Breaking a Mk 2 ZT CDTi & build quality

2750 HP · 3rd March 2021, 15:10

Today I neared the completion of breaking my 262,000 mile 2004 car which was only taken off the road in December 2016 following the second failure of the clutch slave cylinder. So i bought an identical (inc colour) car from 2005 which i still run today.

The car i have been breaking came apart so easily with little effort / seized bolts / nuts etc and the amount of corrosion (other than on the wheels) on the body is absolutely minimal. Shows how well built it was and a credit to Rover.

BTW i run Mk1 ZT 190 and 260 and have not noticed any great difference with build quality to the two Mk 2 CDTs i have. Indeed, both Mk2s have been ultra reliable on 25k miles per annum whilst the Mk1 190 had a replacement engine before I purchased it.

pletevl · 5th March 2021, 13:45

What about sound proofing ? any signs that that was cut back in the later cars ?

I do find my 2005 Cdti very very noisy. (engine and road noise)

Pete.

3rd March 2021, 15:10	#1
2750 HP Loves to post ZT CDTI, 190+, 260, Triumph TR4, Rolls Royce, Bentley and Mercedes E220d cabriolet Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Little England Posts: 375 Thanks: 8 Thanked 72 Times in 46 Posts	Breaking a Mk 2 ZT CDTi & build quality Today I neared the completion of breaking my 262,000 mile 2004 car which was only taken off the road in December 2016 following the second failure of the clutch slave cylinder. So i bought an identical (inc colour) car from 2005 which i still run today. The car i have been breaking came apart so easily with little effort / seized bolts / nuts etc and the amount of corrosion (other than on the wheels) on the body is absolutely minimal. Shows how well built it was and a credit to Rover. BTW i run Mk1 ZT 190 and 260 and have not noticed any great difference with build quality to the two Mk 2 CDTs i have. Indeed, both Mk2s have been ultra reliable on 25k miles per annum whilst the Mk1 190 had a replacement engine before I purchased it.

5th March 2021, 13:45	#2
pletevl Posted a thing or two rover 75 cdti(rhd), MG ZR(lhd), MG TF(lhd), MG TF(rhd), mini mpi (lhd), Renault megane III (awful) Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: East of France Posts: 1,278 Thanks: 124 Thanked 114 Times in 93 Posts	What about sound proofing ? any signs that that was cut back in the later cars ? I do find my 2005 Cdti very very noisy. (engine and road noise) Pete.