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Old 28th March 2018, 17:02   #1
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Been without a 75 for about a year now after selling the lovely old Dorchester/Aurbegine V6. Been looking around for a suitable V6 or diesel for a little while as I was missing the charm of driving a 75.

Anyway after a failed purchase on a couple of facelift light blue V6 saloons I spotted this on Facebook. Nice colour I thought, not the usual fair.

Its a 2004 Conn SE Auto CDTi with only 87k on the clock. It's got yearly invoice receipts from an old school village garage going back about 10 years which I assume has been the second owner with the last one this time last year.

A few issues to deal, first being that the central locking does not open the drivers door or the rears but the key unlocks the drivers and passengers so some working door actuators are on the shopping list.

Interior leather looks OK but needs a good clean. IPK seems to be unlined which is unusual for this old a 75.

Externally there are more opportunities to spend my hard earned mullah. I see some paintwork has been invoiced for rear passenger door and wing, I assume a scratch or dent and the chrome trim at the bottom of the rear door doesn't seem to sit right so I assume some sill work has been done. I also have an dent on the driver side rear wing that will hopefully be able to be removed by a dent man and a scuff on the rear bumper. Paint work is a bit dull in some parts.

The recent MOT mentioned slight corrosion on sills but running my hand over them I feel no roughness due to rust but I'll need to get it up on a lift to see whats what.

So its due an Oil service and I'll get the coolant and brake fluid changed as well as the PCV filter swap and see how it drives.

I would have preferred to pay about £300 less than what I paid for it as it ended up costing about £1000 including delivery but its a rare colour so I bit the bullet.





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Old 28th March 2018, 17:22   #2
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Welcome back Stubs, these cars do get a hold on you dont they...

That is a very nice 75 you have there, I thought for one minute it was a trophy blue ZT.
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Old 28th March 2018, 17:22   #3
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Haven't seen one in that colour before, it's quite unusual. For some reason I think it belongs on a road somewhere in northern Italy ...
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Old 28th March 2018, 17:23   #4
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Looks nice ... union wheels and chrome mirror covers really suite what I think is a very fetching colour.
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Old 28th March 2018, 17:34   #5
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Well done with the acquisition, very nice.
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Old 28th March 2018, 17:46   #6
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Chagall Stu?
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Old 28th March 2018, 17:53   #7
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Welcome back. Nice looking 75.
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A Mk 1 diesel auto with a top spec, just perfect.
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Chagall Stu?
Yes its Chagall IAT only 25 75's made in this colour.

I've never seen one myself.

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Old 28th March 2018, 18:52   #10
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Looks like a sound buy to me, gorgeous colour really suits it.
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