Early Damson Red Tourer

Bogbrush82 · 22nd August 2020, 09:39

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-75-...EAAOSw4w9fQDD2

Looked nice at first, but it has a couple of faults that could be expensive.

Olde faithful · 22nd August 2020, 10:24

Always annoys me, when they say Cowley built, when NO ROVER 75 TOURERS were ever built at Cowley!!..
And to add the Longbridge Rover 75s were much better built against corrosion compared to Oxford built ones.. the Brummy ones were much better especially 2000/2001 /2002 ones. Best three years of construction.

trikey · 22nd August 2020, 16:58

No cambelt change and oil in the coolant, he needs to knock the 1 off the asking price.

Arctic · 23rd August 2020, 00:12

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Originally Posted by trikey

No cambelt change and oil in the coolant, he needs to knock the 1 off the asking price.

Then maybe a 2 off the other 5 sill as had a bad weld job done on it, i wonder what it looks like underneath, only 2.5 months mot on it

p2roverman · 24th August 2020, 22:37

Perhaps a bit dear. I paid £1100 for my 2-litre Y-reg KV6 tourer 117k miles four years ago, and it was in better condition than this one althoguh there was no service history. I'm rather ashamed to say that with heavy useage it is looking a bit rough now and has acquired a sill repair too.

ADO282 · 24th August 2020, 23:06

Those "repairs" on the sills are abysmal, they are what Charles Ware would refer to as short term MOT patches.

I've spent almost a month with my own car on axles stands carefully cutting out tinworm, and letting in proper metal, and know exactly what is involved in putting corrosion damage right, and slapping a plate over the rot, then masking up a wavy line then painting it black is not the way forward.

Sadly this type of fix makes rust damage much worse.............next

The Rovering Member · 24th August 2020, 23:55

Nice looking car though. Let's hope it finds a sympathetic new owner who will attend to the faults properly. However I suspect that depends on the current owner reflecting on his asking price.

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Originally Posted by Olde faithful

And to add the Longbridge Rover 75s were much better built against corrosion compared to Oxford built ones.. the Brummy ones were much better especially 2000/2001 /2002 ones. Best three years of construction.

Mine's an '02 & does seem free of the niggling little faults that other owners suffer from.

22nd August 2020, 09:39	#1
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trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,765 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	No cambelt change and oil in the coolant, he needs to knock the 1 off the asking price. __________________ Lest we forget..

22nd August 2020, 10:24	#2
Olde faithful Loves to post ROVER 75 TOURER Join Date: May 2017 Location: BIRMINGHAM GB Posts: 355 Thanks: 27 Thanked 268 Times in 102 Posts	Always annoys me, when they say Cowley built, when NO ROVER 75 TOURERS were ever built at Cowley!!.. And to add the Longbridge Rover 75s were much better built against corrosion compared to Oxford built ones.. the Brummy ones were much better especially 2000/2001 /2002 ones. Best three years of construction.

24th August 2020, 22:37	#5
p2roverman Gets stuck in Rover 75 Connie Tourer & Connie SE Saloon & Club SE Tourer Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Leeds Posts: 974 Thanks: 199 Thanked 71 Times in 59 Posts	Perhaps a bit dear. I paid £1100 for my 2-litre Y-reg KV6 tourer 117k miles four years ago, and it was in better condition than this one althoguh there was no service history. I'm rather ashamed to say that with heavy useage it is looking a bit rough now and has acquired a sill repair too.

24th August 2020, 23:06	#6
ADO282 Banned ROVER 75 Connoisseur Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: BRACKNELL Posts: 270 Thanks: 125 Thanked 130 Times in 92 Posts	Those "repairs" on the sills are abysmal, they are what Charles Ware would refer to as short term MOT patches. I've spent almost a month with my own car on axles stands carefully cutting out tinworm, and letting in proper metal, and know exactly what is involved in putting corrosion damage right, and slapping a plate over the rot, then masking up a wavy line then painting it black is not the way forward. Sadly this type of fix makes rust damage much worse.............next