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22nd April 2022, 11:55 | #1 |
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Well thought my days with Rover 75s were over but an member of the local Rover club over here informed me of another older member who s interested in selling a mint 2.5 kv6 2001 75 Connie in Dover white, the one colour i never had.
Evidently has just had new belts, water pump and a heap of new stuff done. Only issue is its done 240,000 km. Ive owned a few kv6 75s but not had one with the mileage. My question is how long will a kv6 2.5 engine go for if serviced regularly ? |
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difficult to put a millage on this .depending on service history, and type of driving i suppose. if she is sounding quiet and not burning oil , then there is good reason to believe that she is good for quite a few miles yet ... i have often wondered about the autobox standing up to moon miles , but the usual high milers are manual gearbox , and of course diesel. you dont see many users with very high miles on the kv6 , but maybe there is a post on here asking the same question. a thing to remember as well is that at very high miles every part on the car will have had high usage , not just the engine and gearbox. you are at least in a good position knowledge wise and able to do your own services and jobs. if you really fancy the car then go for it, and make a little noise for a better discount due to the high milage . your call. ...
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Looking at it, 240,000km works out at about 150,000 miles i think ?
I wonder how many 150,000 mile kv6 cars are out there.? |
22nd April 2022, 19:43 | #4 |
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I've heard about several kv6 2.5 still in good condition which have exceeded 300,000 km (around 190,000 miles) here in France.
Provided it is well cared for and regularly serviced there's no problem at all. Mine is a 193,000 km autobox, drives a treat & in brilliant condition and I hope I'll die before her!
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[QUOTE=Dorchester2;2929488]I've heard about several kv6 2.5 still in good condition which have exceeded 300,000 km (around 190,000 miles) here in France.
Provided it is well cared for and regularly serviced there's no problem at all. Mine is a 193,000 km autobox, drives a treat & in brilliant condition and I hope I'll die before her! /QUOTE]I agree, these are a very robust engines provided the maintenance is kept up. I changed over the engine and auto trans to synthetic oil several years back and have done the timing chains, water pump, aux. belt, and keep a close eye on the cooling system. At 100,000Km it runs strong, loves to rev and shows no signs of oil burning, leaks or odd noises. I have also removed the plastic engine cover to lower the heat retention on the engine components. Last edited by PRC ROEWE; 25th April 2022 at 12:46.. Reason: fixed several typos ! |
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I fully agree. A regular service that is all about. Moreover mine is garaged & kept dry and safe, bonnet open and battery permanently connected to a automatic charger. BTW I've noticed the place where you're living and I deeply wish you to get out of that ordeal ASAP.
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If i buy it,it wont be a daily driver as ive got a jeep grand cherokee which is a great drive, but i have a spare garage and thinking more of a weekend driver so shouldnt rack up to many kilometres.
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A very long time ago a good friend and petrolhead "explained" to a car & bike mad teenager (guess who ) that the only way to get high mileages on something was on Motorways & major roads. Cruising, dude on decent(ish) tarmac
There was more wear on the "one careful lady owner" car that went a couple of miles to the shops and back once a week all around town with stop/start traffic and never getting properly warm. Oh, and in general, bigger engines are less stressed than smaller ones 'cus they work less for similar effect. I have no personal experience of stellar mileage 2.5's but provided it's had regular oil changes and been obviously looked after I don't see what would make it implode the minute you buy it. Hope it works out for you. |
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