Wanted - Low Mileage Rover 75 (Connoisseur SE?) - Page 2

Cymrudragon · 12th November 2010, 13:35

plenty here
http://www.gumtree.com/cgi-bin/list_...m&ubercat=9311

ianM · 15th November 2010, 08:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clickernick

Also to add the early 2.5/2.0 v6 up to march 2001 (like mine)are currently only £205 a year to tax april 2001 to march 2006 are £245 and april 2006 onwards are over £400. Yes some cars were late registered and fall foul of the later taxation rules!

Thanks for this - that's good to know

I was under the impression they all fell under the £400 bracket, but it seems the earlier the better!

ianM · 15th November 2010, 08:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cymrudragon

plenty here
http://www.gumtree.com/cgi-bin/list_...m&ubercat=9311

Hi Cymrudragon,

The problem I have with gumtree is that everything seems to be a crazily high mileage, whereas I'd prefer something fairly low (20,000s). I do keep hunting around on there though!

ianM · 18th November 2010, 10:38

To keep my questions in the same topic, I was hoping someone could possibly point me in the right direction here, please

As I mentioned before, I'd prefer the cream leather seats, but most of the things I've found seem to come with the black/grey ones instead.

Could anyone tell me if having the black seats also means the colour of the rest of the interior changes? I know that the door panels are black/grey rather than the cream, but with regards to the centre console and glovebox etc, is that also made out of a darker plastic?

Jake · 18th November 2010, 11:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by ianM

To keep my questions in the same topic, I was hoping someone could possibly point me in the right direction here, please

As I mentioned before, I'd prefer the cream leather seats, but most of the things I've found seem to come with the black/grey ones instead.

Could anyone tell me if having the black seats also means the colour of the rest of the interior changes? I know that the door panels are black/grey rather than the cream, but with regards to the centre console and glovebox etc, is that also made out of a darker plastic?

A nice late one on Pistonheads here:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2030854.htm

ianM · 30th December 2010, 09:55

Just a quick update, as my search is still continuing. I've foolishly missed out on a few great looking ones because I haven't managed to get down to where they are in time - next time one comes up that matches what I want, I think I'll just be dropping everything and setting off.

New year's resolution has to be to find a nice Rover 75 that matches what I want. The idea is to find the best nick, lowest mileage one I can, with the intent of keeping it that way, thanks to the incredibly low mileage it'll be doing here (between 750-1500 a year). I've decided I'm not that fussed about the interior any more - "all" I'm looking for is a car that's in either red, or one of the dark greens, an early, pre-facelift connoisseur SE, that's petrol, manual, with a low mileage (<30k). Fingers crossed I'll find one!

I know it may be a bit cheeky to ask, but if anyone sees any cars that fit the bill advertised locally, it'd be much appreciated if you could forward the link/ad my way. I'm keeping an eye on Gumtree, Auto Trader, and eBay on a daily basis, but little's come up over the past six weeks - presumably as everyone's been busy in the run up to Christmas!

Speaking of which - I hope everyone's had a great Christmas, and here's to an even better 2011 - a year where I may finally get my hands on a Rover 75!

@JakeW89 - Thanks for pointing me in the direction of that ad - sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you. I did have a good look at it, and was actually quite tempted, but decided against it in the end, as it's a facelift model, and an auto - plus, the mileage was a little bit high.

CoOkIeMoNsTeR · 30th December 2010, 10:47

Good luck with your search, I too am looking for one, but at totally the opposite end of the scale to you! I'm after an ZT Diesel! I'm in the trade, so if something comes up, I'll let you know. If you want to look at this excellent thread by Reebs about trim colours you can see the differences and numbers you want to be looking for. It is possible if you don't like a colour that you can change that. You can always re-colour leather seats. I hope you find what your looking for!

Phil · 30th December 2010, 12:19

My 75 is for sale. It's done 27000 miles from memory. It's pretty much immaculate. It's in cars for sale.

VVC-Geeza · 30th December 2010, 19:13

Have you checked your pm's Ian?

