Hi All! Introduction from the youngest member(?)

[mamasboy]

welcome along. You may be the current youngest but we did have a member who was 14 when he joined:

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=150866

[jonathan63]

Welcome. What a refreshing change to have someone under the age of 400 on the forum.

My advice would be to find a car you like and ask if any local members can view it with you. I'm sure there will be more than one how will be happy to help.

Enjoy.

[charlie 22]

Hi and welcome, I would worry more about what your insurance would be for both engine choice's and the premium any mods you intend to do to them. There is a third choice the 1.8, this would give you the cheapest insurance. Once you have your no claims bonus protected you can start having fun tinkering with the 1.8T which can go up to 203 bhp.
The Diesel can go up to 160 bhp at the moment. Good luck with your search and looking forward to your future ownership through this great club.

[MJx220]

Originally Posted by Dallas

Hi and welcome to the club Michael.

I enjoyed reading your introduction, you certainly seem a very grown up young lad.

You may like a MG ZT, seems to tick the boxes (same shape as a 75, but more sporty).

Good luck in your search, couple of pointers for you...

1. Just make sure clutch feels good, no vibration when pulling away.
2. Check under oil cap for light brown creamy substance, maybe signs of HG failure.
3. Check water and oil levels.
4. Look down via top of engine cover, check for pink staining, leaky thermostat.
5. Check large radiator fan is working, just switch on the window demist function.
6. Check driver side electric window operates as it should.
7. Check bonnet opens easily, twin cable junction box mod.
8. Check in boot for damp carpets, easy fix.
9. Check plenum drains for debris, rubber tubes in engine bay at each corner of windscreen/wing area. Once again an easy fix.

thank you very much dallas! much appreciated!
i looked at the ZT but the insurance is pretty much double

Originally Posted by suzublu

Have a read through this, it might help http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=75282

ive read it twice, its brilliant!

Originally Posted by Paulym

Hi There

Last couple of point will make for a good negotiation point when you do come to buy

Best of luck with your search for one and I am sure you will find members local to you that will assist with looking over when you come to buy

Right lads?

ATB

thank you paulym i have a budget of about £1k-£1.5K so ill bear it in mind!

Originally Posted by mamasboy

welcome along. You may be the current youngest but we did have a member who was 14 when he joined:

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=150866

wow! thats very young!

Originally Posted by jonathan63

Welcome. What a refreshing change to have someone under the age of 400 on the forum.

My advice would be to find a car you like and ask if any local members can view it with you. I'm sure there will be more than one how will be happy to help.

Enjoy.

thanks jonathan! not laughed that hard all week!

that would be great! its just knowing whose close by!

Originally Posted by charlie 22

Hi and welcome, I would worry more about what your insurance would be for both engine choice's and the premium any mods you intend to do to them. There is a third choice the 1.8, this would give you the cheapest insurance. Once you have your no claims bonus protected you can start having fun tinkering with the 1.8T which can go up to 203 bhp.
The Diesel can go up to 160 bhp at the moment. Good luck with your search and looking forward to your future ownership through this great club.

i have had a look at insurance and the difference between the 3 above mentioned engines is pretty marginal, all £2,500 - £2,700 a year

forgive my young arrogance, but how can a 2 litre engine only give 160 horses when a 1.8T can give 203? is it the turbo doing most of the work?

[Sidetops]

Nice introduction, and a warm welcome to you Michael. Everything you need to know about these brilliant cars is here

[Forestgreen]

Originally Posted by Heddy

Personally, I like the diesels, they can be mapped to 160bhp. the 1.8T's can be pushed to 177 I believe..

Oh for goodness sake, not someone else suggesting that a 17 year old buys an already beefy car then suggests to remap it! Just pointing out that whilst it can be done, your insurance will be null and void if you do it unless you inform the insurance company; if you buy a car that'#s been remapped and don't inform the insurance company your insurance will also be null and void (even if there's no way of knowing if it's been done) and if you are 17 and get your car remapped noone will touch you with insurance.

