Familiar sightings with new ownership!

gadget1960 · 27th February 2019, 19:24

Apologies if this sounds a bit lame and a bit of a pointless post but since being a relatively new owner of a 75 I tend to noticed just how many of these excellent cars are out and about in my area (Dover and surrounding areas).
Just about every day I see at least one 75/ZT as I drive to and from work and though I have previously posted in the 'was it you' section I have yet to see anyone reply with a 'yes', so can only assume they are not a user of this forum or don't feel the need to reply!
Perhaps the drivers are just using theirs for transport as opposed to being fellow enthusiasts.
The point is this .... when I spot another 75 I always give them a flash of lights mainly to point out that I too am a 75 enthusiast/driver, a bit like 'the bikers nod' but have never had this action acknowledged!
I suspect this is more to do with whether or not they are enthusiasts or just happen to drive a 75.
When I owned a sapphire Cosworth back in the day I was returning the favour of flashing lights all day and I didn't belong to any kind of forum then.
I suppose as we are just 75 enthusiasts it doesn't automatically mean we own rare or exotic cars and as they are still a relatively common sight on our roads we also cannot assume classic status which seems to be the ingredient for acknowledgement among fellow drivers of the same marque

just an observation ... not a moan.

27th February 2019, 19:24	#1
gadget1960 Gets stuck in Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Maxton, Dover Posts: 519 Thanks: 183 Thanked 132 Times in 89 Posts	Familiar sightings with new ownership! Apologies if this sounds a bit lame and a bit of a pointless post but since being a relatively new owner of a 75 I tend to noticed just how many of these excellent cars are out and about in my area (Dover and surrounding areas). Just about every day I see at least one 75/ZT as I drive to and from work and though I have previously posted in the 'was it you' section I have yet to see anyone reply with a 'yes', so can only assume they are not a user of this forum or don't feel the need to reply! Perhaps the drivers are just using theirs for transport as opposed to being fellow enthusiasts. The point is this .... when I spot another 75 I always give them a flash of lights mainly to point out that I too am a 75 enthusiast/driver, a bit like 'the bikers nod' but have never had this action acknowledged! I suspect this is more to do with whether or not they are enthusiasts or just happen to drive a 75. When I owned a sapphire Cosworth back in the day I was returning the favour of flashing lights all day and I didn't belong to any kind of forum then. I suppose as we are just 75 enthusiasts it doesn't automatically mean we own rare or exotic cars and as they are still a relatively common sight on our roads we also cannot assume classic status which seems to be the ingredient for acknowledgement among fellow drivers of the same marque just an observation ... not a moan.