Best smoker barges 1-5 large [vol11]
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bob-lad said:
BorniteIdentity said:
W00DY said:
"VCF 245Y rolled out of Werk Sindelfingen on 18 February 1983 and was collected from the factory by its fortunate central London owner..."
Jesus Christ, Chief. Just tell me about the bloody car already. I would rather make love to my own eye socket than buy a car from someone like this.
Sorry, but it's just how I feel. (!!)
cornershop said:
Jimmy Recard said:
I do love a nice 560SEC, and as far as I can see, that's one of them
Agree, been for sale for a long timeHmmm, not sure about the Rover 75 above, very basic spec and a plastic imitation walnut steering wheel. You could do far better, look at all that legroom. This is more like it:
The very rare long wheelbase Connoisseur SE as used by various Government Ministers and Prince Edward. One is for sale in Dudley for under £3 grand: http://www.summitgarage.co.uk/200352-rover-75-2-5v...
The very rare long wheelbase Connoisseur SE as used by various Government Ministers and Prince Edward. One is for sale in Dudley for under £3 grand: http://www.summitgarage.co.uk/200352-rover-75-2-5v...
W00DY said:
Nice early car in good colours. But with 75s, there's no reason to go for anything other than Connoisseur (SE), as there's loads of high spec cars around, and the majority are owned and loved by nice old chaps who treat them well.
They don't rust, they generally don't break down, parts supply is very good on the important bits, and short of an S-Type or E39 SE (both a class bigger), there's basically nothing as comfortable anywhere near them.
Irrespective of engine, they all lope along a motorway very nicely indeed, though the 1.8 NA gets a bit out of puff above 70.
Jump in, you can't go far wrong with a tidy 75 from a proper old boy (probably gutted about downsizing to a brand new Jazz on the insistence of his children).
very goodI know this is only half the minimum thread amount, but what are these old V6 A6's like?
It's done over 200k and is a N reg.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/audi/audi-a6-avant-mot-1...
It's done over 200k and is a N reg.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/audi/audi-a6-avant-mot-1...
SpeckledJim said:
Nice early car in good colours.
But with 75s, there's no reason to go for anything other than Connoisseur (SE), as there's loads of high spec cars around, and the majority are owned and loved by nice old chaps who treat them well.
They don't rust, they generally don't break down, parts supply is very good on the important bits, and short of an S-Type or E39 SE (both a class bigger), there's basically nothing as comfortable anywhere near them.
Irrespective of engine, they all lope along a motorway very nicely indeed, though the 1.8 NA gets a bit out of puff above 70.
Jump in, you can't go far wrong with a tidy 75 from a proper old boy (probably gutted about downsizing to a brand new Jazz on the insistence of his children).
This all day long. I've had a 2.5 conny SE for 3 years now, it was only purchased as a £900, 2 month stop gap. I really can't fault it and really wouldn't know what to replace it with for faintly similar money. I use it for frequent trips back to Ireland, comfy, good ride, cheap spares ( not that I've had many issues) and it's even got electric rear blinds.But with 75s, there's no reason to go for anything other than Connoisseur (SE), as there's loads of high spec cars around, and the majority are owned and loved by nice old chaps who treat them well.
They don't rust, they generally don't break down, parts supply is very good on the important bits, and short of an S-Type or E39 SE (both a class bigger), there's basically nothing as comfortable anywhere near them.
Irrespective of engine, they all lope along a motorway very nicely indeed, though the 1.8 NA gets a bit out of puff above 70.
Jump in, you can't go far wrong with a tidy 75 from a proper old boy (probably gutted about downsizing to a brand new Jazz on the insistence of his children).
Buy a v6, buy an auto, good and helpful on-line community. It's a secret bargain for peps that aren't really bothered about badges.
SpeckledJim said:
W00DY said:
Nice early car in good colours. But with 75s, there's no reason to go for anything other than Connoisseur (SE), as there's loads of high spec cars around, and the majority are owned and loved by nice old chaps who treat them well.
They don't rust, they generally don't break down, parts supply is very good on the important bits, and short of an S-Type or E39 SE (both a class bigger), there's basically nothing as comfortable anywhere near them.
Irrespective of engine, they all lope along a motorway very nicely indeed, though the 1.8 NA gets a bit out of puff above 70.
Jump in, you can't go far wrong with a tidy 75 from a proper old boy (probably gutted about downsizing to a brand new Jazz on the insistence of his children).
funkyrobot said:
Are any of the petrol engines prone to the old head gasket issues?
Four cylinder ones, yes. I reckon by now most that are going to fail will have been repaired properly though.Pick of the bunch (if you want a manual) for me is the 1.8 turbo. If you want an auto, I'd go for the 2.5 V6
Chromegrill said:
Hmmm, not sure about the Rover 75 above, very basic spec and a plastic imitation walnut steering wheel. You could do far better, look at all that legroom. This is more like it:
The very rare long wheelbase Connoisseur SE as used by various Government Ministers and Prince Edward. One is for sale in Dudley for under £3 grand: http://www.summitgarage.co.uk/200352-rover-75-2-5v...
Somewhere at home I've got the Autocar comparison test between that and the Rolls-Royce Phantom. I'll see if I can dig it out The very rare long wheelbase Connoisseur SE as used by various Government Ministers and Prince Edward. One is for sale in Dudley for under £3 grand: http://www.summitgarage.co.uk/200352-rover-75-2-5v...
funkyrobot said:
Are any of the petrol engines prone to the old head gasket issues?
Yes they were, but whilst when new they were being repaired with the same crap parts they were built with, the new multi-layer gaskets and sump rail mean that as long as it's fixed properly (including vacuum-filling the coolant) then once fixed they stay fixed.Most have been done now. The parts are cheap and a techie who knows what he's doing won't take long. For a while back in the day every dealership had one or two techies who basically did nothing else but HG replacements. Those same cars would be back 6 months later, as the same parts had the same inherent faults. Not any more.
K-Series HGF is now one of those teeth-sucking car-enthusiast-status-proving pub-facts that has grown legs much longer than it deserved. I suspect it wouldn't have been quite so famous if Rover had been German.
There was an enormous problem with it. Now there isn't.
Jimmy Recard said:
funkyrobot said:
Are any of the petrol engines prone to the old head gasket issues?
Four cylinder ones, yes. I reckon by now most that are going to fail will have been repaired properly though.Pick of the bunch (if you want a manual) for me is the 1.8 turbo. If you want an auto, I'd go for the 2.5 V6
Be careful to listen to the top end carefully as that's a car-killer at the moment.
PowerslideSWE said:
I really like the Rover 75's, there are two ropey ones at an even ropier dealer in town, might give him a really low ball offer and take one off his hands 
Check the spare wheel well - if it's full of water it's an extremely easy fix (new foam taillamp gaskets) but use it to haggle hard!!!SpeckledJim said:
Jimmy Recard said:
funkyrobot said:
Are any of the petrol engines prone to the old head gasket issues?
Four cylinder ones, yes. I reckon by now most that are going to fail will have been repaired properly though.Pick of the bunch (if you want a manual) for me is the 1.8 turbo. If you want an auto, I'd go for the 2.5 V6
Be careful to listen to the top end carefully as that's a car-killer at the moment.
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