Looking back to the sixties - seventies the MGB may not have been the most
reliable car of it's time as well. But as the buying momentum comes for an
MG other arguments will get priorities over relaibility! Do not forget our
MG's are equipped f.i. with some equipment which may not be the best
reliable then.
Whilst writing this email I wear a T-shirt stating Lucas King of
Darkness....
Roadsters - sportscars are more often chosen out of emotional reasons and
some bad habits are taken for granted - don't we all do this with our own
MG's?
I like the F and TF still.
Cheers,
Hans
'71 BGT w/w NRG
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
To: <Aeseeyou@aol.com>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 5:15 PM
Subject: RE: MG and TVR merge
> Albert asked: "...are there any Owner's surveys regarding the approval or
> long term driving surveys out there for
> someone who is interested can read about the cars quirks or
> idiosyncrasies
> for themselves..."
>
> Each year Top Gear (TV motoring program, and accompagnying magazine,
> produced by the BBC) does a totally independant survey on owners of 2-3
> year
> old cars. I have to say the MG TF hasn't done too well generally. From
> last years results, in the "Would you buy this car again" category, the
> MGF
> came 3rd last, with the MG TF 5th last (out of 141). Not good. I don't
> have the more detailed results to hand, I could dig them up from last
> Decembers copy of the magazine which I have at home.
>
> About 8 years ago my mother-in-law asked my advice on buying a replacement
> for her Ford Escort Cabriolet. I would really have liked to tell her to
> buy
> the MG, but even fiddling with it sitting still, quickly after checking
> out
> an MX5 (UK name for Miata), I could tell the Mazda was much better built,
> and the magazine reviews I'd read were better, so I had to recommend that.
> Admittedly I took into account the fact that she's a mechanical klutz who
> owned the Escort for 4 or 5 years before she found out that cars need
> occasional oil changes, and I reckoned the Mazda would stand up to her
> neglect rather better!
>
> On the other hand, the MGF / TF has been the best-selling roadster for
> most
> of the years it has been on sale in this country. But that may have more
> to
> do with the saleability of the MG brand than how good the car turns out to
> be once you've bought it. I hate to do MG down, I really do, but I have
> to
> be honest (even if the honesty is more about other's opinions that I have
> read, rather than those I have had a chance to develop myself).
>
> Richard & Nancy
>
>
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