I had an A reg MG Maestro with the digital dash and voice synth, the lady sounded lovely. Gearbox from a Golf GTi & twin 40mm Webers. I was a happy young lad, especially when compared to the 1.6 Cortina it replaced. Red carpet & red seatbelts…lol.
It was very reliable despite my thrashing it about and I sold it some years later for a Cavalier.
My next British dabble was a Rover 600 Turbo, was a lovely drive, refined and quiet, then took off like a scalded cat when foot was planted.
Other than that, I suppose the V70 that replaced it – very comfy & memorable because it just did everything so well. It also refused to break down nor get ratty with age. I must have liked it as I kept it over 8 years & only traded it in to save on fuel costs (big mistake – its Vectra diesel replacement was a money pit of despair).
In life, it's not who you know that's important, it's how your wife found out.