Legal Bill

I agree. Not only can you not neglect it, but the list is significant and includes daily, weekly and monthly checks. If buyers had taken the time to read and understand all that before they purchased, there probably would have been a) a lot fewer British sports cars sold in the US and b) a lot fewer breakdowns and complaints.

ralper

I never neglected my MGs, Triumph or Fiat. The maintenance didn't bother me, it was the unpredictability and lack of reliability that bothered me. If you fixed something one week there was no guarantee that you wouldn't have to fix it again the next week. Mine always started in the morning, I just never knew if I'd make it home that night.

Out of fairness my MGs weren't nearly as bad as my Triumph TR6. My Fiat X-1/9 was the worst. (I'm hoping my Bertone is better.)

dlq04

Since 40 or 50 years have passed since a lot of these cars were built the best advice I can give is to join a local club because you will find a wealth of valuable information readily available. Actually, the problem these days is finding well built or should I say properly built parts. For example, today I found a good source through a club member for a rear axle o-ring with the proper specs. The one a major vendor sells is 20 thousands smaller in thickness than original equipment o-ring; otherwise it is the correct overall size. They claim it works and that is what they sell. And, they apparently do for a while... as that is what I've been using since my last repair but it's leaking again. Now I am pretty sure I know why. I have the 8-sided socket wrench and 150# torque wrench to finish the job but if I didn't I'm sure a fellow club member would. I can't stress enough how helpful clubs are with owning older sports cars.