MG Maestro Turbo's

If you want one get one, don't let everyone put you off. Any car can be a rust bucket, just like anything most people don't look after. There are a fair few of these still about, and all are looked after. They're rare and with slight tuning can be made scary fast!

yes go ahead and buy one mate and then after a few months when youve drained your pockets trying to fix the dam thing and finally getting it road worthy you will suddenly say to yourself &quot; u know what i wish i hadn't have bothered&quot; trust me mate there is one at my mates body shop at present, not a turbo by the way but an old austin version and the car has got holes where the door should be honest to god mate they are shite. <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt="" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: --> <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt="" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: --> but you will probably buy one anyway so its up to you mate. good luck with whatever you decide to do

I like it, definately unique and abit of a classic. Restoring and improving is what its all about and to be honest there is alot more cars out there that you could waste your money on, like Fords for example <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt="" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: -->

mg owners club mate should be able snap one up for bout 1500 in alright condition

Very fragile, be careful tuning one.

Had an MG 20i maesty, it went well and handled okay. Finding one which isn't rotten as a pear may be a prob but there are some really late maesty's out there, passed an L in red on the T plate the other day!!

last one i saw tht was mint bin nearly 10 years ago and ive never seen one since id have one any day just to sit in a garage or unit and look preatty sumat about them that i really like

also me uncle mate used to have one in green with white wheels and yellow fog lights looked the nuts lol

I thought the engine in Maestro turbo was before the T16.

Get a MG Maestro, drop in a T16 and get the body kit, cheaper, faster

my mate put a t16 turbo lump in his miestro its rapid and got a big dirty dump valve massive torqe steer

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lloydey--10 wrote: I wouldnt touch one with a barge pole.. and no way were they the quickest fwd car in europe up until a year agoo....

spend ya money on betta things

glad to see theres someone out their that agrees, absolute rust buckets simple as.

Hmm. You can't get much more simple than a 1998cc, SOHC, mechanically turbocharged engine - and the Maestro wasn't exactly a heavy car.

Specs:

Drive: Front wheel
Engine:
No of cylinders: 4 in line
Capacity: 1,994 cc
Bore & Stroke: 84.5 mm x 89 mm
Valve operation: Single ohc, two valves per cylinder
Fuel system: Garret T3 turbo through single SU
Max Power: 150 bhp @ 5,100 rpm
Max Torque: 169 Ib/ft @ 3,500 rpm
Transmission: Type: 5 speed manual
Suspension:
Front: Independent McPherson strut, lower wishbones, coil springs, anti roll bar
Rear: Semi independent torsion beam axle, trailing arms, coil springs, anti roll bar
Brakes: Disc front, drum rear with servo assistance
Steering: Rack and pinion, power assisted
Wheels: 5J x 15.
Tyres: 185/55 R15
Performance: 0-60 mph; 6.7 secs
Max Speed: 132 mph
Fuel comsumption: 22.2 mpg
Price new 1989: £13,529

0-60 in 6.7? You know a FWD car that can beat that? I'm not too sure...

Maestro's, Montego's and Metros... whilst they may now be rusty piles of pants, they saved Rover/BL/Austin/whatever they were called that week back in the 80's.

i know someone thats got one.. not sure if he was selling it or not.. its mint no rot or anything.. bout 56k on the clock too... its just had a recon turbo and loadsa bits... its standard except some alloys and lowered a tad... nice motor... does go like stink aswell.. ill have to see what he says.