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Da!sh!
02-01-09, 05:29 PM
My first ZS this was a 120
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o229/daishi_02/DSC00364a.jpg


One with my cuz's Triumph Spitfire 1500.
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o229/daishi_02/Facebook1.jpg

The end of my first ZS when it got hit while parked up by a Vaxhall Tigra :( belive it or not that side damage wrote it off.
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o229/daishi_02/DSC00207.jpg

My new 180! :)
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o229/daishi_02/DSC00213.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o229/daishi_02/DSC00001-2.jpg
stamford
02-01-09, 06:21 PM
Nice zed mate ;)

Crazy insurers writing the 120 off!
Da!sh!
02-01-09, 06:26 PM
i was annoyed it getting wrote off as i only had it 5 weeks! but with that happening i could get a 180 and the diffrence between the two, haveing the extra power of the 180 makes the car an outstanding car to drive.

The only thing i'v always wondered why rover/mg didnt do was make a 4wd version of it, with out doubt that would have been the english Impreza.

But 4wd or fwd i love it best car i have owned!

James
stamford
02-01-09, 06:32 PM
Probably more to do with the ZS being aimed at being tarmac/circuit car set-up where 4wd is redundant and you get power losses through the transmission. 4wd is more a loose/rally application as per the Subaru and Mitsubishi Evo's etc. However the ZR being the rally model used was still fwd.
TjP
02-01-09, 06:59 PM
Nice pics :)

Is that a custom exhaust (powerflow etc)? I dont think Ive seen that tailpipe on a 180 before.
ZS Phil
02-01-09, 09:17 PM
Both cars look the part. What a waste though writing the red one off, from the pics it looks like it only needed a couple of doors and possibly a wing. Was there stuctural damage?
Maxxed_Ross
03-01-09, 07:25 AM
on the bright side you got a 180 out of it. Once you've had V6 you'll never go back!
Maxfly
03-01-09, 10:18 AM
they both look very nice fella, shame writing off the 120 for what looks to be minor damage:( but the 180 looks the baws, cracking looking motor fella enjoy it:D
RalphG
03-01-09, 10:45 AM
The reason that MG Rover never had a 4WD vehicle is that it was part of the condition of the sale by BMW. When BMW broke the company up they sold Range Rover to Ford, and they did not want another 4WD vehicle sold that was associated with the Rover name.
Da!sh!
03-01-09, 08:12 PM
ah so thats why they did not make a 4wd one.

As for the exhaust system im not to sure what it is, i bought it with it on but it sound good with it, esecialy higher in the rev range, gives it a bit of a rasp sound, but when driving it normaly its not crazy loud.

The 120 needed 2 doors and a front wing on it but the insurance wrote it off becouse of the cost of the repair.
grimmy
03-01-09, 11:23 PM
shame about the 120 mate but the 180 looks like a cracker
K&S Coachworks
04-01-09, 10:20 PM
180 looks realy nice car:smile1: