Another stupid car purchase

mattyprice4004 · 15 Nov 2010 at 14:45

GeX said:
The hydraulic clutch is a weak point on these, and either the slave cylinder or bracket will have no doubt already broken!
ZS

They are weak, thankfully not as much so on the diesels.

The free play is caused by a tiny circlip on the shaft of the master cylinder 'pinging' off into oblivion, never to be seen again. This limits the travel, and most have now fallen off so the pedal sits stupidly high.

The kit I make lowers it to an acceptable level.

phil675 · 15 Nov 2010 at 14:50

rover416i said:
There wasn't an automatic diesel ZS.

Hmm, perhaps it was either the auto or the diesel or both then

[TW]Fox · 15 Nov 2010 at 18:42

Rover spec is truely ridiculous. My girlfriend had a Rover 400 which had alloy wheels, a rear spoiler... and windup windows :confused:

davidansell · 16 Nov 2010 at 02:42

fix it, sell it

Janesy B · 16 Nov 2010 at 03:13

[TW]Fox;17795894 said:
Rover spec is truely ridiculous. My girlfriend had a Rover 400 which had alloy wheels, a rear spoiler... and windup windows

Bit like my Fiesta then, fogs, alloys and a spoiler yet I have wind up windows :confused:

mattyprice4004 · 16 Nov 2010 at 17:43

[TW]Fox;17795894 said:
Rover spec is truely ridiculous. My girlfriend had a Rover 400 which had alloy wheels, a rear spoiler... and windup windows

Yep, totally agree.
Spec is definitely not the reason people buy a ZS, or indeed any Rover apart from a 75 Connoisseur maybe.

Dogbreath · 16 Nov 2010 at 20:09

[TW]Fox;17795894 said:
Rover spec is truely ridiculous. My girlfriend had a Rover 400 which had alloy wheels, a rear spoiler... and windup windows

Wind up windows front and rear, or just rear? Does seem like they cut costs on the practical options in favour of external styling.

[TW]Fox · 16 Nov 2010 at 20:16

Dogbreath said:
Wind up windows front and rear, or just rear? Does seem like they cut costs on the practical options in favour of external styling.

In the front!

realscot · 16 Nov 2010 at 21:51

At least they stopped making rovers. Vauxhall still sells new cars with manual winders.
Mechanically rovers are pretty decent actually, and on bodywork. The MGZS 180 is a nice car, pretty much the same in body and capabilities of a VTI-S Civic except the MG can go up hills of course.

merlin · 16 Nov 2010 at 21:57

My £17k Passat had wind up windows in the back.

I'd have preferred this Rover tbh.