AS communal Rover 75 / MG ZT lickers thread

[wuvvum]

45 minutes ago, Yoss said:

But the well looked after ones survive and again I think the 75/ZT will do better than most as they already have quite a following. 

Aye, I think they are well past the bottom of their depreciation curve now, which can only be a good thing in terms of survival of the remaining cars.

[Roverageous]

Good ones are starting to make good money now, I think.

I'm trying to get my Monogram into as good a condition as possible to make sure it's on the road for many more years. The underside is almost pristine, and I've already been at the insides of the sills with Dinitrol. I'm looking at having a Lanoguard treatment over the rest of the underside this year, hopefully to keep things in tip top shape.

 

[Split_Pin]

Mine (diesel) is currently having an issue with the oil level rising.

It has a BMW vortex type PCV fitted before I bought the car and shouldn't need replacing and it doesn't have a DPF. I'm hoping it's not the HP pump seal however the car runs perfectly.

If it is I have a spare pump and a rebuild kit. Fitting the pump is a ball ache though,  shall be farming that one out.

 

[PrinceRupert]

There is what seems to be a really nice Connoisseur SE on Collecting Cars at the moment.

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2001-rover-75-2-5-connoisseur-se

Low miles, early car so pre most of Project Drive, fabulous colour combination, great service history, recent cam belt change. Wonder what it will go for, 5k?  If you want a really nice 75 it is surely the one to go for.

[Split_Pin]

A very nice example but not £5k. It's a Longbridge car and being on a 51 plate will have some project drive impact.

I'd say £2500 to £3k.

If it was a very early  Cowley car on a T plate with a personal line interior then maybe £4k at the absolute maximum.

[Cookiesouwest]

The market is crazy though, so maybe it will make 5k

[Roverageous]

It'll make good money!

 

There is a launch car in Wedgewood blue on eBay / carandclassic at the moment. That would get £5k of my money.

[PrinceRupert]

44 minutes ago, Roverageous said:

It'll make good money!

 

There is a launch car in Wedgewood blue on eBay / carandclassic at the moment. That would get £5k of my money.

This one?  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313987478443?hash=item491b1cb3ab:g:cM4AAOSwFopidjxe 

I think the Collecting Cars one above is nicer, imho. 

[3VOM]

Tell me about these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165483330476

Everyone seems to be selling "limousines" or LWB models, how do you tell which are LWB?

[RoverFolkUs]

10 minutes ago, 3VOM said:

Tell me about these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165483330476

Everyone seems to be selling "limousines" or LWB models, how do you tell which are LWB?

That looks a lot like a standard one to me, I didn't even think they made a LWB tourer, only the saloon? 

The LWB Saloon is easy to tell apart as the rear doors are quite visibly longer 

Standard ^^

LWB ^^

[Cookiesouwest]

8 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

That looks a lot like a standard one to me, I didn't even think they made a LWB tourer, only the saloon? 

The LWB Saloon is easy to tell apart as the rear doors are quite visibly longer 

Standard ^^

LWB ^^

Never heard of a limo tourer.

Think the seller is merely referring to it as limo like. Not an actual limo version that gets us rover lickers all excited.

[RoverFolkUs]

1 minute ago, Cookiesouwest said:

Never heard of a limo tourer.

Think the seller is merely referring to it as limo like. Not an actual limo version that gets us rover lickers all excited.

Think they've got tourer and LWB mixed up!

[3VOM]

2 minutes ago, Cookiesouwest said:

Think the seller is merely referring to it as limo like. Not an actual limo version that gets us rover lickers all excited.

That's was what I was wondering.

[RoverFolkUs]

4 minutes ago, 3VOM said:

That's was what I was wondering.

Very misleading to call it that when there were actually limos made and it's not just a figure of speech. Though I suppose anyone bidding top money would realize no such thing was actually made and it's just a bog standard 75

[3VOM]

Other than that, on the Ebay sale, am I right in thinking that car looks OK?

[RoverFolkUs]

14 minutes ago, 3VOM said:

Other than that, on the Ebay sale, am I right in thinking that car looks OK?

