Colin Ellis #456 It'll be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it's not the end
Ebay seller declined my offer, which was only a little lower than his asking price anyway. Never mind, the so called specialist this time seems to have done the job they were supposed to have done the first time around and replaced a bearing of some description, along with the clutch assembly, so the compressor now has a new "front end" on it. And now it works, which is even better.
Got the car back last Thursday and so far have been enjoying only 1 long, speed-limited motorway run through heavy-ish traffic and a couple of short journeys. Some trips a little further afield are beckoning, I feel.
So far though, the car feels and sounds phenomenal and I really look forward to getting to know it better and better as time goes on.
One quick Q - is the clutch really heavy in all these cars? Only driven mine, so no means to compare. It's something I could get used to but in traffic, my leg aches somewhat! having said that, the Cov meet next week will be my ideal opportunity to find out about this sort of thing.
Brilliant, brilliant car though. Loving it!
Stuart Clough
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They are all heavy.... you will get used to it... the more you drive it the more you realise that the weight of the controls match the cars 'feel'.
Ian
yes you get used to it. Driving some other cars afterwards seems really strange, like they have very very light clutches!!
colintf
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I always get a shock after driving the V8 and then jumping into the TF or ZS and using the clutch for the first time!
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vin 00242 - Probably the only 260 to have driven the full Le Mans circuit?
MG Car Club Z Register V8 ZT/ZTT Rep.
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MG Car Club MGF Register International Liaison Representative
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Colin Ellis #456 It'll be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it's not the end
Reassuring to hear, thanks guys. Yup, stop start traffic is a bit of a work out!! I do love the heavy, mechanical feel of the car though. It really is something else.
Stu
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