Shed ahead... 75
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Muddle238 said:
Thanks, however I suspect the shed-like intentions are diminishing away at a rapid rate of knots! It seems I’ve got a bug whereby the aim is to fix/repair every little scuff or issue, no simple task but there’s something perversely rewarding in going to great lengths to improve or restore something that is worth so little.
I really ought to get another hobby...
It is a very good hobby. None of my classic cars are worth any real money, but I spend bigly upon them to keep them going. I do not play golf and I do not have a Mistress, so whatevs!I really ought to get another hobby...
d_a_n1979 said:
Great car and project
Just read through from the beginning
Lovely colour car too; sits so well on those wheels
I've had a few MG ZTs and a ZT-T, all V6 190s; never got into diesels but if I needed a tourer and only had a few £k to spend; these would always be on the list alongside BMW E46 and E39 tourers (what I own now; but in a different league with it being a Jap import) etc
I did have a ZT over winter 16/17; nearly bought a R75 touring 1.8T from someone selling theirs on the 75/ZT forums in Derby but was beaten to it by a day
Thanks, not many people like this style of alloy, however I agree with you, they suit the car well. Just read through from the beginning
Lovely colour car too; sits so well on those wheels
I've had a few MG ZTs and a ZT-T, all V6 190s; never got into diesels but if I needed a tourer and only had a few £k to spend; these would always be on the list alongside BMW E46 and E39 tourers (what I own now; but in a different league with it being a Jap import) etc
I did have a ZT over winter 16/17; nearly bought a R75 touring 1.8T from someone selling theirs on the 75/ZT forums in Derby but was beaten to it by a day
I’d love to try a 190 at some point, although I suspect it would be in Rover format if I did - a nice Connie SE with slush box and 2.5KV6.... I almost went for a ZT-T earlier in the year, a 260, but by the time I’d thought about it, the car had disappeared. A shame but it’s still an itch to be scratched..
The diesels aren’t too bad really. I like them, mainly because of the decent fuel economy and their ability to do huge mileage. That being said, the soundtrack is never going to appeal. Luckily, above about 10mph the engine note becomes more of a distant hum or purr, if you can ever refer to a diesel as purring....
Muddle238 said:
Thanks, not many people like this style of alloy, however I agree with you, they suit the car well.
I’d love to try a 190 at some point, although I suspect it would be in Rover format if I did - a nice Connie SE with slush box and 2.5KV6.... I almost went for a ZT-T earlier in the year, a 260, but by the time I’d thought about it, the car had disappeared. A shame but it’s still an itch to be scratched..
The diesels aren’t too bad really. I like them, mainly because of the decent fuel economy and their ability to do huge mileage. That being said, the soundtrack is never going to appeal. Luckily, above about 10mph the engine note becomes more of a distant hum or purr, if you can ever refer to a diesel as purring....
I'd defiantly consider a ZT-T 260 if/when I sell my E39 touring; but I wouldn't step back to a 190 I don't thinkI’d love to try a 190 at some point, although I suspect it would be in Rover format if I did - a nice Connie SE with slush box and 2.5KV6.... I almost went for a ZT-T earlier in the year, a 260, but by the time I’d thought about it, the car had disappeared. A shame but it’s still an itch to be scratched..
The diesels aren’t too bad really. I like them, mainly because of the decent fuel economy and their ability to do huge mileage. That being said, the soundtrack is never going to appeal. Luckily, above about 10mph the engine note becomes more of a distant hum or purr, if you can ever refer to a diesel as purring....
Just too underpowered for my liking & not a fan of the auto's at all in them; still a great car though if someone needs an estate and with not too silly a price tag etc
d_a_n1979 said:
I'd defiantly consider a ZT-T 260 if/when I sell my E39 touring; but I wouldn't step back to a 190 I don't think
Just too underpowered for my liking & not a fan of the auto's at all in them; still a great car though if someone needs an estate and with not too silly a price tag etc
Well that’s the bonus with these, price tags are usually a bargain, given what you can get for the money. Long live depreciation! Just too underpowered for my liking & not a fan of the auto's at all in them; still a great car though if someone needs an estate and with not too silly a price tag etc
Muddle238 said:
I will take a rare moment to blow my own trumpet here, and say that I’m rather chuffed with the results for a first attempt. Not perfect, but tidy enough. However I still had to reunite the thing with its soulmate from Longbridge. Like gluing the material, reinstalling was a bit of a wrestling match and thus, I have no “during photos”. However, the finished article is presentable and lifts the interior (and ceiling) nicely.
