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Old 21st February 2020, 16:03   #21
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Seems to me that these days there are primarily 2 types of owners of the '75 & ZT:
  • Enthusiasts who love & cherish their cars;
  • those with a more practical view who see them simply as good value day to day transport.

With the increasing age of the model, numbers in the 2nd category are naturally declining which will inevitably leave just the enthusiasts in a few years time . 75s and ZTs are already a rare sight on the roads 'round my way, which is a real shame, but not altogether surprising given the age of even the youngest examples.

On a more positive note though, it's reassuring to see such a strong "support network" in the form of clubs such as this one and the various Facebook groups. Long may they continue

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Old 21st February 2020, 16:17   #22
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Time moves on and I no longer have a 75 as an everyday car. I'm keeping my ex press car saloon CDT as it wont take much to make her mint again. However, faithful diesel tourer with 271000 miles now will enjoy semi retirement. Just returned from Belgium with her despite having a nearly new 5 series I could have gone in!
Tatty ones like her will become rare. Is that yet another good reason to keep her on the road? Of course it is.......
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Old 21st February 2020, 18:00   #23
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Seems to me that these days there are primarily 2 types of owners of the '75 & ZT:
Enthusiasts who love & cherish their cars;
those with a more practical view who see them simply as good value day to day transport.
There are some that fit into both categories there too ... I certainly love and cherish mine no matter how much grief she gives me from time to time but is still in service as a daily driver for work purposes and even though i have the option of using hire cars the thought of jumping into a Citroen C1 compared to my old bus never enters my mind! Had a 100 mile round trip to see some clients earlier today and thoroughly enjoyed the drive out there and back. The chap i went to see even came out to have a look at her as he hadn't seen one in a while and had always fancied one and even though mine is relatively poverty spec he was impressed at how nice a place it appeared to be inside.
However i have noticed it is becoming rare to see others on the road these days, the most recent being a black tourer last week.
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Old 21st February 2020, 18:14   #24
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I sometimes wish I kept the green low mileage one, but at the end of the day, they're just tin and glass
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Old 21st February 2020, 18:23   #25
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Old 21st February 2020, 18:30   #26
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Old 21st February 2020, 18:45   #27
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........at the end of the day, they're just tin and glass
and walnut - don't forget the walnut

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Old 21st February 2020, 19:06   #28
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i live in deepcar near stocksbridge and there's mine and 2 others around here one is a 05 plate face lift model the other is a silver ztt tourer i use mine as a daily car but i still make sure she gets a lot of attention and well maintained i really like the car as its only got 89000 on it and is coming up to her 18th birthday shes never let me down and i hope i still can have many happy motoring years with her rgds mark

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Old 21st February 2020, 20:18   #29
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There are still 4/5 round where I live. The same as last year.
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Old 21st February 2020, 22:38   #30
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Wow. That's an impressive mileage. I see it's a diesel. Is that the BMW diesel?
Well done for taking such good care of her.
Incidentally, what is a reasonable life for a V6 if well maintained anyone?
I think well maintained V8's are good for 250000, but few get that far with UK petrol prices
Yes had her built to order in June 2002, had to wait for her, picked her up from Hartwell Charles Clark dealership West Bromwich. She had delivery miles only 14 miles, today shes on 321000 miles, and still uses no oil between services in daily hard service doing around 400 miles a week, week in week out no problem, love the darn thing to bits, i don't want showroom, but shes close to that... i want to drive it, and fear NO MILES where ever she goes and it does GO ANYWHERE, and believe this or not never broke down once and i mean not once on any journeys.

Shes the Longbridge /BMW diesel i say that because the Rover engineers did a basic engine and changed the turbos with none swirl values, all MG-ROVER engineers did that, where as the BMW 1 series keep getting blown turbos the Rover 75 ones go on and on.., mines still the factory fitted Diesel turbo from Longbridge factory

The car is amazing and in hard labour use.... soft spot for her shes seen all the kids grow up in her, the other cars have come and GONE the Rover 75 tourer has " STOOD THE TIME OF TIME" superb automobile.

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