RE: Rover 75 V8: Spotted

[irish boy]

Lovely thing.

Friend had a v8 zt, went well and other than some strange problem with the parking brake on the rear wheels it was trouble free.

[lesfinnie]

Worth every penny and James at Elite knows his V8’s

[Welshbeef]

Amanitin said:

Mike335i said:

but 4 speeds? That really is archaic!

the mkII Avensis 2.0 petrol was available with a 4-speed auto, built until 2008!
that takes courage

What’s wrong with 4 on the floor?

Seriously if it has the power then you don’t need countless gear ratios.



Did this Rover have overdrive?

[Barchettaman]

lesfinnie said:

Worth every penny and James at Elite knows his V8’s

Whilst undoubtedly a lovely example, the fact that £10k buys a LOT of very serious V8 metal, and that the engine/gearbox on this are pretty fundamentally flawed, mean that it's ridiculously overpriced.

£3.5k for me.

[xjay1337]

They are great, 75s are good cars actually.

But 10k? HAHAHAHAHAHA.

[Welshbeef]

xjay1337 said:

They are great, 75s are good cars actually.

But 10k? HAHAHAHAHAHA.

We’re they not E39/60 under the skin?

[RumbleOfThunder]

Welshbeef said:

xjay1337 said:

They are great, 75s are good cars actually.

But 10k? HAHAHAHAHAHA.

We’re they not E39/60 under the skin?

Nah it wasn't ever meant to run longitudenal engines like a beemer. They had considerable problems in getting the Mustang V8 and it's prop shaft/final drive to fit.

[Welshbeef]

MG used the BMW 2.5TD unit which is a gem

[Johnnytheboy]

I'd love one of these, but I'd have to drive it wearing a medieval helmet so I didn't catch a glimpse of that interior.

[rare6499]

Awesome. I’ve always wanted one, even over the MG version. The Rover might be slower but it always seemed cooler to me.

I think the money is a little strong but not unrealistic. It’s one of the rarest cars on the road, and they have a great story.

[Welshbeef]

I’ve only ever seen 1 in he flesh.

At a campsite it burbled up and he family pitched up the tent. Lovely sounding motor even if it only has 4 on the floor

[RumbleOfThunder]

Any excuse to repost these jokers.

http://www.hursleyhillgarage.co.uk/showroom

Would sir like the same vehicle at 30k??

[Jakg]

Welshbeef said:

MG used the BMW 2.5TD unit which is a gem

No they didn't.

Hint - can you find a 2.5 diesel MG?

[NDNDNDND]

Welshbeef said:

I’ve only ever seen 1 in he flesh.

At a campsite it burbled up and he family pitched up the tent. Lovely sounding motor even if it only has 4 on the floor

Stop saying 'four on the floor'.

Four on the floor = floor-mounted, four speed stick shift.

[gary71]

RumbleOfThunder said:

They had considerable problems in getting the Mustang V8 and it's prop shaft/final drive to fit.

‘Considerable problems’ Just a few! New tunnel, rear floor, sub frames, electrical systems, rear brakes, HVAC...

This gearbox ruins the whole thing. As a manual (MG) it works, as an auto it’s just a burbling engine burning fuel at an alarming rate for no obvious forward progress.

Sorry but it’s pointless.

[anonymous-user]

Welshbeef said:

What’s wrong with 4 on the floor?

Seriously if it has the power then you don’t need countless gear ratios.



Did this Rover have overdrive?

I had a Jaguar XJ12, one of the last ones with a 6 litre V12 with 320bhp and well over 500NM of torque from 1500RPM to not far off the redline. I think we can all agree this is a wildly superior engine to this wheezing 280bhp thing. It also had a four speed automatic gearbox, and it was barely enough. On the 4 litre I6, closer in character to this engine, it was a massive handicap.

It's excuse was that it was from 1995, what is MGRs excuse for this heap?

Edited by dme123 on Sunday 3rd December 10:14

[TooMany2cvs]

ocrx8 said:

Was this really a 4-speed auto? Wow.

Rovers were, MGs were manual.

The Audibeardy grille on Rovers wasn't even unique to the v8s - they used it on the FWD LWB 75s, too.

[Twoshoe]

RumbleOfThunder said:

Any excuse to repost these jokers.

http://www.hursleyhillgarage.co.uk/showroom

Would sir like the same vehicle at 30k??

That's just madness. (And they can't even be bothered to spell 'connoisseur' correctly.)

On the subject of the 'Audi-style' grill, I've got a feeling that Rover actually did it first (may be wrong though).

[swisstoni]

I'd have it for something interesting to tool about in. It's still a pleasant design.
I'd prefer something in a more cosy Rover colour though. And the suspension seems to be set to Off-road on this one.

[Mr2Mike]

dme123 said:

I had a Jaguar XJ12, one of the last ones with a 6 litre V12 with 320bhp and well over 500NM of torque from 1500RPM to not far off the redline. I think we can all agree this is a wildly superior engine to this wheezing 280bhp thing.

Another 4 cylinders and 1.4 litres for an extra 40bhp, and god knows how much extra weight and size? "Wildly superior" are not the words that immediately spring to mind.