For Sale: Rover 75 Connoisseur SE Tourer CDT

[Minimad5]

For Sale: Rover 75 Connoisseur SE Tourer CDT.

 

Being the Connoisseur Se model it has the following:

Heated Leather Memory Seats

Cruise Control (Now Fully Functioning)

Fuel Burn Heater

Digital A/C (needs re-gas)

6 Cd Changer

On board computer

Reverse Parking Sensors

 

Some Service History and a number of recent reciepts

 

TAX- 31st April 2012

MOT - 31st October 2012

 

177,071 Miles and still pulls strong, - Chain driven BMW engine, so no belt to worry about !

No dreaded clutch fail, as it has a Brand NEW Clutch Master Cylinder fitted.

50Mpg+

 

Only bad point i can find with the car is a slightly crunchy 3rd gear, although Warren_T has driven it around without a hint of gear trouble. Every other gear selects fine.

And the A/C could do with a re-gas, but if i find the time i'll get this done.

 

The car also comes with a Nokia CARK91 hands free kit, i believe this mutes the radio and all sound comes from the cars speakers. I shall be buying a phone and testing it out, this will come with the sale (once the seller gets back to me)

 

Incase i have missed something here is the famous advert from Dollywobbler

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C265107

 

Reason for selling this so soon, is due to insurance companies giving me the run around.

 

£1000 Reasonable offers considered, would ideally like a swap for a classic

 

 

 

[dollywobbler]

Love the last pic! Classic FM and a cigar. Nice. Good luck with the sale. This is one of those cars that can be driven for hours, but feels like a quick spin around the block. The seats did tend to give me backache (I've got a fussy back) after a few hours, yet I always felt refreshed after a long journey. Odd!

 

Third gear synchromesh is non-existent. Changing from second to third is generally crunch-free unless you rush the change, but double-declutching makes it better. Coming back down the 'box, you generally need to double-declutch and blip in neutral on the way to avoid a crunch, or you just drop another gear and skip third altogether. Gearboxes rarely give trouble, so second-hand ones are not pricey.

 

Lots of toys and ridiculous economy. Be the next to own the win wagon!

[Minimad5]

Thanks for the post Ian,

 

About the seat - I turned the lumbar support knob to reduce the lubar support, this made it feel like a big comfy couch

 

I've also just discovered that it has a Synergy Tuning Module fitted

[Cavcraft]

Yo Mark, does a wanky veg oil burning Audi TDi estate count as a classic?

[Rocket88]

pm sent..........

[Minimad5]

Yo Mark, does a wanky veg oil burning Audi TDi estate count as a classic?

 

Ideally i need something that has a small-ish engine, 1991 or older

[ashmicro]

I can attest that these are a bloody nice bus. My Uncle, a Church of England vicar has the saloon R40 version, and it's been great in 6 years. And by the way, he's an ex-RAF fast jet fighter pilot, and even though he's over 70 he still drives it like he stole it.

[Rocket88]

Another pm sent..............

[warren t claim]

I can attest that these are a bloody nice bus. My Uncle, a Church of England vicar has the saloon R40 version, and it's been great in 6 years. And by the way, he's an ex-RAF fast jet fighter pilot, and even though he's over 70 he still drives it like he stole it.

 

The car's conveniently located next to the Belfast ferry terminal is you fancy a go Ash. We'll even leave a mix CD in the auto changer of Now That's What I Call Loyalist Marching Songs featuring Daddy What's That Uniform? And Here Lies A Soldier.

[Cavcraft]

Yo Mark, does a wanky veg oil burning Audi TDi estate count as a classic?

 

Ideally i need something that has a small-ish engine, 1991 or older

 

You say that like it's a stumbling block. Perhaps what you need is it a small CBT friendly motorbike?

[warren t claim]

Yo Mark, does a wanky veg oil burning Audi TDi estate count as a classic?

 

Ideally i need something that has a small-ish engine, 1991 or older

 

You say that like it's a stumbling block. Perhaps what you need is it a small CBT friendly motorbike?

 

How much do you want for the CG?

[Lord Sterling]

BAH! I would have loved this, but the usual story of lack of money and space to store my current daily Sterling has/will always put paid to that idea.

[Minimad5]

Been asked to post up an extra picture or two

 

 

 

My favourite feature

 

Have read that these (below) can improve MPG and performance, i've left it to it's own devices as everything seems to work fine

 

 

 

Reciept for new master cylinder (The replacement was an LUK part, not a cheap ebay job)

[scooters]

a la Retro Rides - want badly but no dosh as giro not cleared yet and wife is in prison, kids in care...

 

GLWTS though these are GR9 I had a saloon in giffer spec (velour suedey type cloth) in burgundy as a company car in 2001 and lurved it - wonderful long distance motorcouch and about as modern classic as there is!

[Felly Magic]

Those tuning modules are a load of crap, and cause all sorts of running issues and overfuelling. Bin it, before it frags the engine. That advice comes from a well known tuner and map writer for VW products, as he has tested most of these so called plug and play boxes, and all had the same issues.

