My Rover 2000SC automatic daily driver
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After the trip to the North and back, I took the car on a road run with the local classic car club on the Saturday, and then took it to the show on the Sunday. The show took place at the Crichton, in Dumfries, and was well-attended, helped in no small part by the fantastic weather! The car seemed to attract a lot of positive comments, and it was nice to do the run on the Saturday at a sedate pace.
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Since the car has done a lot of running in recent weeks, I decided to treat it to a service, at which point I noticed that the bearing in the waterpump was failing, so I decided to replace the waterpump, and since then, there have been no unpleasant noises under light acceleration.
At the weekend, I decided to head down to Lancashire to spend the weekend with some mates. We ended up just doing the Hebden Bridge show, but we saw lots of nice cars, and drove some nice roads. I covered 410 miles without any problems, and I was absolutely delighted with the car. It's just a pity that the weather wasn't particularly good once I got there. Here are a few photos of my car at the show, and with my friends' cars:
At the weekend, I decided to head down to Lancashire to spend the weekend with some mates. We ended up just doing the Hebden Bridge show, but we saw lots of nice cars, and drove some nice roads. I covered 410 miles without any problems, and I was absolutely delighted with the car. It's just a pity that the weather wasn't particularly good once I got there. Here are a few photos of my car at the show, and with my friends' cars:
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Calum's A40 looks absolutely stunning there! I remember when he first started posting about that one on Popular Classics a few years ago and wow, did he ever do a good job with it.
And your Rover looks as lovely as ever.
And your Rover looks as lovely as ever.
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
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Just loving this thread, keep the pics and updates a coming Thanks.
Thanks.Paul240480
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Lovely post and cracking pictures. Thanks
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I've just spotted this on eBay while window shopping. Sorry to read that it has to go - and wish my circumstances were different as it would have found a home "south of the border"!
As it is, I'm getting nearer finding what's causing the "Door open" warning that is confusing my Golf --- and seriously thinking of going back to proper cars!
As it is, I'm getting nearer finding what's causing the "Door open" warning that is confusing my Golf --- and seriously thinking of going back to proper cars!
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Goodness, it's really quite a while since I last updated this thread! 
Since my last update, I've been to Yorkshire and back in the car, covering 700 miles over 5 days, which isn't bad-going really.
I set off on Friday afternoon, after work, and travelled down to Devil's Bridge, at Kirkby Lonsdale to meet up with my friends. I travelled down with my friend from Ireland who was in his 1100, and complained that even with the longer diff fitted to his car, he wasn't happy cruising at P6 motorway speeds. We all popped CB radios into our cars for the trip, which were very handy. That evening we all camped outside Hawes, and retired to the pub in the evening.
The next morning we set off for a trip up the buttertubs, and camped in the grounds of a rather fantastic Youth Hostel in the North Yorkshire Moors.
On the Sunday, we set off for Goathland, taking a fantastic scenic route and having a very nice drive. Unfortunately the campsite that we used for the two nights we were in Goathland wasn't the best I'd encountered, and had the most awful road I've seen for a while. We drove around a lot of roads as featured in Heartbeat, and had dinner in the Aidensfiel Arms that evening. The next day, we did a bit more exploring, and visited a car dealer in Thornton-le-Dale, where we were well-received and had a good look around some fantastic cars, including rather a nice 2200TC! We then went back to Goathland over some amazing roads, and made an attempt at cooking our own meal, before ending up in the Aidensfield Arms, again. At this point, one of my friends, in the white MGB GT, had to go home, as he was working the next day.
