In The Pit Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I quite like playing cat and mouse when buying a car as if you win it makes you appreciate finally owning the car more. I've managed to buy cars i've been chasing for years and it's quite rewarding. In April just gone I purchased a MKII Escort that i'd known about (and wanted to own) since 2009, i'd waited six years for it to appear for sale so that I could try and buy it. Another MKII I missed out on turned up a year and a half later and I was able to buy it and save it from being banger raced.Really pleased you've got the car, opportunity given, opportunity taken, good call. EssDeeWon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
explosive-cabbage Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Nice work SD!!!! Here is a DVD which you clearly have seen already http://www.vintagescene.co.uk/Instruction_02.htmWhy? Because it is primrose yellow and overpriced?Fuck me, £20 for a DVD! Must be the colour that demands a premium! Good work with the purchase BTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Bet you have a nice warm feeling now - filled undercrackers attributed to the reality of dual Rover ownership. It's that 'oh fuck, what have I done' moment. I am very familiar with this. That's because he now realises that he has 2 V6 2.5 R75's and only the one credit card, eeeeeek :) EssDeeWon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Right, spoke to the owner this evening, his happy with £400, I of course could not say no. It will initially be squirreled away for a few weeks over at my mums whilst I am away, then I will come back for the dreaded MOT due date in August. Phew!I bet he's happy with £400! If it makes you happy crack on, hopefully it will turn out well. If it turns out to be a hopeless case you could always have the satisfaction of reversing it through his front window into the lounge, then furiously asking for your £400 back as you've a mate who was a cleaner at Arnold Clark, who says 'Don't get done get Dom'. Dominic Littlewood turns up and then goes round with half the story, shouts at the man and his son. He gets told to fuck off so Dominic Littlewood decides to up the ante by jumping in the Rover and backing it at about 30mph into the front if the house. Then you both go for a pint of weak draught beer at a local Hungry Horse over a microwaved beef burger. oldcars, inconsistant, Essex V6 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I despise Dominic Littlewood, plus he's too short to see over the 75 steering wheel. Vince70 and Taff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssDeeWon Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Worst comes to the worst if its fails its MOT miserably I will punt it on via the 75/ZT club, they are not currently aware of this car and although some members hate the colour others would buy a primrose car on 2 wheels and no engine. stripped fred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Worst comes to the worst if its fails its MOT miserably I will punt it on via the 75/ZT club, they are not currently aware of this car and although some members hate the colour others would buy a primrose car on 2 wheels and no engine.Is the yellow very rare? Any idea how many were made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stripped fred Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Is the yellow very rare? Any idea how many were made?It was mentioned previously in the related thread. Not many, a couple of hundred at most from memory. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince70 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I bet he's happy with £400! If it makes you happy crack on, hopefully it will turn out well. If it turns out to be a hopeless case you could always have the satisfaction of reversing it through his front window into the lounge, then furiously asking for your £400 back as you've a mate who was a cleaner at Arnold Clark, who says 'Don't get done get Dom'. Dominic Littlewood turns up and then goes round with half the story, shouts at the man and his son. He gets told to fuck off so Dominic Littlewood decides to up the ante by jumping in the Rover and backing it at about 30mph into the front if the house. Then you both go for a pint of weak draught beer at a local Hungry Horse over a microwaved beef burger.Now if ever a program should be produced for the bbc it should be Do Over Dom.. And while at it the other two that should also be on my same hit list would be that that smarmy Matt Albright and his benefit cheat mate biker Dan.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssDeeWon Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Is the yellow very rare? Any idea how many were made? Found this on the 75/ZT club. Not sure how many remain today though, but sub 100 I would say.. We know that ONLY 580 primrose yellow Rover 75's were ever built.Out of the 580, 400 were shipped out to export, Germany, holland etc etc...Great Britain retained 180 Primrose yellow CARS. