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Old 18th August 2021, 07:08   #11
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I've fallen in love with the MG... The guy only had to fire her up and I was smitten with that V6 lol

BUT...

The right sill is doomed - the underside looks really good all over but that sill has gone badly around the rear jacking point and there's some slight paint bubbling on the outer part so will need the whole thing doing. How much am I looking at to get it done? The car is fantastic and seems to have been well looked after...
I think do a search via the forum for Tom Hobbs. He is doing sill work and by all accounts is damn good, this may be his web site https://www.tjhobbs.com/my-story.html

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Old 18th August 2021, 08:08   #12
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Brilliant thanks for the link
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Old 18th August 2021, 21:51   #13
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Bear in mind that you could still have to pay a charge with a petrol model too. I don’t know about cities other than London, but in London you’d need a 2005 petrol version to avoid the ULEZ toll: https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ult...s?intcmp=52215

As far as I’m aware converting a car to LPG doesn’t impact eligibility for ULEZ.
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Old 19th August 2021, 07:04   #14
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Bear in mind that you could still have to pay a charge with a petrol model too. I don’t know about cities other than London, but in London you’d need a 2005 petrol version to avoid the ULEZ toll: https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ult...s?intcmp=52215

As far as I’m aware converting a car to LPG doesn’t impact eligibility for ULEZ.
Dang - just looked up Birmingham and it's 2006 onward. To be honest I'm at the point where I'm just going to take my chances - I agreed a price with the bloke last night. I've wanted one of these for years and there seems to be less and less on the road as time goes by. When I first joined this forum they used to pop up quite frequently in the for sale section and quite reasonably priced too but now some of the asking prices on eBay and the like are astronomical! This one is a Trophy Blue 180 just had £650 spent on the belts and has a folder full of history and receipts. Lovely condition inside and out other than the sill I mentioned and has a V8 exhaust fitted. At £950 I can't complain!
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Old 19th August 2021, 11:16   #15
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Dang - just looked up Birmingham and it's 2006 onward. To be honest I'm at the point where I'm just going to take my chances - I agreed a price with the bloke last night. I've wanted one of these for years and there seems to be less and less on the road as time goes by. When I first joined this forum they used to pop up quite frequently in the for sale section and quite reasonably priced too but now some of the asking prices on eBay and the like are astronomical! This one is a Trophy Blue 180 just had £650 spent on the belts and has a folder full of history and receipts. Lovely condition inside and out other than the sill I mentioned and has a V8 exhaust fitted. At £950 I can't complain!
Put the cars reg into the Gov site to see if you're actually charged - https://www.gov.uk/clean-air-zones

My ZT-T 180 auto comes up as no charge for any of the current clean air zones.

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Old 19th August 2021, 12:51   #16
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Put the cars reg into the Gov site to see if you're actually charged - https://www.gov.uk/clean-air-zones

My ZT-T 180 auto comes up as no charge for any of the current clean air zones.

That’s interesting, my v6 tourer comes up as chargeable in Birmingham. What year is your ZT-T? Mines an 04. Probably why it was sold actually, as it’s a brum reg.
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Old 19th August 2021, 13:44   #17
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That’s interesting, my v6 tourer comes up as chargeable in Birmingham. What year is your ZT-T? Mines an 04. Probably why it was sold actually, as it’s a brum reg.
I've just put my old REG plates and a load of random ones I've found on ebay.

MK1 V6 75 or ZT Auto - No charge
MK1 V6 75 or ZT Manual - £8 charge in brum
MK2 V6 75 or ZT Auto or Manual - £8 charge in brum

So it looks like for whatever reason MK1 V6 Autos haven't been included in the charging scheme, but all other 75/ZTs have.
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Old 19th August 2021, 14:31   #18
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Mine’s for sale. Depending how you drive, you will get 25-30 MPG and it’s not liable to the clean air zone charges. Why not come across and have a look? My son will show you the car if you do. Look for the white gold tourer (minty2).


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I'm in a bit of a quandary - I need a Tourer. I've seen two completely different ones I like but there just seem to be a lot of variables to consider so it'd be good to bounce off some ideas:

The first is a 75 diesel - literally the Tourer version of my saloon with the wooden dash, wheel etc. As we all know 45-50mpg but I'm worried about clean air zones. I don't travel that much in and out of city centres but I'd hate to be in a position where nipping over to Liverpool, Manchester, Wigan perhaps even Warrington where we like to go shopping and have a coffee might in a couple of years end up costing me. And I'm worried it's the thin end of the wedge - I'm from Liverpool and it's been reported for years that there are some areas outside the city centre (particularly along the old docks) that have some of the worst air pollution in the country. What's to stop them extending these zones, presumably with Govt backing and gusto in the march to drive diesels off the roads...

The second is a trophy blue MG ZT 180 just had the belts done and seems to have been well looked after. I couldn't run a 20mpg car so would be looking to fit LPG which is doable as the price is considerably lower vs the diesel. The E5 E10 game shouldn't impact me too much if I'm only using premium to get the engine warmed up.

Take the logic out of it and I prefer the diesel. I just love the facelift 75 - I think it has the right balance between cool and class and the wooden dash etc is just so much more pleasing to me than the MGs sporty look.

What think ye all?
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Old 19th August 2021, 16:40   #19
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Mine’s for sale. Depending how you drive, you will get 25-30 MPG and it’s not liable to the clean air zone charges. Why not come across and have a look? My son will show you the car if you do. Look for the white gold tourer (minty2).
I bought the MG sorry mate - fell in love with it the moment I saw it
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Old 19th August 2021, 18:18   #20
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I've just put my old REG plates and a load of random ones I've found on ebay.

MK1 V6 75 or ZT Auto - No charge
MK1 V6 75 or ZT Manual - £8 charge in brum
MK2 V6 75 or ZT Auto or Manual - £8 charge in brum

So it looks like for whatever reason MK1 V6 Autos haven't been included in the charging scheme, but all other 75/ZTs have.
I checked mine out today as we are heading up to Birmingham next weekend and it shows as no charge - 53 plate (2004) mk1 ZT-T 190 (coincidentally also a Birmingham registered car).
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