Keep your 75/zts for as long as you can

thomas 75 connie · 18th July 2011, 12:07

Hi guys, Long time no speak.I currently dont have a 75 and the way things are going may not for some time. I love the 75s without a doubt in my eyes my favourite modern car ( along with the s type jag). I currently drive not something from the mg rover stable but something from the vauxhall stable. Its a 2003 53 plate vauxhall astra 1.6 auto with onlt 54000 miles on the clock.

Now to me its an ok car. Its easy to drive, good on fuel etc etc. Just what i need to get me to work everyday.

Its no Rover though. My dad took it on the test run and he said its a nice little car but it aint no rover.

Rovers feel like quality motors and they look like somebody cared about what they were doing. My dads old 99 800 vitesse has door handles on the inside that are leather trimmed. Mine has shiny hard pastic. So for anybody thinking of changing to something else. Think long and hard then keep yours. Regards from a very jealous non 75 owner.
PS: Please keep up the good work with this club without doubt the best forum/club on the net.

RN3212 · 18th July 2011, 12:56

Hello Thomas.Nice to see you dropping in.Good advice about keeping the Rovers on the road.I have mine 2.5 years and with the work I've done on it it's a better car than when I bought it.I intend to keep it for as long as possible.

FLYER · 18th July 2011, 13:09

If they remain economically viable to repair and maintain there is no reason not to hold onto them .

RN3212 · 18th July 2011, 13:13

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Originally Posted by FLYER

If they remain economically viable to repair and maintain there is no reason not to hold onto them .

Agreed.But it's the Garage charges that would make me run a mile.

FLYER · 18th July 2011, 13:30

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Originally Posted by pat hanley

Agreed.But it's the Garage charges that would make me run a mile.

The big boys do extract the urine pat which makes it all the more important to find a decent small place.

RN3212 · 18th July 2011, 13:47

I tried a few small garages and they told me they had no experience of Rovers and would be AFRAID to work on them.

Ros3 · 18th July 2011, 17:40

Aye that's a tidy Astra. Very hard to tell from the picture but aye probably lot's of good mile's left in it. Myself i like Vauxhall's

overall not bad motor's. Hope you get a 75 soon and i think that 75's will be on the road for many year's to come. And in my personal view i think that they are a classic car in the makeing no question.

Jules · 18th July 2011, 17:49

Hello Thomas
Nice to hear from you!
I hear that story almost weekly that ex 75 owners regret selling them!!

A Wedgwood 1.8 Connie was here last week for a few jobs.
(your old one I believe? AOX S reg)

Keep looking I'm sure you'll find another soon.

mark d3 · 18th July 2011, 18:00

nice to hear from you thomas seen your old car in the flesh at the weekend i had a vauxhall astra dti van it was a nightmare

ASHEEN · 18th July 2011, 19:12

Astra's not a bad car, rides and handles well , safe, cheap to run, soaks up bumps quite well. I would say, runs the Ford Focus very close for best hatch at that time and quite reliable to boot. But incredibly boring inside, but you cant compare the two cars. There are reasons that I understand for choosing this, namely to reduce the motoring costs and not waiting for something wrong to crop up. Good luck and hope the Astra does what it says on the tin. Not bad cars overall.

18th July 2011, 12:07	#1
thomas 75 connie This is my second home Rover 75 launch car x2, Rover 800 Vitesse Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plymouth Devon Posts: 8,463 Thanks: 1,115 Thanked 1,083 Times in 653 Posts	Keep your 75/zts for as long as you can Hi guys, Long time no speak.I currently dont have a 75 and the way things are going may not for some time. I love the 75s without a doubt in my eyes my favourite modern car ( along with the s type jag). I currently drive not something from the mg rover stable but something from the vauxhall stable. Its a 2003 53 plate vauxhall astra 1.6 auto with onlt 54000 miles on the clock. Now to me its an ok car. Its easy to drive, good on fuel etc etc. Just what i need to get me to work everyday. Its no Rover though. My dad took it on the test run and he said its a nice little car but it aint no rover. Rovers feel like quality motors and they look like somebody cared about what they were doing. My dads old 99 800 vitesse has door handles on the inside that are leather trimmed. Mine has shiny hard pastic. So for anybody thinking of changing to something else. Think long and hard then keep yours. Regards from a very jealous non 75 owner. PS: Please keep up the good work with this club without doubt the best forum/club on the net.

