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22nd March 2024, 20:57 | #1 |
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Buying advise please.
Good evening
New to the scene and trying to buy my first 75. Torn between 2 cars. 1st car- 75 1.8 petrol Club 88K apparently serviced and looked after by a senior who passed away so cant find FSH. Cant verify cam change head gasket change. Mileage looks good on Car Verticle and has only done 2k per year. Very straight but has a few rust advisory items sills corroded both subframes corroded all rear suspension arms badly corroded Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) brake pipes corroded. £1500 but for peace of mind would like to have the above done not sure how much though. 2nd car- 2004 Rover 75 Contemporary Se Cdti Automatic. 2.0 diesel engine as in the e46 BMWs No Service History 10 Months Mot. 86 Thousand Miles. ** In the past year it has had 2 front suspension arms. Droplinks. 2 track rod ends and tracking. Service. Sunroof drain mod. Bonnet release mod. Thermostat conversion. Upgraded fan resistor. EGR blank. De cat. Map by Julian Pritchard. Including current speed on the IPK display. Interior is in good condition some marks on the drivers bolster. Heated seats work as does the high line Harmon stereo including the Subwoofer and the cd player works. No warning lights on the dash at all. Power fold mirrors fitted too. Boot is dry. Comes with a set of 5 18inch 11 spokes And a set of 16inch winter steel wheels Bodywork is very tidy for the age but it is a 20 year old car. Has had a patch on the drivers side rear sill. £1995 with a private plate. Your comments and advise would be much appreciated. |
22nd March 2024, 21:29 | #2 |
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Personally I'd go for the diesel.
The suspension upper arms can be purchased from DMGRS. Not to sure about lower arms Rear sub frame if not to bad can be shot blasted and repainted, had 2 done latter part of last year for I think £35 each. How good are you with a spanner? macafee2 |
22nd March 2024, 22:16 | #3 |
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Considering the work needed the 1.8 sounds expensive.
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23rd March 2024, 06:52 | #4 |
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Hello Martyn and to the club.
I would keep looking if I were you.
It's a similar story for the diesel.
With any car, do consider whether it is liable for the Clean Air Zone charge. You are near Manchester which has to be a candidate in the near future (Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow and Greater London already operate them). Look on the V5 for the NOx emissions. Petrol engines need 0.08 g/km or below and diesels 0.06 g/km or below. Just one question to close ... Your profile says you have a 2003 1.8. Simon
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23rd March 2024, 08:22 | #5 |
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Thanks for all the great advise.
Checked clean air zone, Diesel fail but petrol pass. My search continues. |
23rd March 2024, 08:58 | #6 |
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Welcome to the Club Martyn. Browsing amongst the tons of information on the site you will be bombarded with our personal preferences, and each is affected by our own ups and downs.
Other people who don't run these vehicles will also have their own opinions. As Simon says, keep looking, there will be other choices, good luck. Fred (planenut) |
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It could be just as well you took it as something else. macafee2 |
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Thanks for pointing it out though. Simon
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