18 years 1 owner 75 Club CDT: 136000 miles

robbrooks · 11th November 2020, 08:07

Yes that's me , but I'm not selling. MOT and service next week at a new service station Retro Sports Cars in Brighouse near Balliff Bridge. Apparently the owner used to work at the main Rover dealer in Cleckheaton, so I am expecting good things.

BoroRover · 11th November 2020, 08:29

I too, was fortunate to get a one owner CDTI a couple of years ago, if yours is as good as mine has been, and it sounds as if it will be, it's miles and smiles all the way !!

Mike Noc · 11th November 2020, 08:58

Good luck with the MOT. I've driven mine from new and it is now 20 years old.

Just got another year's ticket on it and I had to do a fair amount of work this time round - it was 18 months since the last MOT though.

COLVERT · 11th November 2020, 16:10

I bought a one owner car about 14 years ago and it's been the best and least trouble car I've ever owned.

bl52krz · 11th November 2020, 21:15

Hi Rob. You have not posted for some time. Hope everything is ok? All the best for the mot. I always feel like I am going for an exam myself. Glad when it’s over.Let us know how you get on.

robbrooks · 12th November 2020, 08:46

Hi Dave
Good to hear from you. Hope you are all doing well! Funny old year this! Don't think I've managed to c lock up 2000 miles - we did over 1200 miles last year travelling to Holland. Spent a lot on the car last year, but touch wood not much this year. Suppose its the way it goes!
Annoying windscreen washers at the moment. I've gone through everything on the system and all is clear, but there's a 30 second delay after activating the switch to when the water appears on the screen. It's better than a little squirt that hardly reached the windscreen. I'll go back to Arctic and see what he thinks! My 75 goes somewhere new and recommended by a club member next week, Hoping its a good experience.
Rob

bl52krz · 12th November 2020, 21:44

Glad you are ok. Same here with regards to miles, or lack of them. The diesel is on sorn since June, as I bought my son’s KV6 Connie SE, and am using that now. Can not wait for a nice long drive.I hope things go differently next year with this virus.Holland seems years away now, but we might be going next year if everything turns out ok. Have you checked the washer bottle pump for rubbish stuck in it? Keep on trucking Rob.

Rev Jules · 13th November 2020, 07:11

I too also have a one owner from new, The Black Pearl, This belonged to Windrush who bought her straight from the Factory with all the goodies, it cost him over £30.000 pounds, she was born on the 17th December 2004 so will be sixteen years old this year. at the moment mileage stands at 36756, all her MOT,s have had no fails other than a couple of advisories on two occasions hopefully when I put her in on the 17th December it will be another clean pass.

Rev.

onceaknight · 13th November 2020, 11:17

I also managed to purchase a 1 owner 2.0 Cdti out of Colliers Wood, London last year. Amazing car. Finished in British Racing Green HFF and Deep Sea Green. A true magic carpet. Have a juke at my photo's.

COLVERT · 19th November 2020, 09:05

Here's a thought for you long term Rover owners in these troubling times.---

The fear of travel is really bad,
You'll end up twitching or even mad.

To give it up would be a dream,
But then you wake and start to scream.

Another day, a day in hell,
You'd risk the train but what a smell.

Those unwashed bodies you surround,
another thing, that awful sound.

People coughing, sneezing germs,
you'll never, ever come to terms.

Public transport will take you far,
but you'd much rather go by car.

Your private, quiet, lovely space,
The grin starts creeping 'cross your face.

You snuggle down, you spin the wheel,
you rocket off, your tyres squeal.

This affair will never be over
because you simply Love your Rover.

A nonny mouse.----

It's me, really.---Lol.

11th November 2020, 08:07	#1
robbrooks Gets stuck in Rover 75 CDT,160 remap: owner since new in December 2002: Mileage: June22 143,000 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Leeds Posts: 633 Thanks: 324 Thanked 102 Times in 67 Posts	18 years 1 owner 75 Club CDT: 136000 miles Yes that's me , but I'm not selling. MOT and service next week at a new service station Retro Sports Cars in Brighouse near Balliff Bridge. Apparently the owner used to work at the main Rover dealer in Cleckheaton, so I am expecting good things.

