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30th March 2019, 01:11 | #1 |
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Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Mar 2019
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Brentwood, Essex
Hi all
I have recently bought my 75 and would dearly love to find a local mechanic who likes the cars to work on it for me I look after several elderly relatives so money's tight and it currently needs top end strut mount bushes (I understand it's actually more akin to some poorly designed bearings) on the front to be changed Handbrake also pretty dire in terms of being up so high when parking up, it holds but I'm worried it's at the end of it's range I have enthusiasm and tools and have in the past done up and restored a non running Toledo - anyone senior got the time to "show me how to" and the patience to do mechanical things such as described with me? Even a decent friendly garage perhaps? I've no desire to be ripped off and have just had a very local mechanical garage decide to hike the price of the strut bushes on me with 24 hours to go before I dropped it off, I assume as they thought I' likely to be elderly and vulnerable... Also be nice to find other owners local to me for mini run outs and maybe a little support group eh? |
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75 Tourer CDT MK2 manual in Glorious Grey Join Date: Jan 2018
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30th March 2019, 10:39 | #3 |
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Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007
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I've managed to deal with the handbrake situation on three cars now, and I'm no mechanic. A couple of hours to clean and adjust it, and never needed to deal with anything inside the car, it's always been the shoes and adjustments. That keeps the costs down.
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30th March 2019, 22:01 | #4 |
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Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Apr 2017
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I use and I know a few others do too, Kevin of the Rover Specialists Repair Centre in Wickford tel 07728 281144, worth a try.
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31st March 2019, 15:07 | #5 |
Posted a thing or two
Rover 75 2.5 V6 Conn SE, 04; Rover 75 1.8 conn, 02 Join Date: Sep 2012
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He did the belts on my V6 a few years ago. Good job.
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31st March 2019, 17:58 | #6 |
This is my second home
MG ZT 2.0 CDTI+ in Typhoon, MG TF 135 in Typhoon & Rover 75 Connoisseur CDTI SE in Pearl Black Join Date: Oct 2012
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Thats who i use. Got my dads going in to him this week for a few bits
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1st April 2019, 09:04 | #7 |
This is my second home
Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008
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He’s got to be good if Rick uses him.
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2nd April 2019, 19:57 | #8 |
Just going about!
Rover 75 CDTi Connie SE Tourer starlight silver and serpents. MG ZT-T 190+ in Raven Black. Join Date: Mar 2016
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I have used Kevin for jobs i haven't had time to do on both my 75 tourer and ZT-T. He know his Rover/MG's and i would definitely recommend him, he's very helpful and prices are good too.
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