RE: SOTW: MG ZS 180
Discussion
kambites said:
I've known a few owners and they were typically Rover - nothing fundamentally wrong with the design, but whether you got one that had been screwed together properly was complete luck. Some are pretty much flawless, some seem to fall to bits every time you go over a bump.
I've read/heard some of the latter ones experienced more problems, so maybe was a sign of the times. In all I think we've had 30+ Rover cars since the SD3 200 era. I don't recall a single one falling apart or really being trouble though, but maybe we were lucky with them?300bhp/ton said:
kambites said:
I've known a few owners and they were typically Rover - nothing fundamentally wrong with the design, but whether you got one that had been screwed together properly was complete luck. Some are pretty much flawless, some seem to fall to bits every time you go over a bump.
I've read/heard some of the latter ones experienced more problems, so maybe was a sign of the times. In all I think we've had 30+ Rover cars since the SD3 200 era. I don't recall a single one falling apart or really being trouble though, but maybe we were lucky with them?The Touring car was not an MGZS, it wouldn't have met the homologation so it was in truth technically a Rover 45/400 as that did come with a 2.0ltr engine which was the size required, even if the engine used wasn't the one from the 45 (we all just whistled and walked away from the scene while glueing some MG bits to the car). Nerd fact of the day.
Second these were so easy to steal it was a joke - the insertion of a screwdriver in a certain place could short out the whole defence system, so if it looks bent you can thank the midlands joy rider brigade. (the fault was found and fixed but not retro'd so some cars are still weak)
And lastly it never seemed that quick - you really had to screw the bits off it to move.
But my god it sounded awesome when you did, even if that Golf TDI used to still get away from me up that hill :-))
Second these were so easy to steal it was a joke - the insertion of a screwdriver in a certain place could short out the whole defence system, so if it looks bent you can thank the midlands joy rider brigade. (the fault was found and fixed but not retro'd so some cars are still weak)
And lastly it never seemed that quick - you really had to screw the bits off it to move.
But my god it sounded awesome when you did, even if that Golf TDI used to still get away from me up that hill :-))
Numeric said:
Second these were so easy to steal it was a joke - the insertion of a screwdriver in a certain place could short out the whole defence system, so if it looks bent you can thank the midlands joy rider brigade. (the fault was found and fixed but not retro'd so some cars are still weak)
So nearly as easy as a modern RHD BMW? 
300bhp/ton said:
richb77 said:
Dated design and ageing tooling didn't help the cars at all.
Some people wheel out this line again and again. But I'm curious in design terms (in 2002) what exactly is out dated? Or are you simply referring to styling rather than design.Not sure what the tooling has to do with it either if I'm honest.
Itsallicanafford said:
Greg 172 said:
Whoop! Local shed. Was considering stopping and having a poke around at this on my way back from work but advert says it's in St Albans. Rubbish.
...thats not rubish at all, i live in St Albans.
Does make me wonder where the other 2 'Clifton' cars are located....Numeric said:
And lastly it never seemed that quick - you really had to screw the bits off it to move.
But my god it sounded awesome when you did, even if that Golf TDI used to still get away from me up that hill :-))
If a Golf Tdi was pulling on you, then logic would suggest it was probably heavily mapped and tuned. And considering an MGZS180 puts up the same stats as a Clio 172 and many other hot hatches, then that same Golf would also have been pulling on them too.But my god it sounded awesome when you did, even if that Golf TDI used to still get away from me up that hill :-))
Yann1882 said:
Not bad car for the money but boring has hell to look at really not my cup of tea
ok playing devils advocate. But your complaint is it looks boring. But how exactly does your 1997 Golf VR6 not look any less boring? And I'd have thought quite a similar idea in terms of power/weight/fwd/size.
300bhp/ton said:
Yann1882 said:
Not bad car for the money but boring has hell to look at really not my cup of tea
ok playing devils advocate. But your complaint is it looks boring. But how exactly does your 1997 Golf VR6 not look any less boring? And I'd have thought quite a similar idea in terms of power/weight/fwd/size.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff