Guilty pleasure....

[danny_p]

cars that have plesantly suprised me

volvo 360 GLT ,    it did sideways well 
citroren saxo 1.1 ,   in the presence of snow it was truely an amazing machene ( rest of the time it was pants )

noting else has beaten expectations yet

[Wayne]

its a v6 not a k series. no head gasket failures here!

Yes it is, the KV6 engine is classed as a K series and they eat head gaskets all the time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_KV6_engine

[bob23]

Who cares if it blows head gaskets or you get slated for owning one? all cars have some stigma or common problem, 1.9 cdti vectra's have some sort of problem with valves or something that causes the engine to fail, mk3 golf gti's rust and have the t0sser boy racer image, anything French will have electrical faults, your car should be what you like and enjoy, not what others like!

Anyway I like rovers and mg's so a from me for that car.

My guilty pleasure was my rover 623, granddad car, but I could insure it for less than a 1.3 Fiesta or a 1.6 Astra, it had a 170 bhp honda engine and would leave all the boy racers round my way for dead, which was embarrassing for them.

[raptorSE]

Im a fan of MGR's mate! Currently driving an MG ZR and get stick for it all the time. The truth, however is that it is far more focussed and a better handler than most, if not all of the golfs Ive owned.

Yes, the HG failed, it cost less to have uprated and fixed than it cost to change a cambelt on my mk4 golf.

My car proudly displays a Union flag on its rear quarter next to a chequered flag. Its a shame you dont get that any more.

Im a fan of the ZR;s aswell had 2 one was a zr 160 quick little car but the dreaded head gasket did go at 35,000 miles. Part exchanged in for an MG ZR which was a 160 but had been converted to a 220 turbo lump. Forged pistons,ported and polished head T28 turbo, front mount intercooler full system and swirl pot in the boot was running 261bhp and 238ftlb torque at 14psi was rapid. Only prob was the 160 brakes seriously needed upgrading lol.

Heres a pic of it

[Roverdose]

its a v6 not a k series. no head gasket failures here!

Yes it is, the KV6 engine is classed as a K series and they eat head gaskets all the time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_KV6_engine

I've had 13 vw's and 5 had a head gasket go, 2 1300's 2 pb's and one KR, no wait 2 KR's! I've had 5 rovers / mg's and no head gasket problems whatsoever. Lovin the ZR. I had one similar way back when, suffered from a bit of understeer if im honest but other than that cheap and cheerfull RELIABLE fun.

 

The new Hyundai i20. Drove one on holiday and absolutely loved it. 

Then had an i30 as a courtesy car once back home and hated it. 

You sir ARE sick! Having said that we had a Nissan micra rental from hertz when we went to kos. It was brilliant!

[clancy]

i think they look horrendous. they just look like a coffin dodgers rovers crashed into halfords.

opinion is based completely on image, never driven or been in one

[JulesS3]

i think they look horrendous. they just look like a coffin dodgers rovers crashed into halfords.

opinion is based completely on image, never driven or been in one

Agreed, if i never drive one i will be happy 

[RandomJord]

Yep, the Z range MG's are a guilty pleasure for me too. ZR160's and teh ZS180's love them, looks arent for everyone and people who havent even sat in one will say theyre sh!t.

But i love driving them!

And i do get a strange pleasure out of driving really tidy, original older cars, like i drove an Allegro recently, and an old square granada.

Couldnt stop grinning!

[VR6_Wherry]

Waits for Martz to come in to talk about his Mk3 

[T_J_G]

The MG Z series look ok except from these