Tales of a serial Roverist.

[itcaptainslow]

love it. They're incredible value for money now.

[myvision]

How much was the parking Heater?

[battered]

Nice. A mate is just about to take one of these to the breaker - failed test, rear susp bushes. Apparently a pig of a job, £800-1000 to pass so it's going. If anyone wants it, say now. Collect from Grimsby.

[SebastienClement]

myvision said:

How much was the parking Heater?

The heater was fitted to the car from new. I purchased a mobile receiver switch thing from eBay for about £8

[Jabosoc]

SebastienClement said:

Now 9 months into ownership and I honestly couldn't ask anything more of a car. It's now sporting 160hp, I've also added a 'textable' switch for the webasto parking heater so I can text it to warm the car up before I go out on cold mornings, had a couple of bits done to the front suspension (top mounts and droplinks) and generally driven it!

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Lovely example, and rare wheels. I've been toying with the idea of one myself - what route did you take to achieve 160bhp?

[SebastienClement]

Jabosoc said:

Lovely example, and rare wheels. I've been toying with the idea of one myself - what route did you take to achieve 160bhp?

There's a remap available through a couple of guys who have Rover's T4 diagnostic kit. They don't change much either

[whytheory]

Very nice, early wing mirrors are so much nicer!

[SebastienClement]

Still Rovering on, couple of bits and bobs done this year.

Full service / going over at MGR specialist (drop links (again!), suspension bushes, brakes fettling, gearbox fluid change)
Unfortunately the fluid change brought a gearbox issue to light. The early cars had an issue with weak reverse pistons which were prone to cracking - just bad luck my car was fitted with the earlier part. All sorted and not too costly, thank goodness!

Now topped 71,000 miles & feels great to drive! Probably the 'tightest' car I've ever owned.

[RC1807]

Just seen this, I think....

StuntmanMike said:

That interior is stunning.

+1


Like an established gentlemen's club. Not Spearmint Rhino, more the RAC on Pall Mall.

[battered]

I've robbed the seats from my pal's dead 75, I'm going to build a Ron Arad style chair (as reproduced by Top Gear with a double seat) but with 2 modern Rover seats on it. That's going in the conservatory to annoy my mother when she visits.

[dbdb]

It is a lovely looking car with an attractive colour combination. Time has shown the 75 to be a good car.