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![]() Expert Posts: 4458 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Jelling, Denmark | so a little over a year ago I bought a rover 75 tourer cdti because it is allowed to tow the trailer with my racing car and because I needed the space for kids and their stuff. rover 75's and mg zt's are quite expensive here in denmark, so naturally the one I bought had done a lot of miles, 197000 to be precise. After having it a year I must admit I liked the rover 400 I had before better, it drove nicer and I like the k-series engine much better than the m47r diesel. The car has now done 223000 miles, and it seems that I have or have had just about every possible rover 75 problem. I have fixed excessive outer edge rear tyre wear, replaced two broken rear springs, leaking fuel tank due to a missing seal, cleaned the ecu "bathtub" drain-points twice, polished both headlamps which were milky white, fixed the airbag light, fixed a leaky intercooler. I currently have two broken front lower wishbone mounts and a burned out heated rear window, a thermostat to replace, a bit to much black smoke from the exhaust and cant get the mpg above 42. but at least it isn't rusty ![]() I know this was a bit of a rant. just wanted to share my rover 75 experiences with you ![]() Edited by DotMatrix 20/11/2016 11:14 PM | ||
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![]() Expert Posts: 2029 ![]() ![]() Location: sittingbourne, kent | Simplicity of the rover 400 will always win on reliability. In my eyes a k series powered rover 75 will be most reliable as they are so much more simple. Broken springs and worn bushes is natural to really high mileage | ||
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![]() Expert Posts: 4458 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Jelling, Denmark | Yeah I know. I will just have to fix all those things and hope it lasts a long time. Rust proofing is one of the next things on the list. | ||