No Budget Reviews: 2003 Rover 75 Tourer 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE - Lloyd Vehicle Consulting
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-One 2003 Rover 75 Tourer 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE
-One Mobile Phone
-No Fancy Outfits
-No Obscure In-Jokes
-No DSLRs
-No Shotgun Microphones
-No Fluid Head Tripods
-No Idea about Exposure
-No Budget Whatsoever
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It is time for the newest instalment in that beloved cinematic automotive RUclips experience where we film practical cars that can be bought for less than £1,000 in a manner befitting of their inexpensive value! This may go horribly wrong...
This time, as we test a 2003 Rover 75 Tourer 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE, we struggle with the wind noise, discuss manifest problems with this type of car, get excited about cassette types, discover hidden cupholders, and bathe in a warm glow of MG Rover nostalgia. Nothing untoward, then...
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It’s NOT a dog guard, my friend. IT’S A LUGGAGE RETAINING NET which wouldn’t restrain either of our 2; a Labrador & a labradoodle. MGR was able to supply a purpose built DOG GUARD. Occasionally you can buy these on the second hand market for c £100. PRB.
Have we become friends now?
I've owned my Copperleaf 2003 Rover 75 Tourer 50mpg since 2007
My wife got a 2004 MG ZT in the same year. 50mpg
We still use them daily .
Compared to folk paying £500 per month for lease package we have calculated
500 x12. = £6000 per annum over 17yrs = £102,000 each
That's £204,000 we've saved ⚠️⚠️
That's not including all the deposits and balloon payments we've saved 😅
Our maintenance bills averaged out have been no more than £500 per year.
We have 4 luxury holidays per year instead of owning new cars.
Happy days we are literally laughing all the way to the bank ! £££££
Great cars ❤😊
Glad you are enjoying MG Rover era ownership!
The fascia is plastic here not wood. I run one of these and a re mapped diesel (160bhp) which is much quicker and will be bomb proof.
What don't we talk about on this channel?
I do like the 75 very much , I would like the buy one in Wedgewood blue but don't have anywhere to keep it .
You can always buy Mr Richardson's one if he decides that he wants to sell it... I don't know if he will, though!
A excellent review as always sir, a beautifal example of a 75, also remember to check the plenums/scuttle panel for water ingress as the drainage holes tend to get blocked and this can damage the ECU and kill a 75 and soak the carpets and create a swimming pool under the carpets, mirror switches can stop working, a little contact cleaner may resolve this, saggy headlining, but aside from the issues it really is a fantastic car.
Mr Watters, sir, you know these very well, don't you? Ah, the scuttle panel and water ingress... Lovely!
What a handsome estate. Your videos of these Project Rover cars just makes me wish I had been in a position to buy one when they came out but, regrettably, I was not. Another top review, thank you, sir!
Yes, the Project Drive cars are less desirable than the earlier ones these days, but that does not change the fact that these really do look very nice indeed. Thank you, sir!
The estate version of the 75 was beautifully proportioned. An elegantly functional comfortable car. Rover got it just right.
Thank you ever so much indeed for watching! Yes, it was an extremely elegant car.
My parents had a 75 Connoisseur se saloon in white gold with the cream leather interior I was about 8 or 9 when they bought it and I absolutely adored it, it felt like such a special thing. I know it's going to sound like a strange comparison but a number of years later I had a r53 mini and there was a fair few bits on it that reminded me of the Rover again though the mini was a car that I absolutely adored and replaced a few years later with a r56
The R50 and R53 Minis actually do share some components with the Rover 75, as they were developed at a similar time, and under the supervision of BMW, so I am not surprised that they would sort of have a similar feel to them. I filmed an R53 Mini Cooper S on No Budget Reviews back in the spring, funnily enough... Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting.
Very agreeable indeed MR Lloyd
We aim to please, sir!
