mg zs

[0783stumpy]

hi to you all i am having a proplem with a car i have purchased for my wife, here we go its a 2005 55reg zs its got the 180 body ie fins in the front wings etc but this car only has a 1396cc engine? now ive been told that some cars came out with this size engine as one of the last builds after mg went into recievership?or what ever the v5 just states make mg but no model? now when i go to insurance companys they say it comes up as a zr or somee say there is no such car and yet i am the 5 owner any ideas does any one have one?????

[MGexe]

Originally Posted by 0783stumpy

hi to you all i am having a proplem with a car i have purchased for my wife, here we go its a 2005 55reg zs its got the 180 body ie fins in the front wings etc but this car only has a 1396cc engine? now ive been told that some cars came out with this size engine as one of the last builds after mg went into recievership?or what ever the v5 just states make mg but no model? now when i go to insurance companys they say it comes up as a zr or somee say there is no such car and yet i am the 5 owner any ideas does any one have one?????

Who did you buy this car from?

Run the plate through this.... https://www.mycarcheck.com/

[0783stumpy]

it was a part exchange at a local dealers

[0783stumpy]

Originally Posted by MGexe

Who did you buy this car from?

Run the plate through this.... https://www.mycarcheck.com/

hi done car check it comes up with history etc but like the v5 it just says mg no model given just the same as v5

[Windy]

The ZS 105 is a common model in Ireland and can be found in a few other countries. When the stocks where sold off by MG-Rover's administrators they sold the remaining 105s in the UK.

[MGexe]

Originally Posted by 0783stumpy

hi done car check it comes up with history etc but like the v5 it just says mg no model given just the same as v5

Most strange. Far be it from DVLA to make a mistake (!), but something's not right there. Perhaps you should contact them directly, try giving them a ring. hahaha, HAHAHAHAAA! Sorry, I just made myself laugh at the thought of ringing the DVLA and getting something sorted. HARRRRRR-HAR-HAHAHA!!!!

Also, have you taken this issue up with the trader who sold you the car? More to the point, did they imply it was a 180?

[popshot]

It's a factory model and as Windy suggests made primarily for the Irish market. I believe it met some insurance cut-off point for them. No doubt after their collapse they sold whatever they had to whoever would buy it.

[patpending]

was the car only ever registered in the UK? is the speedo in mph?

[Huff]

I hope you didnt think it was a 180 when you bought it........

[0783stumpy]

Originally Posted by Windy

The ZS 105 is a common model in Ireland and can be found in a few other countries. When the stocks where sold off by MG-Rover's administrators they sold the remaining 105s in the UK.

thanks for that ive now been in touch with the dealer who sold it from new in slough waiting for a phone call

[Ian]

As others have said. The ZS 105 was available for the Irish, French and Italian markets only.

MG Rover at the time of their collapse built a number of ZS 105's in RHD for Ireland, but they never arrived there as the dealers hadn't paid for them and were then the responsibility of the administrators PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

After the collapse, some of the larger MG Rover dealer groups, including SMC, bought large numbers of cars (in batches of hundreds) from the administrators and then sold them on as new. Within those stocks were the ZS 105's that were originally destined for Ireland.

I can remember seeing two or three for sale at SMC in Slough before they changed over to a Ford dealership.

[0783stumpy]

Originally Posted by patpending

was the car only ever registered in the UK? is the speedo in mph?

yes it was bought new and registered in the uk only thanks for your reply

[0783stumpy]

thanks for that smc are now going to send me a letter stating that it is a mg zs 105+ ,dvla have said if i send them this info they will send me a replacment v5 with the model on it thanks for your help

[patpending]

Good that the car came from what was one of the UK's top MG dealers.

Shame you've been on the receiving end...

[0783stumpy]

thanks for that info thats answered all my questions really helpful

[0783stumpy]

Originally Posted by Ian

As others have said. The ZS 105 was available for the Irish, French and Italian markets only.

MG Rover at the time of their collapse built a number of ZS 105's in RHD for Ireland, but they never arrived there as the dealers hadn't paid for them and were then the responsibility of the administrators PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

After the collapse, some of the larger MG Rover dealer groups, including SMC, bought large numbers of cars (in batches of hundreds) from the administrators and then sold them on as new. Within those stocks were the ZS 105's that were originally destined for Ireland.

I can remember seeing two or three for sale at SMC in Slough before they changed over to a Ford dealership.

thanks for that info really helped me with all my concerns