Rover 75 turbo se 27000 miles only - Sad, Lonely, and unloved and unwanted

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Fri 28 Oct 2011 14:37
Rover 75 turbo se 27000 miles only - Sad, Lonely, and unloved and unwanted - oldroverboy

No, it's not an advert, but a car in a dealers here in carmarthen, that has been sitting on the forecourt for 2 and a half years, was originally priced at £2700, but no takers, and sitting there deteriorating slowly, bodywork is fine, interior not bad, but no one wants to buy it!

sad or what?

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Fri 28 Oct 2011 17:11
Rover 75 turbo se 27000 miles only - Sad, Lonely, and unloved and unwanted - madf

Not sad. Punters are sensible.

Edited by madf on 28/10/2011 at 17:12

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Fri 28 Oct 2011 17:11
Rover 75 turbo se 27000 miles only - Sad, Lonely, and unloved and unwanted - injection doc

Sums up how popular they were !!! 1.8 turbo the most unreliable peice of junk they made.

Wouldnt matter if it was £25.00 its just a liability. Soon as it goes wrong !

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Fri 28 Oct 2011 18:45
Rover 75 turbo se 27000 miles only - Sad, Lonely, and unloved and unwanted - jamie745
I like the 75, ok its a Rover but beyond that it is my sort of car. Petrol V6 automatic would be lovely. I see plenty of them on the road so they can't be that bad surely.
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Fri 28 Oct 2011 19:15
Rover 75 turbo se 27000 miles only - Sad, Lonely, and unloved and unwanted - mss1tw

Might as well weigh it in for scrap now surely, air-con, suspension, tyres, brakes and fluids will all have been affected if it's literally just stood there for years.

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Fri 28 Oct 2011 19:56
Rover 75 turbo se 27000 miles only - Sad, Lonely, and unloved and unwanted - jamie745

Its such a shame when you see lovely cars like that just sat there and nobody wants it. People will have gone in and paid more for a diesel Polo or something and overlooked the 75 and it makes me just want to run in and save it.

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Fri 28 Oct 2011 20:10
Rover 75 turbo se 27000 miles only - Sad, Lonely, and unloved and unwanted - barney100

As a Wheeler dealers fan it seems even a car that 's been sat around for a while can be made good again. If you want it make an offer and a bit of tlc may have you a car that you have some rapport with.

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Fri 28 Oct 2011 20:12
Rover 75 turbo se 27000 miles only - Sad, Lonely, and unloved and unwanted - jamie745

Edd China could bring a mummified 50 year old Ford Zephyr back from the dead.

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Fri 28 Oct 2011 21:54
Rover 75 turbo se 27000 miles only - Sad, Lonely, and unloved and unwanted - 475TBJ

The Rover 75 and MG ZT will certainly become sought after classic cars. With their retro styling they were shunned by the public but loved by the press. I remember the 75 being launched at the same time as the Jaguar S-Type. Many thought the Rover was the better design. Fortunately for Jaguar, the revised S-Type addressed much of the criticism of the car, which was originally launched.

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