purplebargeken Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 This green beastie is up for sale, virtually a years MOT, belts done by our very own Bobthebeard, so nothing to worry about there. V6 2.5, manual, drove happily from up North to down South and didn't miss a beat. I will be popping over to the barn today and will get some photos as we all know that this thread is useless without pictures, right? Colour is Le Mans green as far as I can remember, I will also try and get the colour code too. Mileage: yes, it has mileage, something else to obtain. It's had a couple of owners on this here forum, one was Chompysnake, someone else (sorry, I can't recall who), and then prior to me, Bobthebeard. It has a part stainless exhaust, cherry bomb silencer and an aftermarket air filter. It does sound rather bloody good. Tyres are great. Clutch is happy. It just goes nicely and looks ace. It is not perfect. It had a bump at some point in it's life but that has been repaired to a grand standard. There is a slight ding in the drivers door, but I will describe that better later on. No swapsies or px on this one I am afraid. £850 £795 or cash and a p/x is what I need from it, soz. Needs a forever home does this one. Classic insurance winner, FJ quoted me £189 with a 2000 miles limit. Split_Pin, Aston Martin and chodweaver 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 Two keys, V5C all present and correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 Reg number is A9 RCE which makes me laugh for some vague reason. Aston Martin, steveo3002, chodweaver and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panhard65 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I think I brought this one into the fold but it had a different number back then. The people I bought it from were rather sneaky and neglected to mention it had been a write off in their ownership as they gave me an older log book without the write off mentioned. I roffled it to Eddy so it went up north and has had a lot of love since. oldcars, eddyramrod, BorniteIdentity and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 Ah, I remember that vaguely. Eddie, okay. Must be Chompy then Bobthebeard maybe? Apologies for the limited photos. I couldn't get the car out as big Transit thing was parked right across the front of the barn. Very helpful* Front'ish bit Rear bit Cherry bomb noise escapes bit Big enough for a body or other things that aren't a body The make it go vroom vroom bit Make the car turn bit with MG badge on it. Can you see the happy idle on the rev counter? I can. Device that goes beep beep beep when reversing. It works None of your boardroom wood effect shite here mate. 98 odd thousand miles on the clock. No warm cigar/boardroom glow. Seats are comfy and supportive, the drivers side bolster shows signs of wear and has been repaired. If I was keeping the car I would get it repaired properly. Headlining is nice and clean. Sunroof fitted, I tried to open it but not operating. I haven't investigated, it could be a fuse, it could be a switch issue, it could be down to anything really. It lets in light and that is about it. All the windows work, the mirrors work happily, the doors open as they should. The Kenwood radio/CD player works via the steering wheel controls and sounds rather good. Clutch is smooth and clutch-like. It has some scuffs here and there, stone chips too but that's how it is. It started first turn of the key, sounds glorious and looks good in the green coloured paint. Uber long MOT. Get it bought. inconsistant, Fat_Pirate, Dick Longbridge and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat_Pirate Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Nice. Isn't that a ZT 190 rather than 160? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 No, deffo 160 Sir. Insurance company confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 Oh, whilst here. Have a gratuitous photo of my Galaxy pov-spec willswitchengage, Cavcraft, Twiggy and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 That ZT is just lovely. wrenchvolt and oldcars 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 It is rather nice in all honesty and sounds brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjvm Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Reg number is A9 RCE which makes me laugh for some vague reason. 'Arce' is a tiny hameau just o/s Limoux (south of Carcassonne) in SW France, where I spent many happy times in the not too distant past. Cavcraft and purplebargeken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I had a ZT 190 in 2008 , black with black wheels and blacked out windows , it looked mean as fuck but mrs wack couldn't drive it so I didn't have it long , bad news was the guy that sold it to me didn't disclose it had a clutch problem , good news was it was a cheap car and an easy fix and I made money on it when I sold it on which is rare for me . I hankered after a V8 one for a long time but never got round to it Yours shouldn't hang around long at that money wrenchvolt and purplebargeken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 ZT 190 clutch problem easy fixDoes not compute. Split_Pin, wrenchvolt and purplebargeken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodders Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 That does look absolutely gorgeous. I will not be able to buy it, but I am sure that it won't be for sale for very long in that condition and at that price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Ah yes, I remember driving this from Panhard65's workshop in Somerset up to Manchester to hand it over to Eddy. I seem to recall it behaved perfectly for me for the entire journey, then barfed out a spark plug or something within minutes of Eddy taking it over. Looks like it's had a lot of TLC since then, very smart. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 It certainly has Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 Just needs to find it's rightful owner..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Ooooft, that is bloody gorgeous wrenchvolt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 'Arce' is a tiny hameau just o/s Limoux (south of Carcassonne) in SW France, where I spent many happy times in the not too distant past. Just off the A9? chrisjvm and purplebargeken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Okay, would anyone consider offering a smaller car in p/x perhaps? Something that might fit under the classic insurance umbrella of vagueness? I guess a p/x is more the remit of AS type car deals lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Does not compute.Think it was a pipe somewhere , the guy had taken it in PX against a caravan , I think he thought the clutch was knackered so topped it up and got it going then advertised it It drove fine and was 4k under any other car advertised, only about 18 months old, that night I went to change gear and the clutch pedal hit the floor Got it up to Steve and he found a leak somewhere , he was worried the slave cylinder was leaking inside the bellhousing but it was coming out somewhere else, can't remember where Mrs wack struggled driving it so it went Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Seems like the MGF is veering towards HGF, so funds from the sale of this would be very helpful...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 That Galaxy looks fabulous. I never even considered the prospect of them looking somehow retro, but they’re definitely coming of age. purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 It's a great thing, roomy, comfy, all that sort of stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Bit of a price drop. Need to get this beastie moved on so fixering of an MGF can occur in time for summer*. *Summer 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Some other site reports it as a 190. Am confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 I've got 190 for it.. Oh wait , no i haven't... Council tax starts tommorrow purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 All early V6 ZT's for some insane reason were 160's. Easily upgraded to 177 or something by putting the Rover 75 tune which is just bizarre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 190 has bigger inlet manifold,different profile cams, larger diameter exhaust, lower final drive ratio. :-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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