Scotland to Wales in my new Rover 75 - 360 miles! 

Believe it or not I did look after this up until a year ago when I started suffering from Multiple Sclerosis. The plenum drains were cleaned last year, the rear light clusters were sealed 2 years ago. The fuel filter was replaced when it was serviced in April. I even fitted new carbon brushes to the radiator fan...

Glad to help with the key repair.

Gotta love people like Keith with a shack full of test and measurement gear and decades of knowledge. Always a treat seeing craftsmen at work.

❤ OMG the Rover 75 still looks so delicious. Great design ❤

Transponder pliers 🤣🤣 brilliant

"we have the technology" - Keith. Six Million Dollar Man reference. We're showing our ages! Nice job.

flash backs to a time when my wife and i made cockpit assembley for the 75.....happy factory days

Great to see Keith could help out. Oh, the power of the comments!!

19 years old complaining about cup holder lol. zt190 my current car, love it. The noise, handling plus its mostly british.

This guy keeps me going. All the best, mate. (I hate my job, I can't drive, but I get an awful lot of pleasure watching these vids, something I look forward to, when I get i from work). Thank you.

We have two 75’s in the household - the 160 Remap transforms the car. Best €100 you could ever spend if you’re planning to keep it for any length or time ...zero downsides.

It's a shame rover wasn't as successful. Very comfortable cars.

If i ever have Key trouble, Keith's seems to be the guy to fix it. he local to me :)

Always loved the dash and interior of the 75s

The Rover 75 gets better and better, you fall in love with it Ian. Nice ending to the video.

That was very nice of Keith. Saw his comments below the reveal (?) video, offering his services. What a community this is turning out to be, Mr. Hubnut

A few years ago, I used to have a lift to and from work in a Rover 75, very comfortable.

I really like the closing scene music and scenery. Once Covid-19 has been conquered, Wales and Scotland are on the top of my list of places to visit.

I love the shape of the Rover 75.

my parents used to have a dark blue rover 75 v6 sterling tourer and it was such a comfortable car to be in.

HubNut - Making a mundane roadtrip in a Rover 75 really interesting and entertaining GO IAN!!!!

Enjoyed this video. So glad the key issue is sorted. That was making me anxious - and it's not even my car! Looking forward to the Granada and E28 road tests. 😀

Re Jaffa Cakes - my girlfriend brought round some lime Jaffa Cakes and left them at my flat without meaning to. She was mildly shocked to discover, upon her return, that I'd scoffed the lot..! So, I'm with you there, Ian...

I’ve had my Rover 75 1.8T Connoisseur 03 plate since 2005, it’s still a good car and nice drive, I hope you enjoy your new car.

Ian, I know long distance travel abroad isn't your most favourite thing in the world, but I would love to see you do a roadtrip of North America one day. You are sincerely one of the very few people I enjoy virtually tagging along with!

loving the music you included in the time lapse section near the end.

I like Keith and his workshop. Man after my own heart.

love the 75

That new key was very satisfying to see work, and those steering wheel plastics were driving me nuts. Nice to see them looking tidy! I'm really enjoying the 75 content

HubNut BRAVO I LOVE YOU ROVER 75

Fantastic tune and footage at the end 'To weather a storm'. Very creative. Well done. HubNut is so good👍

Looking forward to watching more videos on this 75

Great vid, great music, lovely motor...all presented with your usual honest charm Ian...cheers.

The power of the interweb is awsome, as is Keith. Good man.

Lovely Jubbly, thanks Keith for helping Mr HubNut.

Forget about Maths and Geography; you are more than good at what here matters: Old Cars and affordable Youngtimers which we love; A+ in video recording, sound included. I love last scene: just music and driving, good music and perfect driving. You are a 21st century Gentleman: you turn on your indicators to properly signal your turn, you respect security distance and you only overtake when needed and under good visibility conditions. Signed: a former teacher.

Top quality video Professor HubNut. Playing swappies looks like a very promising source of much future content to come.

I’m 36 and really do have a soft spot for the 75

The key issue aside, the interior is lovely. It looks like your driving along in a Jag. I'm a big fan of wood trim in a car.

Ooh progress! Excellent. So glad you put the steering column surround back together. OCD was doing backflips! Cheers

75! NICE! I always did like that car.

I found myself watching this video, looking at the Rover, the E28 and the Granada and one word just kept popping into my head: "want." Can't wait for the road tests, and a good result with the Rover's key there.

I loved my rover 75 .it had all the toys and they worked.i had the face lift 2004 model.what a comfy car

I had one, from three months old...a truly beautiful car to drive

Tip for old wiper blades is a green scourer- make sure it is damp, fold it over the edge of the blade and pull along it several times to take off the dull rubber.

Thanks for another great road trip Ian. It had it all! A new car for the fleet, some tinkering, some site seeing and a speedy musical finale.

Brilliant vid. Love the time lapse driving. Mesmerising!

You can’t beat people like Keith. Legends.

I've had 2 75's and had nothing wrong with both. Great cars and i;d have another any time. Great video as always.

Excellent adventure. There’s something enjoyable about an old car gradually revealing its secrets, good or not.

Good luck with that Rover!!! ..... your gonna need it!!!

