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Old 18th May 2021, 21:40   #1
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Hi about 6 weeks ago I took my 75 V6 off the road. Needs a fair amount of work to keep it a viable daily car and the paint is going quite bad now. Engine runs fine but developed another water leak before laying it up. The car is in dry storage in a relatives garage. I hope it will see the road again in its once former glory, but afraid it wont be anytime soon due to other commitments and priorities. Its been a good old bus for many years but its age is showing now and needs some work.

I now have another newer car (not a Rover)




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Old 18th May 2021, 22:15   #2
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Primose yellow is a wonderful colour, it's definitely one to stand out as a future classic.
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Old 19th May 2021, 06:25   #3
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Hope to see the Primrose back on the road soon.
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Old 19th May 2021, 07:57   #4
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Hello Stephen,

Sorry to hear this and I understand your situation because I effectively laid-up my SD1 for many years. Based on this, my friendly advice is that you should sell your Primrose yellow 75 without delay.

Cars deteriorate rapidly when they're not used, even if in dry storage. New faults will magically appear so that if or when you come back to the Rover in several years' time, the task will be even worse than it is now.

Take a deep breath and let a new owner keep your once "pride and joy" on the road.

Simon

PS I'd highly recommend a classic car auction. Anglia and SWVA have the most reasonable fees.
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Old 19th May 2021, 08:09   #5
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I fully agree with Simon about laid up cars deteriorating, I have a W124 Mercedes 230 Coupe, in exactly this situation, stick to original plan, or cut my losses?

However, why not advertise it here, before the auction route.

It's very desirable to quite a few, I would imagine.

If I'm right, in that the corner of a sunroof is just visible in the second picture, then there are a few of us, who value that quite highly. Particularly as it's design fault (leaking) is well documented, and resolvable.

Best of Luck.
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Hi sorry not selling it, I will keep it turning over and plan on finding someone mobile and local to replace the thermostat housing and replace coolant (again) before the end of the summer.

Yes it has a sunroof, an electric one. It doesn't leak but also doesn't open. Its been like this from about 18 months old when it was purchased from Palmsville Garage in North London, they couldn't seem to rectify it.

The car has done 78,000 with FSH and had new belts at 67,000.
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That has to be the absolute perfect colour for an early 75. Hope your plans work out.
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Old 19th May 2021, 21:05   #8
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Many people have sold cars that they love but don't use & regretted it from the moment the money changes hands. If keeping it makes you happy then that is the correct course of action. Yes they do deteriorate but everything is do-able & parts can be assembled ready to fit once the time is right.
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Old 20th May 2021, 09:09   #9
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I can relate to you Stephen as I am currently in the same boat.

Had a few problems with my 75 this year and I am now a father for the first time so I just don't have time to fix it or the desire to be on my back on a driveway using up precious time that I want to spend with my daughter and partner.

Unfortunately, the value of mine is low as she's only a 1.8 K (non-turbo) and not a particularly impressive spec. But she is special to me and we have a lot of memories with her, including bringing our newborn daughter home from the hospital for the first time.

For these reasons, foolishly or not, I've put her on SORN and laid her up in a relatives garage as it's worth more to me on a personal level than the couple of hundred quid I'd probably get.

She's on a smart float charger to keep the battery in good nick and she's snuggled under some blankets to keep the dust off.

The plan is to get her back on the road one day - I've got loads of new parts on the shelf including all rear suspension - the new DMGRS arms, a new subframe, shock absorbers and springs etc

The point is, there's more to cars than money and I think a lot of us on here can appreciate that - sometimes its to our detriment.
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Old 20th May 2021, 11:31   #10
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Exactly, I mean what am I going to do with the proceeds of the sale, buy a hamburger and fries? Nope, for what its worth (next to nothing) I will keep it.
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