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Oct 13, 2008 18:50:07 GMT
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This thread has been picked up by a member of the owners club  www.the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/index.phpI loved my V8 but not the fuel consumption, mine did a best of 28mpg worst of 15 mpg but typically was around 21 mpg I ran mine for a year and sold it for more than I paid for it. There aren't many cars you can say that about! The V8 is a superb stealth car only a few will realise what it is from a distance until you hear it of course, from the rear only the two exhausts give it away but as many V6 owners fit twins the eagle eyed will notice the diff and negative camber It is not anything like the standard car it has Rear wheel drive, LSD, AP rear brakes, Bilstein shocks (including two on the diff, a 4.6L V8, Tremac 5 speed box, It has a poor AC system though and the gear change can not be rushed, tyres don't last long especially if driven hard or do I mean.......... properly! Hanging the rear out in third is very easy  The chassis can take the supercharged power without any mods A really good one went for £6000 recently, my next one will be the Estate.   |
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Oct 13, 2008 19:14:03 GMT
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i would like to take a drive in one, my mate who owns a bike shop has one and loves it, v6 version mg and said its a good handling car. strange because i had a 70,000 mile one owner mint 416 which was absolutly wibblepoo....
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Oct 13, 2008 19:37:50 GMT
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didnt one of them attack clarkson  |
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qwerty
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Future retro ZT260qwerty
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Oct 13, 2008 19:43:31 GMT
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didnt one of them attack clarkson Nah that was the little MG supercar thingy. From what I remeber of the road test of the ZT260 he really liked it. |
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Oct 13, 2008 19:44:26 GMT
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No, that was an SV. The sports car thing. Very funny though!
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1986 Citroen 2CV Dolly Other things. Check out my Blog for the latest! www.hubnut.org |
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I'd be more than happy with 28 MPG under any circumstances. Most of my cars struggle to get high teens
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Future retro ZT260retrowagen1234
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they looked allright at first, but second lot looked too bland. did anyone see the bootlid on the later 45's? and the dials in those 75's look wibblepoo too. the car outwardly looks ok. if not copying jaguar a lil bit
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mym
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Oct 14, 2008 10:02:32 GMT
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I really really want one of these as a 75 model rather than an MG model, an estate version would be perfect. some nice mods for 500 bhp, a few OAP essentials and go off hunting m3/m5's |
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Last Edit: Oct 14, 2008 10:03:27 GMT by mym
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Oct 14, 2008 10:38:01 GMT
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my dad had a rover75 (diesel) as his company car for three years, from doing some miles in it myself the conclusion was that it had the most comfortable driver's seat I've ever had the pleasure of using sadly the mock-tudor dashboard, orange illumination, chrome bonnet strip and swage lines, sticky-out fake chrome plastic door handles and cream leather interior were truly dire  i'd love to have a go in the mg v8 one, Clarkson's review of it on top gear had me in stitches but if I was going to buy one it'd have to be comprehensively de-chromed first. <edit> was going to add, my dad managed to crack the windscreen out of the car whilst "giving it some" round some bendy hill roads in scotland.. at the time he was 4up with luggage and apparently bonded structural windscreens don't like that much body flex |
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Last Edit: Oct 14, 2008 10:39:40 GMT by karoshi
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Future retro ZT260arthurbrown
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Oct 14, 2008 12:07:43 GMT
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I'd happily roll a ZT-T in any flavour any day of the week.
Sadly MG Rover products fall into the category of 'do not want' as far as my dearly belov'd is concerned.
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luckygti
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Oct 14, 2008 14:55:30 GMT
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Just got rid of my MG ZR as it was no longer needed. Great little car though, and I would definitely have a ZT as I think they're really good looking cars. Guessing with fuel prices going up they're gonna get cheaper too, which is good, as long as you don't have one to sell!!
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Oct 14, 2008 14:57:28 GMT
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I'd happily roll a ZT-T in any flavour any day of the week. Sadly MG Rover products fall into the category of 'do not want' as far as my dearly belov'd is concerned. buy the ZT you want, remove the MG badge from the front, aftermarket omp style suede steering wheel and tell 'er indoors that it's an SType Jag |
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nconst
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Oct 14, 2008 15:13:45 GMT
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Last Edit: Oct 14, 2008 15:14:41 GMT by nconst
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