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20th March 2017, 22:29 | #21 |
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I am definitely bordering the boy racer type even tho i am in my 50's
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20th March 2017, 22:50 | #23 |
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21st March 2017, 02:34 | #24 |
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21st March 2017, 07:31 | #25 |
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Look after zt and it could be worth a few grand in 10 years but its not an investment as it needs money spent on it during those years and it won't be worth mega money like some fords. I bought a 89 BMW 325i sport in early 00s for 1k, try getting one now for less than 10k, my pal sold his astra GTE for 9k and his 205 gti for 6k, wish I kept mine. At least the zt is pretty much depreciation free
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I think for any of our cars to appreciate in value with so few left need to be kept original as possible, its the same scenario when it comes to selling. All those little personalised mods ones does can pose a potential problem and alienate a lot of buyers, I suppose it all depends what mods we are talking about, its a slippery slope. |
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21st March 2017, 12:07 | #27 |
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can't wait to get mine back roadworthy
Those pics look great - mine needs some more work, sadly, but once that MOT is done, the part arrives and is fitted, I shall be very glad to get out once more into the Welsh borders and those nice winding lanes in the hills.... like dying and going to heaven... :-)
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21st March 2017, 13:43 | #28 |
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The ZT 190 is a rare beast over this side of the pond. Probably something to do with the annual €1080 road tax cost. This is a particular pain to endure but I still want to drive this great car and people say i'm mad.
I have the MOT equivalent coming up later today (retest due to no airbag light, €20 job and holed back box €140). Having never abused the car or driven it with menace I still like to solid feeling, the sporty sound, the good looks and the virtual uniqueness of the beast over here. Fingers crossed for another year on the road at least. Just passed the test - Hard to keep a good thing off the road! Last edited by Beena wild; 21st March 2017 at 17:44.. Reason: update |
21st March 2017, 18:48 | #29 |
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For some years now I have always wanted an MG ZT. According to other opinions, the MGZS was the better car to drive, but there is just something so purposeful and handsome about that ZT. I'll confess to knowing 1.8. 1.8T, 2l, 2l diesel, 2.5 V6 engine configurations, and that's it! What the numbers mean and what they break down into is something I'm only now just discovering. Same with the 75, I knew the engine variations to a small degree, but as for fit and finish with the Club, Connouseueur, and...er...no, that's it. That's all I knew. Leather seats or cloth.
But the look of the MG, especially in that delicious blue, still makes me look twice. I personally can't think of too many cars that have the same presence, sense of style and class and yet retain a meanness and sense of purpose as the MGZT. Most other cars look, to me, like something escaping a Manga comic (Honda Civic Trpe R?) or just dull (anything with Kia on it). My Honda was dying, its' tax and MOT were due and I needed another car. The local garage had this 1.8t 75 connie in for under £1000. And I kept looking at it, then the Mondeo he had in, the 75, then other garages, then the 75... and I thought 'WHY do I keep looking when I always come back to this 75?'. So I brought it. And it has leaky problems, and a turbo issue, and the stereo is rubbish and sounds awful, and it smells a bit from the stagnant swimming pool under the seats, and the headlights are scratched and need refurbishing, and the drinks holders are pants. But it is awesome and I love it!!!! I've sorted the leaks, which I enjoyed doing, I'm fitting a Parrot until I get a touch screen stereo thing off Sean, I'm going to shampoo the carpets now it's drying out, I'm going to refurb the lights and it's just nice to drive. It's also a classy looking car in a nice silver. BUT....if I could have found one, at a similar price, I'd LOVE an MGZT in that amazing blue, with a 75 interior (wood dash and trim) and the white leather and wood steering wheel, with the v6 engine converted to LPG so I didn't feel bad about the environment when I put me foot down, with the serpent wheels I have on my 75. Not sure if I'd go for the facelift model though. Them 2 separate lights look gorgeous, but then the one unit lights look great too. I like the deeper intercooler aspect of the later models though. I've no idea what these cars are / if they exist, but if I had the money, I doubt there are many other cars I'd have over that. money no object, I'm not sure if I'd pass up on one of them. Maybe I'm just odd, but the 75 and ZT are stunning designs that manage to look inherently English. |
21st March 2017, 19:46 | #30 |
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I love the exterior of my Trophy Blue ZT
But I also love the interior, I know some people have said that original is better, but I couldn't stand the plastic looking technical grey dashboard so I swapped it out with a real walnut PPD dash and steering wheel, PPD illumiated sun visors and a Navall Star Radio They're only minor tweaks, but they do make it a lot more pleasant place to spend a few hours. |
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