May I present... my latest acquisition! :)

mattyprice4004 · 3 Nov 2009 at 15:50

msm722 said:
I had an l series for over 2 years and had not 1 problem. Can be tuned to 150bhp/250ftlb for about £500 as well.

At the last OcUK RR day I took my old 400 diesel with the L series, it made 130bhp / 193ftlb and cost 50 quid to get it there from 103bhp standard. Score

Thinking it needs a new MAF as over 3000rpm it drops off power, but no biggie. First proper drive last night, and it's fantastic.

Cheers for the comments, I know it's basically a 400 diesel but damnit, it drives goooood.

Firestar_3x · 3 Nov 2009 at 15:52

I'm going to make an effort to drive one of these, i need to see for myself.

paradigm · 3 Nov 2009 at 15:52

rover416i said:
Cheers for the comments, I know it's basically a 400 diesel but damnit, it drives goooood.

And I'm just so glad you've extensively driven a wide array of comparable cars for your budget before coming to that conclusion.

I'd wager that it doesn't drive quite as well as your fanboyism would lead people to believe.

mattyprice4004 · 3 Nov 2009 at 15:53

I've driven the usual, and liked the ZS better.

paradigm · 3 Nov 2009 at 15:53

rover416i said:
I've driven the usual...

Care to elaborate?

InvaderGIR · 3 Nov 2009 at 15:53

That's because it's diesel so has megga time bending torque (I may have exaggerated somewhat) and stiffer suspension (I expect) than the 600, so course it'll be 'fantastic' in comparison.

antijoke · 3 Nov 2009 at 15:54

Oh my, could you not have found a better one for that amount of money?

No fog lights? It just screams poverty spec.

lordrobs · 3 Nov 2009 at 15:56

Tough crowd

Not what I would have chosen but its not that bad surely? For £1800 if it is reasonably tidy I can't see that its that bad of a purchase :confused:

paradigm · 3 Nov 2009 at 15:57

lordrobs said:
I can't see that its that bad of a purchase

It's a rover 400 with stick-on tat and a boat anchor where the engine used to be. He could have got one without the MG badge for less than half the cost, and it would have been in better nick.

mattyprice4004 · 3 Nov 2009 at 16:00

They're quite rare, and bar the fogs it has everything the ZS came fitted with... even the cupholders!

When I was hunting and got the Ti, I drove a couple of Astras, a Mondeo 1.8 (the newer one, was up for £1650), a Saab 9000, Focus 1.6 and some other fairly ordinary stuff, nothing exciting but still think the ZS is a nicer drive.

Anyway, I didn't buy it to please other people, or I would have got a Mondeo 1.8 with 'all the toys'. I got a car I liked, for a decent price.

Edit: I used to think the same of the Zeds compared to the Rover versions, however it is totally different in drive and handling to my 400.

Howard · 3 Nov 2009 at 16:09

rover416i said:
over 3000rpm it drops off power

It's a diesel...

LiE · 3 Nov 2009 at 16:12

rover416i said:
At the last OcUK RR day I took my old 400 diesel with the L series, it made 130bhp / 193ftlb and cost 50 quid to get it there from 103bhp standard. Score

Thinking it needs a new MAF as over 3000rpm it drops off power, but no biggie. First proper drive last night, and it's fantastic.

Cheers for the comments, I know it's basically a 400 diesel but damnit, it drives goooood.

You could go for the mafless remap talked about on mg-rover.org. I've read good things.

alexthecheese · 3 Nov 2009 at 16:12

paradigm said:
And I'm just so glad you've extensively driven a wide array of comparable cars for your budget before coming to that conclusion.

I'd wager that it doesn't drive quite as well as your fanboyism would lead people to believe.

Is it really worth taking that approach to his posts? Anybody that knows anything about cars will take that with a pinch of salt.

s0ck · 3 Nov 2009 at 17:58

alexthecheese said:
Is it really worth taking that approach to his posts? Anybody that knows anything about cars will take that with a pinch of salt.

Haven't you met Fox_3 before?

loltim · 3 Nov 2009 at 18:11

s0ck said:
Haven't you met Fox_3 before?

ooof, he won't like that

Tinders · 3 Nov 2009 at 20:39

Whose Fox_2 then

mattyprice4004 · 4 Nov 2009 at 01:05

Pics added to OP.

[TW]Fox · 4 Nov 2009 at 01:13

Can we have some pics where it isnt covered in water and leaves?

BigglesPiP · 4 Nov 2009 at 01:19

Another diseasel?

mattyprice4004 · 4 Nov 2009 at 13:56

I'm invading my mates house with the missus at the moment, he's away for 3 weeks so not been home with the car yet to clean it properly.

The car park is surrounded by trees... getting up the hill out of it, in the wet with a mushy ground covering of leaves is fun!

It does actually feel pretty perky for a derv, sure it's had a decat as I can hear turbo whistle from the exhaust. Off for a remap in a couple of weeks to 140bhp / 240lbft to liven it up a bit!