18th July 2011, 17:49	#8
Jules This is my second home ZT 260 SE Twilight and 10 other 75 ZT's :O Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Conwy NORTH WALES Posts: 11,094 Thanks: 512 Thanked 1,116 Times in 763 Posts	Hello Thomas Nice to hear from you! I hear that story almost weekly that ex 75 owners regret selling them!! A Wedgwood 1.8 Connie was here last week for a few jobs. (your old one I believe? AOX S reg) Keep looking I'm sure you'll find another soon. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Newbies do now!! 1. Plenum drains..all 3 or 4 year dependent 2. Cooling fan..All speeds functioning 3. Bonnet cable divider block

18th July 2011, 18:00	#9
mark d3 This is my second home rover 75 saloon,cdt 170 bhp(ish) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: maesteg Posts: 3,150 Thanks: 6 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	nice to hear from you thomas seen your old car in the flesh at the weekend i had a vauxhall astra dti van it was a nightmare __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC][B meets and events in wales one event everyone should experience http://www.wolverhamptonnanomeets.com/

18th July 2011, 19:12	#10
ASHEEN Loves to post Rover 75 CDT Connoisseur 165k and still going! Join Date: May 2011 Location: Crawley Posts: 315 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Astra's not a bad car, rides and handles well , safe, cheap to run, soaks up bumps quite well. I would say, runs the Ford Focus very close for best hatch at that time and quite reliable to boot. But incredibly boring inside, but you cant compare the two cars. There are reasons that I understand for choosing this, namely to reduce the motoring costs and not waiting for something wrong to crop up. Good luck and hope the Astra does what it says on the tin. Not bad cars overall. __________________ 165k And Going, AIRBAG LIGHT STILL ON!!!!!!!!!!

18th July 2011, 12:56	#2
RN3212 Gets stuck in Rover 75 Classic SE 2.0V6 Auto Moonstone Green Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Roscommon Posts: 839 Thanks: 315 Thanked 46 Times in 34 Posts	Hello Thomas.Nice to see you dropping in.Good advice about keeping the Rovers on the road.I have mine 2.5 years and with the work I've done on it it's a better car than when I bought it.I intend to keep it for as long as possible.

18th July 2011, 13:09	#3
FLYER Banned rover75 cdti AUTO TOURER 160 bhp. Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Glasgow Posts: 35,346 Thanks: 2,985 Thanked 3,685 Times in 2,463 Posts	If they remain economically viable to repair and maintain there is no reason not to hold onto them .

18th July 2011, 13:47	#6
RN3212 Gets stuck in Rover 75 Classic SE 2.0V6 Auto Moonstone Green Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Roscommon Posts: 839 Thanks: 315 Thanked 46 Times in 34 Posts	I tried a few small garages and they told me they had no experience of Rovers and would be AFRAID to work on them.

18th July 2011, 17:40	#7
Ros3 This is my second home Rover 75 V6 saloon (gone to the Rover garage in the sky), Mazda mx5 Phoenix. Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Cumnock Posts: 3,215 Thanks: 347 Thanked 157 Times in 92 Posts	Aye that's a tidy Astra. Very hard to tell from the picture but aye probably lot's of good mile's left in it. Myself i like Vauxhall's overall not bad motor's. Hope you get a 75 soon and i think that 75's will be on the road for many year's to come. And in my personal view i think that they are a classic car in the makeing no question.