Great effort refitting the headlining.That must have been a bugger of a job, but it has really improved the look of the interior.
Breadvan72 said:
Seems a bit steep to me! Muddle238 said:
Breadvan72 said:
Seems a bit steep to me! I paid £400 for a 2004 Connie and £700 for a 2006 registered Connie SE with 50k miles. I've seen similar sell for £2.8k - £3k over the last few weeks.
I've noticed in the four years my parents have had their Tourer, the prices of similar cars (and not exactly tripping over them in this part of the world) are rising gradually. I gave 495 notes for a car with three months test in December 2016, and it's probably had a grand's worth of maintenance in that time. However, trying to find a similar (pre-facelift, 2004) car is nigh-on impossible, Someone was looking for 550 for a 2002 Tourer with an ECU that had had a bath and wouldn't run. It's hard to keep them as sheds, as they get under your skin. At the start, it was just a cheap old smoker for them, now they really love the car and it wants for nothing. Never going to be the cleanest cosmetically (especially with some of the roads and other drivers here!) but I look after it well mechanically and you'll never see the end of one if you look after it.
mercedeslimos said:
I've noticed in the four years my parents have had their Tourer, the prices of similar cars (and not exactly tripping over them in this part of the world) are rising gradually. I gave 495 notes for a car with three months test in December 2016, and it's probably had a grand's worth of maintenance in that time. However, trying to find a similar (pre-facelift, 2004) car is nigh-on impossible, Someone was looking for 550 for a 2002 Tourer with an ECU that had had a bath and wouldn't run. It's hard to keep them as sheds, as they get under your skin. At the start, it was just a cheap old smoker for them, now they really love the car and it wants for nothing. Never going to be the cleanest cosmetically (especially with some of the roads and other drivers here!) but I look after it well mechanically and you'll never see the end of one if you look after it.
They absolutely get under your skin. My car in this thread was bought as an honest attempt at shedding, the problem being though that by and large, it was a really tidy example. Couple that with it soon getting under my skin, it didn’t take long until I started “sorting” little bits.. polishing headlights, replacing faded badges and so. Suddenly, three years on and it’s getting bigger things sorted.. new headlining, new IPK screen, a refurbished set of spare alloys shortly to be clad with new Continentals and so on. I like to think that mine will be a “survivor”, with a bit of luck and the continued support from HSBC. Muddle238 said:
They absolutely get under your skin. My car in this thread was bought as an honest attempt at shedding, the problem being though that by and large, it was a really tidy example. Couple that with it soon getting under my skin, it didn’t take long until I started “sorting” little bits.. polishing headlights, replacing faded badges and so. Suddenly, three years on and it’s getting bigger things sorted.. new headlining, new IPK screen, a refurbished set of spare alloys shortly to be clad with new Continentals, and so on. I like to think that mine will be a “survivor”, with a bit of luck and the continued support from HSBC.
Bought from a Polish gentleman about 70 miles away, at night, with a leaking clutch master cylinder at 180k. Now on 235k, due for her test in a fortnight's time. The handbrake has consistently been the one thing that has let this car down every year, I'm forever having to adjust the handbrake. So far it's had 3 new HB cables, new shoes, new disc/drums, and the compensator welded. If it fails again this year I'll stick in a set of the backplates complete with the genuine MGR TRW shoes attached for 140 quid from Rimmers. I think the pins where the drums attach to the backplates have worn and elongated and so the shoes move out of adjustment. That and the non-auto-adjust crap design (thanks, BMW!). If it behaves it will get a replacement gearbox in the new year, this one is starting to seriously crunch 3rd>second. It's also been leaking fluid from the input shaft seal for a year or more slowly, gets topped up slightly every service. I put a secondhand set of injectors in it a couple of years ago from the bay of E as she had a little injector knock. Bloody great machine, even got a secondhand wing and door recently after a little incident. Even de-tarred and clay-barred it!Breadvan72 said:
It needs to be absolutely flawless for that kind of money. Also a post facelift, which is less desirable both looks and quality wise-from 2001ish onwards Rover gradually started cutting the spec and quality of the materials used in the cars (known as Project Drive).I had a ZTT auto cdti 129 bhp estate from new in 2003 as company car, kept it for 4 years 85k. Looked and drove well enough. Only problems I had were. Alternator failed, LH front front damper went both at 85k. I did check and its still on the road and done 190k miles, so someone's enjoyed it.
