No Budget Reviews (In The Dark!): 2001 Rover 75 2.0 V6 Connoisseur SE - Lloyd Vehicle Consulting

Google Form Link for ordering Mugs and T-Shirts: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA...
-One 2001 Rover 75 2.0 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
No Budget Reviews: Accidental HubNut Rip-Off Edition - 2004 Rover 75 2.0 CDTi Contemporary SE: • No Budget Reviews: Acc...
No Budget Reviews: 2004 MG ZT-T 190+ (Rover 75/MG ZT) - • No Budget Reviews: 200...
No Budget Reviews (In The Dark): 2005 MG ZT 120+ - • No Budget Reviews (In ...
No Budget Reviews: 2006 MG ZT 160 - • No Budget Reviews: 200...
It is time for the newest instalment in that beloved cinematic automotive KZbin 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 2001 Rover 75 2.0 V6 Connoisseur SE, we meet Mike Humble from AR Online, experience some swift driving, fight with the onslaught of darkness, talk about thermostat housings, get dates confused, and bathe in a warm glow of MG Rover nostalgia. Nothing untoward, then...
AR Online: www.aronline.co.uk
As an independent vehicle consultant, I take potential buyers through the whole car buying process from choosing a make and model to a vehicle handover and road tax. In addition to information on this service, I also have a selection of written and video reviews of cars that I have owned, hired, borrowed or have somehow come into my possession. Please use the Contact Me page on my website to get in touch, visit my Facebook page for latest updates and share this video if you like it! Thank you for watching.
Website: www.lloydvehicleconsulting.co.uk
Facebook: / lloydvehicleconsulting
Instagram: / lloyd_vehicle_consulting

[@seancooke7332]

Mike is a true enthusiast with a deep love and respect for the Rover Brand. This 75 Connoisseur is a beautiful car. Beautiful exterior and beautiful interior. You are quite right Sir that keeping on top of the maintenance will have these K Series engines running for hundreds of thousands of miles. MG Rover may have collapsed but they did save the absolute best until last.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Mike certainly does know these cars very well, and has a fantastic pre-Project Drive example. You do need to keep on top of the maintenance, but it can be most rewarding when one does... Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@mwheatley2365]

Lovely lovely car…and…all the instrument pixels work! The 90’s / early 2000 Rovers definitely have a certain charm about them

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, the pixels do actually work in this one! I have had eight post-1990 Rovers, and currently own one a couple of years newer than this, so I think I agree with you about that.

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

This is a lovely example of a 75, initially I was looking for a pre facelift V6 75 like Mike's, the black leather I do prefer to my Sandstone interior but I do like it none the less. I am glad I bought mine, good community as well. Things to watch out are are make sure the plenium drains under the scuttle are clear and not blocked. Bonnet switches can play havoc with the alarm system as water gets into them (as I found out yesterday) Swimming pools can build up in the rear foot wells. Light seals on rear lights often fail. But aside from that these are cracking cars to own and I am glad i made the decision to buy one. Excellent review Sir, really appreciated seeing this.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, good old plenum drains... There are numerous other issues with 75s and ZTs which Mike would be able to explain, but this video was long enough as it was. Your channel is also becoming a repository for Rover 75 information as well, Mr Watters, it would see!

[@richardhowlett9424]

There is a rightness about these early cars that will never date , an absolute credit to its owner. Thanks for bringing it to us Joseph .

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, AR Online is an excellent website and Mike has a fantastic car. I was very keen to drive this once I had seen it back in September...

[@markonmotoring]

Ive always liked the soft glow of those instruments set into the wood dash. This takes me back to the NEC when these cars launched all those years ago. The MG/Rover community in general seems a very friendly place with lots of knowledge available to help you of needed and I cam see the 75 will be no different. It's really nice to see these cars not being the beauty of all jokes but finally being appreciated as they rightly deserve to be.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, they really worked hard on the materials and ambience of the interior. There are some really good groups out there for the 75 and ZT, you are absolutely right, just like the 45 and ZS.

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

We do like a Connoisseur SE, yes real wood MR Lloyd, you can tell by the airbag script on the passenger side, fake wood has a cut out and a little badge in place.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Thank you, sir! This pre-Project Drive car certainly exuded quality and was surprisingly punchy as well, despite being the smaller of the two KV6s.

