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MG MGF Technical - CAR MECHANICS Magazine: MGF project car starting June 2002 issue

For those MGF enthusiasts who like to fettle and maintain their cars as well as drive them, the new issue (June)of Car Mechanics which arrived with me yesterday could be of great interest. They've obtained an N reg car for an ongoing project entitled "Renovating and improving a tired F". Starting with this issue, it devotes three pages with good illustrations covering replacement of the coolant pipes which are prone to corrosion after a few years apparently ..... now there's a thing ... :o)

I followed some of their previous project cars and they all make a good and informative read. Well worth a try.

I have no connection whatsoever with this magazine except as a regular subscriber.

John McFeely
John McFeely

Can I get this magazine at WH Smith?
Tim G

Thanks John :o)
Rob Bell

Thanks for the info John.

Do you know if they have a www page ?
Graham


Should be http://www.kelsey.co.uk/magazines/carmech

Regards , Carl
Carl

I don't know about anyone else but I'm getting a sense of Deja Vu here? =-s
Paul Lathwell

I get mine on subscription monthly. Good saving that way and reliable early delivery. It's usually on sale at WHSmith's a little after the third Friday of every month.

JMcF
John McFeely

Had a look at it over the W/E, mentions the coolent pipes and how MS sells better ones, mentions the hose clips and how MS sells better ones, talks about how MS adds spacers to the under car brackets- Hmmn seeing a trend here- Oh yes the cars sourced thru MS!
The car did arrive with bodykit removed and in need of a respray- thing is why was the bodykit removed? (leaving paintwork scars everywhere) as the magazine appelas to the boy racers (see project NOVA)
So far nothing that we don't know already- but in the next issue thay will be doing mild head porting - that might be an issue worth buying!

Should be an informed read as they have MS on side, good pictures and the usual F knocking is notably missing. but the issue and you could win a engine hoist, but then you might feel the neet to buy a B so you can use it!

Will
Will Munns

I found it a very interesting item,but the front cover

says buy for £4000 and improve.

The car on the front cover is reg N50 OMG, if you go to the MS web pages this car is the one at the top of the page with the body kit in place.

Does this mean to improve the car first remove bodykit.

As said before good item and I will be buying next issue,I wonder if Mr MS has any more £4K bargins?


Preferably with Boxster chrome hoops and windstop included :o}
Joe

Joe WROTE:

>> As said before good item and I will be buying next issue,I wonder if Mr MS has any more £4K bargins? <<

The MGF they've used is obviously a less cared for example. One of the shots shows the car's sills down to bare metal. Not all owners are even aware of this BBS let alone the information thereon. There are several F owner work colleagues who've never heared of this BBS. Reference 4k motors, monitor your nearest National Car Auctions .... amazing what many cars go for at those places ... puts a REAL perspective on the true value of all cars. HUGE savings there and I speak from personal experience. As always, if tempted, prepare well before bidding and caveat emptor must ALWAYS apply.
John McFeely

Thinking of getting a dedicated sprint car for next season, and was seriously considering a B. But if an F can be had for the same money, well... hmm. I'll see what MGF prices are doing in the new year - as the F is clearly a car that I am more familiar with - and I'll weigh that against how large the entries are for the respective B and F classes.
Rob Bell

Who's this MS everyones talking about, Marks and Spencers don't sell cars do they?
John

Mike Satur - see adds at the top of the page.

The paint is down because the bodykit has been removed (according to the article) AND if it is the one from MS's webpage I would guess that it hasn't been beaten. Yes most people haven't heard of this BBS, but as it is an article about weather or not to buy the magazine, and we're here talking about it then I would say that we know where this BBS is!
As I said the next article may be of more interest because it involves mild porting (DIY)
BTW the wheels are clearly VVC- but the article doesn't seem to imply that the car is (they mention the VVC engine as the more powerful one, but talk about the car as if it were the MPi).

Will
Will Munns

MGF 1995. charcoal met. 36k miles genuine . Reg N50 OMG , chassis number 500. Full leather trim, poly bushes ,lowered and uprated shocks, airfilter kit, new cambelt and uprated head gasket, £££'s spent, VVC wheels fitted. Trophy front spoiler. Exceptional car. £8500.00

Its the same car,above now on mikes cars for sale,
this must be all work to be featured in Car Mechanics.
Rob

Sounds like they are going to be interesting articles then!
Will
P.S. Still don't think that that car was EVER as little as £4k!
Will

deja vu can be painfull. However some of us are relatively new to F-world and are seeing these things for the first time.
This BBS has been a revelation. Thank goodness I bought my F the day before I found this BBS!
JohnP

That reg is oddly familiar from somewhere...

E
Ed Clarke

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