Guest Posted June 8, 2005 Posted June 8, 2005 The KV6 was certainly NOT Honda derived. It was engineered at Longbridge based on K 4cylinder experience to replace the ageing 2.7Honda V6 in Rover 800. Quote
Blatman Posted June 8, 2005 Posted June 8, 2005 I stand corrected. However I wouldn't touch the Rover engine with a bargepole... As things have turned out, the fears re. the KV6 have been vindicated, and in marked contrast to the unburstable reputation of the Honda V6, the KV6 is regarded as an expensive breakdown waiting to happen. From here... Quote
S8ight Posted June 9, 2005 Posted June 9, 2005 3 year old car that cost in xs of 17k not worth 3 ? ? NO, the omega i bought last year wasnt quite 4 years old, gave £2150 for it, took a chance though it had no mot. think that was about £21,000 new ?? thats why i said if you can get it for £2,000 then its worth it. the thing youve got to bear in mind is that in 6 months time will you be able to sell it at all ?? Quote
jonlewis Posted June 9, 2005 Posted June 9, 2005 The Rover 75 is actually a very nice car to drive, and much better screed together than much of the rest of the range. If you want sporty, then the 75 is not great, but in terms of comfortable armchairs down the motorway, it is great. Had one as a courtesy car for a month, and no problems at all. Is it worth £3k, I suspect so, but haggle if you can. If you can make it last a year, it becomes almost throwaway at that price. Quote
Mark B Posted June 9, 2005 Posted June 9, 2005 Had an 827sli V6 years ago, really comfy car, fantastic for long journeys, had the honda engine. I would never buy another rover though, depreciation is ridiculous, parts costs are ridiculous (£55 +vat for an airfilter goodness me! ) that's if you can still get parts with the demise of rover? I'd say 2k, not much more and there are better cars out there for the money which drive better too, st24 mondeo if you really want a V6 & it'll knock spots off the rover in every way... Quote
Blatman Posted June 9, 2005 Posted June 9, 2005 st24 mondeo if you really want a V6 & it'll knock spots off the rover in every way... That's a *damn* good point, well made IMHO. I had an ST24 when they first came out in the Mk1 Mondeo, and it was a cracking car If the 4x4 was more easily available, I'd have had one of them in place of the diesel barge I bought... Quote
Coxy Posted June 9, 2005 Posted June 9, 2005 st24 mondeo if you really want a V6 & it'll knock spots off the rover in every way... That's a *damn* good point, well made IMHO. I had an ST24 when they first came out in the Mk1 Mondeo, and it was a cracking car If the 4x4 was more easily available, I'd have had one of them in place of the diesel barge I bought... Also had an ST24 (the mark 2 version) with the body kit. I loved it, somtimes wish I kept it instead of taking a company car. Fantastic car and a cracking engine IMO. Got a friend who had V6 duratecs on long term test at his work. He rated the engine and always said that they were 'difficult' to break in their test environment. Quote
Toby Mack Posted June 9, 2005 Posted June 9, 2005 I'm not convinced by those comments that blatman posted on the KV6. I think the design is completely different to the K series (which contradicts that article) and, from what I have read, pretty robust and good for serious power. My only experience of one was in a ZS a friend had. Felt like a very nice engine to me. Don't know about the car round it though. The ZS was a great car but tended to fall apart. Two gearboxes, trim falling off, window winders failing etc and a dealer that didn't give a f&*£ (eg 2 month wait for brake pads goodness me! ) Quote
JeffC Posted June 9, 2005 Posted June 9, 2005 carsalesman mode...glass"s guide values.. 02 75 entry model classic se trades at £4300 retails at £5800 with 90k... there are 10 different variants price climbs to £5500 trade and £7000 retail for the connoisseur se auto... they dont reach trade prices in auction. if you like the drive buy it, you cant loose would be my advice.. Ive had a cdt 75 and although very underpowered ( detuned bmw 2.0 engine ) they are a good motorway cruiser loads of room and quiet at speed but for £3k you cant get a lot that drive as nice in a pipe and slippers sort of way.. Quote
S8ight Posted June 9, 2005 Posted June 9, 2005 dont forget that it was booked at £4300 before rover went bust dont think they allow for that in price guides, although it will be interesting to see how it gets booked at over the next few months Quote
BEN99W Posted June 10, 2005 Posted June 10, 2005 This is my take for what it's worth and I work for Parker's Car Guides: The 75 is a good car - as mentioned in earlier posts - its very comfortable with a cosy cabin. Reassure yourself that development was undertaken during BMW's tenure of Rover group. The V6, doesn't tend to suffer the head gasket maladies for which the 1.8 K is renowned. You've not said whether its the 2.0 or 2.5 litre but both are smooth and nice to drive although the 2.0 litre is thirsty for its size. As for value - again you've not said the exact model, but 3K is a price you won't feel ripped off with even if you lose the lot. If you can squeeze the price further then so much the better as there's no shortage of cheap Rovers being off-loaded at the moment. In the long term, values will firm up again. A lot of buyers and dealers do not know how to deal with the Rover situation at the moment so there are some great deals to be had from those panic selling. I'd definitely try to squeeze the price a bit more, but even if it doesn't budge it's a very fair price. just my tu'pence worth... Quote
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