KaJuN
Disco Inferno
- Joined
- Jul 31, 2006
- Messages
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- Location
- Dayton, Ohio
- Car(s)
- Mini Cooper S, Landy Series III, Vulcan 900 Custom
...or...KaJuN Goes Topless!...or...How Much Open-Top Fun Can You Get for 1000 Pounds?
A new country for me means a new car. Since I'm here for a short time (two years) and have a small window to sell my car when I leave (2-3 weeks) I wanted something cheap. After browsing around a little it looked like I was going to be cruising the mean streets in something like a Vectra or Corsa. Oh dear! But then I stumbled upon this and after driving it I just had to have it!
It's a 1996 MG F 1.8 VVC with, of course, a proper 5-speed manual. It's only done 96,000 miles too. I didn't really do any research about the car before I bought it (not having easy Internet access at the time was inconvenient to say the least) and it wasn't until just a few days ago that I found out this was the more powerful version of the MGF for the year with about 30 more horsepower than the standard 1.8i car. It is such a fun car to drive! It hugs the road like it's on rails, has a good surge of power, and the sound it makes...
Because of it's low price there are naturally some issues with the car. The body is starting to rust in places but since I'm only going to have the car for a few years I can live with that. It could also use an alignment and the handbrake light likes to stay on but that's just an adjustment issue that will be easy to fix once my tools arrive. The top also leaks a little but only in heavy rain and not onto me so I'm fine with that too. The driver's seat is starting to come apart a little too but duct tape was invented for a reason right?
A new country for me means a new car. Since I'm here for a short time (two years) and have a small window to sell my car when I leave (2-3 weeks) I wanted something cheap. After browsing around a little it looked like I was going to be cruising the mean streets in something like a Vectra or Corsa. Oh dear! But then I stumbled upon this and after driving it I just had to have it!
It's a 1996 MG F 1.8 VVC with, of course, a proper 5-speed manual. It's only done 96,000 miles too. I didn't really do any research about the car before I bought it (not having easy Internet access at the time was inconvenient to say the least) and it wasn't until just a few days ago that I found out this was the more powerful version of the MGF for the year with about 30 more horsepower than the standard 1.8i car. It is such a fun car to drive! It hugs the road like it's on rails, has a good surge of power, and the sound it makes...
Because of it's low price there are naturally some issues with the car. The body is starting to rust in places but since I'm only going to have the car for a few years I can live with that. It could also use an alignment and the handbrake light likes to stay on but that's just an adjustment issue that will be easy to fix once my tools arrive. The top also leaks a little but only in heavy rain and not onto me so I'm fine with that too. The driver's seat is starting to come apart a little too but duct tape was invented for a reason right?
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