K17VGY
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Registered: 26th Aug 08
Location: Bradford West Yorkshire
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thinking of getting a Mg ZR 1.4 105+ what do people think? Any problems to look out for?
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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ttt 
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Brian
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Registered: 15th Feb 07
Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire
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headgasket, random pieces of trim falling off and just generally what youd look for in any other car really
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daymoon
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Registered: 1st Aug 08
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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head gasket??
looks awesome, apparently handle well..
my dad got rover 25 ( almost same cars) and the badger has rusted quite bad... would gues mg would have same problem..
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Jamie_Hastings1
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway
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Great handling cars in the dry and more so in the wet with the right tyres. Quite nippy,its a rover at the end of the day though. Head gaskets about there main downfall
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3i_gaz
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headgaskets go as said, and if there on solid discs the brakes are shockingly bad.
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K17VGY
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Registered: 26th Aug 08
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ok cheers guys this is the one ive seen
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=320349863604
[Edited on 18-03-2009 by K17VGY]
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Willox
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Location: Aberdeenshire
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Never Liked that seats.Looks like cheap shitty seat covers if I'm honest 
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John
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£2200 for a car that wasn't even good when it was new, and has window winders 
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mattk
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Location: St. Helens
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mate had one, god awful inteiror in it, it was quite quick and handled nice though
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K17VGY
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wot would u guys suggest im looking for sumert between £2000-£2500 n in the ranf og a 1.4-1.6
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Jamie_Hastings1
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My mate sold his 05 plate mg zr for 3k and that was remapped exhuast system half leather lowered etc.
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Fonz
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i had a ZR 160
after losing it in the ice we had in Jan i've stripped it so if you need parts let me know!
to answer your q
Headgasket failure! from 12k miles to 50k i have read! seems unpredictable just keep and eye on oil and water levels.
great handling cars and grip very well. mined loved to rev but being a VVC engine it would!
the gearbox is reported to be better in the 25s but i didnt feel the ratios were an issue in the ZR.
hard to find a decent one that isnt a high miler. all depends on your budget and expectations on a car.
as a perfectionist i struggled to find anything in the £3-4k bracket, took me two months on both occations (first was rear end shunted) to find something i was happy with!
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~willow~
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headgasket and electrics are shit on them
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mattk
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Id use the term "leather" lightly too, my mates was dire
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K17VGY
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Registered: 26th Aug 08
Location: Bradford West Yorkshire
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what are ppls forts on the corsa c 1.4 sri
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SeanXE
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Registered: 17th Jan 09
Location: Luton
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quote:
Originally posted by K17VGY
what are ppls forts on the corsa c 1.4 sri
Very nice cars, would prefer a 1.8 SRi though 
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John
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A fort would crush a corsa mate.
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SeanXE
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quote:
Originally posted by John
A fort would crush a corsa mate.
A fort?
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Ste
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Location: Taif, Saudi Arabia
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I had a 110bhp turbo diesel ZR. I paid £11K for it back in 2000. I kept it for 1 year and it went back in for warranty work 13 times. I had the exhaust fall off twice, the first was driving it home from the dealers with 2 miles on the clock, the sideskirts peeled off. the badges peeled off, the spoiler come away from the boot, the plastic holding the seat leather snapped and the covers come away from the seats. The turbo went, the turbo hoses went. And some other things i can't recall.
But, it was a nice car, handled great, plenty of pull from the derv engine, used to tow the 205 rally car all over the country behind it.
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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K17VGY
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lol not tht reliable tho lol
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lostboy
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Location: Durham
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quote:
it only has £39,500 miles on the clock
Wut?
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scaron5188
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my mate just got the 2.0 tdi zr, fairly nippy, and the handling is really good, was surprised for a standard car. my other mate also has the same car your looking at, and he could pretty much keep up with my corsa which wasnt quite running 100% so yea, not a bad car
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