MG repairers in Brisbane? inlaw's MGF munted by a bike

[Peter...]

Not anymore, Voyager going and a boring as batshit Toyota will be filling it's space.

Fuck me you are whipped. No offence intended but fuck...

[MartyHusseinXF]

He is getting rid of a Voyager, Xtrail vs RAV4 is much of muchness.

I prefer the RAV.

[Peter...]

He is getting rid of a Voyager, Xtrail vs RAV4 is much of muchness.

I prefer the RAV.

I prefer CARS.

[Zac]

The Chinese put those things back into production last year so there might still be some parts around but you'd have to really love it to fix it I think.

[Euroboost]

I prefer CARS.

So do I, it's my daily not a bloody project car. Half the members here own equally boring shitboxes as dailies.

Now back to the MGF, these things are known to have weak chassis structure. As in they bend when on hoists and the roof is down, didn't belive it until I read the training manual.

[thechuckster]

Now back to the MGF, these things are known to have weak chassis structure. As in they bend when on hoists and the roof is down, didn't belive it until I read the training manual.

when driving, you could feel the door lift/fall as you hit bumps. I'd say that one half-decent jump (e.g. not notice a drop/dip after a railway crossing at take it as speed) and you would have banana'd the chassis.

I understand that there were aftermarket braces to attach to the subframes to stiffed the car up a bit.

[floody]

While that may be true, if they get market value for it they'll be annoyed with what other small convertibles they can buy with the payout (eg. a 1982 Suzuki Sierra with 822,000kms on it). From that POV they may prefer the repair; if it's possible of course.

I'd prefer the Sierra.

[Euroboost]

when driving, you could feel the door lift/fall as you hit bumps. I'd say that one half-decent jump (e.g. not notice a drop/dip after a railway crossing at take it as speed) and you would have banana'd the chassis.

I understand that there were aftermarket braces to attach to the subframes to stiffed the car up a bit.

Not sure if it really is printed in the owners manual, but the workshop manual did state that the roof MUST be up when the car is lifted on a hoist with wheels suspended, the orginal Canberra dealer wrote off the first one they got by not doing this, they bent it!

[Southo]

We have written off many for much less damage...