Weird problem though was that in prolonged heavy misty rain the air filter got damp and it used to kill the MAF and it went into limp mode, got through 4 before Rover and Lease company refused to replace any more. In the end unplugged the MAF and it drove fine.
I cant see how I was the only person to own one that this happened, so why Rover gave up I have no idea. Yours may be fine, but good to be aware if you are stranded 200 miles from home in a car that wont do over 50 in limp mode. ( the rac man did it the first time for me).
Weird problem though was that in prolonged heavy misty rain the air filter got damp and it used to kill the MAF and it went into limp mode, got through 4 before Rover and Lease company refused to replace any more. In the end unplugged the MAF and it drove fine.
I cant see how I was the only person to own one that this happened, so why Rover gave up I have no idea. Yours may be fine, but good to be aware if you are stranded 200 miles from home in a car that wont do over 50 in limp mode. ( the rac man did it the first time for me).
Export56 said:
I had a ZTT auto cdti 129 bhp estate from new in 2003 as company car, kept it for 4 years 85k. Looked and drove well enough. Only problems I had were. Alternator failed, LH front front damper went both at 85k. I did check and its still on the road and done 190k miles, so someone's enjoyed it.
Weird problem though was that in prolonged heavy misty rain the air filter got damp and it used to kill the MAF and it went into limp mode, got through 4 before Rover and Lease company refused to replace any more. In the end unplugged the MAF and it drove fine.
I cant see how I was the only person to own one that this happened, so why Rover gave up I have no idea. Yours may be fine, but good to be aware if you are stranded 200 miles from home in a car that wont do over 50 in limp mode. ( the rac man did it the first time for me).
I must say, I haven’t heard of that issue before. Good to know though, in case it ever happens! Weird problem though was that in prolonged heavy misty rain the air filter got damp and it used to kill the MAF and it went into limp mode, got through 4 before Rover and Lease company refused to replace any more. In the end unplugged the MAF and it drove fine.
I cant see how I was the only person to own one that this happened, so why Rover gave up I have no idea. Yours may be fine, but good to be aware if you are stranded 200 miles from home in a car that wont do over 50 in limp mode. ( the rac man did it the first time for me).
Breadvan72 said:
Meanwhile, the Phoenix Four continued their looting of the company, which despite having a great product was driven to extinction by those crooks!
This is true of course, but BMW stripped everything of value before throwing the bones to those vultures. Land Rover, after plundering the 4WD tech. Mini brand. New MINI car. Cowley assembly factory. Transmission factory. R&D for the new platform...Export56 said:
I had a ZTT auto CDTi 129 bhp estate from new in 2003 as a company car, kept it for 4 years 85k. Looked and drove well enough. The only problems I had were. Alternator failed, LH front damper went both at 85k. I did check and it's still on the road and done 190k miles, so someone's enjoyed it.
The weird problem though was that in prolonged heavy misty rain the air filter got damp and it used to kill the MAF and it went into limp mode, got through 4 before Rover, and the Lease company refused to replace any more. In the end, unplugged the MAF and it drove fine.
I cant see how I was the only person to own one that this happened, so why Rover gave up I have no idea. Yours may be fine, but good to be aware if you are stranded 200 miles from home in a car that won't do over 50 in limp mode. ( the RAC man did it the first time for me).
Ours killed 2 (well one was dead when we got it, dead as anything then flew above 2500rpm. A 1N4148 diode joining 2 pins of the MAF and removed from the unit (fooling the ECU thinking the MAF was always giving max airflow) has sorted the issue for 3 years. The XPower 135 dealer remap and that diode is great! Was tempted to get the Force Tuning (Tom Force is a great lad) remap to 160bhp but truthfully, my parents don't need it and I don't drive it enough to warrant it. Yet. Little upgrades here and there help it, the BMW vortex PCV upgrade and new intercooler seals, etc. Ours runs 17" VW wheels too.The weird problem though was that in prolonged heavy misty rain the air filter got damp and it used to kill the MAF and it went into limp mode, got through 4 before Rover, and the Lease company refused to replace any more. In the end, unplugged the MAF and it drove fine.
I cant see how I was the only person to own one that this happened, so why Rover gave up I have no idea. Yours may be fine, but good to be aware if you are stranded 200 miles from home in a car that won't do over 50 in limp mode. ( the RAC man did it the first time for me).
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