Wanted: Rover 75 V8 Connoisseur SE Auto in mint condition with low miles/kms

1964 · 19th November 2013, 02:31

Hello,

I am hoping to find a left-hand drive Rover 75 V8 Connoisseur SE Auto in mint condition with low miles/kms.

If anyone wants to sell or knows of a good one for sale, please let me know.

Cheers!

lovema75 · 19th November 2013, 09:01

There is a brand new one still for sale at a dealer, but its £30,000.

But if you want the newest...

3disco · 19th November 2013, 10:42

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Originally Posted by lovema75

There is a brand new one still for sale at a dealer, but its £30,000.

But if you want the newest...

But its not lhd!

lovema75 · 19th November 2013, 11:07

But it's brand new...

GT Courier · 19th November 2013, 11:08

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Originally Posted by lovema75

But it's brand new...

No it isn't, it just hasn't been driven anywhere!

MrDoodles · 19th November 2013, 11:13

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Originally Posted by GT Courier

No it isn't, it just hasn't been driven anywhere!

Quite correct!

Just a 9 year old car that hasn't gone anywhere!

lovema75 · 19th November 2013, 11:19

Your just being picky...

kaiser · 19th November 2013, 11:42

It is brand-unnewsed!

1964 · 19th November 2013, 16:18

Thanks everyone!

I am not sure any car that hasn't been used for 8 or 9 years is a great prospect, let alone at £30K. And if I were going to spend that sort of money I could find a genuinely brand new car I would be very happy with.

My 827 Coupe was near mint before not being used for six months and now needs work. In my experience cars are better lightly used than not used at all. It is very difficult to provide a car with good conditions for long-term storage, although maybe a showroom is as good as it gets. However, rubbers and plastics still age just sitting, as do fluids, and the brakes can need servicing after relatively short lay ups, etc. Furthermore, unless the car is stored in a dry and well-ventilated place, even the leather can suffer.

Consequently, I think that 'new' 75 V8 will cost its eventual buyer a significant amount of 'servicing' due to its long lay up, and if it's in a warehouse rather a showroom, I'd be very wary of it. There's probably a good reason it remains unsold...other than the price, which in my opinion might sell if it were £20K.

Anyway, there was a low-mileage (34K miles) with service history RHD 75 V8 that recently sold on eBay for £5,400. It had quite a bit of interest, and I thought it was going to fetch significantly more than that. I contemplated bidding, but then would probably have had a car that I would have needed to store long-term, as I doubt I could convince the authorities here that a 2004 Rover is a classic car, and as far as I am aware that is the only way to import a RHD car. Hence, my search for a LHD car worthy of going to the trouble of importing and paying the very high import taxes/duties. I believe there's a guy in Lithuania with a nice LHD V8, so I know it's a possibility. But also that it can take years to find such a car.

slickster · 19th November 2013, 17:19

Looked like a nice car that one you mentioned...

You might be interested in these two for sale threads: Non-UK V8 cars, UK V8 cars.

19th November 2013, 02:31	#1
1964 Newbie Wanting LHD 75 V8 Connoisseur SE in mint condition with low miles Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Israel Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wanted: Rover 75 V8 Connoisseur SE Auto in mint condition with low miles/kms Hello, I am hoping to find a left-hand drive Rover 75 V8 Connoisseur SE Auto in mint condition with low miles/kms. If anyone wants to sell or knows of a good one for sale, please let me know. Cheers! __________________ WANTED: left-hand drive Rover 75 V8 Connoisseur SE Auto in mint condition with low miles/kms 1993 Mk2-a Rover 827 Coupe, 2.7L V6 Auto, ~155,000 kms 2001 Peugeot 306 Sedan, 1.6L Auto, ~100,000 kms 2014 Skoda Citigo 5-door, 1L (60bhp) Auto

19th November 2013, 16:18	#9
1964 Newbie Wanting LHD 75 V8 Connoisseur SE in mint condition with low miles Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Israel Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks everyone! I am not sure any car that hasn't been used for 8 or 9 years is a great prospect, let alone at £30K. And if I were going to spend that sort of money I could find a genuinely brand new car I would be very happy with. My 827 Coupe was near mint before not being used for six months and now needs work. In my experience cars are better lightly used than not used at all. It is very difficult to provide a car with good conditions for long-term storage, although maybe a showroom is as good as it gets. However, rubbers and plastics still age just sitting, as do fluids, and the brakes can need servicing after relatively short lay ups, etc. Furthermore, unless the car is stored in a dry and well-ventilated place, even the leather can suffer. Consequently, I think that 'new' 75 V8 will cost its eventual buyer a significant amount of 'servicing' due to its long lay up, and if it's in a warehouse rather a showroom, I'd be very wary of it. There's probably a good reason it remains unsold...other than the price, which in my opinion might sell if it were £20K. Anyway, there was a low-mileage (34K miles) with service history RHD 75 V8 that recently sold on eBay for £5,400. It had quite a bit of interest, and I thought it was going to fetch significantly more than that. I contemplated bidding, but then would probably have had a car that I would have needed to store long-term, as I doubt I could convince the authorities here that a 2004 Rover is a classic car, and as far as I am aware that is the only way to import a RHD car. Hence, my search for a LHD car worthy of going to the trouble of importing and paying the very high import taxes/duties. I believe there's a guy in Lithuania with a nice LHD V8, so I know it's a possibility. But also that it can take years to find such a car. __________________ WANTED: left-hand drive Rover 75 V8 Connoisseur SE Auto in mint condition with low miles/kms 1993 Mk2-a Rover 827 Coupe, 2.7L V6 Auto, ~155,000 kms 2001 Peugeot 306 Sedan, 1.6L Auto, ~100,000 kms 2014 Skoda Citigo 5-door, 1L (60bhp) Auto

19th November 2013, 17:19	#10
slickster Gets stuck in ... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 545 Thanks: 2 Thanked 19 Times in 16 Posts	Looked like a nice car that one you mentioned... You might be interested in these two for sale threads: Non-UK V8 cars, UK V8 cars. __________________ Previously owned 75/ZTs: Rover 75 4.6 V8 Conni SE Auto // MG ZT-T 260 4.6 V8 // R75 Conn SE 2.5 V6 Auto Vanden Plas (LWB) 01 '51' Rover 75 2.0 Diesel Conni Auto Tourer // 99 'T' Rover 75 2.5 Conni Auto

19th November 2013, 09:01	#2
lovema75 This is my second home 75 Tourer CDT Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Enfield Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 63 Thanked 431 Times in 237 Posts	There is a brand new one still for sale at a dealer, but its £30,000. But if you want the newest...

19th November 2013, 11:07	#4
lovema75 This is my second home 75 Tourer CDT Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Enfield Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 63 Thanked 431 Times in 237 Posts	But it's brand new...

19th November 2013, 11:19	#7
lovema75 This is my second home 75 Tourer CDT Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Enfield Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 63 Thanked 431 Times in 237 Posts	Your just being picky...

19th November 2013, 11:42	#8
kaiser This is my second home 75 Tourer 2.5 Auto, 1.8T, 75V8ZT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Johannesburg ZA Posts: 6,200 Thanks: 1 Thanked 859 Times in 613 Posts	It is brand-unnewsed!