Nice PPD V6 75

Ravinder · 3rd February 2018, 10:36

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...=ky26uw&page=1

charlie 22 · 3rd February 2018, 10:56

I thought by the late 2001 project drive was well under way. Is it a rule of thumb that a Cowley will be a PPD and a Longbridge car would have project drive on them?

Ravinder · 3rd February 2018, 13:42

Pretty much. My 02 plate has most of the PPD stuff. Very few bits deleted from that. 2001 is almost guaranteed to be PPD.

chris75 · 3rd February 2018, 15:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlie 22

I thought by the late 2001 project drive was well under way. Is it a rule of thumb that a Cowley will be a PPD and a Longbridge car would have project drive on them?

No

Cowley production finished in summer 2000 and Project Drive only began seriously late 2001, although it was conceived earlier . Many Longbridge cars were thus PPD , and I think it would be an erroneous generalisation to give all Longbridge cars an "inferior" badge .
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kbonney88 · 3rd February 2018, 16:06

agreed Chris..

Bolin · 3rd February 2018, 21:04

Jaguar seat belt pad? Hmm.

And what's with the dodgy knife in the passenger footwell?

This one would be missing some stuff, certainly C pillar badges, black sills, emergency key, early cigar lighter, embossed handbook wallet, extra seals at bottoms of doors, better bonnet side seals. Maybe also things like embossed head restraints, 'Rover' on the windows, heat shield on the cat, PAS pressure sensor...... but yes it is relatively unscathed. Just shows how much they did delete. My 'temporary' car is missing the rear anti-roll bar!

solarsailor · 4th February 2018, 00:32

According to Reebs excellent article on Project Drive linked by Chris75, the embossed headrests were deleted on cars from circa 27/04/01 and the boot badge was deleted (plus change of boot plinth) on cars from 04/06/01. Given that the car in question has the boot badge but not embossed headrests, it was (most probably) built between those two dates - so it will have these differences from the original spec:

Cigarette lighter changed to Rover 45 type
VIN plate altered
C pillar badges deleted
Embossed headrests deleted

The following items were deleted after losing the embossed headrests but before losing the boot badge, so this car may have been affected by some of them depending on the actual date it rolled off the production line:

Front seat belt bolt caps deleted
PAS fluid sensor & pipe assembly deleted
The Rover logo on the key fob was deleted around this time too, but exactly when isn't stipulated.

So while the car Ravinder has posted a link to is mostly PPD, it will have lost a few of those nice little touches. It still looks good though.

3rd February 2018, 10:36	#1
Ravinder This is my second home Rover 75 saloon x2, Rover 75 Tourer x2, Rover 220 Coupe Turbo Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife Posts: 9,036 Thanks: 2,278 Thanked 2,852 Times in 1,718 Posts	Nice PPD V6 75 https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...=ky26uw&page=1 __________________ Wanted - Indian bride. Cash waiting. (All sorted - bargain) First name and forum name: Ravinder Rover 75 2.0 CDT Connoisseur SE 116 (160 remap) Royal Blue (JFM) This vehicle was the 50,481st 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 2,238th 75 CDT Connoisseur SE to be made out of 3,775 This vehicle was the 5,002nd 75 in Royal Blue (code: JFM) to be made out of 14,420 Royal Blue 75s

3rd February 2018, 10:56	#2
charlie 22 Posted a thing or two MG ZT-T 2.5V6, Mazda Cx30 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Greenford Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 875 Thanked 165 Times in 132 Posts	I thought by the late 2001 project drive was well under way. Is it a rule of thumb that a Cowley will be a PPD and a Longbridge car would have project drive on them? __________________ Ugly Duckling

3rd February 2018, 13:42	#3
Ravinder This is my second home Rover 75 saloon x2, Rover 75 Tourer x2, Rover 220 Coupe Turbo Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife Posts: 9,036 Thanks: 2,278 Thanked 2,852 Times in 1,718 Posts	Pretty much. My 02 plate has most of the PPD stuff. Very few bits deleted from that. 2001 is almost guaranteed to be PPD. __________________ Wanted - Indian bride. Cash waiting. (All sorted - bargain) First name and forum name: Ravinder Rover 75 2.0 CDT Connoisseur SE 116 (160 remap) Royal Blue (JFM) This vehicle was the 50,481st 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 2,238th 75 CDT Connoisseur SE to be made out of 3,775 This vehicle was the 5,002nd 75 in Royal Blue (code: JFM) to be made out of 14,420 Royal Blue 75s

3rd February 2018, 21:04	#6
Bolin This is my second home Rover 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE 4dr manual Wedgewood Blue 2 04-05/06/2001 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: N.E. Hampshire Posts: 4,617 Thanks: 289 Thanked 308 Times in 243 Posts	Jaguar seat belt pad? Hmm. And what's with the dodgy knife in the passenger footwell? This one would be missing some stuff, certainly C pillar badges, black sills, emergency key, early cigar lighter, embossed handbook wallet, extra seals at bottoms of doors, better bonnet side seals. Maybe also things like embossed head restraints, 'Rover' on the windows, heat shield on the cat, PAS pressure sensor...... but yes it is relatively unscathed. Just shows how much they did delete. My 'temporary' car is missing the rear anti-roll bar! __________________ "...the new Rover 75, which is a fabulous car......I think it looks fabulous....It's like sitting in a Rolls Royce......For me, this is the star of the show.....it looks so good" - J. Clarkson, motoring journalist on the launch of the Rover 75 in 1998.

4th February 2018, 00:32	#7
solarsailor Posted a thing or two 75 Saloon 1.8T Club SE Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Colchester Posts: 1,225 Thanks: 87 Thanked 653 Times in 344 Posts	According to Reebs excellent article on Project Drive linked by Chris75, the embossed headrests were deleted on cars from circa 27/04/01 and the boot badge was deleted (plus change of boot plinth) on cars from 04/06/01. Given that the car in question has the boot badge but not embossed headrests, it was (most probably) built between those two dates - so it will have these differences from the original spec: Cigarette lighter changed to Rover 45 type VIN plate altered C pillar badges deleted Embossed headrests deleted The following items were deleted after losing the embossed headrests but before losing the boot badge, so this car may have been affected by some of them depending on the *actual* date it rolled off the production line: Front seat belt bolt caps deleted PAS fluid sensor & pipe assembly deleted The Rover logo on the key fob was deleted around this time too, but exactly when isn't stipulated. So while the car Ravinder has posted a link to is mostly PPD, it will have lost a few of those nice little touches. It still looks good though. __________________ This vehicle was born on Wednesday June 4th 2003 @ 08:24:38 This vehicle was the 73,905th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 1,862nd 75 1.8 T Club SE to be made out of 3,980 This vehicle was the 6,856th 75 in Wedgewood Blue to be made out of 7,515 Wedgewood Blue 75s

3rd February 2018, 16:06	#5
kbonney88 I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Tourer & 75 Saloons Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Perth/Glasgow Scotland Posts: 2,313 Thanks: 804 Thanked 656 Times in 512 Posts	agreed Chris..