Best I got from my 190 was 30 mpg, best I've got from the 260 is 24 mpg, average is around 22 mpg
Best I got from my 190 was 30 mpg, best I've got from the 260 is 24 mpg, average is around 22 mpg
Colin Ellis #456 It'll be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it's not the end
Ah, good show, if you had a 190 how would you say they compare? I live in rural Oxfordshire. I would be using the car to commute to work 15 miles away on rural roads (great driving roads)!. At present I get 26-27 mpg I guess I would barely be getting 20 mpg in a 260?
Is the performance between the two that different?
They are totally different animals
The 190 is, probably, more nimble, but the 260 is just, well it's 'just', brings a grin to my face no matter how crap my day's been.
I know the oxford roads - great drivers roads,
I've pushed the front end of the 190 too far but the back end of the 260 is so planted and controllable
I'd never go back to a 190, if I needed economy it'd be a CDTI with the 260 for pure fun
Colin Ellis #456 It'll be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it's not the end
Group of us are going up to the MG spares day at Stoneleigh on the 20th - grab yourself a ticket and come and see a collection of the beasts
Colin Ellis #456 It'll be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it's not the end
Cheers, will do. However, am I right in thinking that your sending me to Coventry?!
Inviting is different to sending
Colin Ellis #456 It'll be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it's not the end
............Originally Posted by mrmanbag
Cheers, will do. However, am I right in thinking that your sending me to Coventry?!
Only if you don't buy one.
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ZTT400 SHM Pearl Black #519 "Super Brick"
ZTT260 Starlight Silver #428
ZS180 x 3: 2 x Trophy Blue Hatchbacks, 1 x Le Mans Green 4 door. (Loads of ZS bits For Sale)
ZR160 3 door XPG, Road Racer, "Rabbit" FOR SALE
Triumph Bikes x 2. 1999 Speed Triple, 2011 Street Triple
yeah the engine/drive train ford stuff is easy to come by as they are mass-manufactured in the US and widely used in the late 90s to current Ford Mustang, of which there are now more of them in the UK than ZT260s.
So I wouldnt worry about those parts.
A clutch kit was £200, pretty good value and off the shelf - its the labour that costs for that particular job.
So yes, if your unlucky and some of the few rarer V8-only items need replacing you may have to hunt around a bit, but generally in use and wear and tear/servicing they can actually be run on a relatively small budget, I find.
MG ZT 260 SE Monogram, Olive black 2004 (LPG)
Ford Mustang 289ci V8 (4.7) Convertible 1967, Silver
Chevy Corvette convertible 350ci V8 (5.7), 1974, Metallic Blue
Pontiac Firebird 403ci V8 (6.6), 1977, red
Rover 214 Si 16v 1994 M White/grey (1600 k series)
Rover 220 Turbo Coupe FDH 1995
Rover Mini Cooper 1997 P
Volvo 960 24v 2.9 estate 1991 J (in family from new)
VW Polo 1.4SE auto 2005 (in family from new)
Jaguar Mk 2 resto project
Mercedes GLB 200d (lease)
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