15 Worthless British Sports Cars You Must Avoid

🔗 Subscribe for more honest classic car buying advice:    / @classicvehiclesuk   0:00 That rubber-bumper Midget isn't worth what your neighbour thinks 0:27 #15 MG Midget 1500 1:50 #14 Rubber-bumper MGB 3:01 #13 Triumph GT6 Mk1 4:07 #12 Sunbeam Rapier fastback 5:22 #11 Lotus Europa S1 6:28 #10 Jaguar XJ-S V12 (pre-HE) 7:39 #9 Jensen-Healey 9:06 #8 TVR Tasmin 200 10:13 #7 Lotus Elan M100 11:25 #6 AC 3000ME 12:39 #5 Reliant Scimitar SS1 13:49 #4 Triumph Stag 15:05 #3 MGF 16:13 #2 Lotus Elite Type 75 17:17 #1 Triumph TR7 19:00 A classic should make you smile, not send you to the bank Thinking of buying a classic British sports car? Some famous badges hide cars that cost far more to fix than they will ever be worth. In this video, we count down 15 British sports cars you should think twice about, from the rubber-bumper MG Midget to the Triumph TR7. We look at the real reasons: the 1974 bumper and ride-height changes that hurt the MGB and Midget, the swing-axle rear end of the early GT6, the bonded body of the first Lotus Europa, the thirsty pre-HE Jaguar V12, the troubled Lotus 907 engine in the Jensen-Healey, the head gasket problems of the Rover K-series in the MGF, and the strike-hit Speke factory behind the early TR7. If you're shopping for a classic sports car in the UK, this list can save you from an expensive restoration that never pays you back. If you already own one of these, tell us your side of the story. Which of these have you seen rotting on a driveway near you? Drop it in the comments. ⚠️ This video is general buying guidance, not a valuation. Condition, history and originality change everything. Always get an inspection before you buy. Sources: Autocar road test figures (Jaguar XJ-S V12); MG Car Club Midget Register history; production figures from marque histories and registers (Triumph TR7, Jensen-Healey, Reliant Scimitar SS1, TVR Tasmin, AC 3000ME, Lotus Elan M100); Classic & Sports Car features (MG Midget 1500 vs Triumph Spitfire 1500; Lotus Elan M100). #ClassicCars #BritishSportsCars #ClassicCarBuying #MG #Triumph #Lotus