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MG Xpower - How many????
« on: May 06, 2008, 09:28:31 am »
Marcos last week,  this week MG's

who wants a MG Xpower.

Not one but 13 up for auction, makes you wonder where have they been, and even more -how much would they go for!!!!!! 

Could not afford a Marcos, so no chance with MG Xpower - mind you not sure which I would prefer?

But the best bit is the reading the vehicle history,

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Vehicle History: Originally registered as an evaluation vehicle for Mr John Edwards, Vice Chairman, Phoenix Venture Holdings Ltd. The vehicle was later used by 'Codemasters' for inclusion in the Playstation & X Box TOCA Race game series

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Vehicle History:Registered as a Television placement car, it featured on Footballers wife's.  The car was screen tested by film makers for placement in the movie 'Basic Instinct 2'. The car was also driven by Patsy Kensit for ITV's Emmerdale, though the car never actually featured in the show.


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Vehicle History:Built with the following prototype features: SPARCO (non electric) seats, Aluminium Breast Plate, Air Conditioning Controls. Built for Peter Stevens (but not delivered). Appeared on Top Gear, driven by Jeremy Clarkson.

to see the rest, the web site is

http://www.wyleshardy.com/equipmentsales.asp
« Last Edit: May 06, 2008, 09:37:48 am by nopanic - neil »
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Re: MG Xpower - How many????
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2008, 09:53:26 am »
So the last car is the one that tried to knock Clarkson out  ;D
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Re: MG Xpower - How many????
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2008, 10:02:47 am »
They are complete and utter crap.  :( I wouldn't give you tuppence for one.
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Re: MG Xpower - How many????
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2008, 10:13:56 am »
They are complete and utter crap.  :( I wouldn't give you tuppence for one.

You've got to wonder what the ones that had the 1000bhp kit fitted felt like though  ;D

If that ever went ahead.
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Re: MG Xpower - How many????
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2008, 11:58:20 am »
Oh come on Andy, a scrap car can easily be worth over £100. Paying tuppence would be a nice earner ;D
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Re: MG Xpower - How many????
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2008, 01:37:09 pm »
Some interesting things on that site, including retractable seating, which I might need some of a in a year or so, but nowhere to store it in the meantime!

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Re: MG Xpower - How many????
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2008, 01:47:01 pm »
They are complete and utter crap.  :( I wouldn't give you tuppence for one.

Well I guess  that as you have driven one you can make an informed decision on how much to pay,  but I think for the right price they could be a good basis for a Britcar racer or someother mini-enduro type racing if you had the facilities to look after and devleopme them.  Running gear is all bought in after all,  just don't prang it cos I doubt there are many panels about!

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Re: MG Xpower - How many????
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2008, 03:11:07 pm »
They are complete and utter crap.  :( I wouldn't give you tuppence for one.

Well I guess  that as you have driven one you can make an informed decision on how much to pay,  but I think for the right price they could be a good basis for a Britcar racer or someother mini-enduro type racing if you had the facilities to look after and devleopme them.  Running gear is all bought in after all,  just don't prang it cos I doubt there are many panels about!

Geoff, not only have I not driven one, but I will never drive one.

I looked at them at Silverstone at an LMS race a few years ago. I recall the standard of workmanship and finish was absolutely appalling, they'd make TVRs look well made. A total lash-up in the worst tradition of the kitcar industry, it was an ugly f**k*r too. At £75,000 they cost more than 911 money, which I felt at the time was a total joke. Contemporary road tests were pretty unflattering. It seems the punters agreed and stayed away in droves, as the production figures were way way short of the ridiculously optimistic sales targets. They sold just 65 cars in three years  :-[ Laughable!

The rumoured 1000bhp versions were just with an NOS kit added to the standard 320bhp Ford V8 (as fitted to the F150 truck  ::) ) it was all a load of dick-waving by MG Rover management.

If it had been any good, I for one would have backed it to the hilt. But as it wasn't...
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Re: MG Xpower - How many????
« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2008, 08:50:20 pm »
You might want to take a look at this http://www.mgsv-club.co.uk/carsbuilt.htm - its full build list,

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Re: MG Xpower - How many????
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2008, 11:50:01 pm »
So they didn't even manage to sell all 60-odd car built? Some were built and put into "storage". I guess some of these unwanted cars are what's up for auction here? If you take out these, the prototypes, and the MGR company diectors cars, oh and the press cars, then just how many punters actually bought one?  :-[
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Re: MG Xpower - How many????
« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2008, 11:54:33 pm »
I knew of a supply of 'surplus' Ford V8 engines and gearboxes floating around a year or two ago that had been previously supplied to Rover / MG for this and the MG ZT 260.
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Re: MG Xpower - How many????
« Reply #11 on: May 07, 2008, 09:29:01 am »
A friend on mine owned one for about a year, in he even took it to Le Mans in 2006.