Just noticed this item in Autocar http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/MG-Motor-TF/247402/
Seems a new sports car is due out in 2014!
Seems a new sports car is due out in 2014!
Thanks for that Steve. Dan
Try Rimmer Bros, XPart, and the forum's sponsor - MG ROVER PARTS LTDMaybe this is an outdated question, but I am not citizen of England and probably you have a better picture.
As for the autoparts, which would be their availability for the F/TF, since it seems current production of TFs is uncertain, and the new sucessor may or not may come in 2014?
I thank you for your consideration and advise
They have to provide spares for up to 10 years from the time at which the model goes out of production - besides, SAIC is still making the TF out in China, so spares shouldn't be too much of a problem and I know XPart are importing some of the Chinese made panels etc.. anyway.Try Rimmer Bros, XPart, and the forum's sponsor - MG ROVER PARTS LTD![]()
They have to provide spares for up to 10 years from the time at which the model goes out of production - besides, SAIC is still making the TF out in China, so spares shouldn't be too much of a problem and I know XPart are importing some of the Chinese made panels etc.. anyway.
Body panels for the MGF however I can see becoming harder to get, but this really only applies to the rear quarter panels anyway, everything else is pretty much compatible with the TF.
Neil just to under line your point........I hope it isnt a pipe dream.
Given the totally lacklustre effort MG Motors put in to selling the reborn MGTF over the last couple of years
A lot of new NAC TFs could have been sold last year!
Does not surprise me as advertising has been low key but did he not wonder why the showroom was full of TFs with no number plates on them:daft:Neil just to under line your point........
I was at Hoptons garage (they specialise in MG) yesterday. A guy came in to have his daughters Micra MOT'd. We were sat in the show room talking.
He did not know that the MGTF was still being made!
This engine was around in the MG Rover days and was fitted to the Rover 75, its power output is the same as the 160 engine so it wouldn't have been of much benefit to install it in the TF and even if they did, further engine cooling would have to be looked at - not an F/TF strong point:lol:I like that they have a 1.8 engine with "turbo", maybe thats going in a future TF too?
Sorry I meant engine in the front with RWD. Not front wheel drive. Lazy typo by me.Hi
i like where you are coming from MGrovernut, however true sportscars tend to be RWD.
i would guess a 'frogeye' type car would be difficult due to the safety side...this is why pop-up lights were taken from MX5's! but i do light the frogeye sprite.
A gullwing would also be expensive to develop...hence not many have tried it.
i owned a delorean till last eyar and the doors worked perfectly, however there are major design issues with body stiffness to overcome (Delorean did it by steel backbone chassis on resin body)
i would agree a AH 3000 was always needed, but i don't think will ever appear unfortunately.
every one these days is too carbon friendly cobblers wanting a 500cc diesel turbo etc etc and munch carrots all day!
when everyone really knows that cars make a fraction of the worlds CO2 output (dirty ships and aircraft!), the trendiness to be green will blow over like the millenium bug that never happened
so i am very glad i drive my V8 with two fingers aloft at Gordon Bennet (sorry forgot is it Brown?) and his cronies while they spend our hardearned on their luxuries.
Steve