The next day, the plan was to leave Goathland in good time, and head up to Alnwick where we'd camp that evening. Unfortunately, things didn't quite go to plan. For a start, we didn't get up particularly early, and didn't get away from the campsite until 11 or so, by the time we'd packed up, and jump started a certain MGB which had been charging phones and so on for rather longer than it could cope. Once we were on the road, things were going fine, until we got near Guisborough at which point the MG Midget cut out without warning. At the time, we suspected it was the fuel pump, and changed it over, but to no avail, so we decided to see if we could track down a different pump. At this point, we decided that the Austins should continue up to Alnwick, and my car, and the MGB would be used to go around various places, looking for pumps, since they would be an awful lot happier on the motorway, and could cruise at higher speeds with ease. After running over to Thornton-le-Dale again, over a terrific back-road, we got what we wanted, and at this point, we were advised that where the Midget had been left wasn't a particularly nice place to leave it, so we hastily returned to it, and fitted the new part. Still nothing. At which point we wondered if it was a blockage somewhere in the system. After an accidental mouthful of petrol, Harry's Midget was back on the road, by which time it was starting to get a little dark. We thought we'd try to see if we'd be able to get to Alnwick that evening, but after pounding along the A1, concluded that by half 9, we should go to a travelodge, and in the end stayed in one just outside Washington. We thought we'd been terribly clever, as the last time we'd heard from the others, just 10 minutes earlier, they still hadn't found a campsite.
After the first decent night's sleep of the trip, we headed up to meet the others, just outside Alnwick, half expecting them to have slept in their cars. UNfortunately, for us, it transpired that they'd somehow struck a deal with the local hotel, and were staying in a very posh cottage by the sea, with a full-cooked breakfast supplied in the morning! It was my birthday on the Wednesday, so I was rather surprised when I was given a couple of Rover 2000 brochures for the launch of the automatic models.
That evening I decided to head home, as I was working on Thursday. I made excellent time until I got to Carlisle, at which point, the car stalled at some traffic lights, and then became a complete pain in the neck, deciding it didn't wish to proceed any further than the car park of my favourite Italian restaurant In the end I was brought home on a breakdown lorry, due to a combination of no brake lights, a starter motor which was crying enough, and a faulty inhibitor switch. All of these problems were solved pretty quickly!
Anyway, here are a few photos. My apologies that the car is filthy in some of the later ones, and missing a rear reflector, which fell off during the trip.
Since my last update, I've been to Yorkshire and back in the car, covering 700 miles over 5 days, which isn't bad-going really.
I set off on Friday afternoon, after work, and travelled down to Devil's Bridge, at Kirkby Lonsdale to meet up with my friends. I travelled down with my friend from Ireland who was in his 1100, and complained that even with the longer diff fitted to his car, he wasn't happy cruising at P6 motorway speeds. We all popped CB radios into our cars for the trip, which were very handy. That evening we all camped outside Hawes, and retired to the pub in the evening.
The next morning we set off for a trip up the buttertubs, and camped in the grounds of a rather fantastic Youth Hostel in the North Yorkshire Moors.
On the Sunday, we set off for Goathland, taking a fantastic scenic route and having a very nice drive. Unfortunately the campsite that we used for the two nights we were in Goathland wasn't the best I'd encountered, and had the most awful road I've seen for a while. We drove around a lot of roads as featured in Heartbeat, and had dinner in the Aidensfiel Arms that evening. The next day, we did a bit more exploring, and visited a car dealer in Thornton-le-Dale, where we were well-received and had a good look around some fantastic cars, including rather a nice 2200TC! We then went back to Goathland over some amazing roads, and made an attempt at cooking our own meal, before ending up in the Aidensfield Arms, again.
At this point, one of my friends, in the white MGB GT, had to go home, as he was working the next day. The next day, the plan was to leave Goathland in good time, and head up to Alnwick where we'd camp that evening. Unfortunately, things didn't quite go to plan. For a start, we didn't get up particularly early, and didn't get away from the campsite until 11 or so, by the time we'd packed up, and jump started a certain MGB which had been charging phones and so on for rather longer than it could cope. Once we were on the road, things were going fine, until we got near Guisborough at which point the MG Midget cut out without warning. At the time, we suspected it was the fuel pump, and changed it over, but to no avail, so we decided to see if we could track down a different pump. At this point, we decided that the Austins should continue up to Alnwick, and my car, and the MGB would be used to go around various places, looking for pumps, since they would be an awful lot happier on the motorway, and could cruise at higher speeds with ease. After running over to Thornton-le-Dale again, over a terrific back-road, we got what we wanted, and at this point, we were advised that where the Midget had been left wasn't a particularly nice place to leave it, so we hastily returned to it, and fitted the new part. Still nothing. At which point we wondered if it was a blockage somewhere in the system. After an accidental mouthful of petrol, Harry's Midget was back on the road, by which time it was starting to get a little dark. We thought we'd try to see if we'd be able to get to Alnwick that evening, but after pounding along the A1, concluded that by half 9, we should go to a travelodge, and in the end stayed in one just outside Washington. We thought we'd been terribly clever, as the last time we'd heard from the others, just 10 minutes earlier, they still hadn't found a campsite.
