Misconceptions of non-Rover owners - Page 2

mykl · 12th December 2006, 14:30

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Originally Posted by pshuttle

Don't you mean tarty?

I like tarty!

mykl

pshuttle · 12th December 2006, 14:33

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Originally Posted by mykl

I like tarty!

mykl

Hehe me too!

Spôôk · 12th December 2006, 15:38

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Originally Posted by pshuttle

(all the while knowing that my car cost me less to buy tan their little Ford Fester).
Pete
Retrofitted Electric Leather Interior, Retrofitted Projector Headlights (with Xenon HID kit), Chrome Mirror Backs, Front and Rear Genuine MG Rover Mudflaps, PSI Powerbox Digital Tuning Module, RoverRon MAFAM with Pierburg MAF Sensor, RoverRon Intake Modification, K&N Air Filter, Chrome Indicator Bulbs, 17" OZ Alloy Wheels, Dash/Switch Wood Kit, Fog Lights.

Ahem, with all that retrofit I would guess you are way above the "Festers" of this World.

pshuttle · 12th December 2006, 16:43

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Originally Posted by Spôôk

Ahem, with all that retrofit I would guess you are way above the "Festers" of this World.

Well if I had just NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- bought one with all the toys to start with it would have saved me a lot of hassle.

But hey I was not able to afford anything above about 5 grand and this was the January before MG-Rover went bust!

Pete

Pete · 12th December 2006, 16:50

I was just thinking of Grey Ghost and the word tarty.

Nope, too horrible an image to describe.

Anyway....... I can't really say that anyone has been deliberately rude or ignorant about The Beloved to me. A few innocent questions, a lot of compliments (because she is a stunner), and some leg-pulling about needing a fitted pipe rack but that's pretty much all.

In fact, one such payer of a huge compliment was the Chariman of Wolverhampton Wanderers. Sir Jack Hayward bought a 75 CDT and I parked up behind him on our village High Street not long after I first had mine. He loved his - especially the fuel economy - but he did say he thought Midnight Blue perhaps suited the car better than his. We had a good natter before he disappeared into the restuarant. In fact I missed the deadline for a lottery ticket because of him, mutter mutter.

His 75 was in copperleaf red by the way.......

Ex-England Womens Cricket Captain Racheal Heyhoe-Flint also drives a 75. Often see her round the village in it. Doesn't hang about either.

GreyGhost · 12th December 2006, 17:09

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Originally Posted by Pete

I was just thinking of Grey Ghost and the word tarty.

Nope, too horrible an image to describe.

JP53 · 12th December 2006, 20:29

At the local B and Q DIY store last Wednesday there was a Trophy Blue mk1 ZT parked up. It had 3 people admiring it when I went into the store and when I came out someone else was stood looking it! As I drove off another chap trip up the curb because him and his mate were looking over their shoulders at it.

Simon · 12th December 2006, 21:44

Everyone who has seen my ZT has only good things to say about it.

My mom even said "I saw a realy nice red car drive up along side the house... I only glanced at it but it looked very very posh and smart".

She then said "And then you knocked on the front door... So the car must have been yours"

I reckon all those bad-mouthing Rovers/MG's have yet to actually see them in-the-flesh. I'm sure they'll be instant converts once they are "shown the way"

GreyGhost · 12th December 2006, 22:16

How many times in the future are we going to hear, "wish I'd have bought one of those" I'm already hearing it from 2 of my neighbours, both with mercs and serious backache. I tell them with great glee, that I have not had an osteopathic treatment since I bought this car, whereas before it was a regular monthly feature of my life. That's over £1000.00 in saving so far, at that rate I can afford to have another for the weekends.

Not to mention feeling like a prince every time I take it out.

baxlin · 12th December 2006, 23:05

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Originally Posted by Grey Ghost

Not to mention feeling like a prince every time I take it out.

Do you know, that sums it up. I've had some what I consider to be nice cars, including a Sterling, but I've had the 75 for about 21 months now, and I still look forward to getting into it, I feel special driving it, and ALWAYS look back as I walk away from it!

Silly really, it's only a car.....

12th December 2006, 16:50	#15
Pete Owners Club Director Rover 75 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sherfield-on-Loddon Posts: 4,874 Thanks: 137 Thanked 996 Times in 444 Posts	I was just thinking of Grey Ghost and the word tarty. Nope, too horrible an image to describe. Anyway....... I can't really say that anyone has been deliberately rude or ignorant about The Beloved to me. A few innocent questions, a lot of compliments (because she is a stunner), and some leg-pulling about needing a fitted pipe rack but that's pretty much all. In fact, one such payer of a huge compliment was the Chariman of Wolverhampton Wanderers. Sir Jack Hayward bought a 75 CDT and I parked up behind him on our village High Street not long after I first had mine. He loved his - especially the fuel economy - but he did say he thought Midnight Blue perhaps suited the car better than his. We had a good natter before he disappeared into the restuarant. In fact I missed the deadline for a lottery ticket because of him, mutter mutter. His 75 was in copperleaf red by the way....... Ex-England Womens Cricket Captain Racheal Heyhoe-Flint also drives a 75. Often see her round the village in it. Doesn't hang about either. __________________ Follow The Club On Twitter

12th December 2006, 20:29	#17
JP53 I really should get out more....... 2004 Rover 75 1.8 Connoisseur SE saloon. 'Eliza' Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kidderminster Posts: 2,466 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	At the local B and Q DIY store last Wednesday there was a Trophy Blue mk1 ZT parked up. It had 3 people admiring it when I went into the store and when I came out someone else was stood looking it! As I drove off another chap trip up the curb because him and his mate were looking over their shoulders at it. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Rover 75, dignity, quality, charm. "Eliza ... Where the devil are my slippers?"

12th December 2006, 21:44	#18
Simon Banned - Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: - Posts: 10,318 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Everyone who has seen my ZT has only good things to say about it. My mom even said "I saw a realy nice red car drive up along side the house... I only glanced at it but it looked very very posh and smart". She then said "And then you knocked on the front door... So the car must have been yours" I reckon all those bad-mouthing Rovers/MG's have yet to actually see them in-the-flesh. I'm sure they'll be instant converts once they are "shown the way"

12th December 2006, 22:16	#19
GreyGhost Banned 180+ Sport Auto Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bedford Middle Level Posts: 17,787 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 5 Posts	How many times in the future are we going to hear, "wish I'd have bought one of those" I'm already hearing it from 2 of my neighbours, both with mercs and serious backache. I tell them with great glee, that I have not had an osteopathic treatment since I bought this car, whereas before it was a regular monthly feature of my life. That's over £1000.00 in saving so far, at that rate I can afford to have another for the weekends. Not to mention feeling like a prince every time I take it out.