Those Who Know. Know.
 

My wife and I have just returned from a fortnights trip around Italy including visits to those three exotics all ending in i. Think Modena, Maranello, Sant’Agata.
My daily driver is a 25 year old 75. My wife’s daily driver is a 23 year old 75. We’ve owned both for years and both have six digit mileages. A real testimony to the quality of these cars.
As soon as we got into my 75 which had been standing at the airport for the duration of our trip my wife immediately said “Smell the leather.” The walnut dash with those classic dials. The leather steering wheel.
Once driving home, without question, the comfort of those 75 blue leather seats exceeded anything we sat on during the trip and the knarl from the 2.5 v6 when you push it on a bit. Fantastic. You could say we missed the 75 a great deal. How much are these cars underrated? Like I say. Those who know, know.


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Nice, very true.

A friend of mine, who now owns my old 75 club SE does occasional work for a wealthy man.

Driving him to a car restorer, to collect one of his collection, he was amazed at the 75, and claimed that it really was as smooth as his Rolls Royce.

Underrated indeed.

For a horrible moment Duncan I thought you were going to say that the battery was flat ... !
:eek: ;)

Simon

Aren't these old rovers great? Yep, I like 'em too :}

But as rover 75/ZT owners, I don't think we are sat on a horse quite high enough to be able to go around smugly saying "those who know, know".

You'd be laughed off other forums for saying that, including by people who have driven or owned Rover 75s.

Mine is, generally speaking, in pretty good nick, and only ("only") 80,000 miles. I've just had my first child and may have to sell up at some point since I no longer have much time to crawl around underneath it fixing things anymore.

My beast, a 1.8T Tourer in British Racing Green, pearlescent, is temporarily parked in the road opposite, one of a dozen or so vehicles I can see from my lounge. I have looked at it many times parked over there. Quite, nay, very, tidy, after a bash up to Suffolk and back yesterday, and a brilliant drive, and with all that chrome. I think they're great. (Even Tony would agree!)

I know everyone's different but I would have that "card up my sleeve" when the going gets tough. ;-)
Kev