The Rovering Member
Well-Known Member
After this:
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=20960&p=175570&hilit=fester#p175570
I was still in 'searching the market' mode so I transferred my searching to the 75 ad's just to see what was out there & ended up with this:
After a quick registration change:
She's a 1.8 Connoisseur with a spotless Sandstone leather interior, £800 off the bay. Bought from Barnstaple so we got a train down, completed the deal & collected her in the station car park & spent the night in a Lynmouth hotel overlooking the harbour. All very nice.
Having never even sat in one beforehand, I was surprised at the size of the car & immediately struck by the inate 'Roverness' of her, much like my first impressions of sitting in my P5B for the first time. The 1.8 has got a bit of a bad rep' but it's mostly undeserved & usually down to poor maintenance. The V6's & diesels also have their foibles but the 1.8 is generally the easiest & most economical to maintain & run which is why I plumped for one, my thinking being that I already have more than enough sub 25MPG cars sitting around. Many people say it's underpowered compared to the V6 but that was the idea of having a selection of engines, choice. On the road she will reach & sit at illegal speeds quickly & happily enough & is reasonably quick off the mark (though I may indulge a 1.8 turbo one day). The 1.8 has quite a pleasant, rorty engine note too. I was losing a bit of coolant & had some rough-running at idle but that is a common fault & down to the inlet manifold gasket allowing coolant into cylinders 1 & 4 when the car's at rest. A cheap & easy fix which I did myself & no loss since.
I did a lot of reading on the 75 forum before I bought but in the end went with my gut & bought unseen. Turns out she's a really good car & I've been well happy for the last 6.5k miles. Fitted with the uprated head gasket two owners back & so far, no problems.
I kept it quiet so I could see Harvey's face when I picked him up last. He grudgingly admitted that she's a very nice vehicle. But my attention has been somewhat diverted since I bought her so have only just got round to posting on here. They are a bit addictive & I've spent at least the purchase price again on bits & pieces for her but that's a bonus of the prices currently being on the floor for a 75.
It's time to get back to the rest of the fleet though.
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=20960&p=175570&hilit=fester#p175570
I was still in 'searching the market' mode so I transferred my searching to the 75 ad's just to see what was out there & ended up with this:
After a quick registration change:
She's a 1.8 Connoisseur with a spotless Sandstone leather interior, £800 off the bay. Bought from Barnstaple so we got a train down, completed the deal & collected her in the station car park & spent the night in a Lynmouth hotel overlooking the harbour. All very nice.
Having never even sat in one beforehand, I was surprised at the size of the car & immediately struck by the inate 'Roverness' of her, much like my first impressions of sitting in my P5B for the first time. The 1.8 has got a bit of a bad rep' but it's mostly undeserved & usually down to poor maintenance. The V6's & diesels also have their foibles but the 1.8 is generally the easiest & most economical to maintain & run which is why I plumped for one, my thinking being that I already have more than enough sub 25MPG cars sitting around. Many people say it's underpowered compared to the V6 but that was the idea of having a selection of engines, choice. On the road she will reach & sit at illegal speeds quickly & happily enough & is reasonably quick off the mark (though I may indulge a 1.8 turbo one day). The 1.8 has quite a pleasant, rorty engine note too. I was losing a bit of coolant & had some rough-running at idle but that is a common fault & down to the inlet manifold gasket allowing coolant into cylinders 1 & 4 when the car's at rest. A cheap & easy fix which I did myself & no loss since.
I did a lot of reading on the 75 forum before I bought but in the end went with my gut & bought unseen. Turns out she's a really good car & I've been well happy for the last 6.5k miles. Fitted with the uprated head gasket two owners back & so far, no problems.
I kept it quiet so I could see Harvey's face when I picked him up last. He grudgingly admitted that she's a very nice vehicle. But my attention has been somewhat diverted since I bought her so have only just got round to posting on here. They are a bit addictive & I've spent at least the purchase price again on bits & pieces for her but that's a bonus of the prices currently being on the floor for a 75.
It's time to get back to the rest of the fleet though.