ok the car sold on ebay and i missed it but the buyer let the guy down and he has offered it to me for 600.00

i have driven the car checked it over etc and it all seems fine i just dont want to make a huge mistake on this car , anything im not thinking of?

Do an H.P.I check,piece of mind for £15 :thumbup1:

Is this the Rover 400 shape with the V6?

its rover 45 with the kv6 engine

massive gay spoiler on the back lol

Age? Mileage? (I'm a nosey fooker! LOL!):ninja:

51 plate 73,00 miles from memory

Parts = Some problems, and will be getting more and more difficult to obtain.

KV6 Engine = Loads of overheating problems! Whether they are the older ones or the later type, they still overheat, unless the head has had the upgraded head gasket fitted, but that's no guarantee.

oh , well i ran it for about 20 mins and it registered about half way on temp

Check out the owners club........ http://forums.mg-rover.org/index.php

Loads of info on there.

 

HTH

Dave

i know that 600 isnt a lot of money but it needs taxin too at 135 so its a reasonable amount for me

I would still H.P.I it mate, don't want two MG's for the price of one LOL!:scared:

yep your right ive just been on the owners club a lot of 1800 have head problems but not a lot about the v6,

i need to make a decision by tomorrow morning and i just dont know, i miss the power of the zed but owning another would be crazy and id only settle for a tt, so was looking for something that still makes me grin and is reasonably cheap?

Have a look through the Rover 800 section, or the Rover 75 as they both had the KV6 engine in them.

 

I take it the one you're looking at is something like this... http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201038368886836/sort/priceasc/usedcars/model/zs/make/mg/postcode/ng316hy/radius/1500/page/1?logcode=p

yes it is the ebay number on the one i drove is this 300472398134

the guy told me it jumps out of rerverse sometimes but i couldnt get it to do that ,i would post a link or pics but i dont know how to do that

This one... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300472398134&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D300472398134%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

 

That's not a massive spoiler, that's quite subtle, the one on Autotrader I posted above is a massive spoiler :D

yes thats the one what do you think?

and if i dont buy it does anyone have any suggestions on a quickish car that id like?

Well it looks OK, but I would be worried about the gearbox. You would have a few choices there....

1) Fit a new box = Cost prohibitive.

2) Fit a Recon box = Could also be cost prohibitive.

3) Fit a used box = Cheaper, but you don't know the history, and you'd have to find someone cheap to fit it (Unless you're handy in that way)

 

Personally I'd say forget it, as you don't know how the gearbox is going to affect it once you've parted with your hard-earned. It may be perfectly OK, but you never know.

If it's the ZS you like, I'd look at putting some more to what you have a look elsewhere.

 

Dave

looked at allsorts of other cars before but didnt really fancy any of them ,

thought about a v6 vectra and had a mondeo st24 but it want my cup of tea

any other suggestions

If you're really worried, and cheeky enough. Then a head gasket 'sniffer' will find any aggros and they are only about £30.Dead easy to use too....

Don't know your budget but hows this..........

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1998-MITSUBISHI-GALANT-V6-24-TURQUOISE-/260672192369?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3cb145ff71

Of all the cars you have mentioned, (MG, ST24 and Vectra) it seems you are aiming at the very chepeast bang for buck car you can get. All three of these cars are about as desirable as getting raped by foxes.

 

I would recommend looking for a cheap MR2 anything from G-reg onwards gets you the nicely shaped one. The engines are bullet-proof and they put all three of the cars you mentioned to shame. I have seen a G-reg G-Limited for £750 with TnT in the past, these cars have about 170bhp. Just stay Japanese if I was you.

or......

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2003-03-VAUXHALL-OMEGA-2-6-24v-MV6-AUTO-/300460890727?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item45f4dd5a67

hmmm

galant is ok, cant have an mr2 as i got to get kids in

i really fancy the mg but just feel at that money something must be knackered

I'd be looking at a BMW 325 or something along those lines then. You can get them cheap now too

didnt think of that cheers

I'd take a punt on the rover, would do the head gasket test first though

along with a hpi check.

Underrated cars, people remember them from when they were Leyland

rubbish, not so anymore.

I've had a rover 25 tdi for 2 yrs now, done around 40k, not missed a beat.

Looks a bargain for £600!