RE: MG ZS 180 | Spotted
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fantheman80 said:
Demonix said:
Hmm borderline luke warm saloon for the festival of the unexceptional?
No chance, far too sporty lookingQuhet said:
The facelift(s) on these wasn't that successful IMO and the original early 2000s cars in lairy paint colours looked much better. Being a south Birmingham lad, I've always had a soft spot for these MGs and if money/space/ridicule was no object, I'd quite like (in a sad sort of way) to get the set of ZR/ZS and ZTs to hoon about in.
Jayemm is doing that very thing as part of his You Tube channel I've had two of these, a first:
and second gen:
Both were V6s. Styling of the second gen was obviously much more aggressive.
They are great fun to drive and neither was particularly troublesome or unreliable considering the underpinnings. They also had decent interior space and reasonable boots compared to a lot of their contemporaries.
Looks of both varieties were always going to be a bit marmite though.
and second gen:
Both were V6s. Styling of the second gen was obviously much more aggressive.
They are great fun to drive and neither was particularly troublesome or unreliable considering the underpinnings. They also had decent interior space and reasonable boots compared to a lot of their contemporaries.
Looks of both varieties were always going to be a bit marmite though.
Dombilano said:
The rust has been creeping on this one for years, be worth a punt at £1k, but £6k+ is just silly.
Agreed, it’s all the common corrosion points on the HHR shape, especially the front floors. The owners club have commissioned a repair section to be manufactured it’s that much of an issue.This car is strong money for a rusty one.
Bought mine as a stopgap for £950 after the RX8 died. Ended up keeping it for 3 years and around 20k miles. Sounded great, handled well and wasn't too bad on fuel. Not comfy, had a maddening squeak from the back that I never tracked down and ended up getting killed by lack of parts availability.
I had a blue 120. Lip spoiler, not the big wing. Bought x power springs which made a significant difference and a set of Buddy Club wheels which looked ace. It handled really well for what it was, probably needed more supportive seats if anything. Bought mine virtually brand new and think it was only around the £7k mark.
I remember selling the original wheels to a bod from Birmingham area who later provided me with an uprated clutch cylinder kit, Honda sourced I believe, which made the world of difference to the pedal feel and engagement. Something had gone on mine and the pedal was to the floor.
Simple interior but I actually really liked the design. Good runaround.
I remember selling the original wheels to a bod from Birmingham area who later provided me with an uprated clutch cylinder kit, Honda sourced I believe, which made the world of difference to the pedal feel and engagement. Something had gone on mine and the pedal was to the floor.
Simple interior but I actually really liked the design. Good runaround.
I tried one of these (second hand, but basically ex dealer so only about a thousand miles on it) back in 2005, and it was quite good as I rember, but the problem was that the Mondeo ST220 existed, had 40 horsepower more, and wasn't any less good to drive. It did all the same things just a bit... Better.
Interesting how prices going up on these now.
I bought one of these a few years ago from a fellow PH'er for £400 having seen them come up on SOTW and getting good reviews was amazed how much fun it was to drive (phase one Zs180 2004). Picking it up from Lincs was one of the most fun drives home have had in a new car gave it a good thrash round the fenn roads, the rock hard rear suspension made it a hoot to drive on twisty bumpy roads.
The engine and suspension made it great low cost fun.
I bought one of these a few years ago from a fellow PH'er for £400 having seen them come up on SOTW and getting good reviews was amazed how much fun it was to drive (phase one Zs180 2004). Picking it up from Lincs was one of the most fun drives home have had in a new car gave it a good thrash round the fenn roads, the rock hard rear suspension made it a hoot to drive on twisty bumpy roads.
The engine and suspension made it great low cost fun.
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