust Cover.
45 Kenwood radio cd mp3 player with buetooth
46. Blue L.E.D’s in footwell and rear view mirror.
47. Stainless Braided brake hoses
48. 2 fog spots in front grill
49. EBC Grooved discs front and rearwith Greenstuff pads
50. Black windscreen aperture panels and sun visors fitted, changed from beige
51. Aluminium Seat Belt escutcheons
52. Upgraded rear T bar and door Speakers
53. BAS soft top with glass heated rear screen
54. Leather cubby box and arm rest from MGFC
55 Upgraded Landrover Head Gasket fitted with upgraded oil rail, new water pump and recent cam belt change etc.

there's more but i can't think straight at mo after that lot

Dave

[Art]

When discussing running costs of an MG there has to be some consideration given to the costs of essential items as in servicing, tyres etc and the substantial amounts that are spent on the ' darkside '
I am on my 4th MG, none have cost me more than the normal running costs so my opinion may differ as I am a no bling owner, I have spent my money on the petrol that allows me to go on the journeys I have made both in the UK and Europe, it is just a case of how you decide to spend your money but as my TF is my only car it gets well used and I feel the car benefits from regular use.
The Chinese owners of MG are looking forward and as such I feel it is a little unfair to criticise them for not being supportive of cars produced by a company that went bankrupt in 2005, the very small issue ( with parts supplied by a big name automotive supplier ) with the car was checked and rectified in a speedy and efficient manner so no complaints from me, I am very satisfied that the new owners of MG made the TF available again at a cost of approx £4000 less than the last one I bought from MGR in 2003.
I would be interested in hearing how your friend gets on with his Porsche when he has had it for 12 months and has a service etc. a MG may be rather more basic but represents in my opinion very good value if you do not get sucked deeply into the customising side of ownership.

[TimM]

That's the trouble with cars all round particularly modded ones - they are never worth the amount of money you actually put in to them ...but its still a lot of fun doing it !

Anyway I thought I recognised this car and it is one of the earlier modded MGFs. You might like to see a pic of it in an earlier incarnation - I think this was around 2003 at the start of the Regency Run at Brooklands. The owner, about a year or so afterwards, moved away from the big wings and loud stripes etc and went for a new paint job and more subtle mods which is what you see today with more additions by the look of it ...... I still sometimes display a picture of this car in this guise at car shows to illustrate modded Fs.....

[DavidT6DCM]

Yep of course i take take our point Art and of course i always knew adding mods would not add value to my Fbut as Tim says it was hugely enjoyable thing to do,it's still sad that they are now worth nowt compared to similar 2 seaters, and as you say i know the new owners have made the TF available again and thats my problem,why haven't they made all the parts available? Dave

[Rich in Vancouver]

I just sold my 1955 MG-ZA that I owned for several years.
The modding bug bit me hard on that one, 1800+.060 high performance rebuild, supercharger, Twin-Cam wheels, 4-wheel discs,
etc, etc. I got a good price for it as far as Magnette's go but it was still only about half what I had in it. It does hurt to think of it but
on the other hand I did get 4 years of entertainment sourcing the bits and modding the car. If I had taken up golf I probably would
have spent as much on clubs, lessons and greens fees so I reckon I didn't make out too badly.
We'll see how I make out as an MGF owner. I'm going to try not to fall into the modding trap but I already have all of the appropriate websites
bookmarked, so we'll see.
Good luck with your sale cejsmith, it's a lovely car!

Cheers,
Rich

[Art]

Dave, I think you will find the parts situation is the responsibility of XParts, I understand they signed an agreement to maintain a supply of parts for a 10 year period, I cannot remember if the agreement was made with the administrators of MGR following the closure or the new owners but I do know that when I bought my present TF and wanted a wind stop I had to get it through XPart even though there were supplies in Longbridge.

[DavidT6DCM]

Hi Art, i hope i don't need anything for a bit but hope if i do i can get it at you now where

[Seantf]

Dave, long time no speak
How are you and the wife?
I know what you mean about spending money on ya car, my TF will be for sale in the new year as feel like its time to move on, its a shame that you cant get back what you spent but think of the fun we had and all the memories

Sean

[DavidT6DCM]

Hi Sean we are both fine thanks,yes i've had some absolute brilliant times with the F past 10 years and will never forget them,the F will remain in my heart as the most fun car i have ever owned,now it's gone it was only money ha ha i hope for a few more good times yet with the TF before i throw the MG towel in good luck with your next choice of car any ideas what you will get?

ps Colin sorry for hijacking your thread, Dave

[cejsmith]

Only 7 sleeps to christmas, would this make a wonderful present

[J13UTM]

What are you looking for?

[cejsmith]

AS I said I'm open to offers, I really don't want to break it and if any one wants a copy of the magazine article on it, just send me a pm with your email and I send you one.