What's a early-thirties man doing with an "old-man's" car ? More importantly, why did he spend his own readies rather than company money on a Rover 75 just over a year ago? Simple, this car has style and it has class and this is the return to where Rover used to be before even I was a twinkle in my mum and dad's eyes. I've always admired the company and unlike many people, I've taken the trouble to read up on them rather than rely on what the man in the pub says. Rover based the 75 on the first post-war car it made called the P4 75, hence the styling cues from an era where Rover made well-engineered cars using the most ...  Read the complete review

There's a personnel crisis going on at the Slough factory of a well-known paperclip manufacturer. The production manager has called head office. He needs an expert to solve the problem, and he'll need to arrive in the sort of car that makes the right impact of course. It will have to be an executive charger; something smart, dynamic, thrusting. A car that says they're the sort of person who stays in the office late and doesn't run off home for their tea. The transport should be sufficiently suave and sophisticated to give our executive that polished look, be comfortable and relaxing and come with all mod cons. Some might say that ...  Read the complete review

I took one of these cars home for the weekend from work. It looked the business. It looks like a Jaguar S type and in a dark colour (black, navy or green) it looks like a very sleek, executive vehicle. The interior was all decked out in wood veneer, but the cloth seats looked cheap and tacky. The car I took home only had 13000 miles on the clock and already it was starting to fall to pieces! The door trims were coming off, one door handle was loose and the upholstery looked all bitty and as if it had seen better days. Now I know that fleet cars are treated really badly, but at 13k you expect it still to all be sticking together! This rover needs very high ...  Read the complete review

The Rover 75 I had was the 'Club SE' version, it was a 1.8 litre petrol engine and came with climate control. The reason why I am talking in past-tense is because the car eventually gave up in typical rover style and was sent to the scrap yard a couple of months back. Please don't misunderstand me if I sound like I didn't like this car, I was very found of everything but the engine! The car its self was a 2000 model (W reg), and the bodywork and interior was very good in many ways. The Rover 75 is a neo-classical style, very similar to a Jaguar released around the same time and I personally think that the Rover 75 looks the better of the two (I am ...  Read the complete review

And why wouldn't you want a Jag S type. I can't help but get the feeling that this car has been aimed at the Jag wannabes out there. The engine performs nicely and certainly gives you what you need when you need it. And boy is it quiet. the car that I test drive was so perfectly quiet so could get a baby to sleep in no time. In terms of comfort and features this car hits the mark nicely. The leather seats are exquisite and the console makes you feel at home instantly. If you're considering this car on looks take it for a drive and begin to consider it on performance. The only thing I have going against it is the rover name. ...  Read the complete review