New Car

[dwilkie]

Thanks for the advice from everybody on my previous threads ref car choices, I have now found one which will be arriving with me tomorrow evening

I sort of went with Matt's suggestion as it has a little bit in common with a Civic - only it has a V6 engine instead and it is Yellow... Any guesses?

[danyeates]

NSX!

ETA: I may have missed your requirements thread!

Edited by danyeates on Wednesday 26th January 14:36

[dwilkie]

Nope, it has 4 seats, a boot, and has a lot more in common with a civic than an NSX, sadly It's a practical family car!

[minimatt1967]

An MG ZS 180? In Cup Yellow? Won't miss you will we

[dwilkie]

You sir, win the golden coconut (though it's Trophy yellow, not cup yellow )

And yes, it is a fairly hard car to miss

[minimatt1967]

That's it Trophy Yellow! Hatch or Saloon?

[dwilkie]

Saloon - I drove a hatch but it just felt a bit wibbly. Well that's not true, it felt amazing, but then I drove the Saloon... I guess it's just a stiffer shell. Also the boot is huge compared to the hatch, so whilst the hatch would edge it on practicality, I can't very well drop the seats if there's a baby seat in there

It's this one in fact - http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2417814.htm

The paint looks faded in the photos as I'm guessing it was taken at dusk, it's really not

[danyeates]

£1,300?! That's a lot of car for the money!

[DamianBPhoto]

We had an atomix one of these(less bhp), always liked the engine sound and the seats in these. I miss my zr180 seats from the rover! Over 60k, has it had the head gasket replaced yet?

[dwilkie]

Its even more when you see it, it was far better than id expected for our meagre budget which was why I had overlooked them in the beginning!

[dwilkie]

Its even more when you see it, it was far better than id expected for our meagre budget which was why I had overlooked them in the beginning!

[dwilkie]

I don't think the headgasket issues really affects the v6. Besides, I've had 3 k series cars with over 100k and have yet to experience the issue first hand

[DamianBPhoto]

dwilkie said:

I don't think the headgasket issues really affects the v6. Besides, I've had 3 k series cars with over 100k and have yet to experience the issue first hand

Yeah thats my bad, I forgot the 180 is a V6 in the ZS lol

[ecain63]

OH NO!

[Loopyleesa]

The seats are nice and it's a V6!

[minimatt1967]

ecain63 said:

OH NO!

What's wrong Eddie? Not keen on what the creator of your vehicle did when they got hold of Rover?

[ecain63]

minimatt1967 said:

ecain63 said:

OH NO!

What's wrong Eddie? Not keen on what the creator of your vehicle did when they got hold of Rover?

Nah, im only jesting. Although the MG / Rover thing is gonna haunt forever. At least its in a good colour. Ive had my fair share of Rovers over the years so i can't really comment.

[DumpTruck]

Think it has the same lump as my gaylander V6.. Nice smooth lump but a bit prone to headgaskets (but not as bad as the 1.8) I also paid little money for it and its only a weekend vehicle so not too worried if it dies! I just check the fluid levels on a very regular basis..
I expect there are some good Rover forums , but check out landyzone.co.uk as its a mine of information if you get issues or need info!

Nice wheels hope you enjoy it!

[LukeBird]

Well you won't lose that will you Dan?!

[dwilkie]

DumpTruck said:

I also paid little money for it and its only a weekend vehicle so not too worried if it dies! I just check the fluid levels on a very regular basis..

Ditto - if it suddenly exploded, we have the other car till I can fix it so it would just mean no visiting the in-laws (woohoo!).

I did find it has the same issue that's plagued every Rover I've ever owned... The heater only working on 3 and 4! Fortunately I still have a spare resistor pack somewhere...

And I'll agree on the forums, as a long time Rover owner (and owner of the entire range of T-Series turbos ) I've found them utterly indispensable, they're a friendly and helpful bunch on most of them!

I did drive her to Fareham yesterday and back, and bugger me she's likes a drink...