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[cem_devecioglu]

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[webby23]

 

[Monza]

  What happened to the words!

[Lizzie_Zoom]

well she almost divorced me when i refused to get rid of th 2.5 , it took her a while but i gave in to it in the end and got a 2.0. i cant take it anymore. she is convinced we are getting a rover 75 2.0 v6, i think i can smell a divorce coming on. we aint spoke since this morning

Just tell her they keep breaking down, the value of them is going through the floor.......

Unlike Omegas eh Lizzie !!?!?!?!

Seriously, having spent 2 yrs in a 75 all I can say is that they are very reliable and very very comfortable to drive and be driven in.....

Only fault I can think of is that the the boot opening is quite narrow due to the positioning and shape of the rear lights.......

Still prefer my Migs though......

 

No Webby, miggies are ultra realiable (if well maintained )  and hold there value (to miggy fans!), and the guy, Jonah, needs all the flannel he can get to avoid a Rover and obtain a miggy!

Seriously though..............I have noticed a growing number of broken down Rover's recently (three 75's in two weeks alone on local travels), and I understand (from the motoring press and a friend who has a Rover 45) obtaining parts is becoming more difficult, with resale prices falling even lower than others.   Is that at all surprising due to the situation?

[webby23]

We saw a Jag S Type broken down about 1 mile from the ferry at Calais coming back from Normandy.

Hope he had European breakdown cover......if not, how annoying would that have been for him.........!!!!

 

PS Both my Migs have been totally reliable so I am not a potential Rover owner no worries there.......!!

[Diamond Black Geezer]

I really like the 75, i do. But honestly, the Omega managed nigh on ten years, and was still regarded as one of the smoothest motors avaliable. So good that they decided to bring it back a year later as the Monaro!

You should get a mig from someone on here, a reliable car with a known history. Compare that with a Rover that is worth five pence (but only worth 2 pence in 6 months time!) you cant get bits for them, build quality ok but not upto Russelsheim standards, and to top it off nobody thinks you're cool, just old!

[Ken T]

looks like it is time for my beautiful miggy to go to the big metal heaven in the sky. there aint much wrong with it apart from the manifold has a few sheared bolts in the cylinder head. i dont have the time to repair it so it has to go. the scrap man says he wants it. but the tears keep flowing as my wife says if i buy another one (would be my third) of those "hunks of s**t" she will divorce me. however i suppose if she is going to talk bout my miggy like that it might be time to trader  her in aswell!!!!

Do it...............................,

buy another Mig and trade in the wife 

Seriously, the rover's parentage isn't that bad, well.... metro's, montegos etc, but they worked reliably after a fashion. However Vauxhall cars are designed better, a different class of engineering. I remember trying to change the heater blower on a metro, umpteen bolts inside the car plus a fair few under the bonnet.  However my Cavalier, I merely removed 2 clips, unplugged and that was it. With this forum plus a recent purchase of a code reader that is approx compatable with......,  means there is nothing I can't fix myself if I want to. So I will not be screwed by any garage. I have not been in a rover for a while, but crusin' in my Mig, carrying a load, its so effortless and comfortable. My parents live 350 miles away, so what, a good stereo, comfortable drive, good company.  A soon as I can I'm goin to convert to LPG, so I have the ultimate, half price crusin' machine.

The engineering is miles better, so you will have less problems. Thing to do is, as the market for Migs is down at pres, means you will be able to pick up a good late example at a cheap price, if at auction so ex lease or police then well serviced. If you look after the cambelt, the one catastrophic failure, then it should be great. I went from my 2.0L Mig to a facelift 2.2 CD, an automatic. I know its a bit lacking in power sometimes, but its sooooo smooooth, 2 pedals, one stop and one go, so driving is effortless, plus of course cruise. Sorry but no contest, I can't see any other modern car that offers me this much for so little a price. Plus we have our own mechanics, OOF trained, who are willing, for a very reasonable price, to sort you out  (Hi Daz and Pete)

Hey, no contest 

Ken

[neilr]

I would definatelty go and buy another mig .My first a 95 2.5 cdx was fine until a month ago when the oilcooler let go.Im still have it and am thinking to repair it and sell on. with 114000 it still goes like a train and is so comfy. was going to downsize but wife wanted same again so we now have a lovely 51 plate 2.6 cd 80000 miles burgandy red cost £1200 plus 2 new tyres £110 what a bargain. theres just nothing else out there that can compete with that in my opinion

[Varche]

best option is to send the car to my Omega sanctuary. It will be loved and respected there.

Then go and buy a V6 Omega!

El varche

[Jonah8742]

i think i have done it, i found a 2.2 on ebay going at a rather reasonable price, i am just waiting for the guy to get back to me, or answer the phone, either way its gone, the 2.0 gls is dead, and i was also looking at a 2.4 C70?? why wont that guy from ebay answer the phone???

[Ghost]

Tell her that it is safer to drive a mig as a rover.
I drive my mig with less petrol than i did my 600 rover.