What to look for

silkie · 3rd March 2016, 08:31

Hi i am going to pick up an MG ZT v6 190 manual at the weekend i have put a deposit on the car but have only seen the pictures and read the sales pitch, so far it looks very nice and reads fine but i know you can get a bit blinkerd when you have your heart set on something.
I have a rover 75 cdt and know some of the problems they have but just wanted to ask what i should be looking for with my potential new acquisition.
Thanks in advance.

Dubya · 3rd March 2016, 08:38

Pop the bonnet and listen to the engine on tickover, is there any rattling from the inlet manifold? If so budget for a replacement ( I think DMGRS has them).
Also check when the cam belts were replaced, due every 6 years / 90,000 miles (whichever is sooner), you are talking around £450 to have them changed!

stevestrat · 3rd March 2016, 08:48

Have a read at this, buyers guide.

planenut · 3rd March 2016, 09:43

I have done this, promised to buy without viewing, got there and thought, No Way! so at times you have to walk away. As you say, it's difficult if you've already planned on driving it away, but I had thought about it on the bus over there and decided if I saw several faults, then there are more I could not see.

silkie · 6th March 2016, 05:04

Thanks for the replys well i went to see it and have to say i have never been so disappointed not only because i had my heart set on going home in it given it lived up to the description but the fact that i spent £60.00 and 9 hours of my time going to see it.
Obviously the old saying of beauty is in the eye of the beholder rings true for cars as well it realy annoys me that some people think its ok to leave out a lot of the negative points and hope you dont pick up on them and pictures that are taken which leave out the dents,scratches and rips to seats.
Now i have to try and get my deposit back wish me luck.

3rd March 2016, 08:31	#1
silkie Newbie rover 75 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: ellesmere port Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What to look for Hi i am going to pick up an MG ZT v6 190 manual at the weekend i have put a deposit on the car but have only seen the pictures and read the sales pitch, so far it looks very nice and reads fine but i know you can get a bit blinkerd when you have your heart set on something. I have a rover 75 cdt and know some of the problems they have but just wanted to ask what i should be looking for with my potential new acquisition. Thanks in advance.

3rd March 2016, 08:38	#2
Dubya Loves to post 2005 MG ZT-T+ V6 190 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Hereford Posts: 474 Thanks: 126 Thanked 139 Times in 103 Posts	Pop the bonnet and listen to the engine on tickover, is there any rattling from the inlet manifold? If so budget for a replacement ( I think DMGRS has them). Also check when the cam belts were replaced, due every 6 years / 90,000 miles (whichever is sooner), you are talking around £450 to have them changed! __________________ 7,925th ZT-T to run off the production line, out of 8,249 The 1,709th ZT-T 190 + to be made out of 1,756 The 103rd ZT-T in Mica Blue (Ignition) (code: JGY) to be made out of 160 Mica Blue (Ignition) ZT-Ts

3rd March 2016, 08:48	#3
stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,488 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	Have a read at this, buyers guide. __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

6th March 2016, 05:04	#5
silkie Newbie rover 75 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: ellesmere port Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thank you Thanks for the replys well i went to see it and have to say i have never been so disappointed not only because i had my heart set on going home in it given it lived up to the description but the fact that i spent £60.00 and 9 hours of my time going to see it. Obviously the old saying of beauty is in the eye of the beholder rings true for cars as well it realy annoys me that some people think its ok to leave out a lot of the negative points and hope you dont pick up on them and pictures that are taken which leave out the dents,scratches and rips to seats. Now i have to try and get my deposit back wish me luck.

3rd March 2016, 09:43	#4
planenut Regional Secretary Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Heathrow Posts: 6,955 Thanks: 1,551 Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts	I have done this, promised to buy without viewing, got there and thought, No Way! so at times you have to walk away. As you say, it's difficult if you've already planned on driving it away, but I had thought about it on the bus over there and decided if I saw several faults, then there are more I could not see.