I grew up with Austins and Triumphs in the family (my mother had a Triumph Herald convertible for 38 years) and I had a Maestro and a Montego 2.0Si. My first Rover was an early G-regn 216GSi which was a very good car and I did 120,000 miles in it. That was followed by a 620i which also did about 120,000 miles and was ultra reliable, the only non routine work required was a new electric window motor after my son was sick over it. I had a couple of 216 cabriolets which were OK but nothing special.
The only other pre 75 I owned was a 45 turbo diesel which was probably the fastest car I have owned (and I have owned two Morgan 4/4s) but that was because it was lightly built.
I would not swap my 75 (owned the latest one for 15 years) but the 620i was also a joy to drive.
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