Is it just me? - Page 2

m2n · 10th July 2018, 09:44

I assume you viewed the R75 and saw its extravagance but still bought it.
Why the second thoughts? Somebody taking the p**** because you bought it?

I am still finding things that need repairing but when you buy a car of that age what do you expect? I get frustrated that no sooner I fix one thing another pops up..... but when I drive her, and when I look at her its worth every minute and every penny.....

T16 · 10th July 2018, 10:37

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Originally Posted by Roker

quality and well thought out luxurious finish .

Think you must have a different car.

marinabrian · 10th July 2018, 20:52

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Originally Posted by T16

Think you must have a different car.

And despite all of this, you own three, however the one with the Crown Vic engine certainly fits the dubious build quality status

Brian

T16 · 10th July 2018, 21:15

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Originally Posted by marinabrian

And despite all of this, you own three, however the one with the Crown Vic engine certainly fits the dubious build quality status

Brian

Down to two now.

Hopefully end up with something decent at some point, but the places I go its kinda nice to have a rubbish car. People are dreaming if they think the 75/ZT is "quality". It was really well done for a low budget sure, but actual quality? Hmmmm... I will say the body finishes are amazing, far FAR more rust/corrosion resistent than many other cars out there, if not the majority!

I'd not want to take an £18k Passat 240PS BiTDI 4-Motion with panoramic roof to somewhere like Albania/Belarus/Russia etc, so the poor old ZT it is for now I guess. Plus £18k on some diesel estate is madness, C63AMG territory, now this is a quality car :p :p

marinabrian · 10th July 2018, 21:19

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Originally Posted by T16

Down to two now.

Hopefully end up with something decent at some point, but the places I go its kinda nice to have a rubbish car.

I'd not want to take an £18k Passat 240PS BiTDI 4-Motion with panoramic roof to somewhere like Albania/Belarus/Russia etc, so the poor old ZT it is for now I guess. Plus £18k on some diesel estate is madness, C63AMG territory, now this is a quality car :p :p

Having driven a C63 AMG Mercedes, it is everything the 260 wasn't, fast

, comfortable, point and shoot and an exhaust note to die for

I did get the average fuel consumption down to 14 MPG too

You still would have come up nine grand short if you went with eighteen in your back pocket to buy this one though

Brian

T16 · 10th July 2018, 21:33

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Originally Posted by marinabrian

Having driven a C63 AMG Mercedes, it is everything the 260 wasn't, fast

, comfortable, point and shoot and an exhaust note to die for

I did get the average fuel consumption down to 14 MPG too

You still would have come up nine grand short if you went with eighteen in your back pocket to buy this one though

Brian

Brian you troller.... thats one thing you cannot fault a 260 on, the sound. Nicer than the AMG to me anyway. When you consider the value of a charged car at ~16k (mint one) the C63 looks even better value.

marinabrian · 10th July 2018, 23:02

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Originally Posted by T16

Brian you troller.... thats one thing you cannot fault a 260 on, the sound. Nicer than the AMG to me anyway. When you consider the value of a charged car at ~16k (mint one) the C63 looks even better value.

Didn't say the 260 had a naff exhaust note Ross, a couple of pointless trips through the Tyne tunnel with all four windows down

However the C63 is a different beast altogether, and it doesn't drive like it was put together by a couple of lads in their lockup either

Brian

Roker · 12th July 2018, 08:11

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Originally Posted by m2n

I assume you viewed the R75 and saw its extravagance but still bought it.
Why the second thoughts? Somebody taking the p**** because you bought it?

I am still finding things that need repairing but when you buy a car of that age what do you expect? I get frustrated that no sooner I fix one thing another pops up..... but when I drive her, and when I look at her its worth every minute and every penny.....

Too old to worry about what people think and don't really give a stuff. Not even to some of the cheap shots to invoke mirth at my expense with other more experienced folk here. I just say things as i see it. No malice, no buyer's remorse, just happen to think that they are too bright and too big, regardless of their ovality, EU compliance or even what others think.
Glad to see that everyone jumps in to defend the marque, but don't think some of the retorts were all that necessary. I am a big boy and can take it on the chin :-)

mileshawk56 · 7th August 2018, 20:09

Not Bright enough for me-not my eyes(well according to Specsavers) but I do think they need to be a bit brighter- maybe its something to do with the interior which is black leather, black plastic (smoked oak) I don't know, anyone put brighter indicator bulbs in or is it a T4 thing? Chris.S.

klarzy · 8th August 2018, 08:58

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Originally Posted by mileshawk56

Not Bright enough for me-not my eyes(well according to Specsavers) but I do think they need to be a bit brighter- maybe its something to do with the interior which is black leather, black plastic (smoked oak) I don't know, anyone put brighter indicator bulbs in or is it a T4 thing? Chris.S.

They are LED's soldered to a circuit board....

10th July 2018, 09:44	#11
m2n Gets stuck in Rover 75 2004 Contemporary SE 2.5 Auto Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Preston Posts: 513 Thanks: 67 Thanked 56 Times in 46 Posts	Saw it,bought it but don't regret it..... I assume you viewed the R75 and saw its extravagance but still bought it. Why the second thoughts? Somebody taking the p**** because you bought it? I am still finding things that need repairing but when you buy a car of that age what do you expect? I get frustrated that no sooner I fix one thing another pops up..... but when I drive her, and when I look at her its worth every minute and every penny..... __________________ To have and not need, than need and not have. Eve was born on: Tuesday 14th September 2004 @ 07.54.23 Date of first Registration: Friday 24th September 2004 She was the: 103,715th 75 to run off production line, out of 112,381 She was the: 382nd 75 2.5 V6 Contemporary SE to be made out of 686 She was the: 1,415th 75 in Firefrost Red (code CEV) to be made out of 2,089 Firefrost Red 75's

7th August 2018, 20:09	#19
mileshawk56 Posted a thing or two MGZT Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Berkshire Posts: 1,281 Thanks: 1,738 Thanked 299 Times in 216 Posts	Not Bright enough for me-not my eyes(well according to Specsavers) but I do think they need to be a bit brighter- maybe its something to do with the interior which is black leather, black plastic (smoked oak) I don't know, anyone put brighter indicator bulbs in or is it a T4 thing? Chris.S.