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26th October 2018, 16:39 | #1 |
This is my second home
Rover 75 saloon x2, Rover 75 Tourer x2, Rover 220 Coupe Turbo Join Date: Aug 2010
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Another arrival and it’s a beauty
Yesterday, I travelled down to Stockport to collect this beauty.
It was an impulse buy. I’ve always admired the 600 and have been fortunate to have been in a couple as a passenger over the years. Not for a few years now, mind you. It’s a shame that we don’t see these cars on the road. I’ve only ever seen one or two locally in the last few months. So, anyway I’m looking at the classifieds as you do for no reason at all.... with no intention of buying a car as I have too many.... when this beauty showed its face for availability. This is the top of the range 620Ti model in Nightfire Red, 2.0 T series turbo engine producing 197bhp standard. Same engine as in my 220 coupe turbo. I didn’t even finish reading the advert and I was on the phone to the seller straight away. At first, I thought I’d missed out as he had a potential buyer but this didn’t work out and I was next in line. Train ticket was then booked to travel down to Buxton near Stockport. I caught the train from Kirkcaldy to Haymarket for my connection but missed the connection. Only I can miss a train when I’m standing on the correct platform on time and the train stops and then goes past me...don’t even ask....embarrassingh. Thankfully, another train to Manchester arrived 30 minutes later so I got on that one to Piccadilly before getting another local train to Buxton. I walked the short distance from the station to the garage where the car was located. I met Luigi, the owner who welcomed me. We had a cuppa and a sandwich and a chat about the car. The car was given to him by an old friend of his who has had to five up driving due to ill health. He’s had the car since new and it’s a clean, well looked after, unmolested standard example. One of those hidden gems....He then took me around the car and out for a test drive. The car looks exactly how it did in the advert, if anything better. It was mint with only a tiny scuff on the rear bumper. The car drives like new, too and goes like stink! I was in awe. The car has only done 33k since new and comes with 12 months MOT, full service history and two keys. I then parted with my cash and signed on the dotted line before driving off into the sunse....actually, rain. It rained for most of the journey home, unfortunately. I was very sleepy, too so had to make a few service stops as it was pitch black, too and so many muppets on the road. I feared for my baby. The car will remain exactly as it is and I will attempt to bring it along the major car shows. I love it already and not even had it 24hrs! Here are a few pictures that I took yesterday of my trip. Enjoy. Train was empty and lots of leg room. Carriage to myself pretty much Even a place to charge my devices Shame about the rubbish bacon roll. Coffee was needed, though. Have a break, have a Kit Kat and why not?! Some autumn colour by the window Arrived in Manchester And then Stockport At the garage Some go go juice for the drive home.
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26th October 2018, 16:47 | #2 |
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Now that's lovely I wonder who on the English Cricket Board owned it
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26th October 2018, 16:47 | #3 |
I really should get out more.......
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Looks lovely... A great find .. Had that engine in my 220T saloon and you are right they go like stink Coincidentally i'm off to Stockport for work in a couple of weeks time.
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26th October 2018, 16:54 | #4 |
Gets stuck in
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I and others spent many a happy hour doing many different tests on the phase 2 test beds in the flight shed at Longbridge, including fuel loops, ignition loops, power curves and detonation borderline tests on the T Turbo.
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26th October 2018, 17:01 | #5 |
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I wondered when we'd finally get to pictures of the car, and it is great; well done.
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26th October 2018, 17:41 | #6 |
I really should get out more.......
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I had tried to buy this myself but the sales guy i spoke to said it had just been sold. It looks stunning Rav, you have got yourself a very special car there
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26th October 2018, 17:52 | #7 |
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What a beauty , well done finding that one .
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26th October 2018, 17:53 | #8 |
Posted a thing or two
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Just stunning! That's a great find.
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26th October 2018, 18:19 | #9 |
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Well done Rav, it's in safe hands now.....enjoy and hopefully I will see it in the flesh come January mate Stunning
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26th October 2018, 18:31 | #10 |
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Ah, New Mills Newtown. Spent many an hour on there Rav, waiting for trains to Manchester to see bands at the Apollo Your 600 looks stunning Rav, what a find! Pleased it’s in good hands........enjoy it. Hope to see it in the flesh when you pop down for your Sunday roast
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