New car time :D

Dfhaii · 23 Dec 2006 at 18:22

Well I've finally managed to get hold of a car I've wanted for a while. It's a bit of a shed, but that's fine as I'm only after the one part to put in my 205, the plan is to give it a complete rebuild and a set of carbs on the way.

I'll get some better pictures at some point soon.

Col

Firestar_3x · 23 Dec 2006 at 18:24

Whilst i like the Mi16 engined 205, i hate it when people cut up a 405 to do it, going to be non left at this rate!

TaKeN · 23 Dec 2006 at 18:25

Engine piccys please !!

Whats the insurance like on that car ??

EDIT :

Do you mean that People take the engines out of the 205 , and put them into the 405, because i always thought the 405 Mi16 was a factory car therefore it came out of the box " Mi16'd " :confused:

[TW]Fox · 23 Dec 2006 at 18:28

Nope, people take Mi16 engines from 405 Mi16's to put into 205's.

Thus we now have the curious situation whereby 205 Mi16's are everywhere yet genuine 405 Mi16's are very hard to find

Dfhaii · 23 Dec 2006 at 18:28

People take the engine from the 405 and put it in the 205.

Will get engine pics in the morning when it's light.

Firestar: This 405 is knackered, would require sooo much work to get through an mot let alone be nice that it's not really worth saving.

moss · 23 Dec 2006 at 18:29

As much as I love 205's, it seems a shame to take another 405 Mi16 off the road.

edit: just read the above, still how bad is it?

Firestar_3x · 23 Dec 2006 at 18:30

Fair play then, if its a total shed of a 405 with bad sills and the such then saving the engine is alright

Just a shame those people who take a good Mi16 405 and take its engine out.

TaKeN · 23 Dec 2006 at 18:32

My apologies

I didnt read the part where he said he was nicking the engine

Axeboy · 23 Dec 2006 at 20:30

Nice one.

As above, save the 405 if you can.

Best chassis ever imo.

Lashout_UK · 23 Dec 2006 at 23:39

Best chassis ever imo.

Another contender for 'comedy post of the year' award methinks

Axeboy · 24 Dec 2006 at 00:13

Honestly... imo

I loved that chassis... now ive driven plenty of cars.. owned plenty...

But...

Ive still got a soft spot for the 405's chassis.

It just feels right.

agw_01 · 24 Dec 2006 at 00:16

[TW]Fox said:
Thus we now have the curious situation whereby 205 Mi16's are everywhere yet genuine 405 Mi16's are very hard to find

Same thing is happening with the Rover 220 and 420 GSi Turbo's.

All the MG ZR boys are buying the genuine GSi Turbo's, nicking the engines and scrapping the rest of the car.

olv · 24 Dec 2006 at 00:31

sorry what's the difference between a 200 and a zr?

[TW]Fox · 24 Dec 2006 at 00:37

olv said:
sorry what's the difference between a 200 and a zr?

The 200 looks 15 years old, whereas the ZR hides the fact its 15 years old

agw_01 · 24 Dec 2006 at 00:48

The difference is that the ZR is a fake and the only true 200 is the wedge Mk2 200.

Idiots and chavs own ZRs, enthusiasts own wedges.

[TW]Fox · 24 Dec 2006 at 00:50

agw_01 said:
Idiots and chavs own ZRs, enthusiasts own wedges.

I've seen more chavs in 'wedges' than ZR's, probably on account of the fact a 'wedge' costs about 400 quid and a ZR about £4000, which is £3600 more than the average chav has to spend anyway

olv · 24 Dec 2006 at 00:54

haha, Rover - MG snobbery, classic

agw_01 · 24 Dec 2006 at 00:58

[TW]Fox said:
I've seen more chavs in 'wedges' than ZR's, probably on account of the fact a 'wedge' costs about 400 quid and a ZR about £4000, which is £3600 more than the average chav has to spend anyway

That's certainly not the case around here, not anymore anyway.

I went to a meet in Blackpool in October, and the ZR 'boyz' had taken over. Big wheels, loud exhausts, huge boomy subs in the boot... they were basically giving the whole meet a bad reputation.

There was a group of us stood a good distance away from them, we all drove 200 hatches or coupes.

Ah well, hopefully when all the chav's cars start getting HGF and they scrap them, there'll be more spare parts for me

[TW]Fox · 24 Dec 2006 at 10:03

agw_01 said:
Big wheels, loud exhausts, huge boomy subs in the boot...

Sounds a bit like your car?

Lopéz · 24 Dec 2006 at 10:51

The 405 Mi16 is a very good sporting saloon. The 205 Mi16 conversion is a hot hatch weapon. It really does transform the little 205, probably something you wouldn't appreciate until you'd driven normal and Mi16 205's back to back. No wonder people scrap the 405 for the engine.