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paul-zs180 09-07-07 07:38 PM

my previous MGs!
 
heres a couple of pics of my first ever MG (and my first car!). i bought this little Metro back in 1996 at the tender age of 17 and i loved it! so much better than the Novas and Fiestas my mates were tooling round in!

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...6/STA70086.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...6/STA70084.jpg

after progressing through Escorts, Astras, 200s and the like, my first steps into the Zed world were 3 years ago with this little beastie. she was a 120+ with everything bar the 17's. the hairpins looked cool though. still wish i had her today TBH, she would look great in the drive next to the 180!

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2.../NEWCAR001.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...carpics002.jpg

and bang up to date, my 180! her future is still uncertain at the moment but for the meantime, i love her!

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...006/zsside.jpg

sduk 09-07-07 07:43 PM

thats a good history mate, love the zaust on the blue ZS :D

what you thinkin of doing with the current ZS? :)

MGZS55 09-07-07 07:51 PM

I converted a 1.0(?) litre metro into an MG (all barr the engine lol). It was a complete work over and nothing was missing - other than the aforementioned engine - carpets, seat belt covers, dash and I even had it sprayed red before adding the decals. just wish I'd taken some pics.

Dave MGT 09-07-07 07:53 PM

Love the metro. Dont see many like that these days.

I had a MG Metro turbo when i was 18 (4 years ago) Most fun ive had on 4 wheels so far :)

paul-zs180 09-07-07 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sduk (Post 981)
thats a good history mate, love the zaust on the blue ZS :D

what you thinkin of doing with the current ZS? :)

its all a matter of running costs TBH Sammy. im in the RAF currently based at RNAS Culdrose down on the Lizard but i am being moved into married quarters on Wednesday in Newquay, 35 miles away. to be fair, i will get petrol money, about £220 a month but until i start doing the commute, i dont know if that will be enough for the thirsty V6. i have been toying with the idea of a diesel, maybe a ZT or even something foreign..... :osama:

cjsale 09-07-07 08:36 PM

I was a confirmed Metro Turbo nut i've had 3 off them, 4 if you count re shelling my first one into the blue shell.

Here's a few of my cars...

The GTM
http://www.zscentral.com/phpbb2/upload/gtm01.JPG
http://www.zscentral.com/phpbb2/upload/gtm02.JPG

The first Metro Turbo after re-build into newer rustfree shell, originally silver.
http://www.zscentral.com/phpbb2/upload/a89.JPG

The Third Metro Turbo
http://www.zscentral.com/phpbb2/upload/snl04.JPG
http://www.zscentral.com/phpbb2/upload/snl05.JPG
http://www.zscentral.com/phpbb2/upload/snl03.JPG
http://www.zscentral.com/phpbb2/upload/snl02.JPG
After Gearbox and Engine rebuild
http://www.zscentral.com/phpbb2/upload/snl01.JPG
Metro Spares Anwhone....
http://www.zscentral.com/phpbb2/upload/metrosp.JPG

Well that's a few of them, there were lots of Mini's before that,
Cooper's and Cooper S's

arwilson80 09-07-07 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paul-zs180 (Post 990)
its all a matter of running costs TBH Sammy. im in the RAF currently based at RNAS Culdrose down on the Lizard but i am being moved into married quarters on Wednesday in Newquay, 35 miles away. to be fair, i will get petrol money, about £220 a month but until i start doing the commute, i dont know if that will be enough for the thirsty V6. i have been toying with the idea of a diesel, maybe a ZT or even something foreign..... :osama:

£220 should just about cover it. I do 54 or 56 miles return to work (5 days) and a little bit of pottering about, but about £180-ish for the month is what i'd be using.

Liking the little Metro. Some of those could fly! :)

TurboZed 15-07-07 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paul-zs180 (Post 990)
its all a matter of running costs TBH Sammy. im in the RAF currently based at RNAS Culdrose down on the Lizard but i am being moved into married quarters on Wednesday in Newquay, 35 miles away. to be fair, i will get petrol money, about £220 a month but until i start doing the commute, i dont know if that will be enough for the thirsty V6. i have been toying with the idea of a diesel, maybe a ZT or even something foreign..... :osama:

You could always opt for a ZS diesel, for a very small outlay they can be tweeked upto 140 bhp with loads of torque to boot. If your feeling very mad you can get them up to 190 bhp, but that will cost quite alot!
Jim

Glen290 24-07-07 10:15 AM

Metro turbo's love em, never had the chance to own one, but loved driving my mates, always a laugh a minute..

arwilson80 24-07-07 10:56 AM

http://www.zscentral.com/phpbb2/upload/gtm01.JPG

Is that a Darrian?


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