Originally Posted by ianM
To give you a bit of background detail about me, I drove a 1992 1.4 3-door Rover 214 which only had 21,000 miles on the clock, up until midway through August, when I was rear ended by another driver, who failed to even begin to brake, causing considerable damage to the rear of my car.
And although that's now in repair, to cut a long story short, while I was looking for a replacement car, and summing my options up, I happened to come across a Rover 75 - and I liked it a lot. Because of this, I'm now considering getting a Rover 75 to add to my "collection".
The problem is, all of the examples I've been seeing have come with a spotty service history, to say the least. We passed on the last 75 we saw, seeing as it only had two stamps, both of which were only for oil changes, in five years - when the service schedule said it obviously should have had a lot more than that.
So, what I'm ideally looking for is a Rover 75 Connoisseur SE - I'm not too fussed whether it's pre facelift or not, but I'd prefer one of the older models. I'd like to find one that's petrol, and manual, preferably with the 1.8 engine (just because the 214 also has a k series engine), but I'd be open to bigger engines too!
I'd ideally be after one in Copperleaf (or Nightfire) Red, but the British Racing Green, or dark blues I've seen look good as well. I'd like one with a light leather interior, (but that isn't really that important) with anything but the black wood effect. Also, like many of you, I really like the wooden steering wheel too - but that's obviously not a deal breaker! Other than the colour, the most important thing I'm looking for is a low mileage model, with a full service history.
I know that seems like a bit of a long wish list, but if anyone knows of anyone who has a 75 that matches the above description, and may be interested in selling, I might be able to give it a good home! I just wish they still sold them new, because I'd be saving my money to get one! If SMG Rover had any Connoisseur SEs in Red in, I'd be heading down there now...
If not, I'd be interested in hearing advice on anything I should look for when I'm looking at other low mileage examples of 75s. I've found a few, but I don't really know what I'm looking for - if there's anything that usually wears out on them, or any faults that sometimes develop, it'd be good to go in armed with all the facts! If I want a car in Connoisseur SE spec, is it possible to buy something lower and upgrade it, or is that something that's a bit crazy to even attempt?
Thanks in advance, and apologies for the long first post!
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