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Picture courtesy of Phil Jarvis.
| Performance | 7.3/10  |
|---|---|
| Practicality | 4.3/10  |
| Reliability | 5.5/10 |
| Value for Money | 5.3/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 6.2/10 |
| Overall Rating | 6.6/10 |
Full review by
Guest.
on 6th Jan 2008
User Rating : 5
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Good Points: Great fun to drive. Good looking without being too flashy. Classic British marque
Bad Points: Build quality, reputation for reliability, depreciation
General comments: My wife and I have had our MG F for 5 years and it's a smashing little car. Unfortunately, the build quality isn't up to much.
The drivers door virtually fell to bits, one of the hood brackets fell off while we were driving it and the engine overheat warning lamp comes on when the engine is stone cold.Even the main dealer has no idea why.
Added to the reputation for blowing head gaskets and a replacement cam belt service after 20,000 miles (£500) it's a bit of a liability.
Depreciation is also pretty poor.
Guest.'s review and ratings | 116 words
Review by
steuart groves
on 26th Nov 2007
User Rating : 10
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I have had my MGF for 5 years it has been totally reliable (114,000 miles on clock ) it is fast handles very well returnes 35 - 38 to the gallon all the time - I always service my own cars as I restore classic sports cars and the MGF is quite easy to look after and parts are easy to get.
steuart groves's full review | 64 words
Review by
henrybenrycat
on 28th Jul 2006
User Rating : 7
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This MG F is a great value for money sports car that is easy to drive and has sufficient boot space for two to tour in. Top down the wind in the hair effect is almost tame and a blast round the lanes with top and windows down will leave you relatively unruffled. My wife who was not formerly a keen motorist loves it for its style, performance and the fact that it is seen as classy but not flashy. I like the rather uncompromising basic nature of the car. It is a genuine sport scar, low on frills a ...
henrybenrycat's full review | 147 words
Review by
abigoddard
on 14th Apr 2006
User Rating : 2
Respect :
-2
I have had my MGF for 8 months and am trying to sell it. They are great cars for town but not for long distance drives as they are unsafe!! Really would consider a different make.
abigoddard's full review | 53 words
Review by
tobymg63
on 28th Jan 2006
User Rating : 10
Respect :
+1
Since the old days {1998} I have made one or two improvements he he! I will just list to cut out the boring bits....
Changed suspension Knuckle joints. Spax shocks 17 inch alloys {hard ride tho}
305 big brakes, stainless steel brake hose units {a must} changed Steering rack to MG-TF unit better turns ratio. Slik shift gear assembly {shorter gear throw} fitted uprated suspension bushes. Removed CAT pipe { +12 hp ish}
Emerald ECU fitted inc Supercharger unit with own water cooled heat exchange ...
tobymg63's full review | 387 words
Review by
Loopylou
on 11th Nov 2005
User Rating : 3
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+2
My MG F was a pressie from my husband. I thought it was a great car. It looked fantastic (with roof up and down), and with good fuel consumption as I drive a lot. The car had 17,000 miles on it, which I thought was great. I always made sure the car was serviced, and had oil and water. After 2 years the gear stick cable broke costing £200, apparently because these are really difficult to change. At 35,000 miles (V reg) the head gasket blew costing £800. This happened just as Rover ...
Loopylou's full review | 342 words
