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I’m Back!

Well some of you may know the story, others may have heard about it and most won’t know anything…
I am Sergi and I am from Spain and as you may guess I like BMW but I also like MG’s.
I used to have a Tahiti Blue TF 160, I enjoyed it so much while I was living in Belfast, I learned how to use a spanner with him and therefore I did some improvements, like a Daytona exhaust, TF LE500 front bumper, fully electric Recaro seats, Mike Satur roll hoops, VHS Bilstein suspension and quite a few extra bits & bobs.
Here is a pic… of my greatly missed TF “Sonic”

My wife & me were very happy in Northern Ireland but we had the opportunity to move to Madrid Spain and start our own business so we jumped on it.

Unfortunately, my TF was a RHD, and at that point I did had invested too much money in parts and became so attached to the car that I could not see it go for peanuts (2000GBP or less), I contacted a “MG F/TF Specialist” company to convert it to LHD among with other improvements. Long story short… they did an awful job and ended up in court, awarding me some money back. (I did not see a penny just yet). And also with a complete wreck of a TF (Some members have seen the poor thing in the flesh). So now I have no money and no car… and a bunch of parts (Hey some of them are quite nice like 85th Anniversary roll bars or a VVC Ported head by Hellier Performance).

Until yesterday!

After so many sleepless nights dreaming with my ideal TF I could not let it go that easily, so I knew that despite of all the inconvenience and the financial loss, I would eventually get behind the wheel of a TF again.
I started the hunt of a good one after my last trip to the UK. In Spain the TF is such a rare car (Less than 15 for sale in the whole country) and I knew I wanted a Spanish registered one for three reasons:
-Avoiding Import taxes
-Lack of corrosion
-LHD

So after seeing 3 of them I found this one… Only two owners, 45458Kms in the clock (28247miles) full service history and all the right maintenance done by a MG Rover garage. I had the feeling that it was my car when I saw this in the garage where the car was stored..

In fact the car was from the owner of the garage, an ex official MGR Dealer and part of Xpart associated garages.


It’s a 2004 MG TF 135 in Pearl Black with tan interior. It is in fantastic condition but let’s the pictures speak for themselves
The car

The good bits:
-PBT Hard top

-Tan Tonneau cover

-Windstop

-Low miles

The underneath of a Spanish car :devil: :devil:
Coolant pipes

Engine mount & rear subframe

Suspension

Subframe mounts

Tools

Although it has some minor bad bits…
-Cracked rear light

-Poor front wing adjustment (Not from an accident but from a repaint) The previous owner had it resprayed as the paint was starting to show it’s age)

-No fog lights

-Tiny brakes & wheels

-Horrendous TF 160 badge (It’s not a 160… yet)

If you have read it everything I may even have a future as a magazine writer… lol
I want to say a massive thanks to a bunch of good friends made along the way, to name a few Andy & Alex Watson, Amanda, Sandra, Kamaleon, Quickspider, Lee123, Rob Bell, Fast Jan, Mike, Chris and many others that had helped me in one way or another, thanks to all the support received during this time… and especially to my big brother Allan AKA Diesel Destroyer. He has gone beyond boundaries for me and I will never forget it.

Looking forward to show you my new car in one of the 2015 meetings!!

Happy MGing!!

That looks like a good car, Sergi. I hope you have a lot of fun with it in Spain. You certainly have a lot of parts to upgrade looking at that pile of parts. It's such a shame that you've been through such a horror story to get where you are, but onward and upward as they say!

It looks almost brand new underneath!

Well David it's been as you say a horror story but in return I have made some life lasting friends so considering all in I WON

Some of us have followed your tale of woe: good to see you bouncing back with a great looking car. As David says, you have a good haul of modding parts!

Your written English is as impressive as your spoken English mate..

Now all ya have to do is find a 'specialist' who can build cars 'better than factory' and...

Diesel Destroyer wrote: wrote:

Your written English is as impressive as your spoken English mate..

Now all ya have to do is find a 'specialist' who can build cars 'better than factory' and...

Nahhh I can do that myself with probably less damage to the car

Sergi, great to see you again!

I missed the horror story and know only the briefest of details having been away for a while myself.
New car looks very nice and look forward to your upgrades and to seeing you over here next year

Few other old names posting again, so all that remains is to say

Lovely looking car Sergi.

Glad to see you haven't lost your enthusiasm despite a terrible experience.

PQD44 wrote: wrote:

Sergi, great to see you again!

I missed the horror story and know only the briefest of details having been away for a while myself.
New car looks very nice and look forward to your upgrades and to seeing you over here next year

Few other old names posting again, so all that remains is to say

I thought of emailing you as I have been looking to hunt down a Vintage racing but couldn't find one for sale

But anyway! Yes we're back!

Sergi Bmw wrote: wrote:

...I thought of emailing you as I have been looking to hunt down a Vintage racing but couldn't find one for sale

Who knows maybe along with all the modifications you can get a respray and make No.31, the best ever Vintage racing SE!

For those who don't know what a MG TF Vintage Racing SE is click here to view.

I've seen some posts about your battle, I know what the law can and cannot do in terms of redress and it's often depressing but what is an inspiration is the fact that your troubles have not dampened your fire. Good for you!

PQD44 wrote: wrote:

Sergi Bmw wrote: wrote:

...I thought of emailing you as I have been looking to hunt down a Vintage racing but couldn't find one for sale

Who knows maybe along with all the modifications you can get a respray and make No.31, the best ever Vintage racing SE!

For those who don't know what a MG TF Vintage Racing SE is click here to view.

Well I did think about it...