Rover 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE (Spares or Repair)

Item Features Rover 2.5:

	Used: An item that has been previously used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... Read moreabout the condition	Year:	2004
Fuel:	Petrol	Manufacturer:	Rover
Power:	174	Model:	75
Seats:	5	Type:	Standard Car
Drive Side:	Right-hand drive	Doors:	4
Previous Owners:	5	Colour:	Black
Safety Features:	Driver Airbag	Metallic Paint:	Yes
Exterior:	Alloy Wheels	Reg. Date:	04/09/2004
Interior/Comfort Options:	Air Conditioning	Mileage:	78,000
In-Car Audio:	AM/FM Stereo	Engine Size:	2,497
Reg. Mark:	null	MOT Expiry:	01/2016
V5 Document:	Yes	Transmission:	Automatic

vehicle description:

Righto,           Here we have my poorly sick Rover 75 Connie SE. I bought her via the 75 Owners website in December 2014 and we had a lovely time together. She had some trying times. The sunroof motor burnt out due to the fact the interior screen is broken causing the mechanism to stick. I"ve replaced the motor so at least the sunroof can operate. 
Sat Nav unit suffered water damage so is no longer working.
CD player stopped working so I stripped it and voila, she works again.
But I just took these as small incidents on the path to comfort and the ability to waft up and down the M6.
Until early May 2015 when en route to work she decided to overheat on me.
I had to be brought home by the RAC, whom diagnosed head gasket failure. As I"m a member of the 75 owners forum I sought their expert help. The advice on there suggested it was a failure of the thermostat, as head gasket failure, whilst not unheard of, is fairly rare in the V6.
So, I replaced the thermostat and all seemed well. For a week or so at least and then I noticed she was loosing coolant, and there was a whiff of coolant in the air.
So, this was the straw that broke the pRoverbial camel, and she is now for sale.
She looks great (from 10 foot away) but up close as she is black she shows her battle scars. Perhaps the worst is the rear nearside door is a different shade to the rest of the car. To my eternal shame I"d never noticed until someone politely pointed it out, but then I"d bought her off pictures and after all, she didn"t cost the earth.
I"ve tried to show her scars as best I can. 
She has really nice Meteor alloys which were refurbed before I purchased her. She has heated seats that work, as do the powerfold mirrors. As can be seen, she has the Hi Line system, I"ve disconnected the broken Sat nav. Apparently, the previous owner fitted the wiring for cruise control.
Below I"ve copied the original add from late last year.
54 Reg Pearl Black 2.5 V6 Auto
255);>only 77000 miles on the clock
255);>Usual Conn SE refinements but also
255);>Sunroof
255);>Powerfold Mirrors
255);>Hi-line Sat Nav
255);>Refurbished Meteors Alloys with 2 new front tyres 
255);>
255);>Work done this year
255);>Cambelt and Waterpump
255);>New Thermostat and sparks
255);>New Radiator
255);>Gold resistor upgrade to fan
255);>Autobox fluid change
255);>Aircon recharge
255);>New Battery
255);>Oil and all filters changed
255);>Bottom Mount changed
255);>Wooden light oak steering wheel
255);>Fitted headlight washers
255);>2 keys and recently had a few supermarket dings removed from bodywork
255);>
255);>Wiring for cruise is there to fit if required.
So, she has to go. As to reliability, I"ve left her running on the drive and she does not overheat, but she does lose coolant from somewhere. 
So, she is spares or repair, I offer no guarantee on aspect of the car. Hence the start price.

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