25th July 2019, 21:46
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Posted a thing or two
R 75 Tourer diesel Conny 2002, V6 Conny saloon petrol 2003
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Originally Posted by Brunty
My kv6 drives as it should, vis motors kick in around 3200 rpm, then at around 5000 rpm sounds like a formula 1 racing car, auto box normally changes gear at 6500 rpm. However last Saturday on the way back from nano meet with a boy racer on my tail in a Golf GTi, floored it, changed down 2 gears and went into the red at 7200 rpm, boy did it sound good, young lad behind must have wondered what was under the bonnet. Drive it as a sports car and it will perform!
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7200rpm? Christopher Columbus! . . . . please publicise the reg. no. to ensure I avoid that car if it ever comes up for sale.
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Rover 75 Tourer Conny 2002 remapped 160 auto, R75 V6 2.5L auto Connoisseur 2003
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