I daily drive one of these with the same specification. They are lovely comfortable cars to drive & the Tourer is very practical & has really been useful for tip trips & collecting furniture. Finding a V6 one is harder as most are unspeakable d****ls & finding a nice one is tough as many have been used like vans although those are usually the aforementioned forbidden fuel versions. The Tourer’s never had a C-pillar badge but many people such as myself have added them. The Tourers have always commanded a slight price premium over saloons & now the general prices for 75’s have gone up good ones like this are often £2000-3000 depending on mileage, specification etc. That is still cheap for a lot of car & if one can live with the lacklustre fuel economy then these are very rewarding vehicles to own. The V6 versions can be ULEZ compliant but it’s a lottery on what figure was entered on the No2 figure of the log book (0.77 or 0.85), generally the 2001-02 cars are 0.77 & pass. Of course 28mpg average isn’t the greatest but nobody would buy a V6 with fuel economy in mind. The potential buyer as much to consider but if you want a car to take to shows & still be a practical daily this ticks lots of boxes all round.
Oh sir, we cannot speak of those forbidden fuel ones, I am afraid. This car would suit a Rover badge on the C-pillar. You are right, I think that this one is worth in excess of £3,000, but ropey ones are still out there for No Budget Reviews money. There are an awful lot of things which can go wrong, but if you find one like this (or yours) which has been well looked after and has had a lot of the potential issues sorted, then they can absolutely be used on a daily basis. I use the 45 V6 as one of the daily cars myself, and the sound of the engine never gets old. The fuel economy is not great, however, but as you say, you don't buy a car with a KV6 engine for the fuel economy.
Saw one of these on offer not long ago at a good price but not knowing anything about them I trotted past!
You need to be very aware of all the potential issues with one of these (they can be quite problematic), but if you find a good one, then they can be very good.
I have had two Rover 75s and both have performed brilliantly in fact I had an electric car and decided to sell it and buy this one. So if you fancy one don't be put off they are great value for money 😁
Lovely example good colour .
Yes, I thought people may enjoy it!
That is a really nice example. I do like the fact there is a cassette in the player.
Oh yes, sir, we do like a nice cassette player, don't we? Thanks again for watching!
Sorry I left the Barry White tape in didn't expect Joseph to look 😂
We enjoyed it very much, sir, there is a long history of looking around in cars for appropriate cassettes on the channel...
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Did you enjoy the video, sir?
Why did every Rover have head issues ?
The KV6s (like the one in this car) don't really suffer from blown head gaskets unless there is something else very wrong with them. The four cylinder K-Series is known for head gasket failure, however...
@@lloydvehicleconsulting It's crazy though why oh why did Rover not have QC control and testing when they built their cars ? My uncle calls Rover , Robber as they literally Robbed people of their cash lol , only good one I had was an old Metro 1.1 paid £300 for it and had no serious issues
@@christineayres7199 , that is an enormous oversimplification. Have a look at the excellent AR Online website, which is one of the most authoritative resources on the history of British car making from the early 1950s all the way through to the end of MG Rover in 2005, and it will explain why the company ended up in the state that it did. It wasn't through lack of talent or trying, it was mainly all sorts of other issues, but they did leave it with rather a poor reputation. I have owned eight Rovers from the 1990s and 2000s, and although they do have their problems (of which I have a lot of personal experience), they also did make some very good cars.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Thank you for the detailed info Joseph , also i forgot Rover made the MGs they were good cars my neighbour used to have a 1.8 MG TF and luckily for him never any major issues , the main culprits were the Rover 200s and 25s they had the K series 1.4 which was the bad one my dad had a 214si and head gasket went 2 times on that lol , the old Rover SD1 V8 was a great car as was the P5 but sadly British Leyland as Clarkson once said had an attitude of that il do and so they never put in the effort the rivals like VW Audi and BMW did
@@christineayres7199 , the K-Series was available in 1.1, 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 litre versions. The ones which are prone to head gasket failure tend to be 1.4 or above, and I have had the gasket go in a 1.4 45 many years ago. As I mentioned in the video, it is possible to sort that out properly if it has not already been done, but it can be expensive. I have driven a lovely P5 with the V8 engine, still waiting to drive an SD1 and have been waiting for many years.