And no i'm not parting with mine if anyone is wondering :xmas-smiley-031:

ianM · 9th February 2011, 10:06

Hi guys,

Thanks again for all the links I've been sent, although I still haven't quite managed to find the right one yet

I've now decided I'm aiming for the British Racing Green (or Arden Green) colour, with the beige interior, manual, petrol, Connoisseur SE spec, preferably a pre-03 reg with sub 35k miles on the clock. I'm not sure if a car like that will even exist any more, but still

Thanks again for all the help - I'll keep looking

30th December 2010, 09:55	#16
ianM Regular poster Rover 75 2.5L V6 Saloon; Rover 214i Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: West Midlands Posts: 86 Thanks: 18 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	The search continues... Just a quick update, as my search is still continuing. I've foolishly missed out on a few great looking ones because I haven't managed to get down to where they are in time - next time one comes up that matches what I want, I think I'll just be dropping everything and setting off. New year's resolution has to be to find a nice Rover 75 that matches what I want. The idea is to find the best nick, lowest mileage one I can, with the intent of keeping it that way, thanks to the incredibly low mileage it'll be doing here (between 750-1500 a year). I've decided I'm not that fussed about the interior any more - "all" I'm looking for is a car that's in either red, or one of the dark greens, an early, pre-facelift connoisseur SE, that's petrol, manual, with a low mileage (<30k). Fingers crossed I'll find one! I know it may be a bit cheeky to ask, but if anyone sees any cars that fit the bill advertised locally, it'd be much appreciated if you could forward the link/ad my way. I'm keeping an eye on Gumtree, Auto Trader, and eBay on a daily basis, but little's come up over the past six weeks - presumably as everyone's been busy in the run up to Christmas! Speaking of which - I hope everyone's had a great Christmas, and here's to an even better 2011 - a year where I may finally get my hands on a Rover 75! @JakeW89 - Thanks for pointing me in the direction of that ad - sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you. I did have a good look at it, and was actually quite tempted, but decided against it in the end, as it's a facelift model, and an auto - plus, the mileage was a little bit high.

30th December 2010, 10:47	#17
CoOkIeMoNsTeR Gets stuck in No job = No Car :( Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Menai Bridge Posts: 607 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Good luck with your search, I too am looking for one, but at totally the opposite end of the scale to you! I'm after an ZT Diesel! I'm in the trade, so if something comes up, I'll let you know. If you want to look at this excellent thread by Reebs about trim colours you can see the differences and numbers you want to be looking for. It is possible if you don't like a colour that you can change that. You can always re-colour leather seats. I hope you find what your looking for! __________________ Membership Number:- 455 Some people are like Slinky's. No use whatsoever, but still bring a smile to your face when you push them downstairs! He who laughs last thinks slowest! The CookieMonster fleet:- No car anymore unless you can give me a job I used to own a VW, but I don't like to talk about it [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

30th December 2010, 12:19	#18
Phil This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wales Posts: 12,227 Thanks: 469 Thanked 523 Times in 241 Posts	My 75 is for sale. It's done 27000 miles from memory. It's pretty much immaculate. It's in cars for sale. __________________

30th December 2010, 19:13	#19
VVC-Geeza This is my second home 2005 Connoisseur SE 1.8 Turbo,2004 45 1.8 Connoisseur and my beloved 1998 VVC Coupe. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Derby. Posts: 8,756 Thanks: 2,022 Thanked 1,016 Times in 739 Posts	Have you checked your pm's Ian? And no i'm not parting with mine if anyone is wondering :xmas-smiley-031: __________________

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12th November 2010, 13:35	#11
Cymrudragon I really should get out more....... MGZTT2.5 V6 190+ SE 2002 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gilfach-goch Posts: 2,201 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	plenty here http://www.gumtree.com/cgi-bin/list_...m&ubercat=9311

18th November 2010, 10:38	#14
ianM Regular poster Rover 75 2.5L V6 Saloon; Rover 214i Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: West Midlands Posts: 86 Thanks: 18 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	To keep my questions in the same topic, I was hoping someone could possibly point me in the right direction here, please As I mentioned before, I'd prefer the cream leather seats, but most of the things I've found seem to come with the black/grey ones instead. Could anyone tell me if having the black seats also means the colour of the rest of the interior changes? I know that the door panels are black/grey rather than the cream, but with regards to the centre console and glovebox etc, is that also made out of a darker plastic?

9th February 2011, 10:06	#20
ianM Regular poster Rover 75 2.5L V6 Saloon; Rover 214i Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: West Midlands Posts: 86 Thanks: 18 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Hi guys, Thanks again for all the links I've been sent, although I still haven't quite managed to find the right one yet I've now decided I'm aiming for the British Racing Green (or Arden Green) colour, with the beige interior, manual, petrol, Connoisseur SE spec, preferably a pre-03 reg with sub 35k miles on the clock. I'm not sure if a car like that will even exist any more, but still Thanks again for all the help - I'll keep looking