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Pumpwater · 14th December 2018, 13:00

It is permitted to own a R75 after retirement! I have been retired for 10 years & as I use it for family long journeys & I've just returned from the annual Xmas deliveries to grandkids, 470 mile round trip in pure comfort & without a hitch & fresh as a daisy on arrival.

Why not spend the cash on a runaround, we have a Skoda Fabia 1.4 diesel which we bought last May, three years old, for £7750, 70 mpg, zero road tax, & will be suitable for long journeys too. The 3 cylinder engine is a bit noisy from outside & I can't get along with the start-stop & it tends to tell the driver how to drive but otherwise it seems a good one.

For long journeys the Rover can't be beaten IMO, mines a Classic CDTi, worth hardly anything if I was to sell it so until it starts to become unreliable I will keep it, although climbing under it for maintenance is becoming more of a problem

I also have an MG TF for summer use

14th December 2018, 13:00	#9
Pumpwater Loves to post Rover 75 CDTi Firefrost Red Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Durham Posts: 470 Thanks: 96 Thanked 55 Times in 38 Posts	It is permitted to own a R75 after retirement! I have been retired for 10 years & as I use it for family long journeys & I've just returned from the annual Xmas deliveries to grandkids, 470 mile round trip in pure comfort & without a hitch & fresh as a daisy on arrival. Why not spend the cash on a runaround, we have a Skoda Fabia 1.4 diesel which we bought last May, three years old, for £7750, 70 mpg, zero road tax, & will be suitable for long journeys too. The 3 cylinder engine is a bit noisy from outside & I can't get along with the start-stop & it tends to tell the driver how to drive but otherwise it seems a good one. For long journeys the Rover can't be beaten IMO, mines a Classic CDTi, worth hardly anything if I was to sell it so until it starts to become unreliable I will keep it, although climbing under it for maintenance is becoming more of a problem I also have an MG TF for summer use __________________ Eat drink and be merry, for tomorrow they may make it illegal.