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Very good it's a credit to the owner, yes fit and finish is far more superior over later cars. Incidentally I was sitting in my girlfriends BMW 1 Series MK1, I was tapping and pressing the trim plastics and switches when I was waiting for her, all felt very cheap and hollow, especially around the heater controls, non digital air-con model incidentally.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

@@paulie-Gualtieri. , I suppose BMW had to cut costs somewhere when they made the 1-Series...

[@frothe42]

I see this is well cared for example. I feel that if you look after a car the car will look after you. I do love the warm glow from the IP. The rear seat looks like it has never been sat in. Wonderful review! And thank you to the owner who allowed you to review and drive this exquisite example of a Rover 75.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Mike knows more about these cars than most of us, and he has had a few of them, so it is in very good mechanical condition. I was glad we eventually managed to film this one!

[@mattw8332]

Lovely 75! 😍 Hasn't aged in those 20 years.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Glad you enjoyed it, sir! This is a particularly good example.

[@matthewsmith2787]

Very modern for 2001, feels like a car from the mid to late 2000s

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

They put a lot of work into the 75/ZT, there is an excellent documentary about the development of the car which was released last year.

[@leeallen7585]

I'ven had three 75's RE02WVC was a 2.5V6 conny SE auto saloon, i've had a 53 plate CDTi tourer and my last one was a 56 plate last of the line 2.5V6 Conny tourer that got t - boned and was written off....Please feel free to come and have a drive of my 51 plate 1.8 45 saloon Conny auto.....to compare against you 45.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Thank you, Lee! I have covered every type of 45 on the channel apart from the 1.8 automatic. Please send me an e-mail at the address listed around a minute into the video, and we will see what we can sort out...

[@hoddy121john]

Great video Joseph, great chat with Mike, very interesting info on the 75, his car is a beauty, great condition 👍

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, Mike and I had an excellent chat, both on and off camera, and somehow we were able to go ahead even though we didn't have much light and I got the day wrong.

[@adamwilliams4377]

I have a mk1 75 2003 white gold 1.8T Auto great cars love them to bits

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

I tested a 2006 ZT 160 last year, and it was surprisingly fast with the 1.8 turbo K-Series! Thank you ever so much indeed for watching.

[@focusrssteve]

Good evening Mr Lloyd, once again a lovely review sir, I think you maybe having a bad influence on myself! As the more I see these lovely rovers the more I think I could be persuaded to own one myself! Again thank you for great review of lovely car.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

I prefer the 45s myself (probably biased as I own one), but these are now fast becoming classics, despite a few issues, some of which we covered in the video. More Rovers coming up soon!

[@GentilsGarage]

I do love these. Lovely colour combo

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

It was most agreeable, sir, particularly a pre-Project Drive example like this!

[@brucemay5409]

What a lovely Rover 75 in one of my fav colours too Copperleaf Red! Maybe you could review my Rover 45 Connissiuer in British racing green with its rare Catkin Green interior when spring weather improves?Good review keep up the good work.Kind regards..

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Thank you, Bruce! Yes, a very lovely 75. I have had lots of 45s on the channel, especially as I have a 45 V6 which is in daily use. I have only ever heard of one 45 in green with a green leather interior before...

[@garygriffiths2911]

What a nice example and a future classic I think.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

These pre-Project Drive cars are the most desirable (apart from the V8), and Mike does look after this one.

[@lm971120]

This car has the real wood as the airbag sign isn't in a plaque but painted on the panel. Indeed very rare early Longbridge car (the 2.0 V6 probably also gives it away). Going to look at another early pre-project drive Longbridge 2.0 V6 manual car (but lower spec) soon, who knows, might ended up in one after years of researching!

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Well, I hope you enjoyed the video! Yes, a rare specification, and Mike loves it (so do I, of course). The 2.0 KV6 engines do sound lovely, and this had lots of nice optional extras.

[@roygardiner2229]

It's a beautiful car, inside and outside. Which is the most reliable engine in the Rover 75 stable? By the way, the forward view without the camera mount was great! The owner also contributed such great comment and so thanks to him.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Yes, I got Mike to drive, as he is an expert in these cars. Normally, I am filming alone, and so that is not possible. In terms of the most reliable engine....probably the Ford V8! The AR Online website is an incredible resource of information about the British Motor Industry from 1952 to the present day as well as some foreign manufacturers, and Mike has contributed a lot to it.

[@AlanReynoldsBucklandJunction]

I have a long love of British vehicles including ERF FODEN MG ROVER SHAGUAR XXX :o)

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

I hope that you enjoyed the video.