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20th October 2020, 20:40 | #11 |
This is my second home
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21st October 2020, 08:16 | #12 |
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Rover 75 Saloon V6 2.5 1999 - Rover 25 1.4 2002 - Rover 214i cab 1994 - Rover P5b coupe 1968 Join Date: Sep 2017
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Living in France as you do, easier going to the seller up our street, isn't it?
I'm only using -37° orange coolant, that can accept temperature from -37° up to 111°. I love a big security margin! But I swap every 2 or 3 years, fuelling up the tank with full E85, and once a year for oil (5W40 recommended to ease the cold starts). And my 75 auto (as well as my 214 cabby) is garaged and thanks to Torque always connected when running, I'm keeping the coolant temperature in control, and thanks to E85, generally between 75° & 80° when cruising, even in summer. All is fine & blissful so far.
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21st October 2020, 09:06 | #13 |
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Are you saying I have been wasting my time changing it every four years ?
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21st October 2020, 09:47 | #14 | |
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21st October 2020, 17:22 | #15 |
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Don't know whn my antifreeze was last done. Will pull a bit out and stick it in the freezer and see what happens.
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21st October 2020, 21:10 | #16 |
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rover 75 cdti(rhd), MG ZR(lhd), MG TF(lhd), MG TF(rhd), mini mpi (lhd), Renault megane III (awful) Join Date: Mar 2014
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22nd October 2020, 10:53 | #19 |
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Bargain banger
I bought my ZT KV6 three years ago because my Slaab broke and was beyond repair...
The Black Banger was cheap, MOT’d and local. I do like the look of the ZT’s, they have an almost classic style. It was a stop gap car. Three years later it’s still going, still passes the MOT with the odd advisory and I have grown quite fond of it. It is, touch wood, reliable. It really is a good car. The thing that gets me is that there is no corrosion anywhere on it. Underrated motor car in my opinion. |
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