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Old 28th December 2019, 21:46   #1
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I've just done over 1k miles from Hull to Essex and north Yorkshire (twice)nd I hav'nt seen a single 75 or ZT on the road. The cars must be getting scarce!
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Old 28th December 2019, 21:48   #2
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I did 700 miles before Christmas (Norfolk to Newcastle and back) And saw three (Apart from Marinabrians collection that is!!)
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Old 28th December 2019, 22:03   #3
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i see loads around ipswich suffolk area few sightings in woodbridge
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Old 28th December 2019, 22:07   #4
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I've seen two today (three including mine).
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Old 28th December 2019, 22:12   #5
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few sightings in woodbridge
Its normally Aliens down there
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Old 28th December 2019, 22:40   #6
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There seem to be quite a few around here, still - on the Welsh borders. Saw a nice 75 tourer parked just up the road from me the other day, and a lovely metallic green MG ZT just over the border beyond Newbridge... But I am guessing there has to be attrition, accidents, severe mechanical breakdown, and rust... and no one's making new ones like ours. My own 75 (a 1.8T Connie auto) has bad hgf, and I just can't afford to get it sorted out at present (the MG ZT was priority and cost a fair amount) but don't want to scrap it or give up on it. The numbers are dropping though - the numbers up for sale on Autotrader is a good indication; far fewer now than say 3 years ago. I just hope to see them go up in value - be valued for the fine heritage motors they are - so that repairing them makes financial sense too.
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Old 28th December 2019, 23:09   #7
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I very rarely see any mg or rover on the road in essex, or on my regular trips to milton keynes and bedford.

There's actually quite a few 75's and zt's in my town but i only ever see them parked outside house, never actually see them on the road.

If i do spot one its usually a mg tf.

There's quite a few mg6's, mg gs and mg zs (new one) round here though.
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Old 28th December 2019, 23:44   #8
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I've just done over 1k miles from Hull to Essex and north Yorkshire (twice)nd I hav'nt seen a single 75 or ZT on the road. The cars must be getting scarce!
i have only seen one, in a year..
the old merc types marvel in its 17 year old exellent finsh , but are too stuckup talk to me


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Old 28th December 2019, 23:55   #9
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Definitely see fewer on the roads than when I first got mine at the beginning of 2016. Always used to see two or three on a trip, but it seems now to be none or just the odd one.
For example last week we went to North Wales and back in the day, six hours round trip, not one 75 or ZT.
The current low market value seems to have put off most people putting any money into them whatsoever, so they get scrapped for relatively minor repairs, crazy in a way, even if your car made one trip a month into a garage, it's still a lot cheaper than monthly repayments on a new or nearly new car ! Plus
you have all that style and quality !

Rover 25's and 45's seem even less common, pity really, like both of them too !
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Old 29th December 2019, 05:25   #10
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I've just done a 700+ mile trip from London to Dumfries and return......I didn't see a single MG Rover, let along a 75/ZT.... :-(
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