Depressed about car ownership - Page 4

SCP440 · 14th May 2021, 16:38

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Originally Posted by torque2me

Some of the examples of to-days replacement/repair costs given in a few recent posts of late certainly would make one think.

How much would a rear screen cost for your Interceptor Steve?

Your lucky in some respects in that a good engineering company bought a lot of the plant/tooling from the administrators on Jensen's demise and many panels and parts can still be made if not already on the shelf.

I'm envious

Kev

Yes Martin Robeys are making panels but the presses are worn out so what you get is a panel that needs a lot of work to get it to fit but at least it is a starting point, the rear screen is about £900 but I have a couple of spares if I ever need on. Hopefully not as they are all slightly different and need flexing to fit.

Yes most people are envious and I feel very lucky to be a custodian of one.

A perfect example is I needed a new Evaporator for the A/C, they are not available new and all the used ones are probably as bad as mine, I had a new one made and it cost £150 plus the VAT. Not cheap but I thought reasonable considering the amount of work involved. I just need to find a spare 2 day sto fit it.

Bob Walker · 15th May 2021, 09:17

If the car is in reasonable condition, I would keep the car and spend the money you would use for a new one!! If you buy a 'new' eurobox you will probably be paying more to buy and maintain it, plus, if you take out a loan, you will be in debt, rather than owning a lovely car. Many ex MGZT/75 owners regret selling them. There are many very helpful people on this forum who can advise you where to get repairs done at a reasonable cost. I had the timing belts done on my car at half the price I was quoted with the help of this forum and I have been steadily building up a stock of hard to find parts for my V6 for future use.
Inspect your car, make a list of the things that need to be done in order of priority and then post on this forum for advise.
My ZT is far from perfect but I have been steadily putting things right without getting in debt.
It is amazing how many people don't recognise our cars any more, especially the younger ones, they come and speak to me about it and it has also kept me busy during lockdown!

bl52krz · 15th May 2021, 13:58

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Originally Posted by FLYING BANANA

I keep meaning to look on how much I have spent on Banana over the last 11 years of ownership. Be over a grand I expect lol!!!!!!!

If you have the money and the love for the car then it’s best to get it done.

Hi Bob.You feeling ok? You must be suffering from amnesia.

PMAN01 · 20th May 2021, 18:53

I have a spreadsheet of the costs of our Rover over the last 11yrs and it roughly equates to about £100 per month. You can’t even get a Fiat Tipo on monthly lease for that!

COLVERT · 20th May 2021, 19:34

The OP must be really depressed as he's vanished from this thread.---

If he ever does look in then my two pence worth is ------------

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YorksMG2013 · 21st May 2021, 07:50

Re-appeared. Thanks for all the comments.
I do love my ZT but £800 to put her back on the road.....
Will see how I can generate some extra cash and take it from there

Andrew

coolguy · 21st May 2021, 08:34

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Originally Posted by YorksMG2013

Re-appeared. Thanks for all the comments.
I do love my ZT but £800 to put her back on the road.....
Will see how I can generate some extra cash and take it from there

Andrew

£800 will only buy you a heap of scrap these days. A couple of years ago, there were plenty of half decent cars for sale for about £1,000, with a long MOT. Look at Autotrader, EBay or Gumtree now and there are very few. Even our much-maligned 75s/ZTs are now fetching between £1500 and £3000 for average examples.

john116 · 21st May 2021, 12:29

800 is cheap. What's the problem?

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Originally Posted by YorksMG2013

Re-appeared. Thanks for all the comments.
I do love my ZT but £800 to put her back on the road.....
Will see how I can generate some extra cash and take it from there

Andrew

COLVERT · 22nd May 2021, 10:04

Post 37.

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mileshawk56 · 22nd May 2021, 15:12

£800- that is a bargain, I spent £3000+ to get my ZT to the standard I felt the car should be on the basis of safety,etc. and further for maintanance and I am not a wealthy man, I qualify for no benefits apart from OAPension. If you cant afford to maintain your car.well the answer is there. Chris.S.

15th May 2021, 09:17	#32
Bob Walker Loves to post MGZT Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Richmond Posts: 255 Thanks: 26 Thanked 80 Times in 45 Posts	Weighing up the pros and cons If the car is in reasonable condition, I would keep the car and spend the money you would use for a new one!! If you buy a 'new' eurobox you will probably be paying more to buy and maintain it, plus, if you take out a loan, you will be in debt, rather than owning a lovely car. Many ex MGZT/75 owners regret selling them. There are many very helpful people on this forum who can advise you where to get repairs done at a reasonable cost. I had the timing belts done on my car at half the price I was quoted with the help of this forum and I have been steadily building up a stock of hard to find parts for my V6 for future use. Inspect your car, make a list of the things that need to be done in order of priority and then post on this forum for advise. My ZT is far from perfect but I have been steadily putting things right without getting in debt. It is amazing how many people don't recognise our cars any more, especially the younger ones, they come and speak to me about it and it has also kept me busy during lockdown!

21st May 2021, 07:50	#36
YorksMG2013 Gets stuck in MG ZT 190 SE & MG ZT 260 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Leeds Posts: 854 Thanks: 95 Thanked 119 Times in 65 Posts	Costs of ownership Re-appeared. Thanks for all the comments. I do love my ZT but £800 to put her back on the road..... Will see how I can generate some extra cash and take it from there Andrew __________________ Proud owner of a Pearl Black facelift ZT 190 SE (or should that be the 'Black Pearl'? Just call me Cap'n Jack!) Now joined by the Blue Beast - MG ZT 260 #57 in Trophy Blue

20th May 2021, 18:53	#34
PMAN01 Happy to waft not race thanks! Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 191 Thanks: 196 Thanked 21 Times in 14 Posts	I have a spreadsheet of the costs of our Rover over the last 11yrs and it roughly equates to about £100 per month. You can’t even get a Fiat Tipo on monthly lease for that!

20th May 2021, 19:34	#35
COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	The OP must be really depressed as he's vanished from this thread.--- If he ever does look in then my two pence worth is ------------ ------------Keep it.----

22nd May 2021, 15:12	#40
mileshawk56 Posted a thing or two MGZT Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Berkshire Posts: 1,281 Thanks: 1,738 Thanked 299 Times in 216 Posts	£800- that is a bargain, I spent £3000+ to get my ZT to the standard I felt the car should be on the basis of safety,etc. and further for maintanance and I am not a wealthy man, I qualify for no benefits apart from OAPension. If you cant afford to maintain your car.well the answer is there. Chris.S.