What I did with my Rover 75/MG ZT today? - Page 805

keithst24 · 8th April 2018, 15:55

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Originally Posted by madeupname

Started at 08:30 this morning shampooing both cars. Had a break then went back out and clayed Mo, followed by a super resin polish

All done at 16:00

Sheffield must be dryer than Surrey ......... I will have to wait till Friday

madeupname · 8th April 2018, 16:27

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Originally Posted by keithst24

Sheffield must be dryer than Surrey ......... I will have to wait till Friday

Dry but cloudy. Warmed up a bit after noon too

simondhopkins · 8th April 2018, 16:39

Well I reset my average mpg everyday, as try to use it to gauge engine health.

Prior doing the thermostat yesterday, my run to work and back I'd average 24mpg, mainly 30mph with a bit of 60 and 20mph (6 miles each way).

Today, that figure went up to 38.8

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I shall monitor it for the next month to see if its just a glitch, but looking like the thermostat mod on the diesels is a really good and simple fix, and will pay for itself in saved fuel.

Now I'm wondering on what its mpg will be when I next go down to Oxford.

marinabrian · 8th April 2018, 17:02

Warming these up in readiness for their cavity wax treatment

Brian

jn12 · 8th April 2018, 17:07

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Originally Posted by marinabrian

Warming these up in readiness for their cavity wax treatment

Brian

Mmmm new rear arms! No doubt you have the rose joint bushes but I happen to have one random spare should you ever need it.

planenut · 8th April 2018, 17:09

What I did with my Rover 75 today?
- nothing, it's been fizzing down all day and the little bits I have ordered have not arrived yet anyway.

Andy_with_a_screwdriver · 8th April 2018, 17:18

In glorious sunshine I finally fitted the under tray on that I bought about 8 months ago.

marinabrian · 8th April 2018, 17:33

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Originally Posted by jn12

Mmmm new rear arms! No doubt you have the rose joint bushes but I happen to have one random spare should you ever need it.

There may be a possibility that I have a couple of those in stock John, I wouldn't even start the job without having them in case they're needed

Brian

kelvo · 9th April 2018, 18:16

MOT'd it, having been looking through the paperwork and realising it expired in mid-March

but not before removing a small screw which I found in the rear tyre - luckily just in the surface and so no puncture.

All passed with no advisories so already for a trip to POL at the weekend.

Just realised that I'd started to refurbish the rear ZT badge but hadn't finished it, so if I get a chance one evening a quick coat of silver paint and refit the cover piece.

sworks · 9th April 2018, 20:10

Spent 10 minutes in the boot whilst Mrs sworks drove trying to work out if the intermittent knock is inside the car or underneath.

8th April 2018, 16:39	#8043
simondhopkins Loves to post Vauxhall Vectra C Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Burnley Posts: 445 Thanks: 179 Thanked 88 Times in 62 Posts	Thermostat update mpg Well I reset my average mpg everyday, as try to use it to gauge engine health. Prior doing the thermostat yesterday, my run to work and back I'd average 24mpg, mainly 30mph with a bit of 60 and 20mph (6 miles each way). Today, that figure went up to 38.8. I shall monitor it for the next month to see if its just a glitch, but looking like the thermostat mod on the diesels is a really good and simple fix, and will pay for itself in saved fuel. Now I'm wondering on what its mpg will be when I next go down to Oxford.

9th April 2018, 20:10	#8050
sworks Been absent for a while… Rover 75 Tourer, Classic mini Cooper S, Abarth 595 competizione, MG TF and a Hyundai Tucson PHEV Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cumbria Posts: 13,072 Thanks: 1,033 Thanked 1,686 Times in 1,040 Posts	Spent 10 minutes in the boot whilst Mrs sworks drove trying to work out if the intermittent knock is inside the car or underneath. __________________ ................................................. 'Marmite' Possibly one of the most famous 75 tourers produced! left the production line as the last of only Three Rover 75 tourers produced in Trophy Yellow. 48 hours later Longbridge closed. The last sold ordered 75 Tourer. Paid for by the Phoenix Four and handed over by John Towers to the Warwickshire Northampton Air ambulance service as a Rapid Response vehicle

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planenut Regional Secretary Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Heathrow Posts: 6,986 Thanks: 1,551 Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts	What I did with my Rover 75 today? - nothing, it's been fizzing down all day and the little bits I have ordered have not arrived yet anyway.

8th April 2018, 17:18	#8047
Andy_with_a_screwdriver Gets stuck in Rover 75 Tourer CDTi Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Plymouth Posts: 699 Thanks: 141 Thanked 153 Times in 117 Posts	In glorious sunshine I finally fitted the under tray on that I bought about 8 months ago.

9th April 2018, 18:16	#8049
kelvo Gets stuck in MG ZT 190 SE Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Chatham, Kent Posts: 569 Thanks: 22 Thanked 163 Times in 135 Posts	MOT'd it, having been looking through the paperwork and realising it expired in mid-March but not before removing a small screw which I found in the rear tyre - luckily just in the surface and so no puncture. All passed with no advisories so already for a trip to POL at the weekend. Just realised that I'd started to refurbish the rear ZT badge but hadn't finished it, so if I get a chance one evening a quick coat of silver paint and refit the cover piece.