MarkW Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Interesting Alternative. http://www.mgsv-club.co.uk/wyleshardy.htm Being auctioned off at the moment. 400bhp 5.0 Litre, 0-60 in under 5 secs, carbon composite body and £82,950 new. Probably pick one up for under £30k. Ridiculous price new, but better value now. One went past me on the M42 the other week and looked impressive. Dont know what the deal is with parts and after sales support / servicing though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl114 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Ive been in the normal SV and its very impressive! Part wise, you may struggle a bit, however the guys on the SV forums know their stuff and there is one guy, i forget his name, who has pretty much all parts and can fit them for you, bit like the bigphil of this forum. They are stunning cars and sound awesome. Here are some pics of the one i went it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmJak Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Never seen those before. Would be exclusive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 was never convinced by the fiat punto headlights and the ugly grill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuey Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 who makes those............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl114 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 who makes those............ No one any more! It used to be xpower (SnR) the sport and racing division of MG, however after it all went to the pan, they stopped production. This was one contribution to the company going under, that and something to do with the TVR engine block blueprints and contract going elsewhere? I forget though the exact details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FIDDYZ Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I do like and I did consider before getting my Zed but the parts / service etc etc put me off, as did the price... But now there down to 30k they make for an interesting purchase... My old man is in the market for a new motor.... I may have to push him away from the Jag.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Anything even slightly associated with a Rover should be pushed off a cliff directly onto any person stupid enough to consider buying one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardesco Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 That's a bit harsh. I have been through a couple of rovers and the only problems I had with them was the alternator going. My wife had a 416 for a while that was basically a Honda Civic with rover badges on it. Nothing amazing but decent cheap motoring and they didn't have silly square shaped sump plugs like French cars, and were a lot more reliable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl114 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Has anyone seen the new TF concept? Looks quite nice actually, i just hope they do a coupe version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Has anyone seen the new TF concept? Looks quite nice actually, i just hope they do a coupe version it's in this weeks autoexpress http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoe ... _last.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 That's one ugly nose and its got Rover 75 lights The coupe doesnt look that bad from the rear though, even though it doesnt look anything like the finished article....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl114 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Thats it, i actually quite like it, reminds me of a mix of the alfa and z4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 again i think the grill lets it down, quite like the rest of it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Why do they persist with that vile Rover front grill The rear looks like a crossfire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Why do they persist with that vile Rover front grill The rear looks like a crossfire +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Why do they persist with that vile Rover front grill The rear looks like a crossfire +1 +2 crossfire ripoff cack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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