zr 260

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Andy chimaera

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1,288 posts

165 months

Wednesday 25th April 2012
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hi there, im looking at buying a larger car and the zr260 seems appealing as it has a v8, any ideas where the best place to look is? As i can only see 2 in the classifieds on here and 1 nationally on autotrader, are they really that rare?

Andy chimaera

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1,288 posts

165 months

Wednesday 25th April 2012
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ooops sorry, i mean the ZT 260

joncon

1,446 posts

229 months

Wednesday 25th April 2012
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best place to look for cars and all relevant information is on the two-sixties website.
www.two-sixties.com
might be worth registering on that forum

Andy chimaera

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1,288 posts

165 months

Wednesday 25th April 2012
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cool thanks, thats a great help, just need to sell the TVR now lol

moribund

4,078 posts

220 months

Thursday 26th April 2012
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Just made my own 260 post, just before reading this one.

Yes join two-sixties as suggested, also check out eBay, http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/ and any other sites you can find. These cars seem to pop up in odd places and not always on enthusiasts sites, although an enthusiast owned car is probably going to be preferable. Found it hard work looking for mine as they're rare enough that there is never any nearby to look at.


joncon

1,446 posts

229 months

Thursday 26th April 2012
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my old 260, took her to le mans twice !
she now resides in Sweden, lhd in posideon...blue/green/purple flip paint.
had her brand new from factory after they went pop . best all round car i have owned, not super fast but super fun !

Kermit power

29,428 posts

219 months

Saturday 5th May 2012
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There were fewer than 900 made including the Rover 75 variants, so that's one reason why you're never going to see many of them for sale.

I paid £12,700 for mine from a main dealer with 12 month warranty, tax and AA cover when it was 3 years old on 25,000 miles. It's now 9 years old and has 70,000 miles on the clock, and if I ever did decide to sell it, I'd probably be able to get £9k+ for it, being that the tourers carry a bit of a premium. That's another reason why you're not going to see many for sale. Yes, the petrol consumption is painful, but once you add in the depreciation of just about anything you can think of to replace it, then it's actually rather cheap to run. hehe

Lastly, though, I simply can't think what I'd replace it with. It has no electronic rubbish beyond ABS - it's a Mk1, so no horrible traction control - and it's just superb fun to drive. As has been said, it's not the fastest thing in a straight line but, amazingly given its bulk, it is weirdly quick in the twisties and that, after all, is where most of the fun is to be had!

Anyway, mine's not for sale, sorry! smile

Andy chimaera

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1,288 posts

165 months

Sunday 6th May 2012
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Kermit power said:
There were fewer than 900 made including the Rover 75 variants, so that's one reason why you're never going to see many of them for sale.

I paid £12,700 for mine from a main dealer with 12 month warranty, tax and AA cover when it was 3 years old on 25,000 miles. It's now 9 years old and has 70,000 miles on the clock, and if I ever did decide to sell it, I'd probably be able to get £9k+ for it, being that the tourers carry a bit of a premium. That's another reason why you're not going to see many for sale. Yes, the petrol consumption is painful, but once you add in the depreciation of just about anything you can think of to replace it, then it's actually rather cheap to run. hehe

Lastly, though, I simply can't think what I'd replace it with. It has no electronic rubbish beyond ABS - it's a Mk1, so no horrible traction control - and it's just superb fun to drive. As has been said, it's not the fastest thing in a straight line but, amazingly given its bulk, it is weirdly quick in the twisties and that, after all, is where most of the fun is to be had!

Anyway, mine's not for sale, sorry! smile
thought as much, i know what you mean about electronic rubbish though, thats why i like my TVR, not even ABS on there, its just not family friendly,mine too has a relitvly slow v8 but im sure like the v8 in the rover its hugely tunable, mine is fast just cos its very light