11th November 2020, 21:15	#5
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,392 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	Hi Rob. You have not posted for some time. Hope everything is ok? All the best for the mot. I always feel like I am going for an exam myself. Glad when it’s over.Let us know how you get on. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

12th November 2020, 21:44	#7
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,392 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	Glad you are ok. Same here with regards to miles, or lack of them. The diesel is on sorn since June, as I bought my son’s KV6 Connie SE, and am using that now. Can not wait for a nice long drive.I hope things go differently next year with this virus.Holland seems years away now, but we might be going next year if everything turns out ok. Have you checked the washer bottle pump for rubbish stuck in it? Keep on trucking Rob. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham. Last edited by bl52krz; 12th November 2020 at 21:46..

11th November 2020, 08:29	#2
BoroRover Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Middlesbrough Posts: 1,518 Thanks: 1,861 Thanked 723 Times in 471 Posts	I too, was fortunate to get a one owner CDTI a couple of years ago, if yours is as good as mine has been, and it sounds as if it will be, it's miles and smiles all the way !!

11th November 2020, 08:58	#3
Mike Noc This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Manual Connoisseur SE, Rover 75 CDT Automatic Connoisseur SE & a Freelander Td4. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,547 Thanks: 3,470 Thanked 3,119 Times in 2,247 Posts	Good luck with the MOT. I've driven mine from new and it is now 20 years old. Just got another year's ticket on it and I had to do a fair amount of work this time round - it was 18 months since the last MOT though.

11th November 2020, 16:10	#4
COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	I bought a one owner car about 14 years ago and it's been the best and least trouble car I've ever owned.

12th November 2020, 08:46	#6
robbrooks Gets stuck in Rover 75 CDT,160 remap: owner since new in December 2002: Mileage: June22 143,000 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Leeds Posts: 633 Thanks: 324 Thanked 102 Times in 67 Posts	Hi Dave Good to hear from you. Hope you are all doing well! Funny old year this! Don't think I've managed to c lock up 2000 miles - we did over 1200 miles last year travelling to Holland. Spent a lot on the car last year, but touch wood not much this year. Suppose its the way it goes! Annoying windscreen washers at the moment. I've gone through everything on the system and all is clear, but there's a 30 second delay after activating the switch to when the water appears on the screen. It's better than a little squirt that hardly reached the windscreen. I'll go back to Arctic and see what he thinks! My 75 goes somewhere new and recommended by a club member next week, Hoping its a good experience. Rob

13th November 2020, 07:11	#8
Rev Jules This is my second home Rover 75 Tourer+ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Radcliffe on Trent Posts: 10,711 Thanks: 7,308 Thanked 3,929 Times in 2,051 Posts	I too also have a one owner from new, The Black Pearl, This belonged to Windrush who bought her straight from the Factory with all the goodies, it cost him over £30.000 pounds, she was born on the 17th December 2004 so will be sixteen years old this year. at the moment mileage stands at 36756, all her MOT,s have had no fails other than a couple of advisories on two occasions hopefully when I put her in on the 17th December it will be another clean pass. Rev.

13th November 2020, 11:17	#9
onceaknight Regular poster Rover 75 Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Antrim Posts: 77 Thanks: 1 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts	I also managed to purchase a 1 owner 2.0 Cdti out of Colliers Wood, London last year. Amazing car. Finished in British Racing Green HFF and Deep Sea Green. A true magic carpet. Have a juke at my photo's.

19th November 2020, 09:05	#10
COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	Here's a thought for you long term Rover owners in these troubling times.--- The fear of travel is really bad, You'll end up twitching or even mad. To give it up would be a dream, But then you wake and start to scream. Another day, a day in hell, You'd risk the train but what a smell. Those unwashed bodies you surround, another thing, that awful sound. People coughing, sneezing germs, you'll never, ever come to terms. Public transport will take you far, but you'd much rather go by car. Your private, quiet, lovely space, The grin starts creeping 'cross your face. You snuggle down, you spin the wheel, you rocket off, your tyres squeal. This affair will never be over because you simply Love your Rover. A nonny mouse.---- It's me, really.---Lol.