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[Viral_Jim]

I read some of the forums that the Diseasels suffer from poor fuel economy (low 30's) with owners unable to bottom out the issues. Might want to check it out before you commit to one.

[henryd]

Get the V6 - The 1.8 is woeful, and not much better with a Blower strapped to it.

It's a big 'ole bus for a tiny engine.

The 1.8 T I had went like hell,my stepson has it now and loves it(engine rebuilt by me when I bought it so hopefully no issuses there )

[henryd]

The V8 is quite a disappointing drive though, they are not hugely powerful although do have good torque, Jag fuel economy figures mind.

It is only the basic 4.6 Ford engine. Which is no better in the Mustang or any of its other homes. The low rpm torque and the exhaust burble is a large part of the appeal.

Can be made quite "usefull" with the addition of a charger

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

How bout one of these.. Link Looks like this one has sold though.. They do look rather nice, especially with a V8 rumble.

They do sound good , chev engine i think  but i want to live in the house and not the shed for now 

Ford Mustang V8 if I recall, Remember seeing one in action on Top Gear years ago.

With Clarkson smoking a pipe if memory serves.

A bit of a 'sleeper' with a 4.6 litre lump of Detroit under the 'hood'.

[EMD]

Get the V6 - The 1.8 is woeful, and not much better with a Blower strapped to it.

It's a big 'ole bus for a tiny engine.

The 1.8 T I had went like hell,my stepson has it now and loves it(engine rebuilt by me when I bought it so hopefully no issuses there )

Interesting . I shall have to test drive one .

[05omegav6]

The v8 is worth buying if only because it's rear wheel drive

[STEMO]

I had the 2.5 190 V6 ZT, reasonable acceleration, but ate tyres. Big, fat bastards they were (185, I think), so came with tramlining built in. The cam belt was 90,000 miles, three belts to change, cost me c£700.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I had the 2.5 190 V6 ZT, reasonable acceleration, but ate tyres. Big, fat bastards they were (185, I think), so came with tramlining built in. The cam belt was 90,000 miles, three belts to change, cost me c£700.

Skinny by modern standards.

[omegod]

Bought a v6 estate with MOT for £50 recently, lot's of nice noise but no real pull, sold it for £150 the next day. I do like the MG saloon jobbie for it's looks alone 

[STEMO]

I had the 2.5 190 V6 ZT, reasonable acceleration, but ate tyres. Big, fat bastards they were (185, I think), so came with tramlining built in. The cam belt was 90,000 miles, three belts to change, cost me c£700.

Skinny by modern standards.

Sorry, yes, I meant 225.

225x45x18.

[serek]

have mg zt cdti 135 with 220 on clock no really issues with it,
lot of car for money tbh

on petrol v6 timing belts replacement is killer,
 those are not nice to replace like on omega, and lots garages charge stupid money

I do a lot work on MG/rovers kv6 and cdti some of parts genuine only
fuel filter cost £40 for example and its inside tank

[serek]

Get the V6 - The 1.8 is woeful, and not much better with a Blower strapped to it.

It's a big 'ole bus for a tiny engine.

The 1.8 T I had went like hell,my stepson has it now and loves it(engine rebuilt by me when I bought it so hopefully no issuses there )

from economical point they better then kv6 and not much slower too

[henryd]

Get the V6 - The 1.8 is woeful, and not much better with a Blower strapped to it.

It's a big 'ole bus for a tiny engine.

The 1.8 T I had went like hell,my stepson has it now and loves it(engine rebuilt by me when I bought it so hopefully no issuses there )

from economical point they better then kv6 and not much slower too

Can be chipped to 200 bhp too allegedly, not sure how that would end with a K,mine was lively,mid range grunt was good,made some supposedly quick cars think twice a few times

[78bex]

Did we get the 75 with the V8 minus the MG badge  the ozzies did

https://youtu.be/wI4I7V0gfFM

[05omegav6]

Did we get the 75 with the V8 minus the MG badge  the ozzies did

https://youtu.be/wI4I7V0gfFM

Yup.. As above, auto only