Cavcraft Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Roll up, roll up for the shittest advert for the shittest car. 2002 Rover 75 dieselMOT expired March 2014Untaxed (obviously)Was described to me as in 'really condition' and 'top of the range' 'Really good condition' meant it doesn't run (alternator, I was told) and it looks shit. 'Top of the range' meant steel wheels, only two (pound shop type) wheel trims and cloth seats. So, it looks pretty shit, it doesn't run and to cap it all you only have 18 hours to buy it! Sadly I can't take any bits off it (due to location, time etc) so it has to go as it is. I haven't heard it running and I make no promises as to mechanical condition, though the seller did say there are receipts 'somewhere' for extraordinary amounts of money of the DMF and stuff. Oh, just as unhelpfully, there is no log book, so you'll have to apply for one. I do really not enjoy scrapping cars like this, although it's pretty hopeless it must be good for parts or to someone who could get it running and make some use of it. £175, no offers soz as I'm getting that much for it weighed in. I really need it gone tomorrow, possibly Tuesday evening at a push. It's in Chester and you'll have to A-frame it or something. Which is a bit laughable really, as I'm actually typing that like someone is going to buy it. skattrd, TRW and HMC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Would it go if you stuck a good battery on, or does a borked alternator stop a modern like this working? (I don't want to buy it BTW.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted May 10, 2015 Author Share Posted May 10, 2015 I don't know, I did try it with jump leads a few months back but after like ten minutes nothing was happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sofarsogood Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Looks like you need a buyer who has just bought a new trailer, likes half dead Rovers and has 75 repair skillz. CMS? Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 If you get lights but no starter action it might be the solenoid, a common failure on these. Repair kit is about a tenner and it's such an easy job even I managed to do it. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 That a 75 with so many things wrong with it including GREGGS wheeltrims should have the CORRECT SHAPE NUMBER PLATES seems a existential anomaly so complex it could implode the very fabric of time and space. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted May 10, 2015 Author Share Posted May 10, 2015 It'll be exploding something tomorrow, all right. I'm going up to mine sweep under the seats etc, to look for treasure before it gets sacked off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messerschmitt owner Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I have always considered 'top of the range' to mean it is parked in some out of the way retail park with a shop full of the kind of shite some people like in their house but that I would never entertain in mine as it is pretty much all crap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Burn it. I am negatively biased. Burn it more. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I do like the look of this, Worth a punt if your near to chester and are prepared to pull the plug if it starts fighting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Spares & Tyres Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Wish I could get £175 weighing that in.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 ....sweep under the seats etc, to look for treasure... My Prediction: Three Werthers and the end of a tube of Preparation H. Cavcraft and Semi-C 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Largactil Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Roll up, roll up for the shittest advert for the shittest car. 2002 Rover 75 dieselMOT expired March 2014Untaxed (obviously)Was described to me as in 'really condition' and 'top of the range' 'Really good condition' meant it doesn't run (alternator, I was told) and it looks shit. 'Top of the range' meant steel wheels, only two (pound shop type) wheel trims and cloth seats. Wowzers - That's a really rare* Irish spec R75! Unfortunately I see the previous owner skimped on specifying the giffer scrapes on three of the bumper corners, and the stoved in door skin... Luckily, I believe these can be retrofitted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 Fate sealed, just been to chuck four (non-Rover) alloys into the boot to maximise my return on this motor. And here are the mine sweep results: One container almost full of petroleum. Sadly, it's petroleum jelly.One small container about 3/4 full of Tesco diesel mineral oil.One small container (full) of anti-freeze.A really spazzy either glasses holder, or a case for a portable mobile telephonic communication device.Two rubber floor mats.The towing eye and wheel brace (always come in handy) and...NO FUCKING MONEY. Not even a single penny, stuck to the floor with an old, half eaten kid's sweet. Bucketeer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 So how do you scrap it without logbook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 A breaker's yard is having it, he's going to apply for the V5 then strip it and crush it, I'd imagaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Ah right they are real sticklers up here re v5s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 He's got the right hand side of the logbook and will use that to apply for it I'd imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselnutjob Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 who bought it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 Someone local, non-shiter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Bought! It! As in 'bought it' burned and fragged or 'bought it' with money and will repair it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Next one, big'ish, bader transmission, roomy, cheap and payable via installments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverageous Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 My curiosity is peaked. Mr Cavcraft, Sir. Are your seemingly continous and somewhat frantic autoshite escapades the byproduct of your job/profession? Or is it purely for pleasure*? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 Pleasure, if it could ever be called that. Roverageous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverageous Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Pleasure, if it could ever be called that.My cap is duly doffed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave21478 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Mine too. I like the theory of scrutting about with manky old ruins turning (hopefully) a few quid profit here and there but I simply couldnt be harrised with the type of buyers these cars attract. I genuinely admire your patience and dedication to the shite cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 I do lose out on quite a few I must add, but I just like doing it. Bucketeer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Next one, big'ish, bader transmission, roomy, cheap and payable via installments Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 The next one was VERY nearly an incredibly twatted about Mk3 Transit Di, but I think I've missed the boat with that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 The local EX-Suzuki dealer near me, has a working Rover 75 Diesel for sale, and wants £3K.Mind you he has an MGF up at £5495, so you know he's a wanker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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