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Rob Gaskin

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Last week Jonathan got an article in this paper about the Samuri Meeting.

This week there is an article about S30 prices and how the 260Z is a good buy. There is a picture of Mark Rayner's 260Z included.

Did a 260Z owner on here write it?
 

SeanDezart

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This week there is an article about S30 prices and how the 260Z is a good buy. There is a picture of Mark Rayner's 260Z included.

Well THAT's a good representative of your average 260Z :rolleyes: !

Any publicity is good publicity.....

Are you suggesting that The Z Club had nothing officially to do with this article - surely the press officer would know.:confused:
 

JK240

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Ha ha see the comment underneath, well perhaps we should put "This only reinforces my feelings that MGB GT V8 are driven by boring old steam train enthusiasts"

:D
 

SeanDezart

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Why, ashamed ? Stupid ****** remarks that I've heard ever since I first had a Z - if the buggers haven't evolved, it's Darvins' theory...go thrash an MGB V8 and a 260Z.....one inspires confidence, the other......
 

Rob Gaskin

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Sean, should that reference to 100cc be 1000cc?

And there is no problem with spare parts then - surprising! So rear quarters, inner wings, rad panels, rear panel, bumpers, sills, doors, tailgate, gearboxes, diffs etc are all readily available 'off the shelf'?
 
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SeanDezart

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Sean, should that reference to 100cc be 1000cc?

What do you think Rob - is it worth asking the question or are you beginning again to nit-pick - I defend the Zs and this is the reaction here - go and buy an ***** MG then.:p

And there is no problem with spare parts then - surprising! So rear quarters, inner wings, rad panels, rear panel, bumpers, sills, doors, tailgate, gearboxes, diffs etc are all readily available 'off the shelf'?

You've run a 240Z for years, it's still running and doing well - all that without all those parts off the shelf which didn't put off the new owner either.

Great defence of the Z mate - bravo.

What is The Z Club doing then to increase the supply of parts - beginning production runs, group buys ?

Try it - maybe if we all clubbed (;)) together, we could do something to start and help................

So, what do we do, agree with the anorak that an MGB is much better value ?
 

Rob Gaskin

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What do you think Rob - is it worth asking the question or are you beginning again to nit-pick - I defend the Zs and this is the reaction here - go and buy an ***** MG then.:p



You've run a 240Z for years, it's still running and doing well - all that without all those parts off the shelf which didn't put off the new owner either.

Great defence of the Z mate - bravo.

What is The Z Club doing then to increase the supply of parts - beginning production runs, group buys ?

Try it - maybe if we all clubbed (;)) together, we could do something to start and help................

So, what do we do, agree with the anorak that an MGB is much better value ?

Sean I'm trying to understand your aggressive argument, if I don't understand it then an MGB fan won't!

By 'blasting' the guy like that you are doing fellow Z owners no favours. You are wrong on most counts especially saying that MGB owners are loners sitting in corners :eek:
 

SeanDezart

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I'm not representing The Club Rob - my personal view and not that of any other owner - put up your own comments.

The guy was slagging off 260Zs, probably criticising 240Zs for being overvalued too.

The point was that an MGB owner doesn't need any club - he can buy his bits from any number of suppliers. A Z owner must love and cherish his car and I have never stood by and listened to THAT type of **** - first outing at Stowe school back in May '89 and I was invited to explain on the public address system the love of Zs at an AH weekend - when asked if I thought the Z a worthy successor to the AH....well, that's another story and you won't hear it from me - I defend Zs too agressively don't I ?

I don't do 'favours' for other Z owners, I don't live in your country and you (collectively) don't class me as a 'fellow' Z owner - no skin lost there my friend. I voice my opinions on a public internet site - you don't agree, go up and say your piece, get a quote in saying that The Z Club disasociates from Mr Dézarts' comments that don't (iyho) represent those of the majority of UK Z owners.

No group buys 'cos there isn't enough m'ship and it's split between so many different models. Never mind.
 
Its good to see that 240's and 260's values/price being accurately reported instead of the usual 5k for a nice one and 2k for one that needs a little work.
 

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Not a bad little write up,we all have our own opinions but comparing any mg against a Zed is like comparing a Rolls to a ford sierra,i have been in about 4 different models of mg and they are just a ****** bit of metal,some with a marina engine in it,and for yhose of a certain age all the cars from the 70s are bad for rot some worse than others,
 
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