MG ZS TD commuting car opinions?

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Sat 25 Apr 2009 18:13
MG ZS TD commuting car opinions? - newguy
hi,

deciding not to go for the volvo as per my previous thread have seen a mg zs td 2005 car.
got 45k on the clock. 12 months mot. on for £2999 at local car sales garage. I will borrow some of the money from my parents and pay them back. I have had a look on the car from the outside, it looks clean etc.

I know mg have gone down but is that a bad thing for buying an mg?
Its a 115bhp model

The ball is over in your court guys..talk me into or out of it!
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Sat 25 Apr 2009 18:28
MG ZS TD commuting car opinions? - ifithelps
Right size, fair miles, fair price, as reliable as anything else at this age, little bit of character compared to a Focus/Astra/Corolla/Golf etc - you could do a lot worse.

PS Still think you're barmy to take on this mega-commute, but good look with it, anyway.
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Sat 25 Apr 2009 18:34
MG ZS TD commuting car opinions? - newguy
not got a choice really after getting made redundant in the last job.

did a bit of research on the net...apparently the rover/mg diesels dont have head gasket problems compared to the petrols.

is there anything else I should watch out for when viewing / driving?
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Sat 25 Apr 2009 19:26
MG ZS TD commuting car opinions? - stunorthants26
Check the built quality carefully as some werent very well screwed together and check especially on the edge of panels for flaking paint and rust - doesnt affect all but some were very shoddy, I know this from cleaning a fleet of 04/05 MGs and Rovers.

No HGF problems indeed although my old Rover 420 diesel which has the same basic engine did suffer problems with the EGR which can be by-passed, but my car was alot older than the one your looking at so it would be unlikley.

It is an engine that I adore, not quiet by any means, but has low-down torque from idle and has a straightforward nature that is sadly missing from todays diesels. They can do big miles if serviced properly so if you must do a commute so big, its a worthy choice, plus the ZS handles nicely.

Id go for it personally, I miss my old Rover very much.

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