MGF - what did it cost to buy new?

Sitting on the couch last night sorting through old "Enjoying MG", "MG World" and "Spitfire & GT6" magazines with the boob tube on in the background, I got to wondering what did my 1995 MGF cost new?

Also, for my MGBGT and Spitfire I had found copies of "window stickers" that show the cost of the car and its included options and wondered if someone out there would have a picture of one of these "window stickers".

Wow - wonder what that equates to in £s

I have to say some of the 'standard' equipment would come under my 'essential' list :lol:

It's interesting to see that.
When I bought my MGB new in 1974 the price had risen to $4500.00 plus $45. for the AM radio (AM/FM at $75.00 was too rich for my blood!) Unfortunately I didn't keep the sticker (or the car!)
Back then the pound was worth anywhere between $2.50-$3.00

Mark, i have a copy of the September 1995 Autocar when they road and track tested one of the pre- production MGFs (N803 SVC)

The list price at launch was £15,995.00 and the one tested was £17,540.00 because of the optional extras of passenger airbag (£345) Anti-lock brakes (£650) and EPAS (£550) the only other factory option was metallic paint (£230) and front foglamps (£188) but dealer fitted only. neither of these were fitted to the test car.

bryan young wrote: Mark, i have a copy of the September 1995 Autocar when they road and track tested one of the pre- production MGFs (N803 SVC)

The list price at launch was £15,995.00 and the one tested was £17,540.00 because of the optional extras of passenger airbag (£345) Anti-lock brakes (£650) and EPAS (£550) the only other factory option was metallic paint (£230) and front foglamps (£188) but dealer fitted only. neither of these were fitted to the test car.

That sounds expensive considering the Chinese MG TF was going for the same price 15 years later!

Thanks Bryan, that was the sort of information I was looking for.

My car came with EPAS and has pearlescent metallic paint (amaranth), which would mean it was approximately £16,775 when new.

http://www.autocar.co.uk/www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/RoadTestsHistory/MG-F-1.8i/200070/

Worth every penny back then! i love mine at nearly 13 years old so they must of been pretty modern and hi tec back in 95!

My 1997 R reg MGF 1.8i with Power Steering, Leather, Mudflaps and Mats andWood look veneers cost over £19,500-I've got the original invoice somewhere.

My MG-F cost AUD$50,000-00 brand new in 1997. It was the VVC model and the only option fitted was the six stack CD player. I acquired a factory hardtop a little while later. Australian market cars were all fully specced in both VVC and non VVC form. This included:-

Leather Trim.
EPAS
Air-conditioning
Twin Air Bags
ABS Brakes

When new here they were not a cheap car and cost a good deal more than an MX-5, yet there was still a waiting list and it paid not to be too choosy on colour. Also interesting was that Rover Australia only appointed one MG Sales outlet per state initially. These were stand alone showrooms called MG Garage. This was in spite of there being a comprehensive nation Landrover / Rangerover dealer network nationwide. This created a lot of problems for MG-F owners when it came to servicing. In the state of Queensland the MG Garage was in Southport on the Gold Coast. This was curious because the largest city in Queensland is Brisbane some 50 miles up the motorway. However one suspects that the dealership was given to the Lynton Group because they already had a large Landrover / Rangerover dealership in addition to being one of the longest standing BMW dealers in the country.

Murray
Brisbane