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Found this on the 75/ZT club. Not sure how many remain today though, but sub 100 I would say.. We know that ONLY 580 primrose yellow Rover 75's were ever built.Out of the 580, 400 were shipped out to export, Germany, holland etc etc...Great Britain retained 180 Primrose yellow CARS. Cheers, thats not many then. Glad you saved it, worth a punt for the money. EssDeeWon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 They're a bit tasty when looking this good are they not http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C535324# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssDeeWon Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Been to collect this lovely 75 this evening, soz no collection thread as the car was only 10 minutes away. It drives lovely, stays nice and cool and seems to be a genuine 67k mile car, Very pleased!! There is a slight knocking from the front when driving over bumps, hoping its nothing too serious. No advisories on the last MOT. Here's the money shot chaps 2000 Rover 75 V6 Connoisseur by steve wilson, on Flickr CGSB, Rover414, eddyramrod and 31 others 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 the cloncking from the front could be the drop links or the wishbone bushes. neither of which are very expensive though given the state of the chinky-chonky-chinese (if you're lucky) knock off parts floating about means that these are almost service bits! nice buyage too, though the colour isn't really something i like..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Doesn't look too faded that side. Delicious EssDeeWon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssDeeWon Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Doesn't look too faded that side. Delicious The fading is mostly on the top of the boot lit, roof and parts of the bonnet. The sides of the car are actually ok. Its now squirreled away in deepest Essex until I get time to start T-Cutting. Then it will go for a pre MOT check later in the month once im back from working away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Great work SD. You got exactly the heap of shite you wanted, and for a good price. 100% SOLID SHITER EssDeeWon and inconsistant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I like this a lot, lots of effort and stress went into securing a fairly undesirable car with issues in an absolutely hideous colour. If that's not what this forum is all about, I don't know what is. Funny thing is, looking clean and shiny in the petrol station shot, it actually makes the car look quite classy and sophisticated. Still the colour of weak custard, mind, but classy winner's custard nonetheless. Fingers crossed it's not too much of a hassle to get it through a test, if it gets through without much fuss then it could end up being a decent bargain. EssDeeWon, BorniteIdentity, eddyramrod and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripped fred Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 It looks lovely. I hope it flies through the MOT and gives you many miles of trouble free motoring (fingers crossed). I suppose it makes sense that the top panels are the ones that have faded. Hopefully some t-cut will sort them. EssDeeWon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssDeeWon Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Thanks everyone for all your kind / supportive comments from day one (two weeks ago) Re the MOT I think it requires front pads / discs and possibly some drop links. Doing some digging around it seems to have been well cared for, and I have now managed to piece together the small amount of service history to back up the 67k miles And it belonged to a Professor Malcolm Phillip Isadore Weller for 6 years previous to the last owner. Under the bonnet is very very clean indeed, and it purrrrrs. UltraWomble and Tam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Glad you got what you wanted mate. Bring it over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Love it, and the colour is brilliant. I really like 75s in high specs and that yellow really makes it. Just a shame that I'm terminally snobby and worry about reliability (never did before I was a crip!) or I'd have one. Maybe... But it would have a V8 in it. Out of a Mustang! EssDeeWon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Leave me the keys for your lock up and I'll see you right by the time you're back from Portugal. IMG_20150709_221840193.jpgof course this being autoshite you would end up with the two REAR ends and no engine saucedoctor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Torana Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Interesting thought - a cupboard on wheels with cosy face-to-face couch seating in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 yellow cars are for life winners #FACT EssDeeWon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 I like yellow cars although I have never actually owned one (I think). BavarianRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Arse, now I need a yellow car in my life. Thanks a fucking bunch. UltraWomble, privatewire, EssDeeWon and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 yellow VVC MGF is what you need purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssDeeWon Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 Managed to contact the previous 'previous' owner today, a Professor Malcolm + another 4 names. It was like speaking to a member of the Royal family but he remembers the car well and said he never had any issues, he told me the name of the garage who looked after the car.... I called them and mentioned a Primrose yellow 75, the guvner straight away knew the car I was talking about and had a good chat with him about it. The Professor was a rather mean fisted chap but had all necessary work carried at MOT time. They recall doing the wishbones, pads/dics, water pump? and other remedial jobs. The Professor aquired the car from a friend who kept it in tip top, there is service history for this owner. Interesting couple of conversations, but the 67k showing is 100% genuine. In 2013 the car was sold to the last owners son with something like 55k. Angrydicky, Vince70, purplebargeken and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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