I've been waiting a l-o-n-g time for an LPG XPG ZT-T - just found this on P/H
http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3454312.htm
Anyone know anything about it? Seems too good to be true.
My heart is pounding like I'm about to go on my first date! :love
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I've been waiting a l-o-n-g time for an LPG XPG ZT-T - just found this on P/H
http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3454312.htm
Anyone know anything about it? Seems too good to be true.
My heart is pounding like I'm about to go on my first date! :love
I'd move quickly on this. Although a very basic spec it seems a very good price to me
Thanks chaps - my ONLY reservation is the mileage, as I wanted something around 30k - engine should be ok, but trim wears the same on any car - still, best go and give her a spin, eh? ;)
Shame about tank in boot so only 1\ 2 a estate
But very fair price
I would not worry about the mileage. I think the nature of someone fitting a LPG system is that they will be using more than a Petrol version so if you average it out it is not much per annum.
The Engine in our car is great, if you look at it's longeverty of the car it was designed for in America you will see that properly serviced like this car appears to be it will run for many many miles will little issues.
I lot of the the small issues we have are manly to do with a car that was redesigned to fit the engine rather than the engine itself. The figure quoted for the LPG system seems right and so you are getting a vehicle with the work done for little money. Any changes as you know, you can make relatively easy so you can reto-fit over the next few years to make it an SE version
I have the BRC system on mine, fitted at 7000 miles and now at 115,000. if anything the engine gets better with age, Brian once told me that the engine will take about 85,000 miles to run in and he may be correct, when I was in the 90's it seemed to be noticeably smoother than before, and ever in the last couple of days with an additional 20,000 miles on it stills seems to be getting smoother.
seems a lot of car for not a lot of money, despite the inaccurate description
Would it fall into the higher car tax band still, despite being LPG? :cool:
Oh!
Where would you suggest putting it, on the roof.
Yes it seems a very fair price with the seller doing 54000 miles in it.
Ask him how this was made up, if it was a lot of longish motorway travel then you should have no worries
I bought an LPG 260 , a saloon, earlier this year for a similar price with 49000 miles on the clock. Had to spend a bit on it, tyres, rear springs, changed rear exhaust boxes back to standard and a few other bits and pieces
IMHO if an LPG estate is what you want go for it, don't prat around put your money on the table TODAY
And no the seller is not my brother-in-law, uncle, cousin etc.
Good luck
Dave
looks good, wont hang around long at all at that price for an estate.
The sticky drivers door lock could be annoying though, but probably an easy fix. mine does it on the passenger side but usually pops up after relocking and unlocking once or twice with teh remote.
I have BRC system also, fitted at 20k and now done 106k. I did have to have 5 of the 8 injectors replaced recently though as they got leaks.
Also, I think the regulator is tired on mine as no matter how much the lpg specialists I use try to set it up, I still drop power sometimes on full throttle like the lpg system cant suppky quite enough gas at full load. So check this out on your test drive compared to petrol running. They should feel similar.
66k is nothing. Go for it.
Thanks for all your advice - much appreciated - mileage is mainly longer runs, apparently, so that's ok.
Won't need much room in the boot , don't want to drag the mpg down ;)
As for the wheels, yes, they look like the same 11 spokes I have on my 190 and the seats look like half leather half summit cloth, but are they definitely not Xenons headlights? - again, same as mine, which are.....anyway, going to see for myself later this week, so any more info gratefully received
Good point about uprating to SE spec afterwards - also, is it only Mk1s that don't have traction control, or would this also lack it, being a basic model?
"Oh!
Where would you suggest putting it, on the roof."
well i would try and put it in the boot well same as my range rover !!!!
and reposition the battery
but if space is no issue then no problems
just seems a shame to have a part estate
also headlights our xenons you can see them in picture
Not sure about the xenons, hasnt it got the light height adjustment by the dasher dimmer, usually means no xenons?
Re the OP, if you are looking for an LPG XPG ZTT V8, err what are you waiting for exactly!! :)
Go for it - what you save on the fuel you'll need to spend on the road tax... ooh... shouldn't I have said that? Anyway, get it bought and spend a fortune on it, like the rest of us :)
very good price for an estate, even without lpg.
but manual rear windows I never saw on a V8 before
I looked at a 260 before I got a 75 V8 and it had manual rear windows. So they are around. In my experience just stops the kids messing..... The guy who was selling the 260 said with it being basic there is a lot less to go wrong.
Interesting! in Germany all 75 / ZT have rear electric windows and auto AC.
But it is not hard to mount electric rear windows and heated memoryseats afterwards
No TC? Oh what a shame :D
As for windy rear windows, well they're Old School and my kidults hardly go in the back these days anyway - most of the time they sit in the front if I take them anywhere, or if we go out as a family it's in the wife's Jeep as she doesn't like a hard ride ;) (the Bilstein 260 shocks I put in, you filthy lot)
Anyway, I'm viewing on thursday, so with any luck, I'll be going greener by the weekend https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc26...BJRU5ErkJggg==:]
Cheers for the steers
PS: Anyone know the VIN or any history on this car?
good luck you will be smiling all the way. being a new owner myself i've enjoyed every minute of the 2months i've had 395. when you sit in it you will want it straight away i bet any money.
just noticed your not far from me either. im benfleet.
It's number 427. :-)
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Thanks - that's quite a low VIN number out of 883 considering it's such a late model - hope it didn't sit in a field too long before being registered? :confused:
It came off the line on the 07/04/04, do you know the first reg date?
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No, but that would explain why it looks a little tired for a 56 plate.
Went to see today - nice chap, seems genuine, had the car since 2007 and 11k. Has fsh and all the bills as per the ad, so mechanically sound and seems on top of some of the 260 wrinkles. Cosmetically, bonnet has stone chips that are starting to rust and there are some dinks and donks, more scruffy than serious and the wheels need some TLC. Drives nicely, no driveshift clunk, no rattles & squeaks & nice and tight. Engine clean enough but looks a little 'old' if you know what I mean - see pics on site - http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3454312.htm
Quite basic - no trip comp, no sat nav/tv, cloth seats, manual rear windows, but I presume it wouldn't be too tricky/costly to uprate those?
As we were driving, he mentioned a wheel bearing which he is getting fixed on monday and it's just been serviced & MOT'd but a red 'STOP/CHECK' light flashed up momentarily a couple of times - should I worry about that?
Overall I think the bits & pieces can be sorted for less than a grand, which is why I gave him a deposit and said I'd go for it :D:D:D:D:D:D:D
Just want to make sure you guys don't think there's anything in the above to be concerned about?
Really appreciate your input so far
"red 'STOP/CHECK' light flashed up momentarily "
They all do that sir!
Welcome to the collective :D
Well... dinks and donks are about £60 a panel, wheel refurb is about £50 each, TV is a waste of space and the satnav not much better, and what's the issue with manual rear windows when you will always be in the front?
Sounds fine...
As I said before, wind-up windows no problem for me, or my kidults.
I'd be interested to know about the other stuff and the age gap tho'
Good news about the STOP/CHECK light - must have been saying 'hello' ;)
Got a very good coachworks locally who double as an MG specialist - they've nursed my 190 through thick & thin - can't wait to see their faces when I roll up in the new chariot :D
Neil,
depends when you want to go and get it but if you need a lift to pick it up in a 260 let me know. You know where I live oh and no nicking my logo'd mudflaps.
Well done after a long wait very pleased for you. We can get a picture opf both together sometime and even include hans gruber if he is available. Essex section is growing by the week!
Steve
He he that'll scare the locals :)
Thanks Steve, may well take you up on that