Hi,
Very well said Paul. The picture painted by the above is certainly not the one I had experience of, and an absolute insult to this fine car, which well deserved to carry the name of Rover into the 21st centuary.
Like you I covered a good deal of miles in my 3 75s, a total of some 143,500miles. The first was an X registered Rover 75 Classic SE, with the 1.8 engine and manual gearbox, finished in Dorchester Red with a Biege interior. It was a late Cowley build. This car covered 70,000 miles in a 19 month period and gave no trouble whatsoever. When washed and polished it looked stunning and drew many compliments from passers bye when parking etc. It was a great car I was very proud to have it and a joy to drive. My second 75 a Longbridge car, was also a manual 1.8 powered, but a Club SE version. Finished in Arden Green with Biege interior, a combination which also suited the car very well. Again I had no problems with this vehicle, apart from the rear number plate bulbs failing to light up on occasions, but this was cured by squeezing the bulb contacts together. This vehicle had an easier life than my first 75 and covered 36500 miles before I exchange it for a Tourer version.
The Tourer a manual 1.8 Club SE, in White Gold and Dark Grey interior, also behaved without any problems, and if anything sat the road, maybe a little better than the saloons, probably due to the slightly firmer suspension setup of the Tourer version. It covered a total of 37000 miles before we parted with it.
After having three 75s, I decided for a change and currently have a 2.5 V6 Jaguar S-Type, which is very nice indeed. However the interior of the 75 in many ways is superior to that of the S-Type. The 75 seats are just that bit more comfortable and the various storage area in the 75 are very much better than those provided in the S-Type. Maybe I may go back to a 75 in the future who knows, all I can say is it is a great shame that they are no longer built.
So there you have it, the Car Mechanics staff car is well away from what I experienced and possibly was not looked after very well due to it being a general staff car, and therefore not being anybody's particular responsibility.
Regards,
Telfer.
![Image](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o190/telferstr/100_0010.jpg)
Photo of my second 75ClubSE, colour is Arden Green.