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21st June 2024, 22:50 | #1 |
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Welcome to the club Gordon
Welcome to the 75 and ZT owners club, to help you maintain your car we have grouped together a number of helpful "how to's" that can be found here. Please take some time to read the forum rules here.
If you would like to become a subscriber to the club and help support us then please read all about it here. Perhaps you can find time to tell us how you found us here . Welcome! |
27th June 2024, 22:48 | #2 |
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Many thanks for your welcome message.
I bought my black 2003 Rover 75 1.8 K series in August 2021. At that point it had done 23,000 miles. It is now up to 29,000. What attracted me was the the bodywork looked almost "as new" and the interior was as if it had come out the showroom! Nevertheless, I've had to spend quite a bit on it - new timing belt, brake pipes, tires, brakes etc. Maintenance stuff. The reason why I wanted to join the Forum is the help it provided over two curiosities which happened. The first was the Airbag light coming on. A thread on the Forum suggested that it is due to the rubbishy connectors under the front seats. Sure enough, if I fiddle about with the wires, the light goes off. The second was when the burglar alarm went bonkers, out of the blue. That was potentially disastrous since I had to disconnect the battery to stop this happening and the interior lights being on all the time. Again, the Forum came to the rescue and some kind people suggested the sensor under the front edge of the bonnet. It's very easy to remove and I got a new one from Rimmer Bros for about £20. Problem solved!!!! This forum is wonderful and, given that I hope to keep the car for many years (subject to an impending inspection of the underside etc) I thought that I would join. By the way, it was registered in Jan 2004. Will this be a Cowley built version? Gordon |
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rover 75 1.8 vvc club se wedgwood blue Join Date: Aug 2009
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Nice to hear about your Rover 75 - it sounds like you've got a real gem on your hands! I'm impressed you've been able to tackle some of the maintenance tasks yourself, and it's great that the forum was able to help you out with those two weird issues. Glad you're planning to hang onto the car for a while - it's always nice to have a reliable ride. And yeah, given the registration date, I think you're right that it's a Cowley-built version. Anyway, welcome to the forum! Hope you stick around and share more about your Rover 75 adventures. |
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Glutton for punishment --- Previously ... 2.6 SD1 x 2, 3.5 SD1, 820S, 820Si x2, 216 Gsi, 220T saloon, 414, 45 1.4 x2 and now a Cowley 75 CDT |
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