Just sayin, like.

Apart from that, these cars have much to commend them. If you want cream leather with piping go for the Connoisseur model (even better SE as it has parking sensors which are really useful for a new driver). Most Rover 75 leather seats came in black or cream, a few came in sea green, burgundy, dark blue and a handful came in Arizona tan or mid blue leather. The Contemporary version of the 75 was more similar to the MG ZT seats but pretty much all were in black.

Enjoy!

[chiron_myth]

Originally Posted by MJx220

i have had a look at insurance and the difference between the 3 above mentioned engines is pretty marginal, all £2,500 - £2,700 a year

forgive my young arrogance, but how can a 2 litre engine only give 160 horses when a 1.8T can give 203? is it the turbo doing most of the work?

Welcome.

It's down to how the engine is set up and how it's managed by the onboard computer. The 1.8T standard is 150bhp in the Rover 75 but can be tuned quote effectively well above this - some people have had it over 230bhp and one person on this forum is trying to get it over 500bhp!

The 2 litre engine (assuming you mean the v6) is a different set up which isn't quite as easy to tune up the bhp due to the configuration within the engine and computer running it.

[MJx220]

Originally Posted by Forestgreen

Oh for goodness sake, not someone else suggesting that a 17 year old buys an already beefy car then suggests to remap it! Just pointing out that whilst it can be done, your insurance will be null and void if you do it unless you inform the insurance company; if you buy a car that'#s been remapped and don't inform the insurance company your insurance will also be null and void (even if there's no way of knowing if it's been done) and if you are 17 and get your car remapped noone will touch you with insurance.

Just sayin, like.

Apart from that, these cars have much to commend them. If you want cream leather with piping go for the Connoisseur model (even better SE as it has parking sensors which are really useful for a new driver). Most Rover 75 leather seats came in black or cream, a few came in sea green, burgundy, dark blue and a handful came in Arizona tan or mid blue leather. The Contemporary version of the 75 was more similar to the MG ZT seats but pretty much all were in black.

Enjoy!

trust me, I wont be remapping quite yet! but itd be nice to get an engine with good MPG that still has some play in it to remap later on in ownership!

burgundy leather... i would be in love!

im still not sure on the trim levels and which is better than the other etc etc, help with that would be appreciated but im sure i should start a new thread for that!

Originally Posted by chiron_myth

Welcome.

It's down to how the engine is set up and how it's managed by the onboard computer. The 1.8T standard is 150bhp in the Rover 75 but can be tuned quote effectively well above this - some people have had it over 230bhp and one person on this forum is trying to get it over 500bhp!

The 2 litre engine (assuming you mean the v6) is a different set up which isn't quite as easy to tune up the bhp due to the configuration within the engine and computer running it.

woah... 500 sweet ponies coming out a 1.8T how is that possible !?
my dad has a 6.75 V8 Turbo-R which only makes 328 BHP

I was meaning the diesel 2 litre whichever that is

[Avulon]

Here's tuppence, despite the danger of head gasket failure on the 1.8 it's probably the cheapest engine to run long term. Not as thirsty as the v6's and a lot less to go wrong than on the diesel. A 1.8 turbo comes with the same power as a mapped diesel - just make sure to warm it up properly before giving it a foot to the floor, and let it cool down properly after doing that before switching off.

The only advantages to the diesel are torque - if you want to pull up tree stumps or do any heavy or prolonged towing, and mpg - but the mpg is offset by the higher cost of repairs and maintenance on the engine somewhat. To buy one just because of the mpg you really must be doing high mileage to make the extra purchase cost and maintenance worthwhile. Or just really enjoy driving a diesel, it is quite different to driving a petrol engine.

As a new driver you may find the insurance cost on the 1.8t is a lot higher than the diesel though. But don't expect the diesel insurance to stay cheap if you go down the remap route with it.

[chiron_myth]

I think the diesel is 135bhp as standard (I'm sure somebody on here will correct me if I'm wrong), but it's very easily tuned up to 160bhp - I think!!