Big day tomorow!

[stevestrat]

By this time tomorrow I'll have been home a while with a ZT260. Everything is organised, insurance and tax (rip off!) sorted, taxi booked to take me to the station in the morning. Bag packed with some snacks for the train south . . . . as well as a spare can of Tyreweld and a wee compressor, bit paranoid, never had a car with no spare wheel before! Being picked up at a station south of Leeds, do the paperwork etc, over to a trader from the 75&ZT club who lives locally to get a spare key sorted out then head north for about 220 miles. Luckily, judging by weather forecasts, I seem to have picked a quiet period between storms to collect it.

[Les4048]

Enjoy every minute Steve, they are awesome cars

[Tim]

Go luck with everything. :) Have a good nights sleep.

[colintf]

By this time tomorrow I'll have been home a while with a ZT260. Everything is organised, insurance and tax (rip off!) sorted, taxi booked to take me to the station in the morning. Bag packed with some snacks for the train south . . . . as well as a spare can of Tyreweld and a wee compressor, bit paranoid, never had a car with no spare wheel before! Being picked up at a station south of Leeds, do the paperwork etc, over to a trader from the 75&ZT club who lives locally to get a spare key sorted out then head north for about 220 miles. Luckily, judging by weather forecasts, I seem to have picked a quiet period between storms to collect it.


Enjoy your special day :thumb

[trikey]

Enjoy Steve, hope you have a safe trip back.

[Lord Hybrid]

Let us know how you enjoy it :)

[ksilver]

By this time tomorrow I'll have been home a while with a ZT260. Everything is organised, insurance and tax (rip off!) sorted, taxi booked to take me to the station in the morning. Bag packed with some snacks for the train south . . . . as well as a spare can of Tyreweld and a wee compressor, bit paranoid, never had a car with no spare wheel before! Being picked up at a station south of Leeds, do the paperwork etc, over to a trader from the 75&ZT club who lives locally to get a spare key sorted out then head north for about 220 miles. Luckily, judging by weather forecasts, I seem to have picked a quiet period between storms to collect it.

Add credit card for a couple of fill ups :~

Enjoy

[colintf]

Add credit card for a couple of fill ups :~

Enjoy

too late, ate, he will already be on his way I guess, so fingers crossed :cool:

[Richb]

This sounds like my buying experience 2 weeks ago, half a day of coach and train journeys followed by a nervous 200-odd mile drive home. I was a lot less prepared though!

Hope all goes well!

Rich

[John Newey]

Hope all goes to plan! Enjoy-ZT V8 is a great place to be :)!

[stevestrat]

Got home at half eight, much later than I thought. The plan was to finalise the deal then go to one of the 75&ZT club traders for a 2nd key. Got to the trader's, coffee then he started doing the key, that's when the fun started, like many other V8s it didn't like a T4 poking around inside it! After a lot of frustration and a phone call to another trader finally got it sorted but the delay meant I hit Newcastle at peak traffic, what I didn't want. The weather was downright unpleasant but we got here, tired but with a big grin on my face :D

Regarding the fuel, I'd heard all kinds of horror stories but I was pleasantly surprised that she returned 28mpg.

[stevemiller]

Enjoy, well you will at 28 mpg and under a £1 a litre. I still enjoyed at £1.40 and have never seen 28mpg keep that in mind.

Steve

[colintf]

Got home at half eight, much later than I thought. The plan was to finalise the deal then go to one of the 75&ZT club traders for a 2nd key. Got to the trader's, coffee then he started doing the key, that's when the fun started, like many other V8s it didn't like a T4 poking around inside it! After a lot of frustration and a phone call to another trader finally got it sorted but the delay meant I hit Newcastle at peak traffic, what I didn't want. The weather was downright unpleasant but we got here, tired but with a big grin on my face :D

Regarding the fuel, I'd heard all kinds of horror stories but I was pleasantly surprised that she returned 28mpg.

Welcome to v8 ownership

thats about what I get on a good run to :thumb

[Richb]

Well done Steve. Did I miss the post/thread where you reveal what you got?

Rich

[stevestrat]

I was waiting to post pics but the weather is kinda against that at the moment. Its #243, pearl black, standard but has a sunroof, parking sensors and the previous owner retrofitted a leather interior with heated/memory seats. Immaculate inside and out.

[colintf]

I have #242 :thumb

[Richb]

I was waiting to post pics but the weather is kinda against that at the moment. Its #243, pearl black, standard but has a sunroof, parking sensors and the previous owner retrofitted a leather interior with heated/memory seats. Immaculate inside and out.

Nice :thumb

[AndyG]

I was waiting to post pics but the weather is kinda against that at the moment. Its #243, pearl black, standard but has a sunroof, parking sensors and the previous owner retrofitted a leather interior with heated/memory seats. Immaculate inside and out.

CONGRATULATIONS :D

You will go green soon then there is loads to read.

