Captain Slow Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 A few weeks ago, a friend of mine contacted me to say he had to sell his newly-acquired 75 quickly. He's a bit of an automotive magpie and had spotted a Xsara VTS he fancied - Dave gets through cars like the rest of us get through teabags.He offered it to me, and as it was a Cowley car I thought it was a worth a shot - I wanted to see if it felt much different to my very early Project Drive Longbridge car. Plus, Dave had no spare storage room - if he couldn't sell it quickly it'd have been scrapped, and I didn't think that was really fair on a car which had the belts done 10000 miles ago and which appeared rot free.Realistically though, I have too many cars as it is - I'll not get round to sorting this properly so it's only fair to let it go to someone who will. So what is it? It's a W-reg Rover 75 2.0 Club automatic in Pewter with Smokestone Grey velour trim. It's got about 130000 miles, and according to the service indicator the next one isn't due for about 6500 miles. I had an MoT put on it which expires 12 months today and - incidentally - has not a single advisory, so the prospective new keeper needn't worry about that for a while. Barring a couple of dents on the nearside rear door and a fag burn on the driver's seat, it's in fairly straight order - a bit of lacquer peel on the bonnet is the only other whinge I can find. It could do with a new rear plate, but I have got a properly shaped one to fit and will be doing so before it goes.It does have issues - it's currently running on 5 until higher revs, I suspect plugs or leads are at fault, but having just done the plugs on my blue one I really don't want to have to do them again. The gearbox inhibitor switch was a bit iffy when I bought it, but it's started behaving again. There's no radio in it, but it's got a plate to convert it to DIN so anything'll fit. But it's rot free as far as I can see, presents well, and drives fairly well barring the running issue mentioned above.What this represents is a very good basis for a 75 project. Certainly, it's a better bet than my blue one was when I bought it, but I've just about finished sorting that one out so I'm keeping it for the foreseeable future. With a little work to the ignition system on this one you'd have a solid, reliable, pre Project-Drive car in a nice colour scheme, in need of a little love perhaps but certainly usable and saveable. Current pics to follow - I've put some older pics in this post, the only real difference is I've swapped the full chrome grille for the standard one from my blue car. 75s are the biggest hidden secret in Shiteland, and I reckon this'd make a great new year raffle car - how better to bring in 2016 than to buy a car that'll more or less see the year out? How does £7.50 a ticket sound - 7.5quid for a 75? OMGEDIT: If it helps anyone decide either way on entering, car is currently at my house halfway between Peterborough and Huntingdon. UltraWomble, Sigmund Fraud, eddyramrod and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 #16 please Well after a ZT, I really do need to try the automatic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doobietoo Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 16 please bugger...... 51 then.... eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slow Posted December 28, 2015 Author Share Posted December 28, 2015 Snap! Fight to the death over 16 I think...1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16. Eddyramrod (sorry doobietoo, he posted first!)17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42. Meggersdog43.44.45.46.47.48.49.50.51. doobietoo52.53.54.55.56.57.58.59. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 I don't need another car and certainly not a low-spec 75 with a 2.0 engine, but I know I won't win so I'll have number 50. strangeangel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slow Posted December 28, 2015 Author Share Posted December 28, 2015 Mo - 2.0 Club auto is about as mid range as it gets. In 800 terms think of it as equivalent to a 1987 820Si auto. Done! 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16. Eddyramrod (sorry doobietoo, he posted first!)17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42. Meggersdog43.44.45.46.47.48.49.50. Lord Sterling of the many Rovers.51. doobietoo52.53.54.55.56.57.58.59. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 How many sales or how long is required before the raffle is drawn? I'm new to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slow Posted December 28, 2015 Author Share Posted December 28, 2015 Steven - when the board's filled and all numbers are sold, all people who've chosen one or more number pay up. The car is then effectively sold to the raffle entrants as a collective. The result - the lucky winner of a Pewter grey Rover 75 - is then determined by the bonus ball in the following week's Lotto draw. That's how I understand it anyway, and I've partaken in one or two of the previous raffles myself. Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 don't need it, but am a sucker for an old rover...... 24 please, and god help me if that number comes up. incidentally what is the tax on that £230 for the year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slow Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Snap! Fight to the death over 16 I think...1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16. Eddyramrod (sorry doobietoo, he posted first!)17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24. MarvinsMom25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42. Meggersdog43.44.45.46.47.48.49.50. Lord Sterling of the many Rovers51. doobietoo52.53.54.55.56.57.58.59. