Airdrie Newbie

[alex]

Alex here. i stay in Airdrie. got an mgf a few days ago and know nothing about them

[buster11e]

Welcome to the forum, Alex.

Plenty of experience around, any questions, don't hesitate to ask.



James

[alex]

thanks james. im sure i will be bugging people a lot

[MitchMG]

Hi Alex

I live in Airdrie as well and you are more than welcome to pop round and see me as I am considered by others on here to be a bit of a mg guru or old fart .

Send me a message and I will send you an address.

By the way do you realise are club meetings are just up at Newhouse and you would be very welcome .

[alex]

May 2, 2015 21:58:43 GMT MitchMG said:

Hi Alex

I live in Airdrie as well and you are more than welcome to pop round and see me as I am considered by others on here to be a bit of a mg guru or old fart .

Send me a message and I will send you an address.

By the way do you realise are club meetings are just up at Newhouse and you would be very welcome .

thanks a lot. message sent

[Glenn]

May 2, 2015 18:14:02 GMT alex said:

Alex here. i stay in Airdrie. got an mgf a few days ago and know nothing about them

You know a bit more now. Nice to meet you yesterday.

 You know how a rear window fits in!

 I think your suspension will need resetting. It cost me £25 when I had my F but that was a few years ago now. This will give you better ride comfort and handling.

  Be careful with those mix of tyres you have on wet roads, especially the rears. See the MG Press Release;
“The GSD2 Good Year tyre is the approved OE fitment to MGTF. This tyre (and NOT the GSD3) is still the only fully approved tyre for this vehicle.


Where the GSD2 is unavailable, MG Motor recommends either the Falken Ziex ZE912 or the Toyo Proxes TI-R as appropriate. MG Motor has conducted limited testing on these alternatives to the Good Year when fitted as a car set.


MG Motor currently has no data on extended tyre wear for these alternatives.



Technical details of tyres tested:-



Front – Falken Ziex 195/45 R16 80V I0123 Extra Load, country of manufacture - Thailand.

Rear - Falken Ziex 215/40 R16 88W I0123 Extra Load, country of manufacture - Thailand.



Front - Toyo Proxes T1-R 195/45 R16 80V PXT1-R-2 ANH3608, country of manufacture - Japan

Rear - Toyo Proxes T1-R 215/40 R16 88W PXT1-R-3 ANH3608, country of manufacture - Japan



MG Motor is committed to support the customer gain the most from their car and would advise strongly that tyres should be fitted as a vehicle set.


Once tyres have been balanced and fitted, the car should be checked on a 4-wheel laser alignment machine against the correct data. This will prolong tyre life and ensure that the car is configured to our recommended settings.



The advice of a reputable tyre specialist and/or MG Motor Approved dealer should be sought in tyre selection and fitting to suit local conditions and vehicle use.


Mixing tyres across the same axle is not recommended. Mixing tyres front to rear (i.e. having different tyres on the front axle to the rear) is also not recommended.


Although the legal minimum tread depth in the UK is 1.6mm across the contact patch, tyre manufacturers will advise that wet grip deteriorates below 3mm.



 You now know the correct coolant level. Check when the system is cold for an accurate reading. 

this is a good area to check out;
forums.mg-rover.org/showthread.php?t=210613


PS

 Don't listen to promises of nice freshly cut sandwiches from Mitch. lol.


Glenn

[mightydux]

Hi Alex, welcome to the forum, hope we meet up at some point.

[alex]

yeah it was good to meet you.
i know now how a rear window fits ( not the same as being able to fit one) I will try and get a cost for the suspension reset.
i think tyres need to be the next thing so will start to look at that too.
thanks again for all you did yesterday

[bluesparkuk]

hi and welcome Alex !

[alex]

May 10, 2015 11:17:11 GMT bluesparkuk said:

hi and welcome Alex !

thanks