(Lists of your brothers and sisters)

List of 001 to 883 (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/showthread.php?t=5539)

Pictures of cars in VIN order (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/showthread.php?12340-Photographs-of-Cars-Ordered-by-VIN)
To add your car (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/showthread.php?12302-Car-Photo-Vin-order-thread)

Car Names (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/showthread.php?t=7128)

Estates (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/showthread.php?t=5493)

Supercharged Cars (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/showthread.php?t=5460)

Locations (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/showthread.php?t=7079)
Location Map (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/showthread.php?9459-NO-COST-CAR-MAPPING-Clickable-map-to-set-your-location)

Rolling Road Results (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/showthread.php?t=7475)

Past & Future Events (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/forumdisplay.php?58-Two-Sixties-Events)

Articles about our cars (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/forumdisplay.php?153-Articles-about-our-cars)

Technical Index (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/forumdisplay.php?164-Index)

Consumables - What goes where (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/showthread.php?7028-Consumables-what-goes-where)

The SHOP (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/forumdisplay.php?f=121)

List of possible 260s Meetings (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/showthread.php?12486-2013-MG-etc-Diary-Dates&p=132262#post132262)MG ZT260 FAQ (http://www.spunagain.co.uk/ZT260page.html) (in the Public Section)

Two-sixties Blog (http://two-sixties-blog.com/) (in the Public Section)

MG ZT/ZT-T and Rover 75 V8 Buyers Guide (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/showthread.php?14616-MG-ZT-ZT-T-and-Rover-75-V8-Buyers-Guide) (in the Public Section)

Items for sale 260 members only (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/forumdisplay.php?151-Items-for-sale-to-Two-Sixties-members-only)
Items For Sale in Public Section (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/forumdisplay.php?90-Items-for-sale) (in the Public Section)
List of MG ZT/ZTT/75 V8s For Sale (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/showthread.php?13272-List-of-MG-ZT-ZTT-75-V8s-FOR-SALE)(in the Public Section)

BTCC Media Day (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/showthread.php?10763-BTCC-Media-Day-(Public-Thread)) (in the Public Section)
BTCC 2012 (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/showthread.php?10843-BTCC-Brands-Hatch-1st-April-2012-Photos) (in the Public Section)
BTCC 2013 (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/showthread.php?12139-Thursday-21st-MArch-13-2013-BTCC-Media-Day-at-Donington-Park&p=128406#post128406)
BTCC 2014 (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/showthread.php?13265-2014-BTCC-dates)
BTCC 2015 (https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/showthread.php?14284-BTCC-2015-dates).

[peterv8]

Hi and welcome from Sweden!:-)

[Morganman]

Hi and welcome from Germany.
André

[stevestrat]

I have #242 :thumbHey, brothers :D

Thanks for the welcomes guys.

Well, after owning a 260 for over 24 hours I have made the following observations:

The suspension is rock hard
The clutch is heavy
There's nowhere to park your left foot
Its thirsty
I love it more every time I get behind the wheel :cool:

I just need to get to grips with the DD head unit in it. At one point in the journey home it searched for the best signal and I ended up with Classic FM, just what I needed to keep me alert on a road I'm unfamiliar with in the dark in bad weather! Kept prodding the touchscreen until I found something a bit livelier.

[zt954]

Forgot the stereo just enjoy the experience
welcome to the experience!

[AndyG]

QUOTE=stevestrat;155676
The suspension is rock hard. Yes it is, Tires can soften it.
The clutch is heavy. Again, Yes it is.
There's nowhere to park your left foot. Under the clutch pedal.
Its thirsty. Yes, but in a great way.
I love it more every time I get behind the wheel. Join the club

If you're good at double de-clutching the box can be quite quick :)

Have Fun :D

[Herman]

Hey, brothers :D

Thanks for the welcomes guys.

Well, after owning a 260 for over 24 hours I have made the following observations:

The suspension is rock hard
The clutch is heavy
There's nowhere to park your left foot
Its thirsty
I love it more every time I get behind the wheel :cool:

I just need to get to grips with the DD head unit in it. At one point in the journey home it searched for the best signal and I ended up with Classic FM, just what I needed to keep me alert on a road I'm unfamiliar with in the dark in bad weather! Kept prodding the touchscreen until I found something a bit livelier.

The suspension is rock hard - yes
The clutch is heavy - yes
There's nowhere to park your left foot - no there isn't
Its thirsty - no sh*t

[anthony27]

There's nowhere to park your left foot


I'm feeling smug because continental owners have plenty of room for their left foot in a 260!
But then we have to pay hefty shipping costs when we need parts ...
(and we have to cut out the two-sixty floor mats to fit the driver's side :) )

[Lord Hybrid]

Very happy for you mate, look foward to seeing the photos of the car, this will really fire up my and my dad's enthusiasm to get one. :)