Bite my tongue or not ? - Page 2

macafee2 · 22nd July 2018, 18:42

from the side top and rear can you tell the difference? Only from the front can you tell the difference but then a premium bumper is different. Most people wont see under the bonnet, wont see the suspension and when it comes to the interior it is just an interior.

As the proud owner of a ZT you may be upset but as a Rover 75 owner I'd say touchy

macafee2

sworks · 22nd July 2018, 18:52

Strangely my Rover gets mistaken for an MG

ratchet · 22nd July 2018, 18:54

Don't worry about it. I've got an MG Rover, and a Jaguar Mondeo

jackatesme · 22nd July 2018, 18:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Outlaw 41

This happens to me quite often , when in conversation about my ZT with other motorists they often refer to the ZT as a Rover ??? I know some people see it as a Rover 75 in a trackuit but come on , cant they see the MG badge on the front,back and steering wheel ? So far ive been able to keep myself in check but one day Basil Fawlty is going to leap out swinging his bush "Right , thats it youve pushed me beyond the point and now your having a damb good thrashing"! Or am i just being touchy .

That's the difference,a 75 owner would never act like Basil Fawlty,he would shake his head, mutter "TUT TUT" and walk away.

maxi_crawf · 22nd July 2018, 20:44

As Trikey once said to me; a 75 is a surgeon with a scalpel, a ZT is a skinhead with a baseball bat

jonc3725 · 22nd July 2018, 21:04

Not bothered either way tbh.

Both brilliant cars which have passed people by with their Rover snobbery.

I look at it as the following:-

R75 conny=arm chairs pipe and slippers
R75 Contemp= Best R75 model for the younger generation
R75 all other models= want to be line 1 or 2
ZT- perfect if you feel younger but would not suit lines 1,2 or 3 drivers

All said in jest all the models were/are superb cars.

Groundsman Willie · 22nd July 2018, 21:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxi_crawf

As Trikey once said to me; a 75 is a surgeon with a scalpel, a ZT is a skinhead with a baseball bat

Perfect

marinabrian · 22nd July 2018, 22:27

ZT = mid life crisis

Rover 75 = later years comfort

or

ZT = tattooed yobbo with shirt tails hanging out, callouses on your backside from the rock hard suspension

Rover 75 = tweed sports jacket, walnut pipe rack, wafty and wallowy ride

Brian

Comfortably Numb · 22nd July 2018, 22:33

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Originally Posted by Dallas

That's funny, I've never heard that before, made me laugh it did.

I agree though, seems to fit nicely.

The Rover 75 is wearing a suit and tie, the ZT is wearing a tracksuit.

I 'd say the Rover is wearing a cardigan and slippers!

Comfortably Numb · 22nd July 2018, 22:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackatesme

That's the difference,a 75 owner would never act like Basil Fawlty,he would shake his head, mutter "TUT TUT" and walk away.

Or; -"I don't beLIEVE it!"

22nd July 2018, 18:52	#12
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	Strangely my Rover gets mistaken for an MG __________________ ................................................. '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

22nd July 2018, 21:04	#16
jonc3725 Posted a thing or two MG ZT 190 + and MKIV Supra Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plymouth Posts: 1,551 Thanks: 224 Thanked 493 Times in 359 Posts	Not bothered either way tbh. Both brilliant cars which have passed people by with their Rover snobbery. I look at it as the following:- R75 conny=arm chairs pipe and slippers R75 Contemp= Best R75 model for the younger generation R75 all other models= want to be line 1 or 2 ZT- perfect if you feel younger but would not suit lines 1,2 or 3 drivers All said in jest all the models were/are superb cars. __________________ Jon C Living the dream MK IV VVTI Tiptronic TT Toyota Supra MG ZT 190+ BornTuesday, 10th July 2001 @ 09:01:10 259th ZT to run off the production line, out of 18,894 252nd ZT 190 + to be made out of 4,023 101st ZT in Solar Red (code: CEU) to be made out of 1,888

22nd July 2018, 18:42	#11
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,912 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	from the side top and rear can you tell the difference? Only from the front can you tell the difference but then a premium bumper is different. Most people wont see under the bonnet, wont see the suspension and when it comes to the interior it is just an interior. As the proud owner of a ZT you may be upset but as a Rover 75 owner I'd say touchy macafee2

22nd July 2018, 18:54	#13
ratchet Posted a thing or two ZT-T + CTDI Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Gone walkabout Posts: 1,185 Thanks: 179 Thanked 361 Times in 289 Posts	Don't worry about it. I've got an MG Rover, and a Jaguar Mondeo

22nd July 2018, 20:44	#15
maxi_crawf Posted a thing or two R75 Saloon Conn CDT SE, MG ZT190+ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kingston-upon-Hull Posts: 1,960 Thanks: 823 Thanked 426 Times in 274 Posts	As Trikey once said to me; a 75 is a surgeon with a scalpel, a ZT is a skinhead with a baseball bat

22nd July 2018, 22:27	#18
marinabrian MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 20,151 Thanks: 3,565 Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts	ZT = mid life crisis Rover 75 = later years comfort or ZT = tattooed yobbo with shirt tails hanging out, callouses on your backside from the rock hard suspension Rover 75 = tweed sports jacket, walnut pipe rack, wafty and wallowy ride Brian