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Old 10th August 2019, 16:41   #1
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Went to the British Motor Museum near Banbury today and sat in the last Rover 75 made.

My wife now tells people we drive around in a museum piece.

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Old 11th August 2019, 06:18   #2
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Tell her that's a good thing!

If it was junk they wouldn't bother putting one in a museum lol
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Old 11th August 2019, 07:48   #3
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Good piece of dialog mates!
Much appreciated.
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Old 11th August 2019, 08:25   #4
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Definately very very proud! Enjoy it to the fullest.
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Old 11th August 2019, 09:06   #5
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100%proud even though some give me grief but that's because these cars are one of the best kept secrets in the motor industry due to our beloved media.

Just last week a colleague of mine said how nice my ZT 190 looks and sounds but never looked at the marque when they were under dealership sales because of the head gasket issues and poor quality reported in the press

I don't bother telling people anymore and just know how proud I am of the car (my 4th MG/R75).

I honestly think these will be classics people are looking for in the future. You don't see many other marques of the same age running around
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Old 11th August 2019, 09:10   #6
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Went to the British Motor Museum near Banbury today and sat in the last Rover 75 made.

My wife now tells people we drive around in a museum piece.

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Yes, but is your museum piece a Mk2 Firefrost saloon?

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Old 11th August 2019, 10:16   #7
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Museum piece or not I challenged a colleague to find rust on any of the MGR cars and he failed. People can call it what they like. Its my transport and I enjoy every mile.

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Old 11th August 2019, 12:29   #8
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My ZT-T has done around 100,000 miles under my ownership - and has been incredibly cheap to run (all things considered!)
She just needed some rear suspension work last year, but back with pride of place on the driveway now.
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Old 11th August 2019, 12:41   #9
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Went to the British Motor Museum near Banbury today and sat in the last Rover 75 made.

My wife now tells people we drive around in a museum piece.

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more like a timeless classic, i always thought they looked good, still nice cars to drive, look at, and own
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Old 11th August 2019, 14:18   #10
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Yes, but is your museum piece a Mk2 Firefrost saloon?

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No cinnamon.


Is it the fact its a Rover or the head gasket issues that people don't like Rovers or is it a brand image thing?

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