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Travels With Midge

Advantages: Cheap intro to two-seat open top motoring
Disadvantages: Wet weather handling.

...Having just written about my first car, a Triumph Herald, it was with some delight that I find a Ciao category for the MG Midget MK III, because that’s exactly what my second car was*. Whilst we probably all harbour particular memories of our first car, g ...

BNibbles 12.05.2004 · Read full review
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The Mighty Midget

Advantages: cheap, simple, fun, characterful, parts availability, enthusiastic supporters
Disadvantages: rust, small boot, water ingress

Cheap to buy, cheap to maintain and cheap to run, but also very cheerful. The Midget is built simply and simple to maintain, but that simplicity does not detract from its style, in fact it increases it. The later the car the higher the specificat ...

k0622146 20.09.2002 · Read full review
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Summer fun

Advantages: Nippy, road hugging, fun, simple
Disadvantages: Carrying televisions, the winter!

I bought my Midget two years ago on a spur of the moment. I got it realtively cheap, so it had the inevitable rust in the sills and some wiring problems. But being a Midget it was easy to clean up and get it running. I would say there is nothing better ...

165721 01.08.2004 · Read full review
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Fun Fun Fun

Advantages: beatiful car,
Disadvantages: not for the winter

Lets face it, regardless of practicality or running costs we'd all like a convertible for the few sunny days we have every year. But what we also want is a car with style and unfortunately a lot of todays cars look too simular. The Midget is the perfect ...

brownp1 29.01.2001 · Read full review
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