My Rover 75 story
After having had company cars for several years, in 2004 I bought a BMW320d brand new and ran it for 10 years, 145,000 miles. After a couple of major engine problems it had to go and I needed a car quickly, but no longer able to afford brand new or nearly new.
This was mid-2012 and I happened to see a gold 75 1.8t ClubSE 03 plate in a dealer's 70k miles, reasonable price so bought it on impulse. Hooked.
Kept for 4 years, did 45,000 luxurious miles and did not begrudge average £1500 per year in repairs during that time, which included a head gasket, new turbo, various suspension bits, belt, radiator, exhaust, 4 tyres etc. What else would that money have bought? A second-hand Focus?
Eventually sold to a member on here in Jan 2016
While still running the 1.8t, in 2014 I saw a cheap 2.5 Connoisseur 51 plate (also gold) only 55k miles. Needed quite a lot doing including some bodywork, but bought it as a hobby/doer-upper, plus various upgrades. All now in excellent shape, used on special occasions and holidays, only 12k miles in 3 years. A bit of expense in year 1, biggest items being belts (of course), some bodywork, suspension bits, a radiator and tyres, but total maintenance in years 2, 3 & 4 has been less than £800. And was July 2016 on the club calendar.
Nov 2015 bought a 1.8 na Connoisseur 02 plate, only 45k miles. Wedgewood.
Daily driver for 2 years, 20,000 miles, maintenance costs £1250 of which biggest item head gasket. So apart from the 1.8 na being a bit gutless, still very low cost luxury motoring.
As you can tell, I now like 75s a lot
