Old to MG new to TF

Devoted as I am to my 1971 MGB GT I have after much consideration bought myself a 2003 MG TF - now named Izzy.  Hoping for a fine summer so my wife and I can get out and about and avoid piling miles onto Yvie (the GT)

Hello and welcome to the Forum.
Lot's of information and How To's as you look around.
Tell us more about your TF and what, if anything, needs doing.

Welcome.

Welcome. A few of us here have B's

Welcome!

I have an MGB GT as well. When it comes to working on the car, you will find that the pieces on an MG TF fit together much more easily, almost like Lego - compared to aligning / fitting parts on an MGB. On the downside, some of the plastic parts seem more like single use and do no like to be assembled and reassembled too often (compared to metal parts on an MGB). Working on the engine is definitely more of a challenge due to space constraints. The handling is another level. The legroom cannot compare to an MGB. The boot is surprisingly practical for a mid engine car. Parts availability is generally good - what you cannot find new can be sourced used. They drip much less oil but the cooling system requires greater vigiligence. The springs in the boot are suprisingly similar to those used on a hatch of and MGB GT!  

Hi and welcome to the forum. I'm sure if you enjoy your MGB , you be just as impressed with your TF.      Had mine over 10  years and I love it.
John. ( Yorkshire ) 

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Devoted as I am to my 1971 MGB GT I have after much consideration bought myself a 2003 MG TF - now named Izzy.  Hoping for a fine summer so my wife and I can get out and about and avoid piling miles onto Yvie (the GT)

Welcome to the Forum, lots of useful advice and help here.  I have a 2002 TF135 and the advice I have had here has been invaluable.  If I was in your shoes, I would fit a Low Coolant Alarm.  https://www.the-t-bar.com/community/5521-brucetf135/profile
If the link I have posted above works, I would send a P.M. to Bruce. He sells to fellow T-Bar members a bit cheaper than via Ebay. 
He puts together a neat kit which is very easily fitted. I also installed a warning-light LED into the empty socket behind the "Automatic Transmission Failure" symbol on the instrument panel.  I believe that 2003 TFs will have the same panel, no Factory-fitted low-coolant hardware or wiring etc. but if I am wrong, there may be other methods of providing a low-coolant warning.  The logic is that as the K series engine has a low volume of coolant in the block, and long pipes to the front rad and to the heater, by the time the temperature gauge starts to register overheating, it is already toolate to avoid HGF and engine damage.

Also Cobber provided a list of things to check to new members.  His advice is excellent, so well worth alook if you can find it.

Regards
John E