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Butler
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5th Feb 09 at 18:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ive always wanted to own one for some reason, all in all they are probably rubbish cars, but I just love they way they look and always fancied the thought of driving one, roof down in the summer. Not that I will be buying one at all, just wondering really. Do they break every 3 miles??
Bram
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British so yes!
Warren G
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whats wrong with you!

(ask my dad he knows all about em, nd tells me he can do a headgasket at the side of the road!)
Butler
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Yeah cos I speak to your dad on a regular basis Warren....

Dont you think they are super cool though!!
Butler
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Fad
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What is it with you and unreliable cars!

This one will rot like nothing else you have seen and buyng a clean one costs bucks!
BluKoo
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If I was to have anything quite so "James May", i'd rather have a Triumph Spitfire



[Edited on 05-02-2009 by BluKoo]
Butler
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So true.
Butler
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quote:
Originally posted by BluKoo
Rather have a Triumph Spitifre

Naaaaah!
Warren G
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quote:
Originally posted by Butler
Yeah cos I speak to your dad on a regular basis Warren....

Dont you think they are super cool though!!


do you, didnt know that!

no, not at all, unless it has a rover v8 under the bonnet
sxibeast
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a guy i work with has one in red, built over the past 4 years, its quite mint, and, dare i say, hasnt broken down since hes been driving it!
mattk
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Triumph Stag, One thats had the overheating problem sorted though

or a TR6
Fad
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I'd personally got for the equally as rust prone Alfa Spider
Colin
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Mate used to drive his step dads about, one day some oil return pipe came off dumping the oil & fucking the bores. He wasnt very pleased we'll say
mazdaspeed
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Get this DVD if you like MGBs.
muddy_trousers
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didn't MGB's have an overdrive button on the geer knob??? kinda Mad Max stylie!
mazdaspeed
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over drive its called, 1.25x 3rd or 4th gear
Baskey
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quote:
Originally posted by Butler


That's just like my dads, his is near concours and he's had no real problems but I don't think u could drive one everyday due to the age.

There so much fun to drive. There slow as shit and the brakes are a joke but the driving position and sound more than make up for it.
Butler
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You can drive an old beetle or mini day to day so why not??
Richardhhha
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you can buy everything for old MGB's literaly everything brand new off the shelf.. well over the net and they are made by the origenal machines that made the cars in the first place.

reliability wise.. come off it its a old styled engine which is a piece of piss to work on and if anyone disagrees then they should be hung by there nuts and shot in the face.

easy to maintain and easy to get the parts, just make sure you clean it regularly to wash out and mud/watter traps and your laughing

oh and if you can get the chrome bumper mgb as the black plastic ones arent as nice
jr
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Bseries is a old old engine design, but could do a job

V8 is the well known rover/buick lump, and IMO the better option

you can get EVERY part brand new from british heritage/rimmer bro's etc

worth it if you can get a GT, or wack a k series etc in it
jr
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as blukoo susgested i would go for a spitfire as well
Tom
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Green rv8

dhanson08
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overdrive is on the right hand side of the dash

 
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