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Postby Jaffa » Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:57 pm

I have only gone and bought an MGF

£400 cash and rough as a badgers box
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Postby Jaffa » Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:15 pm

Definately more old man than hairdresser

but its scabby and going to be abused so I will try to upset the mg owners club
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Postby Smiler » Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:16 pm

Fantastic. I've never seen a matt or even satin black MGF before but reckon it would work well. Have you decided on an engine yet? I haven't read your other thread all the way through yet.
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Postby Jaffa » Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:19 pm

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Postby Jaffa » Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:21 pm

The pictures make it look pretty good, but in real life, not so pretty

The bumper is held on with duct tape.
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Postby bulletproofbob » Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:43 pm

well i am suprised... i imagined i'd make all manner of jokes at your expense if you bought one and here i am being nice, it looks cool... you cock loving gay boy!!! (oops) (i was nearly there too)
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Postby Smiler » Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:47 pm

Bloody hell, £400?! And to think what £500 bought me for a first car back in '94 when £500 was double what it is now, a crusty mk1 Fiesta!
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Postby owelly » Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:48 pm

But this one has suspected headgasket failure. And is full of dings.
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Postby Renrut » Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:57 pm

A bit of t-cut and he can be hobnobbing with the flat caps in the MG owners club [:D]

It would only have been more gay than an MX-5 if it had been one with the purple paint:
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Although those red seats are pretty close to bum-bandit territory.
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Postby Jaffa » Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:30 pm

I believe you are mistaked purple for mauve
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Postby Jaffa » Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:31 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MENS-VINTAGE-RETR ... tsupported

owww its in my budget tooooooo
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Postby Jaffa » Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:47 pm

So!!! its got suspected HGF
and a flat battery.

Do I charge her up, start her up and see what happens ?

Do I just start stripping things, change gaskets and bolts, stick the motr back in and try things, before changing the engine. Thus being able to sell the complete engine when the donor arrives?
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Postby owelly » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:05 pm

Top it up with water. Charge the battery and see what occurs.
I'll be available on Sunday if you want me to come along?
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Postby Jaffa » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:11 pm

that might well be a plan (are you allowed)

then I can just drop it off at your barn and you can fix it for me [:D]

Whispers !!you do realise its an mg of sorts, your othere half will want one aswell!!!
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Postby owelly » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:14 pm

I think she'd be happy if she had one to drive around in....hmm?....
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