2004 Rover 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE [R40]

2004 Rover 75 [R40] in Midsomer Murders, TV Series, 1997-2026 Ep. 8.06

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

Author	Message
Sandie ◊ 2012-11-15 19:52	8.01: 8.02: 8.03: 8.04: 8.05: 8.06: 8.07: 8.08: The vehicle details for BX04 WMC are: Date of Liability 01 07 2013 Date of First Registration 01 05 2004 Year of Manufacture 2004 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2497cc Fuel Type PETROL Vehicle Colour BLACK I've never liked this facelift.
dsl ◊ 2012-11-15 20:03	Sandie wrote I've never liked this facelift. Nor me. Report recently that quality/reliability was worse afterwards as well.
Sandie ◊ 2012-11-15 20:15	Quality was on a downwards trajectory from about 2001 due to Project Drive. The facelift model cars (of all models, not just the 75/ZT) were certainly badly affected. Just look at the gap between the panels for the grill and the bonnet in the main picture.
tali ◊ 2012-11-19 19:31	I'm slowly warming to the facelift.
stu900 ◊ 2020-04-25 22:23	Have owned 3 facelifts all nigh on perfect running cars. Project drive took very little away from the actual running of the cars. Embossed head restraints and such like doesn't actually impact on the cars performance. Facelift all the way.
SM99 ◊ 2024-03-31 21:38	weirdly a similar model pops up in serries 15, by then the new guys were using volvos.