Time to semi retire the ZTT? - Page 2

macafee2 · 23rd February 2016, 18:36

I'd lean towards having car fixed. If the cost of running the the V6 is high then by all means get a cheap runabout for day to day use.
I have 2 motorbikes, both the same bike but one hardly turns a wheel. It is a back up
in case the other ones breaks down and I needed to get to work. Now I dont use a bike to get to work I dont need the second bike but I cant bare to be rid of it .

keep it, you know you want to

macafee2

The Gas Man · 23rd February 2016, 18:50

Fix it. If you sideline it with faults, it will get left and get worse! The only exeption to this is if you enjoy tinkering then it's a different matter and see it as a project.

Coups · 23rd February 2016, 19:26

I'm with the fix it and run it bunch. Especially the glorious V6. If you retire it or pass it on you'll regret it every day you drive its replacement. I know I do and I changed the V6 ZT for a diesel 75. Its just not the same without that purrrrrrrrrr.

woolleysox · 23rd February 2016, 20:47

Fix it use it.

I have a ZTT 120k on the clock I often muse over a second car but enjoy driving my ZTT so much its serviced s required oil change every 5000 miles.We do have the wife's ford as shopping trolley But still us the ZTT as often as I can.

DMGRS · 23rd February 2016, 20:55

I'm also at 155k (or thereabouts) and hope to double that in the next 4-5 years.
The issues you've mentioned sound fairly minor - swap out the driveshaft for a good 2nd hand unit if needed. They're usually very reliable.

These old buses were built to last.

Dart2050 · 23rd February 2016, 21:02

You can have the best of both worlds. I run Jag X type and Rover 75 Connie diesel estates and alternate them every 3 or 4 weeks. Plenty of time to fettle little niggles in between!

rgtly · 23rd February 2016, 21:37

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Originally Posted by The Gas Man

Fix it. If you sideline it with faults, it will get left and get worse! The only exeption to this is if you enjoy tinkering then it's a different matter and see it as a project.

Yes that is one of my concerns. Unfortunately I do not have the time, space, knowledge or ability for tinkering!so I have to keep paying my friendly local mechanic to keep her up together and that doesn't include the little niggly bits!

rgtly · 23rd February 2016, 21:54

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Originally Posted by DMGRS

I'm also at 155k (or thereabouts) and hope to double that in the next 4-5 years.
The issues you've mentioned sound fairly minor - swap out the driveshaft for a good 2nd hand unit if needed. They're usually very reliable.

These old buses were built to last.

Unfortunately swapping out the drive shaft has been a huge problem! A new replacement part was ordered by my mechanic last year but it didn't fit (too short). So that was returned and I sourced another second hand one from an identical donor vehicle - this was also too short. For some reason my N/S shaft appears to be @3-5 cm's longer than it should be! The O/S one was a straight swap so it is all very odd. I did post about it on here at the time and nobody seemed to be able to shine any light on the problem. But the clonking is slowly driving me mad! It currently only happens on a right hand turn with adverse camber but it can only get worse as time goes on.

Oil is just disappearing. No sign of a leak or burning. No signs of cross contamination with coolant. I am being told that it is just down to the age of the engine/car.

The coolant leak is the thermostat.....again! She is already on her 3rd replacement and my mechanic hates replacing them!! Currently running with K-Seal to hold out a little longer before replacing it again.

Despite replacing the clutch last year she needs another one. The kit I purchased was clearly not right as there is a horrible juddering/vibration every time you pull away (in any gear forward or reverse) so that needs replacing again with a better one. However I did replace the master with the metal version that you sell so hopefully that won't need doing again as well!

The suspension is starting to groan and creak slightly and I just have this concern that as good as the 2.5 V6 is, at 155k she can't go on forever! Also with most of the driving I am doing being short motorway commuting on week days and narrow, pot-holed, gravelly country lanes at the weekend I am not really using her to her full potential, am potentially adding to her woes and am just constantly filling up the tank. And at @12k miles per year she is just racking up the miles.

I have held very firm for the 10+ years I have owned her that I never want to get rid but realistically I live alone, am unable to do the maintenance/upkeep myself, can not afford to be without a car for work and have no back up. Hence why I am considering semi-retirement, getting a work horse and keeping her for the fun bits! I could also then potentially get the problem bits sorted without the panic of not being able to have the car off the road. But at the same time I just don't know if it would ruin her to not be used enough. Arghhhh!

rgtly · 18th July 2016, 09:48

After much umming and ahhing I have come to the decision that I have to sell my beloved ZTT

Advertising through the club first as I desperately want to find her a new home where she will be loved and cherished and not resigned to the scrap heap. It is just too good a car for that!!

I can't actually believe that I am doing it but my head has to override my heart.

Advert here if anybody knows of someone looking.... http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=249392

I am now off to rock and sob in a corner

23rd February 2016, 20:47	#14
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23rd February 2016, 20:55	#15
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18th July 2016, 09:48	#19
rgtly Loves to post MG ZT-T+ 190 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eastleigh Posts: 337 Thanks: 50 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	A sad sad day..... After much umming and ahhing I have come to the decision that I have to sell my beloved ZTT Advertising through the club first as I desperately want to find her a new home where she will be loved and cherished and not resigned to the scrap heap. It is just too good a car for that!! I can't actually believe that I am doing it but my head has to override my heart. Advert here if anybody knows of someone looking.... http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=249392 I am now off to rock and sob in a corner

23rd February 2016, 18:36	#11
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,963 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	I'd lean towards having car fixed. If the cost of running the the V6 is high then by all means get a cheap runabout for day to day use. I have 2 motorbikes, both the same bike but one hardly turns a wheel. It is a back up in case the other ones breaks down and I needed to get to work. Now I dont use a bike to get to work I dont need the second bike but I cant bare to be rid of it . keep it, you know you want to macafee2

23rd February 2016, 18:50	#12
The Gas Man Avid contributor ZT CDTI & ZT V8 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Brantome France Posts: 140 Thanks: 18 Thanked 33 Times in 25 Posts	Fix it. If you sideline it with faults, it will get left and get worse! The only exeption to this is if you enjoy tinkering then it's a different matter and see it as a project.

23rd February 2016, 19:26	#13
Coups Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Contemporary SE Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Dundee Posts: 1,941 Thanks: 545 Thanked 520 Times in 402 Posts	I'm with the fix it and run it bunch. Especially the glorious V6. If you retire it or pass it on you'll regret it every day you drive its replacement. I know I do and I changed the V6 ZT for a diesel 75. Its just not the same without that purrrrrrrrrr.

23rd February 2016, 21:02	#16
Dart2050 Loves to post Rover 75 Connie SE CDTI Tourer, MGF and Triumph Bonneville America Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Stroud Posts: 443 Thanks: 321 Thanked 65 Times in 49 Posts	You can have the best of both worlds. I run Jag X type and Rover 75 Connie diesel estates and alternate them every 3 or 4 weeks. Plenty of time to fettle little niggles in between!