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Old 16th July 2019, 22:22   #11
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Don't know about anyone else but I certainly wouldn't be swapping from a 420 to 75 or a zt!
Unless your handy with the spanners and quite happy spending numerous weekends under the car desperately trying to get ready for its next mot I'd avoid like the plague!
These cars are getting on now, and are relatively expensive to keep roadworthy. Replacement suspension parts are generally poor quality, certain things are getting harder to find and the old tin worm is beginning to creep into many examples. Not to mention the amount of garages that rip you off for work if you can't do it yourself!
Don't get me wrong, good well cared for cars are out there. However, I (and many others) certainly wouldn't recommend these cars to anyone! I'm just unfortunate enough to have caught roveritis, the irrational love for all things mg rover.
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Old 17th July 2019, 08:21   #12
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These cars are getting on now, and are relatively expensive to keep roadworthy.
Hi Reece,

It's true that our fourteen year old cars (at least!) require regular maintenance and repair but I'm not sure what you mean by "relatively expensive". Relative to what; a new car?

If you're not handy with the spanners and run a much newer car then you are, as you say, vulnerable to ...
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...the amount of garages that rip you off for work if you can't do it yourself!
So what did you mean by "relative expense" please Reece?

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Old 17th July 2019, 08:43   #13
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Don't know about anyone else but I certainly wouldn't be swapping from a 420 to 75 or a zt!
Unless your handy with the spanners and quite happy spending numerous weekends under the car desperately trying to get ready for its next mot I'd avoid like the plague!
These cars are getting on now, and are relatively expensive to keep roadworthy. Replacement suspension parts are generally poor quality, certain things are getting harder to find and the old tin worm is beginning to creep into many examples. Not to mention the amount of garages that rip you off for work if you can't do it yourself!
Don't get me wrong, good well cared for cars are out there. However, I (and many others) certainly wouldn't recommend these cars to anyone! I'm just unfortunate enough to have caught roveritis, the irrational love for all things mg rover.
As a BMW technician the new BMWs are really badly built and allot of parts are German back order, we even had 3 months of having a worldwide backorder of coolant. It is easier to get parts for MG Rovers half the time than BMW and are cheaper. BMW have had 10-15 recalls in the last year, we have had 4 in the last 2 months alone. They are a stunning product don't get me wrong, they really do drive fantastic but the quality really needs to improve, cars like the E46 were fantastic cars but the newer stuff seems to have gone downhill.
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Old 17th July 2019, 09:47   #14
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Don't know about anyone else but I certainly wouldn't be swapping from a 420 to 75 or a zt!
Unless your handy with the spanners and quite happy spending numerous weekends under the car desperately trying to get ready for its next mot I'd avoid like the plague!
These cars are getting on now, and are relatively expensive to keep roadworthy. Replacement suspension parts are generally poor quality, certain things are getting harder to find and the old tin worm is beginning to creep into many examples. Not to mention the amount of garages that rip you off for work if you can't do it yourself!
Don't get me wrong, good well cared for cars are out there. However, I (and many others) certainly wouldn't recommend these cars to anyone! I'm just unfortunate enough to have caught roveritis, the irrational love for all things mg rover.
I quite agree Reece, they are getting on,although there are some really good low mileage sub 40K examples about especially 2.5 V6's but they can be on the expensive side to get a really good one.
But as you say the parts situation can be a minefield with even the parts quality from "Trusted" sources sometimes being poor.

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Old 17th July 2019, 16:05   #15
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You asked about satnav. I use googlemaps phone app and listen through small over the ear headphones, so I can still hear sirens etc. I love it. it even tells you where the speed cameras are. My hi-line satnav doesn't do that.
If you want one in the car itself then a hi-line ICE is ok, but the maps may be quite a bit out of date by now.
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Old 17th July 2019, 19:39   #16
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Hi Mr Deep Blue,

I'm also in St Albans and have a 2.5 V6 190 ZTT. 65,000 miles and built just a couple of days before the factory shut.

You are welcome to come around and have a go....but agree with others that if you simply want to glide along then the auto 75 is the better option. You may know that the Rover Centre (local specialists) is just below Verulam Golf Course so if you are not so keen on getting oil on your hands the guys there know all about our cars.

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Old 20th July 2019, 09:26   #17
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Old 20th July 2019, 09:37   #18
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You asked about satnav. I use googlemaps phone app and listen through small over the ear headphones, so I can still hear sirens etc. I love it. it even tells you where the speed cameras are. My hi-line satnav doesn't do that.
If you want one in the car itself then a hi-line ICE is ok, but the maps may be quite a bit out of date by now.


I've got the Hi line with working Sat Nav and the most up to date disc ( to my knowledge ) which goes up to 2015.


It of course is true that the Sat Nav is a touch old fashioned with its graphics to say the least and there isnt any speed camera facility on it.


I put it on now and again just for the fun of it and have no doubt whatsoever that it will quite happily get me to anywhere that I want to go that was built before 2015 in the UK.

But of course for totally up to date Sat nav use and general travel I use my Garmin on the windscreen. I just like the originality of having the original in working order and as a back up.


Its almost like having a bit of a museumish reminder of an emerging technology to remind of how technology progresses and improves.
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Old 20th July 2019, 16:33   #19
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I see a lot of references to the cost of running our vehicles, mine is the cheapest car I've run for years, it is a diesel so relatively economical on fuel, it's last service and MOT cost me £255, the same on my newer, less mileage VW was over £1500 (that's not at dealer prices but the same local garage). I've not had a problem sourcing parts and they are cheap by comparison with all my other cars. I avoided british cars for years mainly because of the BL stuff in the 70s but the 75 is a great car, just look at the rust on similar aged Mercs and BMWs.
I'd have thought going from a BMW with harsh suspension you'd find either the
MG or the 75 more comfortable.
Oddly I found the pedal arrangement on the BMW off putting so as said before you need to try one yourself.
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Old 20th July 2019, 22:08   #20
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+1 for the diesel. Once on the move,very quiet and relaxing. Very long lived engine with minimal servicing, (chain, not belts) as long as it gets some motorway runs. Both my previous Audis cost more to buy, with similar maintenance and repair costs. Clutch is a difficult/big job on the 75 though. Rusty front wings common on all older VAG cars. Audi seats proved cripplingly uncomfortable (for me) on 50mile commute - no lumbar adjustment. I could drive forever in the Rover.
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