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your dad is a legend, we deffo need more from him. Reminds me of my dad i have recently got a 75 and it is slowly growing on me, 22k miles but bodywork lets it down badly

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

Dad is absolutely a Legend Good luck with the 75 ☺️

I used to be a Rover Technical Instructor based in Scotland. When Rover went down, they had just given me the latest T4 lite diagnostic suite and all the discs for all the models. I am still looking after the complete set including the hand held tester and all the Rave technical discs. Your Dad will remember those fondly 😂 The Autocourse course notes are still in my possession for some strange reason. Your Dad will remember those too. I used to enjoy taking technicians on factory tours to Longbridge. Happy days sadly missed.

@jccrego

5 ай бұрын

I'm from Portugal and I have a Rover 75 CDT 2.0 with 455000km and 24 years old

He seems a tad grumpy tbh but inside he’s probably loving every minute he spends with you.

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

He's not overly keen about being filmed (I don't think he's used to it as much as I am) - but he is certainly enjoying the process 😃

@markrainford1219

5 ай бұрын

Poor bugger's freezing.

@JonCoupland

5 ай бұрын

@@markrainford1219 and it was new year's day 😂

Thanks for this video, really enjoyed it. Reminded me of the car conversations I used to have with my late Dad. Savour these moments.

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

He's my hero

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you 😊

I could listen to your dad all day😊 The original Kia Carnival /Sedona used the KV6. Kia Australia replaced or repaired quite a few early engines, the later ones were apparently a lot better.

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

Ah that explains it! He's not much of a talker but he knows his stuff

@mattdickins2127

6 ай бұрын

Kia used the not so great kv6 from the rover 800 before it was massivly improved for the 75

@zeewin

6 ай бұрын

The later KV6 2.5/2.0 both fit the 75 just right, very reliable though thirsty except for the rattling noise from the air intake manifold which is quite annoying. Pick a pre-project Conny SE for collection and it won’t be too wrong.

Its great to see another old dog(rover) being spared the vets needle. Cant wait to see you guys getting stuck in to this one.👍😎👍

@JonCoupland

5 ай бұрын

Many thanks - plenty coming

The grey coolant cap was only fitted to petrol cars for the first year or so of production. They were later changed to the black cap (higher pressure rating) that the diesel uses. This suggests that your car still has its original cap. The seals on the cap are known to flatten with age and cause coolant to leak past. You'll see a build up of coolant residue on top of the expansion tank if this is happening. Another common source of coolant leaks on the 1.8 is the inlet manifold gasket. These can cause an external leak down the outside of the engine, or in internal one resulting in rough running and white smoke out the exhaust.

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

I knew someone would know! Ive now ordered a new cap The Inlet manifol gasket appears to have been fixed

😂Retired businessman's car - the nicest thing your dad has ever said to me! 😂

@JonCoupland

3 ай бұрын

😂😂

Great looking car, zt 190 daily owner here. Been one end of country to the other in mine, Love it.

@JonCoupland

4 ай бұрын

Fantastic 😊

Hi Jon..sounds as though it just needs a coolant change...new o rings on the expansion tank cap and bleed the system with the heater set to maximum..Best to change the cambelt and water pump too...Finally check the electric cooling fan works...they do fail...and bodywise make sure the rear suspension arms dont rust...the salt gets hold of them if u go out in winter....lovely video...thank you... ...Bob...Paignton......

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

Great advice That might be the plan for tomorrow

That 75 was probably registered in Preston. I had a Triumph Acclaim (also built in Cowley) with BCK on the plate (BCK 142Y) and was affectionately named Becky II becuase a previous Acclaim with BEC on the plate was also called Becky. It may well have been sold by the same dealer (Dutton-Forshaw of Preston). The 75 continued to be built in China as the Roewe 750 until 2016. BMW put a lot of money into developing the 75 which caused them to make a loss. I would love to have a 75 on my own channel and a 1.8 saloon in Wedgewood Blue would be the 75 of choice for me.

@JonCoupland

5 ай бұрын

It certainly was registered in Preston at Station Garage Leyland. It's been with it's first owner since 2000.

🤣😂 should have your Dad miked up more often, legend 🤣🤣

@JonCoupland

5 ай бұрын

He's miked up in every video now

When working at BT in the 80s, we didn't have problems, we had opportunities! I currently own (since April 2022) a Cowley built Rover 75 Classic SE, 1.8 k-Series, 80K miles (9K in my ownership), in Moonstone Green. Born 2 December 1999, registered April 2000 in Bury. I've fitted the Matt Dickins "dealer plates" like in your other video. Lagetha (the car) runs great, never overheats (touch wood). I'll be following your series on this car - it's a very close relative of mine.

@JonCoupland

3 ай бұрын

😊

Great video Jon. All the best you, Mrs C, Dad and all the family and friends. Mark. / Wow you have really done a good job with the inside .

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Chris from Salvage rebuilds in 10 years. that's your dad, and that's said in a good way.