[dollywobbler]

Those tuning modules are a load of crap, and cause all sorts of running issues and overfuelling. Bin it, before it frags the engine. That advice comes from a well known tuner and map writer for VW products, as he has tested most of these so called plug and play boxes, and all had the same issues.

 

Gawd. Here we go again. More 'expert' advice.

 

Anyone who's actually done any research will discover that 'RoverRon' actually knows what he's on about. This is not just a 'whip up the fueling' mod bought for a few quid on Ebay.

[Espacetic]

Rover Ron tuning boxes are highly regarded on the Rover forums, he puts a lot of research into them and they are proving more than reliable long term.

[Rocket88]

Been asked to post up an extra picture or two

 

 

 

My favourite feature

 

Have read that these (below) can improve MPG and performance, i've left it to it's own devices as everything seems to work fine

 

 

 

Reciept for new master cylinder (The replacement was an LUK part, not a cheap ebay job)

 

 

Did you get the pics of the mighty Herald?

[Lankytim]

The more my Volvo eats petrol and cooks its rear brakes the more I like this.

[Minimad5]

A deal has been done

Awaiting delivery / collection

[Cavcraft]

Nice work, fellow shiter I take it?

[dollywobbler]

A deal has been done

Awaiting delivery / collection

 

Look forward to details!

[wuvvum]

Those tuning modules are a load of crap, and cause all sorts of running issues and overfuelling. Bin it, before it frags the engine. That advice comes from a well known tuner and map writer for VW products, as he has tested most of these so called plug and play boxes, and all had the same issues.

That tuning module looks like a more basic version of the one I've got on my 220 SDi. That seems to work just fine - 50mpg and 0-60 in 8.5 seconds so it must be doing something right. The engine doesn't seem to be showing any signs of stress either, doesn't smoke excessively and still starts first flip of the key with no preheat in sub-zero temperatures. I've racked up 3,000 trouble-free miles in it so far. The only thing I will say is that the throttle response is not very progressive at low revs with the engine cold, but that's hardly the end of the world.

[dollywobbler]

I will say that there IS a problem with the cheapo tuning boxes. Was chatting to a bloke last night who owned an Audi with the 2.5 V6 Turbo Diesel in it. Was boasting about how he'd had it chipped, then told me how the engine grenaded itself six months later. He didn't seem to have made a connection...

[Wilko220]

Given the vast amount of money that car manufacturers spend on research and development, I tend to think that - generally speaking - pissing about re-tuning an engine is always more likely to do harm than good. Correct me if i'm missing something but, if it's so cheap and easy to increase the performance and MPG of a Rover 75 then why weren't they doing it at Longbridge?

[Rocket88]

Given the vast amount of money that car manufacturers spend on research and development, I tend to think that - generally speaking - pissing about re-tuning an engine is always more likely to do harm than good. Correct me if i'm missing something but, if it's so cheap and easy to increase the performance and MPG of a Rover 75 then why weren't they doing it at Longbridge?

 

As someone who knows a little bit about this [having been an agent for VAG tuners Revo for the past 6 years] tuning boxes are generally pretty crude devices. ECU software re-maps [the good ones, anyway] are far more sophisticated, and after doing in excess of 150 with no problems, they are the way forward, especially as ECUs become more and more sophisticated. To answer the point above, when car companies bring out a new model, especially in turbo charged format, they always leave themselves loads of "slack" in the performance of the vehicle. When it's time for the "Mark 2", they can up the power by doing a software re-write, without costly mechanical improvements, and claim "new, improved " etc etc, and make their ageing chod seem more attractive to propective purchasers. you can take a VAG turbo from standard 150 bhp to about 270 bhp simply with a software re-write, and as long as the engine has no inherent problems, [always do a data log first] you won't have a problem.

[Lankytim]

They did an article on these tuning boxes in CarMechanics magazine a few years back. The car they used then was a 75 tourer- CM absolutley raved about them. Its also common for older lorries to get "chipped up". My old ERF EC11 had the treatment with torque and fuel economy improved.

[dollywobbler]

Yeah, it's like anything. There's good and bad. I think the main reason people fit the RoverRon Synergy boxes is because the MAF is crap. I think it somehow adjusts for this, though I don't pretend to understand these modern things for an instant!

 

I once drove a Golf chipped to 210bhp by an absolute arsehole of a man. I wasn't surprised to discover that second gear synchromesh was going walkies, and it was less than year old. Like anything, if you go silly with power mods, you can expect stuff to break. The Synergy box is more about boosting low down grunt. I thought it had a Synergy box fitted when I bought it (after tracing its history on a forum) but couldn't find the box itself, which is why I didn't say it was fitted when I sold it. For a modern diesel, I loved how tractable it was from around 1500rpm, and the turbo boost came in very smoothly.

[AnthonyG]

I read that the diesels as found in the 75 were detuned a bit as BMW didn't want Rovers outrunning BMs or some equally silly reason. Given that MG Rover would have continued to buy the units direct from BMW after the parting of the ways, maybe they were restricted from 'improving' them. Hence the Synergy units?

[dollywobbler]

They came in two flavours from the factory. CDT 115bhp (like this one) and later, optional CDTi with 136bhp (IIRC). You can still order an X-Power tune up to the higher state of tune, which is an entirely electric upgrade.