Didn't realise these were this cheap!

Quick update nearly a month on - done nearly 3,000 since the last update (been a busy month!), mostly in deliveries of parts to garages, and a couple of long trips.
It's a bit noisier on the motorway than my ZTT, however was surprisingly frugal at 70mph.
Reliability wise it's been 100%, since the cambelt change (when I also replaced the power VIS motor) it's felt like it has a lot more power, and it seems to run much better on Momentum 99 than regular 95 octane fuel.

I've had a couple of incidents where I've tipped it into a corner a bit quick, but it's always surprised me with endless grip. Would be very good if it had decent tyres... :o

Finally, economy. I'm finding about 27mpg combined is about average (with a good bit of hooning in there) and on a motorway run 33-35mpg is achievable.
 
Cheap car - Yes
Value - no taking into account the cat C write off and belt change, I know you done it yourself but most people wont be able to and its a big cost.

I think on the outside its a very appealing car for £750, But go kart handling , fast with endless grip etc is only because you are comparing it to other rovers. I manage over 30mpg on a run and I am running a lot more power than the ZS and mine is a lot more fun with endless grip.

But at the end of the day you are happy with it and therefore I am happy with that for you.
 
Wish people would stop making a big deal out of the cat c, you can cat c one of goes reversing into a lamp post at 5 mph scratch the body kit and it's a write off to the insurance company.
 
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Matty, what is the interval for changing the cam belts on these? and, what do you reckon is a rough estimate of the cost of changing them?
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They're due at 90k or 6 years, and it usually costs about £450-£600 at a garage to have them done. I did them myself and it wasn't too bad - I sell the full kit for £154.99.
 
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Wish people would stop making a big deal out of the cat c, you can cat c one of goes reversing into a lamp post at 5 mph scratch the body kit and it's a write off to the insurance company.
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Or it could have been spun and slid arse end into a wall or tree when it was a few months old.

Cat c isn't the issue, not knowing what happened to it or how it was repaired is
 
I cannot understand what would possess anyone to buy one rover, let alone several. They are the definition of dreary, tasteless, cheap, outdated, bad engineering.

I've ridden as a passenger in a couple and I found it depressing to just sit in the passenger seat, one of them was an MG, one of the big V8 ones. It sounded nice, but then I remembered I was in a Rover 75 and my world started to collapse in on itself again.

Any excitement I might be able to wein out of a Rover V6 would be outweighed by the crushing depression and sadness.

:D
 
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I cannot understand what would possess anyone to buy one rover, let alone several. They are the definition of dreary, tasteless, cheap, outdated, bad engineering.

I've ridden as a passenger in a couple and I found it depressing to just sit in the passenger seat, one of them was an MG, one of the big V8 ones. It sounded nice, but then I remembered I was in a Rover 75 and my world started to collapse in on itself again.

Any excitement I might be able to wein out of a Rover V6 would be outweighed by the crushing depression and sadness.

:D
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lmao, brilliant.
 
acme15 said:
I cannot understand what would possess anyone to buy one rover, let alone several. They are the definition of dreary, tasteless, cheap, outdated, bad engineering.

I've ridden as a passenger in a couple and I found it depressing to just sit in the passenger seat, one of them was an MG, one of the big V8 ones. It sounded nice, but then I remembered I was in a Rover 75 and my world started to collapse in on itself again.

Any excitement I might be able to wein out of a Rover V6 would be outweighed by the crushing depression and sadness.

:D
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My dad had the MG ZT-T V8, tuned. Boring Rover 75, but sounded like thunder and shifted flippin' quick.
If you're going to get one, do it properly with dreadnought and XPower.
Reliability wasn't all that bad, but then again, wasn't a rover engine. It was also comfy and had electric seats, satnav and climate control, so not all that bad.

However, i wouldn't go for any other Rover or MG. Except an MGB GT V8.
 
acme15 said:
I cannot understand what would possess anyone to buy one rover, let alone several. They are the definition of dreary, tasteless, cheap, outdated, bad engineering.

I've ridden as a passenger in a couple and I found it depressing to just sit in the passenger seat, one of them was an MG, one of the big V8 ones. It sounded nice, but then I remembered I was in a Rover 75 and my world started to collapse in on itself again.

Any excitement I might be able to wein out of a Rover V6 would be outweighed by the crushing depression and sadness.

:D
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The sad thing about your bump to this thread with that hilarious rant is that the 75 was actually a fairly excellent car, arguably the best car Rover ever built. There isn't an awful lot of bad engineering in it.
 
Shh, you're going to ruin it... :p

Perhaps I should have used the Rover 200 driven by my Nans 89 year old neigbour as my example instead. :rolleyes:

(The ZT V8 was bags of fun in reality, I'm not going to pretend that I knew it was a good car though. I assumed it wouldn't have been.)
 
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I cannot understand what would possess anyone to buy one rover, let alone several. They are the definition of dreary, tasteless, cheap, outdated, bad engineering.

I've ridden as a passenger in a couple and I found it depressing to just sit in the passenger seat, one of them was an MG, one of the big V8 ones. It sounded nice, but then I remembered I was in a Rover 75 and my world started to collapse in on itself again.

Any excitement I might be able to wein out of a Rover V6 would be outweighed by the crushing depression and sadness.

:D
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You clearly don't know anything about them and just going off the usual idiotic stereotypes and automotive cliches. :rolleyes:

Rover might have come up with some turds during the BL days, the SD1 was a good car actually just poorly built. But they made great cars before the take over and made some really good cars during the Honda partnership, the 600 for example was far nicer than a Mondeo, which is why it was largely successful along with a few other models they sold during that period.
 
I wouldn't say the stereotypes are idiotic, they're somewhat well deserved. But essentially yes that is what I was doing :D

I do that kind of thing a-lot.

Some were good sure, but they're just so depressing. :p

They all look like they were designed for elderly Mrs Henderson who loves the archers.
 
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Sold to another enthusiast for a profit, and had a couple of months free motoring (save for the cambelt and brake pads) from it.
I also sold a good few cambelt kits off the back of a quick guide I wrote after doing the job, and know how to do it in future.

Job done, back to the ZT-T in my sig. It's so boring... :D
 
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