British Leyland

[YellowDog]

Are you thinking about that one for your Dad or for your Granddad ?

It's H O R R I D

[Indiana_Jones]

I am a young fogey lol.....

I had a good look at the estate version which was parked next to my 'crab at the concours. It was so lush inside etc.

I think a bargin could be had there. I could see me driving that

-Indy

[ducatilover]

Plenty of room in there for the Mrs & the Sprog!

Spine chilling memories for me there.

And mine was convertible and also in red. A great looker.

Unless it has been upped to a V8, stay well clear

A red 'vert would be a fantastic looking car!
I'm pretty sure the only reason you buy a 4cyl one is to put a V8 in it?

Nice

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=555048184



-Indy

Comfy and quiet, witht he V6 in 'em. But I have never actually heard a good thing about them

I am a young fogey lol.....



-Indy

Me too!

[YellowDog]

[QUOTE=ducatilover;1130503237]A red 'vert would be a fantastic looking car!

She was an absolute beauty. Most complete bitches are.

I'm pretty sure the only reason you buy a 4cyl one is to put a V8 in it?

I was too young and stupid to realise. Instead of a 3.5 litre I put in three and a half new engines in it before I'd had enough


Comfy and quiet, witht he V6 in 'em. But I have never actually heard a good thing about them

The V6 drives quite nicely, with plenty of power. But it is still quite spongy and looks H I D D E O U S

[ducatilover]

I've never had to throw a spanner at one yet, but nobody tells me good stories.
I reckon they're okay looking but I'm a siiiiick bugger

[Indiana_Jones]

They look fine to me lol (remember I am a 'crab owner and fan....)

This one is the 1.8L engine, which would be more ideal for town driving, as that's what mrs Indy would be doing in it etc. Also they seem to have good crash ratings etc, good for the kiddies

-Indy

[YellowDog]

Crab's are great cars. I almost stuck a 1750 in my TR7.

Best advice to Mrs I, don't crash!

[ducatilover]

Crab's are great cars. I almost stuck a 1750 in my TR7.

Best advice to Mrs I, don't crash!

If I had something with a 1750, it'd be a Rapier good god they're cool!

They look fine to me lol (remember I am a 'crab owner and fan....)

This one is the 1.8L engine, which would be more ideal for town driving, as that's what mrs Indy would be doing in it etc. Also they seem to have good crash ratings etc, good for the kiddies

-Indy

Fookin' lovely interior, she'll love it
But the auto gives me the shits, as does the K series engine.
However, if you get a good one and be extremely pedantic (service the trans, and importantly, the cooling system) it should be a very nice car to drive
I would recommend running comp test and a pressure test on the cooling system
There's bound to be a buyer's guide on the net, I'll have a look

I would actually own one, purely because they're so quiet and comfy. but it offers nothing much over my Ovlov, the Ovlov sounds nicer too (with your head out the window...)

I'll still sell you my completely non Brit car


Ninja edit, a buyers guide http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=75282
mmm MG ZT

[Indiana_Jones]

Cheers for the buying guide mate

The K-series doesn't scare me too much, it's really the CVT box on the 200's

The autobox on the 75 is a 'normal' one as far as I can see so that's ok.

Also got a 2.0L V6 version on the watchlist, this one is local. I don't think the V6 versions were known for head gasket issues?

edit: "It should be noted that the 75/ZT V6 engines KV6 almost never have a head gasket failure, and it is extremely unlikely to occur unless servicing has been terrible. "

-Indy

[ducatilover]

Nah the V6 should be safe, it's not very grunty in 2L form. Seems there are a fair few common issues with the 75s, but nothing too heinous really.

[YellowDog]

nothing too heinous really.

You're forgetting the highly unattractive rear end

[ducatilover]

You're forgetting the highly unattractive rear end

Oh come now, you know I'm sick, I think it's quite nice
Then again I have a Tatra fetish and lust after Borgwards.

I don't think I'm actually 24?

[Moi]

next you will say the 1600 vanguard and vitesse were tractors... wash your mouth out

The fishing was good...

OK, will wash out mouth with a Merlot later...

True, the Vitesse was/is a glorious car either in 1600 or 2000 form and they have that sexy six growl. However, the early ones' rear suspension was slightly agricultural and devious...

[Daffyd]

True, the Vitesse was/is a glorious car either in 1600 or 2000 form and they have that sexy six growl. However, the early ones' rear suspension was slightly agricultural and devious...

My brother had a 1600 and traded it on a 2000. Loved them both.

[YellowDog]

Oh come now, you know I'm sick, I think it's quite nice
Then again I have a Tatra fetish and lust after Borgwards.

I don't think I'm actually 24?

Years ago when I was banging a gorgeous Czech bird, who was well out of my league AND I'd have been far better off paying her by the hour. She took me to Prague's motor museum.

Wow - that was very impressive (I am assuming that Tatra is Czech). The Czech's appear to be great engineers and some of their stuff was really quite pioneering. I suspect that the Skoda's VW models are superior to the Kraut's poormans car.

I'd wrongly always assumed that Borgwards were made by Saab. Silly me

Apart from the Rover 75, there's nowt wrong with your taste in cars