Whats the maximum you would pay for a fully sorted 75 tourer

Mangizmo · 28th August 2018, 13:12

Whats the maximum you would pay for a fully sorted 75 tourer, am I mad to consider paying £2000 for a MK1 Diesel 2003 with ovehauled rebushed and waxoiled suspension, 4 new springs, a new clutch, re gassed aircon, polished headlights ? top spec @ 96000 miles, runs like a new car , I always preffered the MK1 whadoyafink ?????

minty2 · 28th August 2018, 13:24

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Originally Posted by Mangizmo

Whats the maximum you would pay for a fully sorted 75 tourer, am I mad to consider paying £2000 for a MK1 Diesel 2003 with ovehauled rebushed and waxoiled suspension, 4 new springs, a new clutch, re gassed aircon, polished headlights ? top spec @ 96000 miles, runs like a new car , I always preffered the MK1 whadoyafink ?????

If your really like it, you will pay whatever it takes to secure it, regardless of the spec. For a top notch well looked after, low-mileage (if that's what it is) tourer, £2000 does not seem unreasonable.

MSS · 28th August 2018, 13:28

in my view it depends on the reason you want the car and the sort of condition you would wsh to bring it up to if you started from scratch.

I would pay up to £6k for a V6 or below (i.e. not V8) if it had all the mechanical work completed on it that I would otherwise have done myself and was in really excellent condition. Plus no owners "mods" or "upgrades". Mine cost £3k on purchase and £6k on mostly pre-emptive maintenance but we have now owned it 5 years and 10 months.

sworks · 28th August 2018, 13:51

£2000 doesn’t seem a lot for a car with all the known jobs allready sorted

Mangizmo · 28th August 2018, 13:54

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Originally Posted by sworks

£2000 doesn’t seem a lot for a car with all the known jobs allready sorted

Bought it

, I will post some pics later, it really is a good one, I have owned a 75 for long enough to know what the weak spots are, this one is a cracker

Les4048 · 28th August 2018, 16:45

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Originally Posted by Mangizmo

Bought it

, I will post some pics later, it really is a good one, I have owned a 75 for long enough to know what the weak spots are, this one is a cracker

Worth every penny in my opinion

Comfortably Numb · 29th August 2018, 00:55

I'm dead jealous. Sounds like you have paid £2,000 for a car which is now better than new (having had all those improvement mods done)To get that work done at a garage would be more than £2k on its own. The 96,000 miles is low for a diesel and hardly counts in its expected lifetime milage. Seriously, what else could you buy for that price? An average 10 year old Ford or VW? No contest. BTW, you didn't mention colour.

Darcydog · 29th August 2018, 06:36

Well I paid £2300 for a 97k mile 2003 ZT-T four years ago on the first August.

The load carrying capacity of the Tourers is amazing.

My only gripe is that the suspension is a bit low - but my goodness does it handle well.

It was all sorted when I bought it, full service history and a new clutch and DMF fitted just a few thousand miles before.

I’ve had four years of pretty much trouble free motoring apart from this year when I had to replace the steering rack and pump - which was not expensive due to my sourcing good S/H replacements from here.

I do have a list of things to do now - new a/c condenser is ready to be fitted as the original on it now has no fins on it.

I only bought it as a stop gap - it’s proved to be one of the most enjoyable to drive and reliable cars I have ever owned - and with the 45 to 50 mpg and the fabulous power delivery - 45 to 70 mph especially - I think my Trophy Blue Tourer was a bargain.

planenut · 29th August 2018, 08:00

It really doesn't matter what you pay for a vehicle, and how well it has been maintained or prepared, things will sometimes break. We can only do our best in it's upkeep and have a good backup recovery. Knowing a mechanic with experience of our cars is very handy.

patrolman pete · 29th August 2018, 08:08

My mate's daughter has recently paid £2000 for a Black 2003 Club auto tourer with 87,000 on the clock as it's immaculate . He's in the motor trade as a mechanic and knows these cars through driving and working on mine. One road test and he told her to buy it ! She's gone from a Nissan Micra manual to a big automatic and absolutely loves it.

