I'm actually on the same thought process of you, the TVR looks great, hopeing that enough experiance and time with the MG TF will give me the confidence to buy it and maintain it in a couple of years.

Although I've actually been more and more drawn to an MG6.....

 

All my other cars are bigger and more powerful but my MG is my toy car that I play with and pull bits off and stick bits on, so it will probably be worthless when i'm finished with it, to all intents and purposes.

When that time comes i'll see what is available, but it will probably be a small-medium sized hatchback with spares availability and an engine type that comes from a family that allows me to fit a bigger/turbo/other variant and raid a more common parts bin than Rover/MG allows for with the Metro/Maesto/Montego sourced F.


The F replaced a Ford Probe that had an engine from a Mazda MX-6 competition car that never went anywhere that I had helped develop for Japan. It had 330bhp and revved to 8400rpm. With a short gearbox fitted with a road car 5th gear it returned 23mpg in daily use, sounded like a motorbike and had lethal torque steer.
The engine went to the US and the car was used as a donor for someone who tried to replicate the Japanese engine.

 

A couple of cars that have already been mentioned tbh

350z coupe, tt coupe. If I was after a sports car/commuter

Elise-non commuter

But the only car I want badly is the jag xf, it's just pure sex

 

A couple of cars that have already been mentioned tbh

350z coupe, tt coupe. If I was after a sports car/commuter

Elise-non commuter

But the only car I want badly is the jag xf, it's just pure sex

Agreed mate.

 

AC COBRA rep for me or an evo 5

 

I have been considering this for while now but it has to be something that my wife is happy driving as well.

The S2000 is too old for me

I think I pefer the 370Z but prices are a bit high for them at the mo

I think a TVR is out as it will be too powerfull for her

I keep looking at the boxter but am really unsure

I like the Z4 but she thinks the bonnet is too long, maybe i will have to get her to drive one.

I do like the MK2 TT though (and so does She) probably the 200bhp petrol due to the low mileage we do.

and like you I still want to keep the TF to play with.

 

Either a Jaguar convertible and end up paying like £500 a year road tax... or, something like a top of the range Rover 75.

 

Always fancied an AC Cobra replica but, likely to be another TF in practice for as long as I can get in and out!

 

I nearly bought one of those before I bought the F. I'm kind of glad I didn't as I don't think I'd've got the same use out of it, and I don't have a garage, but I'd still quite like one

 

love

well i wud love a TVR but whudnt want the problems that come with it. but last year my wife won a boxster for the day, and i have to say WOW it was nice..but when its 25times the price we paid for ours for new or even 3-5 times as much for 2nd hand well no chance..
but we can all dream

 

Theres nothing I could think of availible that I like as much within the same kind of budget. I really don't know what I'd/I'll do.

 

My list as you will see varies greatly but hopefully if luck favours me I will get a chance of owning at least one or two of them in the years to come. If petrol prices keep going up then probably not the Monaro. For time being though I am happy with my MG TF as it's giving me enough cheap thrills.

Elise MkII
Vauxhall Monaro
Vauxhall VX220 turbo
Gilleta G40R
and really fancy an Abarth (160 bhp version of course)

 

a coffin

in the meantime

I'll have a Maserati .... one day!!!

 

I replaced mine with a z4 3.0l economy wise it's more or less the same to run. Insurance a tad more for me. Goes very very well and so far has been faultless. I too had the same choices but found
Honda abit dull in normal driving,
Boxster was great to drive but much more expensive to run and not as reliable as you may think.
TVr no use as an only car.
350z is basically french.

 

Still thinking of a Caterham or lotus.

 

Always fancied a caterham as a project

 

Another TF.


Regards.

 

Are you unwell? Lol

 

I'd like to go for a Mitsubishi 3000GT Twin Turbo or an Audi A3 Tdi quattro

 

I can't think of any car I would replace the F/TF with.I'm pretty sure it's the only soft top sports car I will ever own.Should my F die or get wrecked I would just buy another one.

 

Agreed mate.


Regards.

 

I love mine so much, I'll hopefully have it forever. I don't use it much and its very well looked after, so I want it to be in the family for a long time.
My wife gets a company car with her job, but she works from home 90% of the time, so that's our work horse which I use most days. Its the Kia C'eed I mention in my avatar.
My next toy which I plan to get in the next 5 years will be a ZT260 V8.... I've always always wanted one.
So I'll hopefully still have the F and have a 260 as well.

 

Was looking at 260's the other day, amazingly cheap for what they are

 

They are. There are quicker cars with a V8 engine, but the noise oh the noise. I've been in one and they feel special.

 

S2000 or 350Z. I am not a fan of the Chimaera though I do like TVR's generally.

 

Lotus Elise S2 111s

 

I test drove a couple of 350Zs for a mate when he was looking at them. Quite underwhelming really, cramped (and I'm barely 5'8") and fairly boring. Quick enough in a straight line and hadling was ok but really not that impressed. Mate ended up with an RX8, got bored of that and now has an Elise.

I'll not be replacing our Fs any time soon, nothing really appeals that's comparable. About the only thing that would tempt me would be a TVR, but would have to be one with the Speed 6 - but will probably be putting one of those in the wife's BGT (although I've just discovered the Aston Martin V12 fits, and is not a lot heavier than the Rover V8...). The 4.0 and 4.0HC in the Chims don't really make that much power, for a TVR.

 

BMW get 300 ftlb from 3 litres also. I'm not sold tbh but I imagine it would have it's charm.

 

I have had a plethora of beemers including: E46 330i, E39 535i sport, E34 535i M and none of em 'feel' like the ZT260. Its special. Beemers aren't special unless they're the M variant. And they're also like clitoris's....... Every c###s got one!!!""
No offence intended like. I like BMW's.

 

I had a ZT260 loved it BUT it wasnt as quick as I'd expected probably due to the old Ford engine which Clarkson described as being made of "Pig Iron and Granite"

Toyoto GT86... check it out

 

All depends on money... but would really love something classic or about to be a classic but still could be rather cheap to buy.

Renault 5 GT Turbo, Renault 11 Turbo, Renault Fuego, Peugeot 405 Mi16, Audi 80 Coupé, BMW E30 (coupe or cabrio pref.)

Erm... dunno... it all depends on the cash...

 

I'm hoping for a sporty MG3.