clayts450 Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Rover 45 V6?Winner chaseracer, GrumpiusMaximus, Brodders and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Red too, be still my beating heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Nice hat. Nicer car. Even nicer one m8. chodweaver and Aston Martin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 I can't take all the credit. RantingYoof guessed Rover 45, which you didn't disagree with. So I used that as a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes oui si Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Niiice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Home free - sorry no pez station shot as seller had left me enough to get home with. Wow, what a wafty barge. Shifts well, may have accidentally hit 90. There are of course a few 'issues' - pictures to follow imminently once I have shuffled the cars around. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Nice hat. My lucky car buying hat chodweaver and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Really fancy one of these,well bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Quick squiz around the outside - pretty good nick apart from some minor dentage to offside rear wing Mad ex-wife told the seller a supermarket trolley went it to it when he loaned her the car. He doesn't believe her. Neither do I. Blame the stepson... Anyroad 'it'll knock out'... Missing paint on bumper. If only I had some sort of a sticky beige badge I could put over that. Oh well: Nearside - the rear door handle has been glued in by seller due to snapping off. Hoorah - authentic 45 fail (TADTS) greengartside, Fat_Pirate, Brodders and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_ZTT Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Top work here clayts450 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Brucey bonus, authentic Rover roof rails (straps are in the glove box) Which Rover is it again ? Ah, just in case I forget: Big problem* number 1 (there's always a story). Seller had taken back seat cushions out so partner's dog could sprawl out in the back and into the boot. Left them at his mate's outhouse. Went to pick them up. Mauled to bits by rodents unknown, possibly squirrels. Said he felt a bit embarrassed. No danger, said I, reminding him - £250 car, scrap heaps, Bangernomics etc etc. Not a family car, just for me - will most likely be used as a load lugger anyway etc. Seller relieved. Car does not smell of dog Proper mats front and back Car treasure - drinky bowl. It was empty. Lord Sterling, Sigmund Fraud, oldcars and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Not plah, sadly, but handy for maps, whatever they are. For use by my imaginery rear seat passengers. Driver's door interior may need a little scrub up Jatco power - with added Sports mode and Steptronic as well - it's a manual and an automatic and a sports car. I like that.First time I've ever driven an automatic as well - s'alright innit? Did not use either Sports mode or Steptronic - can't play with all the toys straight away... Issue number 2 : SRS light on - standard....to fumble around under seats later. Heated seats and aircon FTW Aston Martin, Sigmund Fraud, oldcars and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Every day's a school day. I didn't even know they came in V6 flavour... clayts450 and Aston Martin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Not authentic stereo but does everything I need it to What time is it Mr Rover 45 ? Oh.... (TADTS) Oh yes, working cruise control Not cool enough? Press this and it starts snowing in the car. Us Connie customers get it all..... (I may* be wrong on describing this feature, being an exclusively manual car owner prior to today). And a reminder what £250 gets you these days... Aston Martin, Sigmund Fraud, johngarty and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 So all in, a lot of car (with missing back seats) for very minute outlay, and a few months ticket. Plus roof rails and some fuel thrown in. Brakes were a bit creaky and might need some love, but it starts, drives and stops. Nice roarty gurgle when you kick down, pulls really well. Should imagine the sports mode will be much fun to play with - save that for the late night and early morning drives, methinks. No service history, so god knows when belts were last done if at all - will need to have a poke about and see whether any tell tale signs (took me nearly a year to find out the Streetwise's had been done 4 yrs ago). Seller was a top bloke, as was his partner. He showed me his Mercedes Sprinter he's converting into a camper - enough room for a double bed and a big TV - looks good what's he done so far. Picked me up from the station in an immaculate KV6 ZT. Spud the dog licked my face to bits. Said he'd always bought old Mercs but the 45 V6 came along a couple of years ago - he's done about 20K miles in it and never broken down ever. Drives all over the place. He's just bought a boat for about £7K. I asked him whether he'd done like I'd done and bought sight unseen. He hadn't. Really good sense of humour, down to earth, my kind of people. So, how did I do on my debut caper ? The Moog, yellowperil, barefoot and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Mmmm... Jatco AND KV6 for maximum russian roulette points ! Excellent purchase ! clayts450 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Well bought, that looks cracking! Is it coming to Shitefest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Sadly not, Dave. Well, unless it drives itself of course (consults Connie spec).... davehedgehog31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 The button next to mirrors. I think is a snow mode function for the auto box clayts450 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Ah, so not a magic snow button then. Disappoint (To be fair, I did know. Honest). