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5th March 2017, 08:50 | #1 |
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X Power Grey MGZT 180+ Auto... Bumble & 1.8T Odessey Rover 75 Contemporary SE manual Join Date: Nov 2015
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Another blast from the past
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MG-MONTEGO...UAAOSw32lYutZ-
Lovely condition
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5th March 2017, 09:24 | #2 |
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that is a blast from the past.shame there ain't many cars left like this anymore.
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5th March 2017, 09:37 | #3 |
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Never owned the MG version, but had a succession of the 2.0 GTi automatics in the 80's and 90's - the Company sold them cheap at under 3 years old and I was friends with the Transport Manager, so always had first choice. Should have kept the last one!
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5th March 2017, 11:04 | #4 |
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I used to make the bumpers for those (and Maestro,800)
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5th March 2017, 11:26 | #5 |
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MG ZT 135+ Diesel Auto Mk2. Nisan Micra 1.4 SVE Auto. Join Date: Apr 2015
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Looks A1 condition, but not wishing to be critical, if I was in the market for this at that age and mileage, (even though very low for age) and their deserved reputation to dissolve in just about every conceivable place at the mere sight of daylight, I'd want a very detailed and knowledgeable inspection and take any sellers description with a dose of salt at that price.
Some years ago, watched a consumer programme about dodgy cars and they took a death trap car from a scrapyard and gave to a back street garage, within days they had transformed it into what passed as a very tidy and well looked after car. They then showed you the hidden bodges and it was still a death trap, just a good looking one, they then crushed it to make sure it never returned to the road.
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Plenum spyhole mod. Powerflow backbox. 11 spoke alloys repainted Black Sparkle. Black Expansion tank. Drivers side cup holder. PPD carpeted heater box sides. Illuminated sun visors, PPD Door reflectors. PPD Seatbelt lower mount bolt covers. PPD Drivers grab handle. Cubby rechargeable torch and power socket. FBH retro-fitted. FBH engine pre-heater mod done. Electric rear Sunblind. Tow bar. Flip key. MGR towing mirrors and Saloon roof bars. Hand Built in Birmingham |
5th March 2017, 15:30 | #6 | |
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That one looks a little over-prepared (or more accurately the colour-balance in the pictures makes the colour 'pop' a bit too much) but tidy enough, certainly the interior would support the mileage. That's one of the tidiest MG interiors I've seen for a long time - and apparently the dash isn't cracked which is a miracle if it's been parked outside. It's a mystery, however, why the seller has gone for an advert in block caps with a grey background. Not exactly easy reading... |
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5th March 2017, 16:02 | #7 |
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£8k for a Montego! Or a V8 75 hmmm let me think.
Shame it's not the turbo version as I watched this the other day...
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5th March 2017, 20:36 | #8 |
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Montego every time, just watched the video.
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They're cracking cars, but even then people were critical of them. I remember telling a mechanic friend how much I loved it and he sneered about how prone to rust and poorly made they were. Funny how many of the cars I've liked during my life have been ridiculed through theirs then become ''collectables'' |
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5th March 2017, 23:23 | #10 |
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They also rusted (badly) around the rear windscreen (MG Turbo)!!
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