@JonCoupland

5 ай бұрын

Thanks mate! - That made Dad smile :)

Happy New Year. Its a lovely car. Your dad will sort it out. My dad is 93

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

Happy New Year - best wishes to your dad

Nice one Jon, really enjoyed this video with your dad.

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Dad has a 955 Tiger (Girlie) in his garage and aspires to having a ZT-T, a gentleman of taste (and practicality) 😎

@JonCoupland

Ай бұрын

Great way of looking at it! Triumph Tiger videos coming soon!

Loving the videos!

@JonCoupland

3 ай бұрын

Very kind! There's lots to catch up on 😂

LOVE THE UNION FLAG CHAPS. WE SHOULD ALL FLY AT LEAST ONE

@JonCoupland

3 ай бұрын

😊

It’s good you’ve miked up dad. He sounds like he’s whistling a lot

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

Took your advice! He chirps a bit.as he works 😂

Great video your dad is the man

@JonCoupland

3 ай бұрын

You got that right!

The old boy likes shaking hands with the filler cap

@JonCoupland

5 ай бұрын

I'm not entirely sure what that means ... 😂

Glorified BMW lol! Only a Rover engineer could call it that! Love this video!

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Think your dad was cosy indoors watching zulu, ztt estate good taste, more of your dad please 😀

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

Dad's the star I've discovered!

Found your channel recently. I have to say I love your channel & videos. Especially the Rover 75 videos. And I have to say what a fantastic guy you and your dad are very knowledgeable and professional. And what a legend your dad is for working at Rover. I've recently started a channel on my 2001 Rover 25, and watching your videos has given me ideas and confidence to keep up with it. SO Thank you & 😊 you've gained yourself a subscriber and a fan 🙌 Keep up the great content.

@JonCoupland

5 ай бұрын

Thanks JC (From a fellow JC) for your kind words! I've also returned the favour and subscribed! Looking forward to seeing the progress on you 25

@CarzwithJC_

5 ай бұрын

@JonCoupland Totally only just noticed that we are both JCs. Haha !! MASSIVE, thank you for subscribing to my small channel only started 5 months ago. But I'm sure more I do more, I'll get confident. I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos. 😊🙌

Stop freezing your Dad to death - only buy new cars from Easter to Bonfire Night lol

@JonCoupland

5 ай бұрын

Tough skin here in Lincolnshire! :)

Also you'd have thought Rover would have sorted the K-Series by the 00s !!! My late dad had a Rover 214 from 1992 good fast car but K-series and the head gasket went but once its done they are good cars , its just annoying why Rover used such a cheap Gasket in the engine desing , the weird thing is the Lotus Elise had a 1.8 K-series and they never seemed to get HG failure?

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

I agree

@christineayres7199

6 ай бұрын

@@JonCoupland 😊🥂

You can’t put washing out on New Year’s Day!😂

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

I told them!!

@JC-hu1wd

6 ай бұрын

We did in Huddersfield ​@@JonCoupland

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

@@JC-hu1wd we did in the end 😂

I've got a 45, I bought from new, it's done 38,000, from new, I've only heard this project drive on forums, never heard it when they were made, it's been made up by someone, the car looks ok, mine is still the original head gasket from new, there is a lot of myths about them going, if you change the coolant, should be no problem

@JonCoupland

3 ай бұрын

Excellent

I had a connoisseur, v6 auto, great old car, yours is a pre cost cutting model

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

Very nice!

These Rover 75s were not received well in Australia l remember seeing one a lot it didn't move probably it was broken down typical for a British car l don't know what year but l do see plenty of Toyota Camerys around from the same years of the Rover 75 and the one l saw hadn't driven for a long time because the tyres were flat and it had spider webs on it and they sell at auction which is the only place they sell as with many classic cars do because private sellers are asking far to much for them although l have seen MGBs sell for around aud $15000 and couple other classic British cars sell for under aud $5000 getting back to the Rover 75 at auction between aud $1000 and $2000 and actually saw a Rover P4B sell at auction for aud $40000 l think the last decent Rover ever made as for my 27 year old Toyota Hilux ute bought it 5 years ago and the Hilux had 410000 it paid aud $1500 for it now worth $5000 and by the condition of the engine under the valve cover it had been well looked after regularly seviced and l have worked on it a lot and the only things l done to the 22R engine is replace the plugs and the valve cover gasket l have changed lots of parts under the bonnet and the rest of the ute a lot 27 year parts some that are not 27 years old and its a keeper also l live in a col de sac and l have had people knocking on my front door asking it was for sale which sometimes they do at dealers and private sales the sell quickly getting back to the Rover 75 l heard one of most hated car brands Kia wnd Hyundai that they used a Rover 75 engine that tells me a lot about a certain Rover 75 engine it wasn't very good after Kia and Hyundai's engines are rubbish none will last 400000 kilometres or 900000 kilometres l have seen two Toyota's sell with 980000 kilometres sell privately and one was a 2002 Toyota Corolla that took a bit of time to sell and the Corolla sold for aud $4600 and tbe other one was a 1997 Toyota Hilux and that sold quickly and it sold for aud $500 also in Australia there are Toyota's everywhere vut very few British cars ir European cars

Basically your Father is 100% correct Rover 75=BMW good cars though my uncle had the 2.5 V6 version brand new in the early 00s before they put the ugly facelift on it and it could cruise for 200 miles on motorways with no problem , also another thing why do modern cars chip so easy ? ive got a 2012 Hyundai i10 i know its a cheap small car but bye heck they used like the thinnest gauge sheet metal ever , an acorn fell off the tree where i was parked and now its got a dented bonnet LOL crazy stuff. £150 to repair the dent i was quoted madness.