After the first decent night's sleep of the trip, we headed up to meet the others, just outside Alnwick, half expecting them to have slept in their cars. UNfortunately, for us, it transpired that they'd somehow struck a deal with the local hotel, and were staying in a very posh cottage by the sea, with a full-cooked breakfast supplied in the morning!
It was my birthday on the Wednesday, so I was rather surprised when I was given a couple of Rover 2000 brochures for the launch of the automatic models. That evening I decided to head home, as I was working on Thursday. I made excellent time until I got to Carlisle, at which point, the car stalled at some traffic lights, and then became a complete pain in the neck, deciding it didn't wish to proceed any further than the car park of my favourite Italian restaurant
In the end I was brought home on a breakdown lorry, due to a combination of no brake lights, a starter motor which was crying enough, and a faulty inhibitor switch. All of these problems were solved pretty quickly!Anyway, here are a few photos. My apologies that the car is filthy in some of the later ones, and missing a rear reflector, which fell off during the trip.
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After the trip to Yorkshire, for reasons I don't quite understand, I bought a Rover 75 V6 with one owner from new and a full history, thinking I'd save some money by using it through the winter and in the worse weather, but it doesn't appear to work that way! 
The 75 has been totally reliable and I really like the fact that insurance is cheaper than the P6's but using the P6 as a daily was far more exciting! Since the 75's purchase, the 2000 hasn't seen as much use as it usually does, but has still done a decent number of miles! The eagle-eyed amongst you may have spotted that I was considering selling it, but I've realised that I'd far rather keep it! I finally got round to replacing the starter motor, which had been becoming increasingly slow to turn over, and had started clicking again. The new starter is so much quieter, and works instantly, without draining the battery! Aside from that, it's basically just been a case of doing some tinkering here and there. At the moment, my storage for the car isn't as nearby as I would like, but I hope to rectify this in the near future! The 75 hasn't caused any problems since I bought it, and makes a very practical daily, but I do miss the excitement of using the P6 daily. Here are a few photos from the last month or so! 8) I must apologise for the missing rear reflector in a few of the photos! The previous owner appears to have seen fit to superglue it in place rather than screwing it in, but I've now sorted this!
The 75 has been totally reliable and I really like the fact that insurance is cheaper than the P6's but using the P6 as a daily was far more exciting! Since the 75's purchase, the 2000 hasn't seen as much use as it usually does, but has still done a decent number of miles! The eagle-eyed amongst you may have spotted that I was considering selling it, but I've realised that I'd far rather keep it! I finally got round to replacing the starter motor, which had been becoming increasingly slow to turn over, and had started clicking again. The new starter is so much quieter, and works instantly, without draining the battery! Aside from that, it's basically just been a case of doing some tinkering here and there. At the moment, my storage for the car isn't as nearby as I would like, but I hope to rectify this in the near future! The 75 hasn't caused any problems since I bought it, and makes a very practical daily, but I do miss the excitement of using the P6 daily. Here are a few photos from the last month or so! 8) I must apologise for the missing rear reflector in a few of the photos! The previous owner appears to have seen fit to superglue it in place rather than screwing it in, but I've now sorted this! Re: My Rover 2000SC automatic daily driver
Just as well you opted to keep the P6, I won't say anything of an anti-kv6 nature here as I don't want to tempt fate... Lovely cars otherwise, these 75s. 
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
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To be fair the KV6 isn't that bad, if you exclude inlet manifolds, VIS motors, thermostat housing, and price of cambelt changes...
Just don't get me started on clutches by Cadburys.
Just don't get me started on clutches by Cadburys.