MG ZT 260 V8 2004 53 Plate

[AndyG]

VIN #089
MG ZT 260 V8 2004 53 Plate

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mg-Zt-260v8-/111013019507?pt=UK_Cars_Parts_Vehicles_Other_Vehic le_Parts_Accessories_ET&hash=item19d8e43f73

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[Dominic22]

that' s the one that was on Gumtree for £4000 a couple of weeks ago. looks nice & clean

[re-tread]

Is it me, or the shadows on the photo but that gear knob looks a little more worn than 10k would suggest.

[colintf]

Is it me, or the shadows on the photo but that gear knob looks a little more worn than 10k would suggest.


i Guess it depends where the 10,000 miles have been done.

10,000 up and down the motorway is a short easy 10,000
10,000 on the Scilly Isles or Jersey would be a long hard 10,000 :cool:

[Nich]

If you look a little closer he says 10,000 was a mistake and it should be 100,000.

Only service records up to 84,491

Nich.

[re-tread]

If you look a little closer he says 10,000 was a mistake and it should be 100,000.

Only service records up to 84,491

Nich. Not spotted that.

[2V8s]

this sold for worryingly little money, no?

[Nich]

Yeah but.....................100,000 miles, last serviced at 84,491 suggests that it hasn't been particularly well looked after. The advert isn't designed to instill confidence either. The buyer has also said that the seller wants an extra £1000 so it may be listed again soon.

Nich.

[2V8s]

hmmm, well mine has 108k and i wouldnt be planning on selling for that money! Mine has official stamps to a similar level nd then self - maintained from around 90k so maybe that will be the case on this one too. Hard to know I suppose but to be honest the oil comes out as clean as it went in on these lumps from my experience so even 15k on one oil change I dont think would be the end of the world to be honest. Depends how long ago that was. depends on ownership too

[Nich]

Didn't mean to suggest that 100,000 miles was excessive, but the casual mention of "Sorry to dissappont some you the cars got 100,000 miles on it my mistake sorry Service records up to 84491." when he originally stated 10,000 miles is a pretty basic error.
Anyway it looks as if it hasn't sold because the buyer has posted feedback "Won item, no reserve stated and now wants £1000 more!! Avoid!!" So it may well be reappearing soon.

Nich.

[stevenw]

I must admit I did think that the final selling price was at least £1k below what I expected it to fetch based on the description.

As for service history,just because the book isn't stamped doesn't mean it hasn't been serviced properly,best to just look around the car and use your own judgement.

In fact I bought a car about 15 years ago with a full main dealer(Rover) service history,which had just had a full service by them,and when I checked it over the plugs were rusty and the air filter was black.I think the only thing they'd actually done was an oil and filter change,yet there was a stamp in the book and an invoice to say a full service been done including new plugs and air filter.

[2V8s]

yeah good point. Sometimes careful maintainance by a dedicated owner is actually better as you know things have actually been done. With mine, I have put entries hand written in the service book and have kept the reciepts for all the parts bought and fitted.

Yes I agree, another £1k on selling price wouldnt seem too far of expectations for a slightly risky ebay purchase. Prices are usually a little lower via ebay bidding