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.

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 went bankrupt, and garages had a fine excuse to up the price of parts due to them being "in short supply", and the car was in the garage for 2 1/2 weeks!

After I had got the car I found out that head gasket problems are well known in Rover cars, although they have done little to rectify this. MG Rover franchises in the area (2) were extremely unhelpful, as were MG Rover themselves.

If you do decide to buy one of these, make sure there is a full service history for the car. Try to check if the head gasket has already been changed too, as this will save you a lot of headache. Get Membership with the AA, as they were invaluable for the time I had this car. I still smile when I see a silver one on the road, as they do look great.