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2 hours ago, marm said:

So which is your favourite?

At the moment, the white saloon. I’m not a big fan of the manual on the cdti estate; this auto seems to suit it more, and this saloon feels faster. It’s had some love in the r75 trouble spots, thanks to @Tubbo,  @montytom and of course @Cookiesouwest it has lived on as a going concern rather than being a number of listings in the e bay parts section. 

I really like it, thanks to them it’s still about, and was the class of the field on the westbound a303 this afternoon!

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So life with the city rover ( cityrover?) has been pleasant  and uneventful. I have used  it mainly for local trips and it’s fun to dart about in. It’s got quite a high seating position so the glass house extends further down than on most cars, presumably an ncap own goal but light and airy and with good visibility. 
 

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A storm gathering on the horizon? Metaphor for mg rover etc etc 

There’s a wierd bit of curiosity value in it as after all the illustrious history before it it was (afaik) the last new model introduced before things became terminal.  I’m hardly likely to start a “53 plate city rover survivors “  thread but it is an earlier one from the launch month.

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<insert Tata Indian takeaway remarks😆>

Im unsure how long I’ll keep it but it’s very useful to have around and has plenty of like left in it with just 25k on the clock

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Where to begin? 

I’ve always liked them, even as a small child. Plus there’s that noise. Mind you the few where I grew up were rotting on driveways , as cast off daily drivers waiting to be scrapped. At university in Leeds there were about 5 that were used by students, including a girl i unsuccessfully tried to chat up, who had a peat brown one.

I had a few once I was able to run a car. Always fun, and over time the good and not so good ones informed be of my ideal age and spec, and in particular where they like to dissolve.

So I like the 4 doors. I like the later engines, but I also like clap hands wipers and if possible an original old style reg. SO unless it’s a modded one, your looking about 62-64ish. Moon on a stick.

Anyway one came up in Cornwall, in basically my ideal spec. It’s a ‘63 and a deluxe - I think- as it has a heater (!) The luxury! 
 

Anyway here it is; I bought it off a lovely elderly couple who took a shine to me as their son and I share the same first name…

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I felt like I was buying a family pet

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