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommotech Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Don't need or want it, so 17 please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slow Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Yes btw, it's £230 to tax. 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16. Eddyramrod (sorry doobietoo, he posted first!)17. Tommotech18.19.20.21.22.23.24. MarvinsMom25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42. Meggersdog43.44.45.46.47.48.49.50. Lord Sterling of the many Rovers51. doobietoo52.53.54.55.56.57.58.59. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 You and Chompy are trying very hard to get me into a Rover 75, this latest ploy is not going to work. It's not. I'm not buying any tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Count me in, just give us a couple of randoms. Cheers!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 18 for me please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Fucks sake. 10 miles from my house. 2nd best colour. Cowley. V6. Chances are I'll be back for a few numbers when I get paid at the end of the week. Git. EssDeeWon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I'll take 26 as well please. Timewaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Sheep Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I really fancy a 75 and the shiteness of the 2.0 V6 appeals. 47 please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 FFS, this is a raffle that even I can't resist... 15 and 20, please ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 How much of a faff is to change the plugs/leads? 2 lucky dips please Captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporty-shite Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Oh sod it. Stick me on for two lucky dips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slow Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Yes btw, it's £230 to tax. 1.2.3.4. DeeJay5.6.7.8. sporty-shite9.10. Mr_Bo11ox11.12.13. sporty-shite14.15. Sigmund Fraud16. Eddyramrod (sorry doobietoo, he posted first!)17. Tommotech18. Spartacus19.20. Sigmund Fraud21.22.23.24. MarvinsMom25.26. Spartacus27. DeeJay28.29.30.31. Fraser (Who is on Autoshite but hasn't told me his username yet)32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42. Meggersdog43.44.45.46. Mr_Bo11ox47. Angry Sheep48.49.50. Lord Sterling of the many Rovers51. doobietoo52.53.54.55.56.57.58.59. Random numbers were picked by the www.random.org sequence generator, allocating the first numbers not already selected in the order of requests. DeeJay, the rear bank of plugs is a faff owing to access. You have to dismantle part of the scuttle, remove the coil packs, and then do it by feel. The fronts are fine. Chompy, yes it's the one you sat in at mine - the one that was parked next to the Volvo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 DeeJay, the rear bank of plugs is a faff owing to access. You have to dismantle part of the scuttle, remove the coil packs, and then do it by feel. I'll definitely win this as I'm a ham fisted oaf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat_Pirate Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 1.2.3.4. DeeJay5.6.7.8. sporty-shite9.10. Mr_Bo11ox11.12.13. sporty-shite14.15. Sigmund Fraud16. Eddyramrod (sorry doobietoo, he posted first!)17. Tommotech18. Spartacus19.20. Sigmund Fraud21.22.23.24. MarvinsMom25.26. Spartacus27. DeeJay28.29.30.31. Fraser (Who is on Autoshite but hasn't told me his username yet)32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42. Meggersdog43.44.45.46. Mr_Bo11ox47. Angry Sheep48. Fat_Pirate49.50. Lord Sterling of the many Rovers51. doobietoo52.53.54.55.56.57.58.59 It looks like it has better tyres than mine, so I'm in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandamonium Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Green Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 2 randoms please. Same colour as my old one (I think). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slow Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 1.2.3.4. DeeJay5.6.7. Pandamonium8. sporty-shite9.10. Mr_Bo11ox11.12.13. sporty-shite14.15. Sigmund Fraud16. Eddyramrod (sorry doobietoo, he posted first!)17. Tommotech18. Spartacus19.20. Sigmund Fraud21.22.23.24. MarvinsMom25.26. Spartacus27. DeeJay28. Alan_Green29.30.31. Fraser (Who is on Autoshite but hasn't told me his username yet)32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42. Meggersdog43.44.45.46. Mr_Bo11ox47. Angry Sheep48. Fat_Pirate49.50. Lord Sterling of the many Rovers51. doobietoo52.53.54.55.56.57.58. Alan_Green59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sofarsogood Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Lovely. 1 and 29 please. 1. Sofarsogood2.3.4. DeeJay5.6.7. Pandamonium8. sporty-shite9.10. Mr_Bo11ox11.12.13. sporty-shite14.15. Sigmund Fraud16. Eddyramrod (sorry doobietoo, he posted first!)17. Tommotech18. Spartacus19.20. Sigmund Fraud21.22.23.24. MarvinsMom25.26. Spartacus27. DeeJay28. Alan_Green29. Sofarsogood30.31. Fraser (Who is on Autoshite but hasn't told me his username yet)32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42. Meggersdog43.44.45.46. Mr_Bo11ox47. Angry Sheep48. Fat_Pirate49.50. Lord Sterling of the many Rovers51. doobietoo52.53.54.55.56.57.58. Alan_Green59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrazzleTC Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Put me down for 31, FrazzleTC. Tam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 9 please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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