Rover 75 - got one :-)
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From: Ret. on 27 May 2010 07:29 Mike P wrote: > On 27 May, 10:35, Dave Plowman <d...(a)davesound.co.uk> wrote: >> In article <866ra5Fs3c...(a)mid.individual.net>, >> Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Got a private plate on your 75 to hide the fact it's six years old? >>> No? Well, to many people that IS an "ancient banger". >> >> How would a private plate cover up the fact a car is six years old? >> How many remain unchanged in that time? > > Rover 75s do ... Yes indeed - mine is still pristine... -- Kev
From: Ret. on 27 May 2010 07:33 Clive George wrote: > On 27/05/2010 09:53, Ret. wrote: >> Adrian wrote: >>> bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like >>> they were saying: >>> >>>>>> I would class most cars as 'mediocre'. If the person likes an >>>>>> average car, that' all that matters. We can't all afford >>>>>> Ferraris. >>> >>>>> Do you really think that the kind of teenage-boy stats better >>>>> suited to a game of "Top Trumps" are the only difference between a >>>>> mediocre car and a good one? >>> >>>> No. >>> >>> So it was a bit of a silly and irrelevant post, then, wasn't it? >> >> As is your comment that the 75 is mediocre when there is a mass of >> evidence in the form of awards won, and glowing professional >> reviews, to thoroughly contradict your claim. >> >> The motoring press are not backward in criticising cars when they are >> deserving of criticism. Why do you think that virtually all the >> reviews are so positive? > > You're _so_ predictable. "I'm not going to get drawn in." - yeah, > right. Yes, you're right. I just cannot resist challenging blatant untruths... -- Kev
From: Adrian on 27 May 2010 07:52 Mike P <mike_w_pearson(a)hotmail.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> Yes, you're right. I just cannot resist challenging blatant untruths... > Or quoting them, going off the fact that you think your Rover is more > reliable than my Xantia or a 306. Which is not true, according to the > very survey you linked to yourself Don't forget the claim that I'm a "boy-racer" and speed is my main priority.
From: Adrian on 27 May 2010 08:02 Mike P <mike_w_pearson(a)hotmail.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > The only complaint I have is that it's a bit breathless at the top end > which I believe can be sorted out with chipping it. Not easily - it's an 8v head with a smallish turbo for low-end boost, and compression high enough that increasing the boost much will cause issues. In the Xant, the plumbing's also very, very tight.
From: Mike P on 27 May 2010 08:17
On May 27, 1:02 pm, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Mike P <mike_w_pear...(a)hotmail.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like > they were saying: > > > The only complaint I have is that it's a bit breathless at the top end > > which I believe can be sorted out with chipping it. > > Not easily - it's an 8v head with a smallish turbo for low-end boost, and > compression high enough that increasing the boost much will cause issues. I'm *told* it can be pushed up to around 177BHP without any risk with the standard components. I've seen one with mods pushing out 240BHP which would be interesting. > In the Xant, the plumbing's also very, very tight. I will be getting a double jointed dwarf with especially short arms to do any turbo or exhaust work I might fancy in the future.. Mike P |