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[Chance]

Right so im always looking on ebay..autotrader etc at various cars.

Saw this and i like that its not the normal saloon with big spoiler and i like the subtle but still different paint.

I put a bid in expecting it to go for more but i won it for 895. Lots of service history...all important 3belts changed february 2015.

Heres the usual petrol station shot...ive got to give it a full clean and ill get some more. (not a very good pic)



It has stone chips on just one corner of the front bumper which is odd...and laquer peel on top of one of the front wings. Mechanically i cant fault it, yet.

[mininuts]

Lovely car! One day, these 180s will be a sought after car. Interest is slowly growing on MGRover products, buy now while they're cheap

Gotta love MG Z cars!

[Chance]

Yup i think as the numbers get less and less each year more people will want one..

I cant buy anymore..ive run out of space. No room for this one but its fantastic. My newest car so far is my 1995 metro. This thing is newer but still a great drive unlike most newer cars

[leemcmini]

I'm a big fan of the Z range, I have  a 160vvc MG Express van with over 160K on the clock,  full folder of history, smoothest K series I've ever owned.

 

great for throwing the road bike in the back 

[Chance]

I like those express vans..wanted one when i was younger. Im still young now though..only 21. Buying cars while i still can.

Id love a ZR and ZT to go with this but hey ho.

[Gr4h4m]

Back in about 1997 I had a 416i I always thought it was a great handing car with a good engine. I had it swapped for a 1800 vectra which was crap compared to it.

[megamini_jb]

Looks awesome in that colour!

[Chance]

It feels great on the road but i can only compare it to a metro and 200 cabriolet

Suspension is abit hard but thats what i like

Royal Blue apparently..quite unusual for an MG i think..

Ill put some pics up tomorrow after ive finished polishing.. Only got halfway through claying today.

[Chance]

Spent hours cleaning this up...noone washes cars these days and it takes me hours to remove all the tar and ground in dirt.

Washed..clayed..polishee..sealed.
Wheels cleaned and sealed also.
Glass cleaned inside and out.





Its half on a kerb and half on a dropped kerb so sitting weird.
Half the bonnnet was faded and still has strange marks on it.

Before


After


Not perfect but lots better.
Ive got to try and sort the cloudy headlights out..any tips? I was gonna wet and dry 1500/2000 and use rubbing compound to bring it back up

[Jordie]

G3 on the lights using a small die grinder sized polisher.

Ive heard toothpaste with whitening stuff in works too

[Guess-Works.com]

Best thing to do is mop them (G3 or G10), remove front bumper (it's only a dozen or so screws) and then you can get to the unit much better, without leaving crap behind the bumper.

[Chance]

Went at the lights today..various wet and dry grades upto 2500..then mop with G3.
Didnt remove bumper..i couldnt be doing with the extra time.

Not perfect but 100% better. Very happy.

Worst one before.


During..


End result.


Full shot before and after

Edited by Chance, 13 September 2015 - 04:27 PM.

[megamini_jb]

So much better :)

[Black.Ghost]

Loving this car. The Mk2 ZS look really smart. 

[Chance]

I still need to get some nice pictures.
Its cracking to drive..my 'grown up' car.

Im getting abit inundated with cars and with to do list thats getting too long.

Ive stopped looking for cars now...the mini has been waiting for me to fix it up for 2years now. Time flies.