Reg plate obfuscated, pretty much no useful info on the advert. No info on mileage or whether it even has an MOT. That's a red flag. 

£720, reserve not met... What are they expecting to get for it!?

Up, running and driving 75s struggle to fetch £1000. It's a facelift, diesel, manual, so least desirable. 

Early KV6's and low mileage ones in general are starting to fetch decent money, but all the rest aren't worth a great deal

There's plenty of other fish in the sea, I wouldn't be rushing towards that one unless you are able to get some useful info about it from the seller.

The MOT history really makes or breaks them, if it's got rotten rear sills or rear arms, as a lot do, then you'll be throwing good money after bad unless it's a car you plan to keep in the long term

[3VOM]

Forgotten about hiding the plate. Estates not go for more than saloons?

[RoverFolkUs]

7 minutes ago, 3VOM said:

Forgotten about hiding the plate. Estates not go for more than saloons?

I don't think any of them fetch a great deal realistically.

You'll always get someone in the enthusiast groups saying a 2005 diesel tourer with 150,000 miles could fetch £2k but when it comes to putting money where ones mouth is they don't fetch more than £800 tbh

I think saloons are more desirable really 

As I say, a low mileage one or any KV6 saloon will fetch a premium over the rest but that's it really

[Split_Pin]

2 years ago today this landed on my drive. It was right in the middle of lockdown but the seller really wanted it to go to someone who would appreciate it.  After a virtual WhatsApp viewing his plumber mate followed him down from Fife ('essential journey')  and he dropped it off.  He even came back down a week later to drop off some new wheel centre caps, badges and the Brink detachable towbar (which I use for our cycle carrier)

We are still in touch and I don't think I've disappointed him!

 

 

 

[barefoot]

Mine was described as a 'Sovereign'.

Nice idea, but bollocks.

 

[Roverageous]

Little update on my Chatsworth 75; after chasing the front end wobble I bit the bullet and got a set of wheels and had them refurbished. It's solved the wobble completely, which I'm very happy about

The car looks pretty good too on them, if you ask me!\

 

[Split_Pin]

A ridiculously nice colour that.

[Cookiesouwest]

1 hour ago, Roverageous said:

Little update on my Chatsworth 75; after chasing the front end wobble I bit the bullet and got a set of wheels and had them refurbished. It's solved the wobble completely, which I'm very happy about

The car looks pretty good too on them, if you ask me!\

 

That is gorgeous

[Rocket88]

I’ve had four, three diesels and one V6 2.5., all pre-“ Project Doom”. 3 auto and one manual, all tourers.

All cracking cars, but I’d go for a diesel auto every time

[RoverFolkUs]

1 minute ago, RoverFolkUs said:

S Reg Rover 75! £1000. A leggy diesel manual though, on the plus side it looks relatively rust free, and the sills look fairly solid apart from some light crispiness

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/681787312903877/

Needs a smiley plate though!

Not the most desirable in terms of engine/gearbox, and it's a bit leggy, but it's an S Reg! So as little project drive as you're ever going to get

[RoverFolkUs]

^ nevermind...

Boooo, it's a fake S reg. Actually registered in 2001

Seller is a lying git

And in all my excitement I missed the massive hole in the sill actually!

[Split_Pin]

A diesel 75 is not even leggy at 250k man. 

I'm going to post that link on the 75 FB page and run away.

#biggerboysdidit

 

[RoverFolkUs]

3 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

A diesel 75 is not even leggy at 250k man. 

I'm going to post that link on the 75 FB page and run away.

#biggerboysdidit

 

That's true, but 140k is on the high side for a 75, not that there's anything wrong with that as they're perfectly capable but there are plenty of lower mileage ones about

[Tam]

28 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

^ nevermind...

Boooo, it's a fake S reg. Actually registered in 2001

Seller is a lying git

And in all my excitement I missed the massive hole in the sill actually!

 

https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=318867

[Split_Pin]

What's the deal with that one? Registered in 2001 but it's an S reg? The reg sequence isn't even common with the other S reg examples, which are all very well known.

Either way, the sill repair sections look poorly done and all the jacking pads are missing, generally looks rough.