Rover returned read - Page 14

Andy_with_a_screwdriver · 26th June 2018, 20:03

I've had a busy few days with work and just looked into the forum to catch up.
I've never read any post so avidly from start to finish. It has enthralled me.

If you do get this up and running, any chance of a car derived van?
I'm considering replacing my Vauxhall Combo and something based on the 75 would be good, preferably electric to keep the tax bills down, with about 150 mile range fully loaded and the ability to get a Euro pallet in the back. Many thanks, pm me with designs and how to put a deposit down.

Ps.
Thomas a word of advice from a self employed colleague. Please spend a few moments to use the spell checker and press the "shift" key at the start of a sentence and when using proper nouns, it will help your advertisements to appear more professional. Also don't forget these: , . ?

victorgte · 26th June 2018, 20:09

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Originally Posted by The Rovering Member

The P6 order books were pretty much full through most of it's run.
It took SD1 to begin the hammering l think, so more like the late seventies.

I agree with your point regarding the cars but when the giant was formed in 1968 at that point some awful decisions were made along with some important decisions not made at all. We are all wise with hindsight but the merger was possibly the biggest mistake for the British car industry and it became unmanageable.
A simple example is that Rover was the most profitable part of the group with the best cars yet the Rover Management was completely disbanded and fragmented in 1968. You just don’t do that, however the feeling was that all the marques should be managed centrally. Good old Lord Stokes!

mystabe · 27th June 2018, 12:31

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Originally Posted by Vanbursta

Well we're all going to look REALLY foolish if this happens. Perhaps best to wish good luck and wait and see.

I couldn't begin to imagine the price of even a Rover Metro made by hand in a shed without any of the original tooling.......

I'd rather have a Ferrari 488 to be honest

NigelOBB · 27th June 2018, 17:01

https://www.birminghampost.co.uk/new...return-8478247

To add to this it Tata are thinking of bringing Rover back as a electric car to sit below Jaguar

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Outlaw 41 · 27th June 2018, 18:19

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Originally Posted by macafee2

If serious then you need professional help, your web site needs to impress.
Get a friend to go through it and point out the errors.
First glance web page looked good, then I started to read and my jaw dropped

To get people on board, get professional help

macafee2

Professional help is a very good idea as long as its PSYCHIATRIC

Les4048 · 27th June 2018, 18:58

Getting beyond rediculous

Mgaz · 4th July 2018, 16:10

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Originally Posted by keithst24

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_Group
They have not updated the ownership yet then.

Didn't look hard enough then.. Did you!

kaiser · 4th July 2018, 16:19

" By this time, all but the Rover, Land Rover and MG brands were still active"

This is weird English, I think they are trying to say the opposite of what they are saying.

75Connie · 4th July 2018, 17:18

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Originally Posted by keithst24

I am lost for words

So was O.P.

75Connie · 4th July 2018, 17:21

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Originally Posted by oxfordblue75

5 men in a shed in Leeds , this will rock the German & Japanese car industries.

Now! Now! Remember Apple was only 2 men in a shed...

27th June 2018, 17:01	#134
NigelOBB This is my second home 04 Rover 75 Contemporary SE - 53 Rover 75 Connoisseur -94 Mercedes W140 - 72 VW Beetle 1300 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Sunderland Posts: 4,767 Thanks: 1,379 Thanked 493 Times in 429 Posts	Rover returned read https://www.birminghampost.co.uk/new...return-8478247 To add to this it Tata are thinking of bringing Rover back as a electric car to sit below Jaguar Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Keep smiling - it makes people wonder what you've been up to. Last edited by NigelOBB; 27th June 2018 at 17:03..

4th July 2018, 16:19	#138
kaiser This is my second home 75 Tourer 2.5 Auto, 1.8T, 75V8ZT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Johannesburg ZA Posts: 6,200 Thanks: 1 Thanked 859 Times in 613 Posts	" By this time, all but the Rover, Land Rover and MG brands were still active" This is weird English, I think they are trying to say the opposite of what they are saying. __________________ Worth his V8 in gold

26th June 2018, 20:03	#131
Andy_with_a_screwdriver Gets stuck in Rover 75 Tourer CDTi Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Plymouth Posts: 695 Thanks: 141 Thanked 153 Times in 117 Posts	I've had a busy few days with work and just looked into the forum to catch up. I've never read any post so avidly from start to finish. It has enthralled me. If you do get this up and running, any chance of a car derived van? I'm considering replacing my Vauxhall Combo and something based on the 75 would be good, preferably electric to keep the tax bills down, with about 150 mile range fully loaded and the ability to get a Euro pallet in the back. Many thanks, pm me with designs and how to put a deposit down. Ps. Thomas a word of advice from a self employed colleague. Please spend a few moments to use the spell checker and press the "shift" key at the start of a sentence and when using proper nouns, it will help your advertisements to appear more professional. Also don't forget these: , . ?

27th June 2018, 18:58	#136
Les4048 This is my second home Rover 75 Tourer/ MG ZT-T 400 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Lhanbryde Posts: 3,278 Thanks: 2,627 Thanked 1,523 Times in 869 Posts	Getting beyond rediculous