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Old 28th August 2018, 22:04   #21
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said to the wife ive bought a mk1 rolls royce wood dash leather and sheeps skin rugs,go for a drive go for a drive,then had to let her down,she knew i was messing ,point is, that is a proper old mans car because it has the silver lady on the bonnet? 25 or 65 its a nice car,
i dont understand the rover "old man"

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Old 28th August 2018, 22:18   #22
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Well, walnut and leather mean's nothing to the younger generation. The older people perceive it as quality.

My wife says it looks like her grandma's old sideboard, modern cars look like Ikea lol

It's not exactly a chick puller is it ha ha
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Old 28th August 2018, 22:30   #23
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Actually, you just reminded me of something. Last week my wife and I called into the local supermarket and popped into the cafe. From where we were sitting we could see a Rover 75 in the carpark. We noticed an elderly couple walking through the car park. He looked about 105 and walked with a stick, his wife was walking with a Zimmer frame behind him. My wife said, "bet they go to the Rover". They did! lol
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Old 28th August 2018, 22:38   #24
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the best
i guess you marmite them
but i love the yeast product

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Old 28th August 2018, 22:41   #25
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As nice as it is, it's just not "trendy"
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Old 28th August 2018, 22:50   #26
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85 in November, bought my one and only Rover 75 14 years ago.
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Old 28th August 2018, 22:55   #27
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It'd be nice not to turn this into a slagging match against the yoof please. 22, bought mine when i was 21.

Everyone i told, my age anyway, that it had leather, wood, TV and Sat Nav, heated seats, tape deck, CD multi changer, stay on headlights as you walk away, an electric blind and parking sensors. Even those with brand new pugs, Fords, Kias and whatever on finance loved it and think it's a quality motor. Everyone wants to go for a drive with me. When i pull up outside my student accommodation and have a fag with friends someone always asks me something about it.

Why just last night, while puffing away on a JPS, a friend said i looked like an old geezer in my work suit and pulling up in the Rover, another piped up "yeah but he paid for his and it's a proper class motor, it's a magnificent beauty" Mind, he was having a bit of green.

All in All, it's very iconic and everyone knows when i'm about town in it "swanning about in that big blue Jag again were you last night, should have come in the pub for a drink" - Go on, take us to Morrisons, i'll buy you something, just take us out in that car will you.

Young people recognise a good car when they see it. They just don't want to be thumbed down by someone for not quite understanding everything when it comes to motoring. So they stay away. Got to remember, it's not like the old days. Expensive petrol, Car Tax, insurance through the roof, driving lessons no cheaper than £22 an hour, less disposable income and more complex cars with harder DIY maintenance, No bodging in a part from a scrappy with a cheap welder or the like. The environmental concerns, less and less young people get into motoring at all. let alone quality or classic motoring. Once again, just looking at the issue more closely rather than lumping us all in one group would be nice. There, i've had my rant. Sorry!
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Old 28th August 2018, 23:11   #28
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not a slagging match at all,its great your so young and love the marque
i just wanted to know the rough age of the lunatics called 75 owners

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Old 28th August 2018, 23:17   #29
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Fair point yeah, it's not a slagging match yet but i thought it could go that way! eeeep!

We're all lunatics if 17 or 71. Old dying breed of motors.

Great thread btw, be lovely to hear some views.


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Old 28th August 2018, 23:42   #30
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I'm 62, bought my (first) 75 - CDT at 61. I'd have bought one 3 years ago if I'd known the diesel was BMW. I first rode in a 1.8 club with an elderly gent over 12 years ago, and was impressed by its smooth quiet luxury. The 2 Audi A4s I had were good, if unlovable cars, and their seats nearly killed my back. The Rover covers my long motorway commute in total comfort, and gets admiring looks (when polished), and surprised looks from German car owners as I cruise past them (occasionally) in the outside lane. Because of their retro styling, leather, walnut and chrome (especially the Mk1s), if they are kept smart, people look at you more as a classic car owner than an old, old banger driver. Well, that's how I like to think of myself. Now, where did I put my Werther's?
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