One satisfied convert

I've owned my MGF 1.8i Convertible for four years and in that time I've had few causes for complaint, writes

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It's a great 'value for money' sports car, not super quick, but the 1.8i engine combined with its relative lightness means it's certainly quick enough when you need it.

The handling is really quite superb, you can throw it around corners and it sticks well, great for bombing around Shropshire's country lanes.

You also have the added bonus that it's a convertible which makes all the difference on those few sunny days we have and turns driving into a real pleasure.

Traditionally, the MGF has been disparaged due to its lack of reliability and propensity for certain parts to fail, the cooling system in particular.

This may have been true of the earlier models but I've only known two minor parts to go in four years and considering the car is seven years old now, that's really quite reasonable.

However with the demise of Rover the availability of parts will no doubt become an issue. This is the saddest part.

The MGF when it was first released marked a successful return of the MG brand and harked back to the days of the traditional British sports car.

But now that MG Rover has the gone the way of so many other great British manufacturing institutions, the MGF is consigned to history.

I just hope in 30 years time there will still be a few lovingly maintained MGF's on the roads, and maybe I'll even still have mine!

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