cort16 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Remember the 80's? I do, which is why I bought this MG Maestro last year . I was after a shoulder pad hot hatch and this was all my budget would stretch to. All I've done is put 2 new front tyres and a new battery in it. I probably driven it about 100 miles in that time as it turns out I've got not got any time for ANYTHING plus the Cortina now has an mot and I'd rather fanny around with that. I'm going to buy a Z4 or MX-5 or something else a bit more modern I can buzz around in looking like a twat. It's MOT'd until July. I'm only the third owner and it was giffer owned for a long time before me hence a lot of interesting bodywork bodges particularly around the rear arches, which to be fair has probably stopped it from totally melting. Good new though, I have rear arch repair panels I'll throw in. Bad new I've not fitted them. The paint is a mixture of faded and applied with a potato on the end of a broom handle but look relatively solid. Every gap and orifice including the door bind are sealed with silicon seal.Screen has a crack in it but it only generated an advisory on the MOT. Good points are it runs and drives well. It's pretty solid I think doing the rear arches would make a big difference to . It is surprisingly quick for an 1980's car. That old o-series makes a load of torque so it can really get up and go.I've got a ton of history going back years, the original BL workshop manual and stuff. I'm looking for 1000 quid for it. I'm in Ayrshire Scotland. eddyramrod, KruJoe, Shep Shepherd and 28 others 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconsistant Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Fwoar!!! cort16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketeer Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I was hoping you would flog this when I was more unbroke.If it's inexplicably still for sale when I get paid in four days time, I'll find it difficult to resist. Laseraligningfoofooflanges, holbeck, HarmonicCheeseburger and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthebeard Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Ahh. The torque steer..... Tyres scrabbling for grip due to the powah... The dashboard .....Wonderful memories. cort16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Looks ace. Love the colour and the wheels. Great combo cort16 and Laseraligningfoofooflanges 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laseraligningfoofooflanges Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Oooft i would! Even with the artisan* wheel arch repairs! cort16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 Cheers. It drives and handles surprisingly well . I’ll try to get some better pictures of it later . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Want cort16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Oh permtastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 PHOTO DUMP Good job I went down their as something weird had happened to my lockup door and it was sitting half open. No one stole the car or the collection of old kitchen tiles or even the dead car battery sitting next to it. Bren, Skizzer, Conrad D. Conelrad and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Wow. Trouser explosion!!!! eddyramrod and inconsistant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 That arch repair is just incredible. BorniteIdentity and oldcars 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 That arch repair is just incredible.What arch repair? The Reverend Bluejeans, Skizzer, inconsistant and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 What arch repair? The one that's been feather edged. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Oh.My.God. I have just taken my phone into the gents cos' the light is better.... warren t claim, The Reverend Bluejeans, cort16 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Love it. What happens when you turn the key in the mystery look behind the wheel arch repair*? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Good grief that's a thing of sheer awesomeness!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 TAEK 400 M8 U R FAR AWEH oldcars and beko1987 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 Love it. What happens when you turn the key in the mystery look behind the wheel arch repair*?A maestro somewhere else starts up . The Reverend Bluejeans, Angrydicky, eddyramrod and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Phwoar. Swap for an Auris m9? cort16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Too late, the missis' has seen the post so I'm out. cort16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Hubba hubba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Surely a white background looms? oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 Surely a white background looms? Lacquer Peel, oldcars, Conrad D. Conelrad and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Fwoar!!! Wow. Trouser explosion!!!! Hubba hubbaI agree with all the above. Mr 16, you are a cruel, cruel man. I loved my MGM. cort16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I knew it! That little rectangle by the fuel and temperature gauges does hide a warning light! Never seen one lit before to prove it. Thank you... you've solved an "I wonder if that's..." question that's bugged me since 1996. That's a nice colour for it... that's a rare car now, could tidy up nicely with a bit of TLC. cort16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 OOFT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I knew it! That little rectangle by the fuel and temperature gauges does hide a warning light! Never seen one lit before to prove it. Thank you... you've solved an "I wonder if that's..." question that's bugged me since 1996. That's a nice colour for it... that's a rare car now, could tidy up nicely with a bit of TLC. yes and there is a little red one to tell you when your O-series is at gas mk9 *anorack on* the lack of the orange light to light up with the two red brake warnings denotes the pad wear wire is missing/broken *anorack off* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 A mate of mine who was a car thief back in the late '90s really rates these as not just easy to steal but quicker than a mk4 XR3i and mk2 Golf GTi 8v. petermchugh79 and Dave_Q 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laseraligningfoofooflanges Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 spaff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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