Worst presented Mk2 180 advert ever .. ?
What a shame .... £10 with the eastern Europeans would have made all the difference. Bargain hunters get your money out though ...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/mg-zs-180-...item337e509bf1 |
Yea I saw that yesterday, no effort put in at all.
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Firefrost, alcantara, black oak facia inserts - a few hours of elbow grease and that will make a really nice car for someone.
Only thing it's got going against it is it's a saloon! (Sorry, couldn't resist the opportunity to claw one back) ;) |
Looks a bit grubby and un-loved to me.
Could of at least cleaned it, stuck some new car mats in and hoovered in the interior, would of made all the difference. |
Think a few further questions need answered too but doubt they will know (ie. belts)
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I've mailed the seller with a number of Qs ..... will calll later today ..... bit worried about the dints on roof statement tho ...
Anyone on here bidding? hi there mot ends feb but can mot at buyers cost of test. tax end of feb. yes registered to me. had it about a year. had discs pads tyres etc. No history as i lost the book when i moved house it did have partial history up to 56k. dont know on cambelt front im afraid, as anything like that would have been in the handbook etc that ive lost car is as far as im aware a standard car. no problems im aware of my misses used this as her car and never mentioned any problems cheers marc |
Personally I would start off with a bid of £500 explaining that the main dealers charge £950 (thats what Seaward MGRover want to charge me) for just the cambelt change and you would have to get that done first as you don't know the history.
Of course if you do or do not get the belts done is up to you... just tell the seller that :) Oh and you could ask what the reserve is, give you an idea what he is expecting? Also.. .if there are "very minor dinks in the roof" why are there no pictures of the roof to show how "Minor" they are? |
I wouldn't worry about dents on the roof .... He says they are small - you'd best check as his small and yours will vary. Dent guy will pull them for £50.
If you can get that for £850 - £1000 a "Steve's clean" would get it looking A1. Then you're looking at a full service. So £1200 ish and your there. Everything else - belts, clutch, plenum, vis motors are just things that play up/need addressing on every 180 .... It's a nice colour, got alcantara, so go have a butchers .... |
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It's a risk but you may be lucky!
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Better spending the £400 and having no worries that buying a new car all the time imo!
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My current one has a receipt for them being done a few years ago, so I'm not gonna do it again. Fact is that you can get a whole replacement engine for £200-£300 but I accept that it would need to get fitted, be off the road, inconvenient blah de blah... Unless I was on starship mileage or running one of the very first Mk1s that I wanted to keep for ever and ever .... I'd be risking it personally. |
When a belt "goes" ...what happens - big bang, or slowly reduced prformance? .... and if big bang, what are the consequences if you're traveling @ 70 mph for example
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go on then .... on a 80K car 8YO car .... how likely?
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Belt snaps at 70, thats one dead engine.
Friend of mine had a similar issue going uphill in 2nd gear. Cambelt tensioner failed on his VVC, ruined the whole engine. Holes in pistons was one small problem :| |
Come on lads, there's nothing like a good game of cambelt Roulette, ive been playing it for the last 3 years. My 180 is 7 Years old with 75000 miles and the original belts.
I have faith she wont let me down :smile1: |
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Mine were overdue when done and the belts were showing signs of ripeness. |
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It's easy enough to have a quick look at your belts and look for signs of wear or cracks, although this doesn't rule out the belt won't go, it can give you an indication if there's any damage to the belt, from say a knackered tensioner.
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I've just replaced 2 heads on my brothers ZT190. Tension pulley started rumbling on his way out of work (long drive way so max of 15mph) and twang....
Result was 6 bent exhaust valves on the rear (bulkhead side) head. I'm tempted by this car though (depending on size of dents) as my TY mk1 is almost certainly being replaced (not by choice) |
I'm biding on this, up to £670 and still not cleared the reserve.
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Worth it for a wine red metallic late ZS. Never seen that colour in the monogram range before.
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Firefrost wasnt on the monogram scheme :)
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Don't think I'm going to bid ..... suspect it will take £1200 to win bid, then at least £1000 to cam belt/roof/door handle/wheels/fogs plus time effort to sort leak .... compare that with Jay's £1200 mk2 sold last week ... everything done .... boy I'm begining to bitterly regret being too slow out of the blocks on that one :(
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You are not the only one, I regret dealing with him on here and not facebook but his car was well under it's true value.
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I see no mention of those faults in the ad. |
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Here.http://www.themgzs.co.uk/vb/showthread.php?t=23640 |
What do we think it will sell for?
Do we think it will be bought blind? |
Ah got ya.
We talking coolant leak or water ingress? |
Just followed the link to the chap that viewed it. Turns out I know Marc from when I raced minis. Have spoken with his dad just now & Marc will be calling me later so I'll see what I can find out.
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Looks like the price has gone over the reserve.
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£1057 ....
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Would still be a decent price to say some are going for £1800. There's even one up for almost £3k. |
I reckon £1000, it'll be a decent buy as a bit of time and money will have it looking good again.
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