Ex ZT190 owner wants a 260.

[Belcher]

Hi All,

My first post here. I am still a member on the MG Rover Forum under the same name. I owned a cracking ZT190 with twin pipes, etc. in Trophy Blue but sold it 18 months ago and bought a "Skoda" Octavia VRS 1.8T (jabbasport tuned to 225BHP). I desperatly miss the ZT and am in the process of selling the VRS to buy another ZT, but the 260 this time. I originally wanted the 260, but bought the 190 before MGR was sold. The prices then dropped which really peed me off.

I am after a MK1 version (prefer the front end) 260 SE in either Trophy Blue, or Xpower Grey. Below average milage, and normal SE trim. Prefer the larger spoiler, but not that fussed. My budget is £8,500. Do you think this is realistic? Anything to watch out for when buying?

Cheers people

[Tim]

Have a look in the for sale section mate. Blue 260 in Norfolk. Normal ZT things to look for plus water hose above throttle and quick look at the diff for leaks.

[Belcher]

Yeh. Saw that but it's the MK2. Prefer the Mk1. I have been keeping an eye on this one http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/418173.htm Any history on this site with this? Does the price seem OK?

Cheers

[Tim]

No, the oxford blue one is a mk1

[Belcher]

No, the oxford blue one is a mk1

Ah yes, sorry. Not sure on the colour though.

So what about the one I pointed out. Any good? It's a 7 hour round trip for me to view it Need to be fairly sure beforehand !

[Tim]

Ah yes, sorry. Not sure on the colour though.

So what about the one I pointed out. Any good? It's a 7 hour round trip for me to view it Need to be fairly sure beforehand !

Just looked on the database and have nothing with the reg number. All I could say is it looks to be a late mk1 around vin210ish. Ask them if it has had the mods done to it and see what they say. Hose, clip, that sort of thing. Also ask for a picture of the engine bay and vin number then send it to me. Might be able to glean something from that.