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for MGF Roadster 1.8

Rating Summary based on 32 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		12
  • 4 Stars
    		13
  • 3 Stars
    		2
  • 2 Stars
    		2
  • 1 Star
    		3

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  • Fuel consumption
  • Looks
  • Road Handling
  		• 4.0
  		• 3.7
  		• 3.6
  		• 4.8
  		• 4.1

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  • 51 of 51 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    couscous

    5 Stars Watch me whizzing past in my MGF 19/10/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Sexy, Quick, Amazing, Looks good, Nippy

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Drinks petrol like an alcoholic at a bar

    I always wanted an MGF Roadster ever since I first saw one zooming down the motorway. Ok there are other cars I want to own in my life (namely a Aston Martin for one) but I am now the proud owner of a MGF Roadster 1.8i. Let me tell you a little more. As the picture shows above this is indeed a small, nippy two seater convertible sports car. It is made by Rover MG (or MG Rover some might say) and is a good GB car. The engine size is 1796 and has a convertible roof. The roof is the sort that requires you to manually lift it up and down but believe me it is not difficult. At the top of the roof ... more
  • 13 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    rowanskinner

    5 Stars My experience as a road hog 11/08/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Quick, great road handling, beautiful

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Im not Gay or a hairdresser

    Dear Ciao members, please go lightly as this is my first ‘op. Being a relatively poor student I wanted to be able to have a fun, fast sexy sports car that no body else has. My previous car was a Fiat Bravo, which I was really pleased with, but I though it was time to move on. There were three cars that I could afford they were the Mazda MX5, Honda CRX and of course the MGF. As you have probably guessed by now I chose the MG, the reason being I could get a newer car for the same money. Also the MG is easy and cheap to ‘spec’ up for track days, and being a student it was cheap to maintain for ... more
  • 29 of 29 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    JillW

    5 Stars MGF VVC - A Womans Point Of View 26/09/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Sleek good looks, lovely leather interiors, maximum posing potential.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Small boot so can't fit in much shopping, pushchairs etc.

    My opinion on the MGF VVC is based purely on female fancy so apologies in advance to any 'techie buffs' out there. To set the scene; it was late on a rainy Saturday afternoon and after ploughing through the housework, dropping various kids off at various places and persuading the husband that it was in his best interests to leave the pub whilst he could still stand, we happened to drive past the local car dealership. There she was!! Even the rain couldn't diminish the shiny, red, beauty of the MGF parked on the forecourt. Did I mention that she was shiny and red? Thought so! 'What a beautiful ... more
  • 33 of 33 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Redhead

    5 Stars My little MGF 1.8 VVC 27/06/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Looks great, quick!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can leak, back window can be 'cloudy'

    Before my current car I owned a H reg Vauxhall Astra, this was a great little motor, she had central locking, electric windows, sunroof….flaky paint, rust and 150k on the clock!! The MOT’s every year had just increased as more work needed to be done, it worked out that it just wasn’t worth it! The work that needed doing was more than the value of the car (in fact, I think 6 months tax was worth more than the car!) I'd had the little blighter for nearly 4 years, she had done me proud, never broken down or anything (that’s why she was a she, good old girl lol!) So this ... more
  • 23 of 23 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    moley1a

    5 Stars Topless driving 05/06/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Makes driving real fun

    Disadvantages Disadvantages unless you can't get the hood down

    I would like to have been able to say this car improved my pulling power - but women just dont want to go driving topless with me. So I'm going to have to revert to the real reasons I bought this car. It was the '95 model, in BRG, with only 15,000 on the clock for only £7k. Traded in a Treg 1.6 16v sport Astra and £2k for it. There we others on the showroom floor but they had slightly higher milage and everyone has warned me about the cylinder head gaskets needing replaced at 50,000 miles. Right - thats the boring stuff over with - now onto the car. I dont know a thing about the oily bits ... more
  • 22 of 22 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Shufflebum

    4 Stars MGF 1.8 - REWRITE 02/10/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good looking, fast, good handling

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Requires careful maintenance

    This was my very first opinion on Ciao, and I thought that now I have had a touch more experience writing I would take a chance and re-write. So here goes… My husband convinced me to buy an MGF when I was looking for a new car in October 2000. Well he didn’t have to twist my arm that hard, but having always been quite ‘sensible’ in my choice of car, it was a big step for me to even consider being behind the wheel of a little sporty number! I had in mind another small car to replace the Vauxhall Corsa I had at the time, and was considering a Ford focus, Renault Clio or ... more
  • 12 of 12 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Foneroni

    4 Stars Feel the roaaaaaaaaaaar 05/12/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages very nippy and looks great

    Disadvantages Disadvantages not much boot space, rear window vision limited

    Having written my lovely little Fiesta off recently, I was in the position of having to find some replacement wheels. Visits to local garages and dealers didn't fill me with hope as I found the prices to be over-inflated. Cue my brother - who suggested we go to the car auctions that he often frequents. He said the prices would be considerably lower there. So off we trotted - I felt I should dress the part and wore a Del Boy style coat. Having browsed the selection I marked off on the catalogue some vehicles of interest, i.e. Fiestas, Clio's and Saxo's- that sort of thing. To cut a long and ... more
  • 36 of 36 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    T21AMY

    4 Stars Big things in a small package - the MGF 1.6i 18/12/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great for those country roads in summer

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Tendency to freeze on the inside in winter

    § By way of an introduction § Since passing my test, I had always imagined that one day I would own a convertible sports car and had pictures of driving through country lanes with my hair blowing behind me and crowds of gorgeous men staring at me, wishing they could join me. Reality Check. I fulfilled part of my dream some 6 ½ years later when I bought my MGF 1.6 in July 2002. I'm not to this day entirely sure how it happened – I was driving a 206 at the time and wanted something 'less' sensible. One glorious sunny weekend (the salesmen must have had grins from ear to ear) my dad and I called ... more
  • 14 of 14 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 l500589

    Member since 02/08/2009

    Reviews written: 215

    2 Stars MGF not all great 28/04/2011
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages soft top in the dood weather

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Roof leaks, rear screen cracks, wind noise, handling, brakes.......

    I owned an N Reg (1996) 1.8i MGF, and unfortunately I was not very pleased with it at all. I only kept the car for 18 months, and although it was great in the summer on the very few and far between sunny days, it was a nightmare for the rest of the year. The handling of the car is awful, resulting in me having 2 accidents in it during those 18 months, against only 3 accidents (2 of which were the MGF ones) in my 14 years of driving. The MGF's are rear wheel drive, and so as soon as there is any rain (don't even think about driving it in the ice or snow!!) on the roads the back end is really ... more
  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    ashley.18

    4 Stars My 1.8 vvc and its true british grunt! 16/07/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages looks good and is rather nippy

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Drinks petrol

    This car is only my second car and was a rather big step up from what i previously had. My first car was a P reg Ford Escort 1.8 TDI and although it did not give me any major problems i just did not enjoy driving it as the power was just not enough for me. After looking for so long to find the right motorbike for myself i soon gave up and thought that i may as well get a sports car for the summer instead. So i spoke to my father who helped me find an MGF and a week later i got a £2500 bank loan and had a P reg British racing green MGF and i absoloutly loved it. The car is a real head turner ... more
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