There is another guy on here who is 19. I am 23 and own a ZT160, but that doesn't really count as it is a bit different to a 75...

 

Yeah I'm afraid that you are beaten agewise by alex30013k and red_rover. Alex was 20 a few days ago and red_rover (Andy) is 19 IIRC.

I was 27 when I got my first Rover 75.

 

I thought Rover settled on the number "75" to reflect the average age?

Might be worth getting a poll started with voting buttons, otherwise you'll have a long task collating the info.

 

oh well at least i have some ammo now when people start taking p*ss!!

how the hell do people younger than me afford insurance my insurance £2150!

 

I've only ever driven (with the exception of a Toyota Avensis when I was working for Toyota) Rover Group products from the age of 17 (some 15 years ago!) so where dopes that put me?

I still drive a Rover 25 today and I'm about to pick up a ZT-T, but there is nowt wrong with owning one. The ribbing you are getting is simply because people do not understand what it is they are ribbing you about. This is one of the contributing factors to why we ended up the way we did: people's perception of the brand. The R75 was claimed to be the best front wheel drive car in the world because it was done right!

I've got loads of facts about R75's that will shut them up if you so desire. I wrote Pub Talk with some other engineers and it just goes to prove that the 75 platform is still a competitive vehicle.

Take no stick from them and ask them if they have ever spent any time in a R75 or indeed driven one! That usually shuts them up and unless they can justify their comments with hard facts, then they have no place in dismissing it or you!

TAKE NO PRISONERS!

 

When I worked @ MG Rover there was this internal saying

The New Maestro

Designed in the 70's
Made In the 80''s
Driven by the 90's

 

I was 27 when I got my first Rover 75.

mg: Is it really 20 years since the 75 was launched?

 

another younger

 

Take no stick from them and ask them if they have ever spent any time in a R75 or indeed driven one! That usually shuts them up and unless they can justify their comments with hard facts, then they have no place in dismissing it or you!
TAKE NO PRISONERS!

Absolutely!

I took some stick when I bought my 1st 75. They'd never actually sat in one. So, I took them out in it; and they soon changed their tune I can tell you!

 

Absolutley right when people have a ride in a 75 their opinion soon changes

Malcolm

 

I was aged 19 when I acquired my first car (in 1969). It was 'almost' a P4 Rover 75 but made one year later in 1960, it was a P4 '100' actually.

Now that was a REAL old man's car I can tell you. Leather and wood, about 15 ft long, 1½ tons and 2½ litres just like the modern edition.

...but a tad more sluggish...

Steve

 

I got my R75 when just turned 18! Now i turned 20 a few days ago!

I Feel so old!


:O

 

I Was the Youngest Person To Own a Rover 75 2 Years Ago!

 

mg: Is it really 20 years since the 75 was launched?

I guess I deserved that!

 

phew! Poll is private so nobody can see who said what age they are

Of course I was quite truthful. I just hope everyone else is also

 

phew! Poll is private so nobody can see who said what age they are

Of course I was quite truthful. I just hope everyone else is also

Does it take a while to show! The poll still says no one for 70 - 79?

 

Does it take a while to show! The poll still says no one for 70 - 79?

Well done Alex! I like that one!

 

Well i try my best!

 

Well i try my best!

There's no doubt about that eh Alex. You really are very trying :lol:

 

Hmm......................

What exactly is it that suggests that some of the resident .org 'hoodies' may be trying to twist the survey results a little?

Perhaps it's the 22 'alleged ' 75 owners in the 60 to 100 age group? :lol:

 

I noticed a few replies from ZT owners on this thread. Are we allowed to vote? Mind you, I had a 75 up until September 2005!!!!!

By the way, I am 51 & no teenager!!!!

Steve

 

Hmm......................

What exactly is it that suggests that some of the resident .org 'hoodies' may be trying to twist the survey results a little?

Perhaps it's the 22 'alleged ' 75 owners in the 60 to 100 age group? :lol:

We are not alone.

 

I am 25, have owned my ZT for 2 years... the reason i voted on this is that i very nearly had a R75 Tourer 2.5v6...

Now... how many Young people do you see driving estate cars ?? * has a focus estate as company transport * and how many young people do you see driving Mercedes E and S class ???

The R75 is not an old mans car, it has an Original interior that adds a sense of ellagance, just unfortunate that the younger generation these days can only see carbon fibre and shiny metal pedals as the only way an interior should be ...

G ( 25 going on 60 )

 

So what if the median age of the Rover 75 owner is 87 ? What's wrong with it being an old man's car (if indeed it is) ?

I like being an 'old man' anyway and couldn't give a tinkers about the self-appointed arbiters of 'cool' who think youth is best. Or about motoring writers, who measure everything by the closeness of its conformity to their BMW/Mercedes ideal...

Personally I love the Rover 75 for its comfort, its luxury and its magisterial dignity.

Dare I say I think the bright interior colours and mean looks of the MG ZT variant are all a bit johnny-come-lately...

There - I've said it now! :lol:

Steve

 

Sorry guys but I cannot believe that 80% of us 75 drivers are 70 and over. Somefew are taking the **** here!!! This is a load of BOLLOX!!!!