Better engine in the 2.5 if looked after. Only problem 3 cam belts expensive ECU problem getting wet what a place to put them drain vents blocked filling with water ruin the ECU. Sunroof drain hoses runs down under the dash soaking carpets seats out and try and lift the carpet out completely soaked weighs a ton. Poorly fitted hoses stuck with tape Best rover 1.8 turbo slightly quicker than V6 2.5 and better on fuel only the V6 sounds lovely.

@JonCoupland

3 ай бұрын

😊

Kia Sedona petrol used to run the KV6.

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

Knew someone would know

He’s definitely your Dad. Bet not many ZTT estates left. If he liked the 800 weren’t they mostly Honda engines?!

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

No I bet not too! We had an 800 - mum crashed it 😬

@alexdalgleish1061

6 ай бұрын

@@JonCoupland which 800 age wise?! Someone my Dad knew had 2 as company cars in 90’s. 820i manual and 827 auto. Weirdly he sold the 820 privately to elderly couple think 2 Streets from me. You wouldn’t believe how long it lasted.

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

@@alexdalgleish1061 N Reg - so 1995

RI on the VIN means Republic of ireland.

@JonCoupland

4 ай бұрын

Are you sure? As far as I'm aware car has never been anywhere near Ireland. Was made in Cowley and spent all it's life in Preston?

@centaurus5676

4 ай бұрын

@@JonCoupland I should have put a ? on the end of my comment as RI relates to Republic of Ireland, so I may be wrong.

I've got two rover 75 both are none runner engine problem will not start when cold

@JonCoupland

5 ай бұрын

Sounds maybe a fueling issue?

Can you tell us what you paid for the car? I’m looking at buying a Tourer.

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

Hi Terry - I won't put an exact figure on what I paid for the car in fairness to the former owner and his family however it was more than £400 and less than £700 If that helps you with your pricing 😀

@terrybarton8388

6 ай бұрын

@@JonCoupland thanks John I appreciate that. Strange isn’t it , how they don’t seem to make much money considering what you get for it which is an awful lot! Certainly compared to my existing car its predecessor (in badge) A Montego Turbo Diesel Estate!!!…..

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

@@terrybarton8388 I agree. I think their value is very low at the moment. In my opinion now is the time to buy a good one before the market turns around again

Formerly owned by Mr Cowley? Is that George Cowley of CI5?

@JonCoupland

5 ай бұрын

It was Mr George Cowley yes ... Not sure if it's the same chap you are thinking of?

@alasdairboyd7299

5 ай бұрын

⁠@@JonCoupland this guy kzread.info/dash/bejne/qoeNvMduocfgftI.htmlsi=r9ffYz9emZrhxpT7

Nice 75… OK for ULEZ as far as I know.

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

Excellent

@johnmoruzzi7236

6 ай бұрын

It's a perfect 75 to use and preserve, nice basic original spec, Cowley built, classy colour, perfectly decent engine just in need of some TLC. I've recently replaced all the coolant hoses and thermostat on my 2005 Mk2 Connie SE, and added the undertray from the 1.8 Turbo..@@JonCoupland

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

@@johnmoruzzi7236 sounds like a labour of love :) Hope you enjoy following my progress with mine

@kevincraven4038

5 ай бұрын

Not ULEZ exempt I'm afraid - because emmisions are not listed on V5 - I think you can get them checked and added to the exemption list but that costs £75

@johnmoruzzi7236

5 ай бұрын

Fair enough... it's the same engine spec (basically apart from cooling system etc) as the later post-2001 cars as far as I know, so probably Euro 3.@@kevincraven4038

What did you pay for the car Jon?

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

Hi :) - in fairness to the previous owner and his family I won't publish the exact figure however it was more than £400 and less than £700 if that helps

@stid12300

6 ай бұрын

@@JonCoupland that’s a bargain at that mileage. I’m looking for a decent LHD R75 to take to France - all I can find are high mileage overpriced bangers

@JonCoupland

6 ай бұрын

@@stid12300 yes it was a very good purchase.

@stid12300

5 ай бұрын

What would the maximum mileage be that your dad would recommend? For diesel and petrol.

@JonCoupland hiw can i reach you?

@JonCoupland

3 ай бұрын

I'm on social media under my name 🙂