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Mangizmo Gets stuck in Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Barnstaple Posts: 764 Thanks: 154 Thanked 235 Times in 127 Posts	Whats the maximum you would pay for a fully sorted 75 tourer Whats the maximum you would pay for a fully sorted 75 tourer, am I mad to consider paying £2000 for a MK1 Diesel 2003 with ovehauled rebushed and waxoiled suspension, 4 new springs, a new clutch, re gassed aircon, polished headlights ? top spec @ 96000 miles, runs like a new car , I always preffered the MK1 whadoyafink ?????

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sworks Been absent for a while… Rover 75 Tourer, Classic mini Cooper S, Abarth 595 competizione, MG TF and a Hyundai Tucson PHEV Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cumbria Posts: 13,065 Thanks: 1,033 Thanked 1,686 Times in 1,040 Posts	£2000 doesn’t seem a lot for a car with all the known jobs allready sorted __________________ ................................................. 'Marmite' Possibly one of the most famous 75 tourers produced! left the production line as the last of only Three Rover 75 tourers produced in Trophy Yellow. 48 hours later Longbridge closed. The last sold ordered 75 Tourer. Paid for by the Phoenix Four and handed over by John Towers to the Warwickshire Northampton Air ambulance service as a Rapid Response vehicle

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MSS This is my second home Rover 75CDT, Jaguar XF-S 3.0V6, V'xhall Omega V6 Estate, Twintop 1.8VVT, Astra Estate and Corsa 1.2 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7,085 Thanks: 283 Thanked 624 Times in 440 Posts	in my view it depends on the reason you want the car and the sort of condition you would wsh to bring it up to if you started from scratch. I would pay up to £6k for a V6 or below (i.e. not V8) if it had all the mechanical work completed on it that I would otherwise have done myself and was in really excellent condition. Plus no owners "mods" or "upgrades". Mine cost £3k on purchase and £6k on mostly pre-emptive maintenance but we have now owned it 5 years and 10 months.

29th August 2018, 00:55	#7
Comfortably Numb Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Penrith Posts: 1,336 Thanks: 165 Thanked 303 Times in 241 Posts	I'm dead jealous. Sounds like you have paid £2,000 for a car which is now better than new (having had all those improvement mods done)To get that work done at a garage would be more than £2k on its own. The 96,000 miles is low for a diesel and hardly counts in its expected lifetime milage. Seriously, what else could you buy for that price? An average 10 year old Ford or VW? No contest. BTW, you didn't mention colour.

29th August 2018, 06:36	#8
Darcydog This is my second home Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 5,428 Thanks: 3,123 Thanked 3,170 Times in 2,096 Posts	Well I paid £2300 for a 97k mile 2003 ZT-T four years ago on the first August. The load carrying capacity of the Tourers is amazing. My only gripe is that the suspension is a bit low - but my goodness does it handle well. It was all sorted when I bought it, full service history and a new clutch and DMF fitted just a few thousand miles before. I’ve had four years of pretty much trouble free motoring apart from this year when I had to replace the steering rack and pump - which was not expensive due to my sourcing good S/H replacements from here. I do have a list of things to do now - new a/c condenser is ready to be fitted as the original on it now has no fins on it. I only bought it as a stop gap - it’s proved to be one of the most enjoyable to drive and reliable cars I have ever owned - and with the 45 to 50 mpg and the fabulous power delivery - 45 to 70 mph especially - I think my Trophy Blue Tourer was a bargain.

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planenut Regional Secretary Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Heathrow Posts: 6,955 Thanks: 1,551 Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts	It really doesn't matter what you pay for a vehicle, and how well it has been maintained or prepared, things will sometimes break. We can only do our best in it's upkeep and have a good backup recovery. Knowing a mechanic with experience of our cars is very handy.

29th August 2018, 08:08	#10
patrolman pete Posted a thing or two Rover 75 club se tourer CDT and a Connoisseur SE Diesel Auto Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houghton - le - Spring Posts: 1,418 Thanks: 618 Thanked 333 Times in 197 Posts	My mate's daughter has recently paid £2000 for a Black 2003 Club auto tourer with 87,000 on the clock as it's immaculate . He's in the motor trade as a mechanic and knows these cars through driving and working on mine. One road test and he told her to buy it ! She's gone from a Nissan Micra manual to a big automatic and absolutely loves it.