25 Club

[blguy1975]

I Feel the Time is Right to see if there is any intrest in a Rover 25 Club,

Let me explain

Firstly , The 25 is the last true Rover , No input from Honda or BMW, also in 1990 when The Allegro Club was formed the Allegro was a cheap throw away Car, as is the 25 now £500 buys on with MOT ,however ,if the Head Goes the Cars just get scrapped , I think a Club would Start some intrest and help preserve these fine British Cars .

The 200/400 Club has no intrest in the 25 and the 45 has a web forum already .

I feel that this needs to happen soon before all the 25's Vanish into Scrapyards , Just like the 213/216 did.

 

What do You think?

 

Matt

[dollywobbler]

Do the 200/400 club cater for the bubble 200 at all? Seems odd to have a forum for such a niche, though they can work. There are two BX forums, or three if you include the one that caters only for the 16v.

 

If the 200/400 club don't cater for the bubble, then a forum entitled Bubble Trouble could be good... I'd quite like a 220D.

[face]

I like the gold Grandad stylee Gti's and the BRM version.

[Rod/b]

No input from Honda? Isn't the R3 based on a shortened R8 / Concerto floorpan then?

[ashmicro]

Didn't we have this debate in The Other Place Rod/b/d/b? Front sub is different, and the settled opinion was that the arse end is Maestro based. However, the dashboards swap over, so the width must be the same. R3 unafflicted by Japanese Engines Of Rongness, so that's a good thing. Here's a pic of mine, y'all.

 

[Rod/b]

Rear suspension out of a Maestro and front chassis legs, suspension, bulkhead and floor of an R8, wasn't it?

[M'coli]

They might have been developed from the Honda/200, but if Honda itself had no input into the design nor gained any royalties from the use of their intellectual property, then the car was the last to be designed and spec'd by Rover, even if some features are swapable with the earlier Honda-based car. The Sherpa shares panels with previous BMC vans, and yet it's still a proper BL design.

[ashmicro]

Just counted 7 other 25's on a 3 mile round trip just now, 1 R3 200 and a R8 214 Elite. Surviving reasonably well it seems. Quality will out, it seems.

[Rod/b]

You cannot keep class down.

[alf892]

Don't do it. Just my opinion........

 

One make car clubs are usually pretty sad.

 

One model car clubs....even sadder. It will become a haven for boring nutters who think their particular car is the pinacle of automotive excellence......and anybody who speaks/writes/think against it must be exterminated. Most mass murderers belong to one model car clubs.......phact

 

Stay here.......with the normal people.

 

*some of the above may be inaccurate or simply untrue

[dollywobbler]

While those issues can strike Alf, not all one make clubs are full of anoraks and people blind to anything other than their chosen steed. 2CVers tend to welcome all and the BX lot are generally decent types that I wouldn't mind actually meeting in real life.

 

Where problems really strike is when splitters start their own "different" one make/model club. That's usually a bad sign. "We're more anoraky than you!"

[trigger]

I saw what looked like a tidy S plate 200 series for sale the road up from me last week for £300, it struck as being quite cheap, Then i saw a late one on the side of the A14 yesterday with the bonnet up and smoke pouring out of it and it reminded me why they are cheap.

[In The Pit]

They are a nice looking car and have aged well, my friend had a diesel one on a P reg and loved it he said it was very economical, still loads about, if you wanna start a club go for it. I think the late Rover that will have the main interest in years to come will be the 75, its a classy looker and what Rover used to be about (large executive transport for the middle classes).

[dollywobbler]

They are a nice looking car and have aged well, my friend had a diesel one on a P reg and loved it he said it was very economical, still loads about, if you wanna start a club go for it. I think the late Rover that will have the main interest in years to come will be the 75, its a classy looker and what Rover used to be about (large executive transport for the middle classes).

 

This is already the case. The 75/ZT boasts a couple of very popular forums, and the 75 and ZT Club even had a stand at the NEC Classic Motor Show last year. People are already spending vast sums on restoring them too, with many seeking bits from earlier cars to upgrade those given cheaper kit during Project Drive. That said, the V8s are still getting cheaper...

[In The Pit]

They are a nice looking car and have aged well, my friend had a diesel one on a P reg and loved it he said it was very economical, still loads about, if you wanna start a club go for it. I think the late Rover that will have the main interest in years to come will be the 75, its a classy looker and what Rover used to be about (large executive transport for the middle classes).

 

This is already the case. The 75/ZT boasts a couple of very popular forums, and the 75 and ZT Club even had a stand at the NEC Classic Motor Show last year. People are already spending vast sums on restoring them too, with many seeking bits from earlier cars to upgrade those given cheaper kit during Project Drive. That said, the V8s are still getting cheaper...

 

Thats really good to hear, my Dad loves them and I would like to own one, ive never had a Rover before and a 75 would be my first choice.

[Alexg]

Does theMGZR.co.uk cater for them?

[AnthonyG]

I would have thought starting a web forum rather than a traditional style 'club' is the way to go nowadays.

 

The 75/ZT Owners Club seems to have grown out of the forum, and I know of a couple of other forums that have turned into more traditional style clubs.

 

Retro Rides has very successful events, and all that grew from a forum. Hell, even dear old A/S has hosted some meets!

 

Bubbles seem to still be around in good numbers, and ZS's still seem to have some respect from the 'yoof' (at least in rural Wales!). I think the one of the range that will disappear will be the 45, although there will always be a few giffer owned examples surviving.

[155V6]

Does theMGZR.co.uk cater for them?

Quite a few people on there have 25s/200s

[Justin Case]

Rover clubs?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb_qHP7VaZE

 

[gtd2000]

R3 unafflicted by Japanese Engines Of Rongness, so that's a good thing.

 

Conversely, the Honda components would have been the only reason I would consider a Rover or BL product

 

Have to admit I thought the bubble shape Rovers were quite attractive.

[Simon M]

I think the one of the range that will disappear will be the 45, although there will always be a few giffer owned examples surviving.

 

And most of them will be in Ipswich - when I lived there there were millions of them (one of the reasons I have one now!)

 

The 45 is car that even its enthusiasts seem to be pretty unenthusiastic about. I'd happily join an owners' club, but I get a feeling any meeting would just consist of the members sitting around going 'Well, it's all right....I s'pose.'

[RENOMAD]

DAMN,,,,Sorry guys I thought that this was a Renault 25 Club heading