Why did you get a zed?

[Bobdope2002]

the accord is a very nice car i had one as a pool car once very quick too

[john180]

Well my first MGR was a ZR105+ had to have one as i loved the look of them - had a test drive in one that came up local to me and bought it there and then. 6Months later i discovered insurance on a 120+ wasnt much different to I changed to one of those. 2 and a half years later i had some more no claims and after dreaming of a ZS from day 1 i took a test drive in one and ended up picking that up the following week.

All great looking and handling cars for the money. Nothing elses touches then for value for money.

[TjP]

Well, after a year drivin around in my little 110bhp 1.5l Suzuki I decided I really wanted something bigger. So my criteria was a saloon with either a V6 or a turbo... I looked at pretty much every car that does 0-60 in around 7sec, and eventually went for the ZS because of the way it looks, drives and of course because its amazing value for money!

I dont think you'll get any other 04/54 plate car with a 2.5l V6 for the price of a ZS. Certainly not one that drives as well as a Zed, anyway.

[tb steve]

Originally Posted by Bobdope2002

the accord is a very nice car i had one as a pool car once very quick too

i never did drive it as i drove the zs first so i just went for that silly but good choise tho

[peterzs]

Ive had MG Midgets and MGB's but got fed up with the rust bug eating them away. I started looking at the MGF but as the bones dont bend as well as they used to, decided on a bigger MG. To be honest I didnt really know much about the new MG's apart from having a ZT V8 on a weeks trail from Rover, found that the ride was too hard but went like stink. The wife and I both said the same after driving it about half a mile, lets take it back. After a week though I loved the power and the handling, fuel went through it pretty quick. I looked on Autotrader and saw this nice yellow ZS 54 plate diesel, I thought the 180 would be a bit thirsty and the smaller engines were prone to HGF so I went for my first ever derv.

Put a deposit on it and travelled up to Chatham drove it around and loved it.

[RalphG]

The reason I bought my first ZS was that the cam belt tensioner on the MGF that I was driving at the time failed. The F had done around 159,000 miles and had had the cam belt changed for the second time 3 months earlier. The tensioner failed 2 days prior to the anniversary of me buying the car.

I was quoted a minimum of £1500 to repair the engine, but it might have been as high as £3000. Alternatively, I could have had a new engine for £3,200 plus fitting. I decided to trade the F in for one of the cars that the garage had in stock. There was a choice of a Trophy Blue ZS120+ Stepspeed or a Le Mans (Lemon) Green ZS180. I got insurance quotes for both cars - the ZS180 was over £100 a year cheaper. Since my petrol was also being paid for by the company I worked for, there was no choice - it had to be the ZS180.

[afcbadam]

Originally Posted by steve180

well i did'nt know what car i was after i had 15k to spend as the wrx got writen off only had that for 3 months payed 17k for that
so i thought i would have a look at and a tester i have a brand new zs looked a ctr didnt like where the gear knob was and i was going to test drive a 2.2 vtec accord but the zs got there first so i had that

my first car was a rover so i stuck with them ever since. only ever owner mg rover's

[weagie]

Totaly by luck. needed a new motor and walked passed the zed and took a few steps backwards leaving the missus looking at something else. Never seen one up close before and nearly bit the dealers arm off for the keys.

[Southside_ZS]

I've always been a fan of MG-R ever since i was a kid. I had about 7 family members that worked at Longbridge and all had MG-R company cars. I can still remember when my Grandad first had his H reg Rover metro as a company car when it was brand new. I was only 5., and when my uncle brought round his 75 the week they came out. I remember sitting in it and it feeling like i was in a Rolls Royce.

I always said i'd own a Rover and always said through my childhood i wanted to work at Longbridge but just my luck they went under just after i'd finished all my college courses.

I've only been driving 5 years and i've owned i think 16 MG-R's

1 X 200 wedge hatch 214 sei
2 X 200 wedge cabriolet 216 and 2.0 turbo
1 X 200 wedge coupe 216
1 X 400 wedge tourer 2.0 turbo
1 X 400 wedge saloon 420 Gsi Turbo
3 X ZR's all 1.4's
3 X ZS's all 1.8's 2 mk2's 1 mk1
1 X Streetwise 1.4
1 X 25 1.4
1 X 25 Commerce 2.0TD
1 X ZT 1.8

[Dan1971]

Originally Posted by stamford

I was looking at the ZT-T but they were out of my price range, the ZS did not have enough room for the three girls. .......
You can keep all the other cars out there.

Even if someone had a really nice ZT-T

I had a TF and the Mrs a Scenic. The Scenic brike down, and with 2 kids, the TF was great but not practical at this stage of my life.

I was passing a garage which had the ZS. I was offered £500 to change. Deal done.