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Looks like this squeaked in before Project Drive. Which is nice. Original owner did not spec up parking sensors though. The bounder... oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Ah, so not a magic snow button then. Disappoint (To be fair, I did know. Honest).Try it. Should pull off in second. clayts450 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 So an update five days into ownership. (1) Rear seat cushions - thought I had sourced some, but seller only wanted to sell complete set of replacement seats. Have no particular need for anything other than the cushions and the headrests, so non-starter. Trip to Looms needed (not fussed if not leather) (2) SRS light - likely to be the yellow connectors under the seats, not had chance to look at properly, one for this weekend (3) Dash cam installed - bodge job for now as the plastic trim running down the A-pillar is not as easy to pop off as on the Streetwise. Gorilla tape holding firm. (4) Offside rear caliper sticking - nice job for the weekend. Would rather not run the risk of hooning it 230 miles this weekend to my parents house, given it's red hot after a 6 mile commute ! To think I did 60 miles - probably done no good at all, and will probably do full pad/disc replacement on both sides. Will start with overhauling first and freeing up the guide pins which have a propensity to stick (5) Petrol consumption - epic. (6) Drivers seat - non-height adjustable, so need to get the thing out and see what's going on under there as it's currently at highest setting and even little old me has my head bashing against headliner. Looks like the adjuster has come free from the mechanism. Great. At present am driving like this: (7) Otherwise - bob on. Drives great, smooth, gets a shift on without too much coaxing, ride quality pretty darned good, lovely sound. Aston Martin, Split_Pin, Lacquer Peel and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 At least the vendor was honest about the seats - it was'nt project drive cost cutting then. Well bought. yellowperil, oldcars and clayts450 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 I do like a proper manual. £6 off the bay. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 What a shame about that back seat. Cream leather in these is super rare to start with - I rate your chances of finding a matching seat base without needing to buy a whole interior, as zero or possibly less. What MPG are you getting? I was averaging about 29mpg while commuting, that was all long journeys though no round-the-doors stuff. I get about 320 miles on a tank. clayts450 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglevan Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Wow looks a cracking buy. Didn't realise cream leather is rare, thats whats in my new purchase. When did the project drive kick in. Im getting excited for next Tuesday now. Keep us updated on your progress with it. clayts450 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 I think its about April 01 on the 75's for Project Drive, maybe the same on the 45. clayts450 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 What a shame about that back seat. Cream leather in these is super rare to start with - I rate your chances of finding a matching seat base without needing to buy a whole interior, as zero or possibly less. What MPG are you getting? I was averaging about 29mpg while commuting, that was all long journeys though no round-the-doors stuff. I get about 320 miles on a tank. Still early days on the MPG - be able to work it out once I brim the tank and drive over to Suffolk where my parents live. Suffice to say this is not an urban runabout in stop/start conditions - felt like it used about quarter of a tank on two commutes (24 miles all round). But, what a relaxed drive into work it is...Rather than being smashed to smithereens by the fun Streetwise, my back is nice and loose in this. I positively ooze out of the car after parking up. Yer right on the seats - that seller had the right ones but would not split the set, which is understandable. Any old 400/45 seat cushions will do for now, to at least make it a functional saloon (not that I anticipate having 4 up in the car anytime soon). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 I think its about April 01 on the 75's for Project Drive, maybe the same on the 45. Yes, the same, I had a read through the PD bulletins, and it looks like the 45 V6 escaped most of the early hatchet jobs on the 45 range, being the top spec at that time. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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