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STMO123

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JUST BEEN THINKING...
11. Aug 2006 at 21:07

about cars. I do that a lot lately....less about sex.....more about cars...mmmm
Anyway, just thinking...why is it that a lot of the cars that I absolutely love, others most definately do not.

Omegas---you can pick them up for a song
Rover 600 series(esp 623 GSI)---next to nothing
Legend 3.5V6---beautiful car for the prices these days
MGZT(esp190+)----decent '03 for five grand

Is it just me or are these great cars?

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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: JUST BEEN THINKING... Reply #1 - 11. Aug 2006 at 21:10 STMO123 wrote on 11. Aug 2006 at 21:07: MGZT(esp190+)----decent '03 for five grand Alas, thats because it will need a new head gasket next week...
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Marks DTM Calib Administrator Offline Ex Member Posts: 25671 Northern Hemisphere Gender: Drives: Astra J, Mum Bus, Dexta Tractor, 108 DMU wip	Re: JUST BEEN THINKING... Reply #2 - 11. Aug 2006 at 21:12 ....and then again a week later....and the week after that.......
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STMO123 Ex Member Gender:	Re: JUST BEEN THINKING... Reply #3 - 11. Aug 2006 at 21:13 Wot? Like my wifes...96K and never had to spend a penny on it?
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: JUST BEEN THINKING... Reply #4 - 11. Aug 2006 at 21:14 Was it the KV6 engine? Or the almost as bad 1.8 K
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STMO123 Ex Member Gender:	Re: JUST BEEN THINKING... Reply #5 - 11. Aug 2006 at 21:18 If we are going to start comparing 2.5V6's, I dont think my omega has a single advantage over her ZT( maybe mpg)
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Re: JUST BEEN THINKING...
Reply #6 - 11. Aug 2006 at 21:24

Don't get me wrong - I have owned and liked many Rovers. Still got a 25. But the 2.5 KV6 engine is renown for blowing head gaskets regularly. Same engine also used in Landrover vehicles, but Landrover were more responsible and absorbed the cost of premature failure (even if out of warranty) in most cases, unlike Rover who wouldn't (and certainly won't now).

Not sure if who owns Powertrain (the makers of the engine, set up when BMW sold it all off), but I thought it was Rover. If that is the case, odd that Landrover were prepared to pass the warranty claim back, but Rover weren't....

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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: JUST BEEN THINKING... Reply #7 - 11. Aug 2006 at 21:27 I would't mind that MG ZT 280?? The one which they shoe horned an american V8 lump... saw them on '04 plates for between 8-10k
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: JUST BEEN THINKING... Reply #8 - 11. Aug 2006 at 21:32 tunnie wrote on 11. Aug 2006 at 21:27: I would't mind that MG ZT 280?? The one which they shoe horned an american V8 lump... Shame Rover didn't do that car earlier - it may have helped get rid of the dowdy image that the 75 had
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Re: JUST BEEN THINKING...
Reply #9 - 11. Aug 2006 at 21:33

Certain cars, for some reason, get a bad reputation. Omegas have the...'too many sensors'..'underpowered for the weight'.. 'old mans car' etc. but we love 'em. All I can say is that I have two friends with ZT's as well as the wife(not a friend) and none have had any trouble. I try not to go by reputation and try to make up my own mind.

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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: JUST BEEN THINKING... Reply #10 - 11. Aug 2006 at 21:41 Mrs TheBoy used to work in warranty at Rover, hence I know the reliability of various models/engines etc...
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STMO123 Ex Member Gender:	Re: JUST BEEN THINKING... Reply #11 - 11. Aug 2006 at 21:43 Touche
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STMO123 Ex Member Gender:	Re: JUST BEEN THINKING... Reply #12 - 11. Aug 2006 at 21:45 ...anyway, we went off track there. What about the other cars?
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: JUST BEEN THINKING... Reply #13 - 11. Aug 2006 at 22:00 not a fan of the Rover 600 personally.... i can't really pass judgment as i have never driven on. I just can't stand its looks or the interior! Like to find out how a Legend is to drive though...
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: JUST BEEN THINKING... Reply #14 - 11. Aug 2006 at 22:01 a rover 75 with a V8 lump!! Should have had that when it first launched.
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