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Buying a MGB GT

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  • #2
    ZV Yoda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭ZV Yoda


    deckie27,

    The MG BGT is a great 1st classic - I should know, I bought mine 2 years ago. I had/have very limited mechanical knowledge and was nervous about buying a classic for that reason. I shouldn't have worried. The MG is easy/cheap to maintain. There's not a huge amount to them mechanically.

    Talk to the MG Enthusiast Club of Ireland http://www.mgireland.com. I got one of the guys there to give my car the once over before I bought - it cost buttons & gave me great piece of mind.

    The main thing is to ensure the body is good - surface rust is treatable, but sills etc will cost (unless you're handy with a welder). Just about everything (except the drivetrain tunnel!) is available new from the UK.

    Best of luck


  • #3
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Check carzone for some nicer examples that that white one, overdive is good as you'll have 4 speed box. The chrome bumpers model is the one to go for if you can. For more serious money our very own franksm has this beauty

    http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carid=642484

    Mike.


  • #4
    eamon234
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,924 ✭✭✭eamon234


    agreed a great car and a very useable classic - but you've got to watch out for rust - usual spots are the sills and wheel arches MG's are notorious for it but if you can get a good one they're well worth it. stick with something over 30 years old otherwise the 1.8 engine will cost you a bomb on tax, chrome bumpers are more desirable and a webasto sunroof is the business if you can get one. Also if you do buy one from UK make sure it has a full MOT as the sills are checked as part of the test. These cars can deteriorate rapidly over a year if they're not looked after so one that's got an MOT expiring soon could be a lot of trouble (trust me I know this from experience!)


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