RE: Shed of the Week: MG ZT-T
Discussion
kambites said:
dale_vts said:
paint work is shocking oil was very low, below min mark
engine was warm on arrival
no belt history
i walked away
hpi report here: https://totalcarcheck.co.uk/Certificate#RL51VZC-zg...
oh back box very rusty and rear calipers / discs
and the arms at the front to the back of the front wheels.
bits of trim missing along the inside bottom of doors
no reciepts just stamps in service book
To be fair whilst the "warm on arrival" thing would make me run a mile, but the rest are probably acceptable on a £700 car. Spending the extra 500 quid or so to get one in decent condition would probably be wise, though. engine was warm on arrival
no belt history
i walked away
hpi report here: https://totalcarcheck.co.uk/Certificate#RL51VZC-zg...
oh back box very rusty and rear calipers / discs
and the arms at the front to the back of the front wheels.
bits of trim missing along the inside bottom of doors
no reciepts just stamps in service book
I did tell the chap about that though, why I will never get rich selling cars
kambites said:
dale_vts said:
To be fair whilst the "warm on arrival" thing would make me run a mile, but the rest are probably acceptable on a £700 car. Spending the extra 500 quid or so to get one in decent condition would probably be wise, though. DeltaEvo2 said:
soad said:
Two 2.5 V6 versions, 157 (160ps) and 187 (190ps) horses. Then there's a 4.6 V8 with 256 (260ps) horses aka Mustang engine.
256bhp from a 4.6V8? How come? Didn't the Alfa GTA Sportwagon V6 produce 250bhp or was that the 159?!In terms of bhp per litre it's not great but this stuff is not the be all and end all, how an engine feels, sounds and delivers its power is what puts a smile on your face
kellyt said:
Hugh Jarse said:
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Lovely colour, nice car.Good shed choice. For the money a nice car. I never particularly wanted one for myself but they ARE distinctive and a bit different and excellent value. I think you have to give credit where it's due to a good buy.
I always had a thing about the v6 2.5 and even in my years of motor trading never took one as a trade in, so when a motor trade friend said he was getting this one back in i jumped at the chance. Its not perfect by any means, but i'm enjoying doing the bits and pieces to it.
Its in at the moment getting polybush anti roll bar bushings fitted as the current ones are shot and the anti roll bar rattles like a bag full of spanners, so that will make a big difference.
kambites said:
X5TUU said:
Yeah I had a ZT-T (granted saloon not estate) as a company car for a few weeks till my car was delivered and it accelrated and handled like a pensioners shopping trolley ... Bland, beige, oap mobile
Odd, the ZTs I've driven have had fantastic chassis for a barge. Probably on a par with the 3-series overall and leagues ahead of anything VAG were producing at the time. I guess yours must have been broken.
Oh, you wonder where the Audi A4 was? It came dead last.
jamespink said:
X5TUU said:
Scottie - NW said:
cargit786 said:
If it had a German badge on it people would cheerfully pay much much more.
And if it had a Ferrari or Lambo badge they'd pay even more............blander than a bland thing thats bland and painted beige ... not even does the red excite me ... NEXT
BlimeyCharlie said:
rtz62 said:
Bought and sold quite a few of these, and have never had any mechanical problems, although VIS motors are another potential pitfall with them, and whilst not that expensive to fix are another thing that is is a cost that is now a high percentage of the actual value of a car.
I don't see the comparison with German marques, you just need to check out the poor quality of. Much of the interior trim to understand why the phrase 'premium brand' is attached to thr likes of VMW, but not the MG.
Plus, as said elsewhere, not a particularly fast car despite its 190bhp (I'd like to know if standard cars actually made, or even approached this, on rolling roads...?)
As such, I always think they look like
but go like
Classic. Made me proper chuckle. Thanks.I don't see the comparison with German marques, you just need to check out the poor quality of. Much of the interior trim to understand why the phrase 'premium brand' is attached to thr likes of VMW, but not the MG.
Plus, as said elsewhere, not a particularly fast car despite its 190bhp (I'd like to know if standard cars actually made, or even approached this, on rolling roads...?)
As such, I always think they look like
but go like
I was talking to a 'proper' mechanic a few weeks ago. He was wringing his hands at just how badly designed the MGF he'd got on his ramp (again) was.
"Look at this, what were they thinking"?
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