Is the 75 really a Grandad car? - Page 7

Fifer · 14th March 2016, 11:51

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Originally Posted by planenut

Whoops, oh poppycock. Washing and drying my latest acquisition, I suppose it is permanent ( 1.8T Tourer in BRG), and a nice lady neighbour said "They are a really smart car, it makes the street look better, and I always regard them as a distinguished gentlemans car!" I don't really know how to take that?

A back-handed compliment?

I don't think so.

Better than when my granddaughter was little, and announced that I looked very "extinguished" though.

Fifer

grivas · 14th March 2016, 14:09

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Originally Posted by Fubar

So, I still occasionally get mocked for driving a Grandad car.

I got my 75 when I was 28.

How many younger drivers are there out there? Who is the youngest? and would anyone else agree with the Grandad car statement? (I know the last owner was surprised my age).

I don't really care what people say. Between the leather, walnut, oval analogue displays, sound system that seems to be tuned to play classical music and fact it's like driving an armchair I love it.

Special respect for the double boot feature. Awesome.

Now I just want it back on the road

Fubar

The Rover 75 was a beautifully designed and built car. That is the first statement and the is little argument there.
It was designed and built to reflect elegant British taste, it was not intended to be sporty, explosively fast, and most of all NOT to compete with the German standards, i.e. BMW, Audi and Mercedes, it was to reflect what a grand touring saloon and later tourer with the traditional British coach building, reminiscent of the saloons of the fifties and sixties.
It was built with little interference and financial constraints from Rover's owners at the time, BMW, that does not mean that they handed over all control, they wanted quality, and they made certain they got it, and this was reflected in the cars, can't think of a single car on the market at the time that was better built for the money, and that market segment, some things were not standard, all and all a great touring car.
The problem was that the Germans as much as killed it at launch when they gave the impression that Rover was on way out, the details are well known.
This with management errors and the public ran away, that that was that. Enjoy a great car, the likes off which you are unlikely to see again in a few years time we all will be driven around by a box with a battery and 4 wheels on each corner, that is progress.

genpk · 14th March 2016, 22:30

Speaking of which, I see the latest google driver less car has had its first accident !!! while testing !!!

Welshkid · 14th March 2016, 23:28

23 year old 75 owner here, owned a streetwise before this (and still do) and just fell in love when I first sat in a friend's 75. The wood and chrome just has so much class, way better than any of the fiestas and corsas everyone my age is driving. Admittedly the 1.8 hasn't been an easy car to maintain with all things considered, it's an amazing daily driver, up and down the motorway gets me 450 miles a tank (doing 60-ish). I can't compare many cars to the 75, it may not be quick being 1.8 non turbo but that's not what the car is about. People who call it an old man's car have no sense of style or class in my opinion. The person who owned my 75 previously was 17! it even had a black box fitted to it :O

__chris__ · 15th March 2016, 09:33

I hope it's not a grandad's car otherwise my 16 year old daughter has got some explaining to do when she get's home from school this afternoon

blackcat65 · 28th April 2016, 21:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fubar

So, I still occasionally get mocked for driving a Grandad car.

I got my 75 when I was 28.

How many younger drivers are there out there? Who is the youngest? and would anyone else agree with the Grandad car statement? (I know the last owner was surprised my age).

I don't really care what people say. Between the leather, walnut, oval analogue displays, sound system that seems to be tuned to play classical music and fact it's like driving an armchair I love it.

Special respect for the double boot feature. Awesome.

Now I just want it back on the road

Fubar

A Young man in our road has a loud Suburu impretza used to roar up to the end of our close which has a few elderly neighbours when i complained that he was upsetting them he said your only jealous because you drive a Rover i thought mine will be here 20 years time his will be a rust bucket in a breakers yard.

Scaramanga · 28th April 2016, 22:28

Is this a grandads car?

Errrmm.....

No of course not.

Regards, Scaramanga

zedhed · 29th April 2016, 12:57

Well folks the only thing I classed as a grandad car was those blue 3 wheelers with the handlebars to steer

,back in the day.

Vanbursta · 29th April 2016, 16:08

Well all I can say is that I am a (new) Grandad, and I own a 75, I also couldn't really care less what other people think.

James.uk · 29th April 2016, 17:21

Works in reverse for me, people hate being over taken by a pensioner in a flat cap doing a ton in an old Rover! lol.......

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14th March 2016, 23:28	#64
Welshkid Regular poster 2016 MG6 DTI GT S & 2006 75 Saloon Classic CDT 1989 & Austin Maestro Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Wales Posts: 48 Thanks: 5 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts	23 year old 75 owner here, owned a streetwise before this (and still do) and just fell in love when I first sat in a friend's 75. The wood and chrome just has so much class, way better than any of the fiestas and corsas everyone my age is driving. Admittedly the 1.8 hasn't been an easy car to maintain with all things considered, it's an amazing daily driver, up and down the motorway gets me 450 miles a tank (doing 60-ish). I can't compare many cars to the 75, it may not be quick being 1.8 non turbo but that's not what the car is about. People who call it an old man's car have no sense of style or class in my opinion. The person who owned my 75 previously was 17! it even had a black box fitted to it :O __________________

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__chris__ Avid contributor 2003 MG ZT 190+,(2005 Facelift R75 1.8T SE Conny now consigned to be a donor car) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Sidcup Posts: 149 Thanks: 34 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	I hope it's not a grandad's car otherwise my 16 year old daughter has got some explaining to do when she get's home from school this afternoon

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James.uk Passed Away 2002 Pale Blue. Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur auto. 170K miles Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Near the M67. Posts: 14,509 Thanks: 199 Thanked 585 Times in 397 Posts	Works in reverse for me, people hate being over taken by a pensioner in a flat cap doing a ton in an old Rover! lol....... ...