Rover 75 estate -opinions please

Padraicw

Hi,
Looking to buy a car this week. Hoping for some opinions on this one.

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4395351

road_high

Price is a bit saucy for mileage and that "scrach" on the side is quite big.

ger10

millage is fairly high! In my opinion, very overpriced!

delthedriver

Nice car. Overpriced.

Padraicw

Thanks. It seems pricey alright. Just fed up of looking at this stage! Only want to spend €2800 max really and want one with a recent nct and one that's fairly economical as I've an hours commute to work each day. Not really asking for much!!

166man

Padraicw wrote: »

Thanks. It seems pricey alright. Just fed up of looking at this stage! Only want to spend €2800 max really and want one with a recent nct and one that's fairly economical as I've an hours commute to work each day. Not really asking for much!!

Trying to find a newish 75 estate diesel automatic on a budget of €2800 in Ireland is a reasonably tough ask I'd have thought. Can't be too many running around...

Car looks good but expensive.

dieselbug

These are a very heavy car, therefore not the most economical diesel out there. But at least its automatic, clutch replacement on these is expensive and they give trouble. If you are just looking for any diesel and economy you will do better than one of these.

Nice car though, I had a 75 and an MG ZT. Loved the MG especially.

hinault

As the owner of a Rover 75 Saloon, my advice would be to steer (excuse the pun) well clear of any Rover model.

Uneconomical doesn't begin to describe their fuel efficiency

Syllabus.

dieselbug wrote: »

These are a very heavy car, therefore not the most economical diesel out there. But at least its automatic, clutch replacement on these is expensive and they give trouble. If you are just looking for any diesel and economy you will do better than one of these.

Nice car though, I had a 75 and an MG ZT. Loved the MG especially.

166man

Syllabus. wrote: »

Think he's saying there it's lucky that it's automatic as the clutch change on the manuals is expensive there tbh. Not really all that confusing.

aujopimur

It's a bit expensive considering the condition and mileage, the scrape will cost €400/€600 to sort out.
Try N,I. Gumtree always has few.
When buying, check service history as oil is important for the timing chain, front drop links, bottom ball joints (these need the complete wishbone replaced when worn) and the rear bush on the wishbone are known wear items.
Also check the carpet in the front passenger footwell for dampness as this could be the sign of blocked plenum drains in the under bonnet compartment which houses the ECU which when fills with water can need an expensive repiar/replacement.
The crankshaft pully for the aux.belt is also a wear item it's not expensive to buy, but it's a bitch to replace
The rover 75 ZT Forum is a good place for advice and tips.
I've had my 02 for 3yrs, I'm fairly handy with the spanners and have not had to use a a garage for any of the above plus a few more odds and ends.
If you import one, the VRT is €720 (check website) as they have low OMSP

bazz26

The leather on that back seat looks very worn to me, I wonder could it have been a hackney or taxi at some stage?

Syllabus.

Padraicw wrote: »

Hi,
Looking to buy a car this week. Hoping for some opinions on this one.

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4395351

crazy mileage imo

most likely a UK car so check for rust


dodgy door handles, fuel pumps and ecus but im sure you know about these probs


iirc the left tyres wear oddly due to a badly designed/made chassis. iirc its short by a few mm on the left.

iirc

166man

Syllabus. wrote: »

crazy mileage imo

most likely a UK car so check for rust


dodgy door handles, fuel pumps and ecus but im sure you know about these probs


iirc the left tyres wear oddly due to a badly designed/made chassis. iirc its short by a few mm on the left.

iirc

:eek: Elaborate?

hinault

hinault wrote: »

As the owner of a Rover 75 Saloon......

A diesel?

dieselbug

Syllabus. wrote: »

I would recommend automatic over manual to avoid vary expensive clutch replacement on the manual one.

They give clutch problems on the manuals. Rover recommend replacing Flywheel, clutch, slave cylinder and master cylinder £££££££££££.

bazz26

162,000 miles on a 9 year old diesel car is hardly crazy mileage, that's 18k miles per year.

Syllabus.

166man wrote: »

Think he's saying there it's lucky that it's automatic as the clutch change on the manuals is expensive there tbh. Not really all that confusing.

well we all know what Think did dont we. 'If i stick a feather in the ground, i think it'll grow'



it doesnt read like that so therefore it is really all that confusing

Syllabus.

bazz26 wrote: »

162,000 miles on a 9 year old diesel car is hardly crazy mileage, that's 18k miles per year.

imo and ime mileage like that on one of them for that money IS crazy





imo

Syllabus.

166man wrote: »

:eek: Elaborate?

i was working for rover and had a number of 75s back with worn left tyres. a number of trackings from various different companies later the techs in rover uk said something along the lines of the jig that put the chassis together being off a couple of mm.
now, this is nearly 13 yrs ago so let me say again,

iirc

166man

Syllabus. wrote: »

well we all know what Think did dont we. 'If i stick a feather in the ground, i think it'll grow'

Now I'm confused...:pac:

Syllabus. wrote: »

i was working for rover and had a number of 75s back with worn left tyres. a number of trackings from various different companies later the techs in rover uk said something along the lines of the jig that put the chassis together being off a couple of mm.
now, this is nearly 13 yrs ago so let me say again,

iirc

Fair enough, never heard of that before though.

ponceprhea

The rear tyre problem can be solved by getting 4 wheel tracking done. I know because I have the same car and the rear tyres were wearing out on the inside. Now they are perfect.

My manual diesel car has 130k miles, runs fine. Not much goes wrong other than clutch, but as the advertised car is an auto, I think they have a lifespan of over 250k so could be worth a shot. The fuel pump problem was with the earlier cars, most of the problems were ironed out with the later models. Change the resistor on the radiator fan is recommended though. These cars are bargains and drive well, not sporty but smooth like a cheap bentley, hehe

mickdw

Syllabus. wrote: »

i was working for rover and had a number of 75s back with worn left tyres. a number of trackings from various different companies later the techs in rover uk said something along the lines of the jig that put the chassis together being off a couple of mm.
now, this is nearly 13 yrs ago so let me say again,

iirc

Are you sure that wasnt the old 8 series rover? I find it very hard to believe tbh that a car build from 1999 or so would be so far out on chassis build unless it was just a run of a tiny number of cars.

njburke

I've been driving an auto diesel estate for the past few months. I paid £1800 for it in NI, with 1 owner, 77,000 miles and some service history. I'ld been looking for one for months, had seen a couple and grabbed this one, its a connoisseur SE with all the gadgets .
I'ld hope to get two years and 30000 miles out of it for what I paid out on it.
That green MKII wouldn't interest me at that price.


I had it serviced and a couple of minor jobs done, strut bearings being the biggest niggle, few other jobs to sort on it yet when the weather improves.

I'm really pleased with it so far, its a pleasure to drive, the diesel engine and auto box really work well together.


On MPG, I've a short commute where it reports 30 -35 MPG, on Motorway runs when the engine warms ups and the autobox locks up it reports 50 MPG, which I believe to be accurate as I did Naas to Castlebar and back on half a tank.

Saab Ed

delthedriver wrote: »

Nice car. Overpriced.

+1

Talk about taking the words right out of my mouth. Then again, if you want one, try finding another one!