Yay glad to see you got the key sorted. It is a nice looking car the 75, really like the dash instruments. Looking forward to the next instalment =)

People like Keith are gems, treasure them.

lovely music edited in, and beautiful color on the Rover75

I still miss my rover 75 to this day

Thank you so much for buying this car and creating this content! This is a car ingrained in my memory. As someone who grew up in this era I remember the sound of that BMW diesel firing up, the lovely indicator tick and how exciting and elegant it was when new! They key fell apart on the way back from a funeral and the clutch went twice but I still loved it. I guess that is what cars are all about! Knowing that objectively something isn't that great and that you're looking back with rose-tinted specs but still the a ability to be instantly transported to a different time or emotion. I feel this is severely lacking in most modern cars! 🤔

Had 3 off these back in the day a real mixed bag, lovely interior, small cabin given the size, underpowered with mixed reliability but all in all a nice place to be.

A year last March I hit the jackpot. A one owner 75 CDTI Club in Copperleaf. 84k, every receipt of work carried out on it, (all main dealer until Rover went bust), full service history, even down to the Rover salesman business card in the sun visor, in absolutely immaculate condition. It is absolutely superb in every way. I got it all. Style, comfort, and the " bulletproof", M47 turbo diesel. Boy, was that a lucky day. 18 months on...a broken rear Spring apart, faultless.

Congratulations mate! A fab 75... good onya HubNut

I love seeing you get all excited about improving your car, and a lovely roadtrip too :-)

Super video, nice music, thanks mate brought a smile to my face, take care.

Again, loved the timelapse at the end! And I bet you will never be happier than with this car when you were able to use the key again.

Another great episode in life of hubnut. With added music. Very nice.

had a rover 75 myself, never trully departed with it. I like how your door windows are all scratched 😃😃, had the same in mine

I admire your perseverance with the key issue. As nice as the interior and spec of the car is. It does have its gremlins. But that's hubnut motoring. 👍

Top video Mr. Hubnut. 👍 it really had a bit of everything, loved it. On my last visit to UK I visited the Falkirk Wheel near the Kelpies. It was fascinating.

I am really digging Keith's shed! Nice setup, there!

Well done Keith, very good of you to sort out Ian's lock problems. I love the 75 Ian, if it was not for the fact Rover sadly disappeared I would have no doubt have ended up with one. I rented one once and greatly enjoyed my couple of days with it. Let's hope the MOT man does not find too many nasty surprises.

Thanks Hubnut 👍 glad you enjoyed your trip up north and I can't wait for the Granada video!

Yes, Ian, I love a good Hubnut road trip. 👍

What a great car i love rover's and the 75 is a car of luxury you will have a comfortable ride on your trip 😀 happy travels

I loved my Rover 75. And loved visiting the Kelpies last year. Not in the 75 I sold that a few years back. They're a beautiful car to drive. If you need any advice do ask. Also the Rover 75 & ZT Club is an excellent resource who will point you in the right direction for anything you need. Water ingress is quite a problem, usually from the rear light seals, or blocked plenums. Some people drill a hole in the floor to let it out..

I had a feeling the old "Chaka Demus" 😉 would be an issue but you sorted it .Take care Ian glad you made it home , the 75 does look plush 👍

What lovely choice of car for hubnut fleet I got Rover MG ZT 2001in my car fleet had car from new in Gray metallic lovely car never had any major problems with car big thumbs up 🤗 for channel

LOVE the keyfob scenario! It plumbed hitherto unimaginable depths of Hubnuttery!! How was it possible for the key to have SO much wrong with it??!!! ONLY on Hubnut' - wonderful.....!

I used to work in a BMW Parts Department. There was a regular stream of customers with key issues, usually lost keys. BMW has a bit of a procedure to get replacements, depending on the Model Year. As I was located in Australia, the keys often had to be ordered from Singapore, so there was a time delay, plus they were inordinately expensive. One particular style had a rechargeable battery, that had a limited life. Once that was reached, time for a new key, dealer price $500 plus AUD. BMW's originally come with 3 keys. Invariably spares are not passed on when the car is sold. Used car buyers got a bit of a shock when requesting a spare. It's always a good idea to have a spare key, because modern cars can't be started without the transponder chip. A bloke lost his car keys overboard in the Murray River, so his car was stuck where he parked it for a considerable length of time. Various locksmiths are apparently able to provide a functioning key for far less somehow. What a palaver!

Congrats on the new Rover Ian, I think it's going to be a classic worth preserving. I was trying to find a good 75 for myself but without success. I do have a 1954 Rover 90 though, different story :)

Very nice! Have to say this car is growing on me already. Hope you can sort out the glitches and keep it as a daily driver. It may be two decades old, but it strikes me as a pretty timeless design, and a very nice and practical family car. Well worth looking after! Enjoyed the RU-vid stock music at the end, too, which I know well. One of my favourite narrowboat vlogs, Minimal List, use it with their canal trip filming a fair bit.

Fabulous video ian, lovely to watch the trail and error efforts with the key, I had to glue the blade into the fob for my zt. The music really suited the speeded up segment and felt a real quality piece of televisual entertainment. Cheers.

I have never seen a car that I instantly fell in love with. I decided I must have one. Went to see one, sat in it and thought NO. This is not for me. Like sitting in an old fashioned sideboard. Never even took it for a drive !! Still a superb looking car to my eye.

Loving the Rover.

I love this car. It's so classic. Would buy a good one for sure and enjoy to drive it. Cheers from Germany

Great vid!! I love the look of the Rover 75, would love to bring one over here to the US!

Liking the "75". A productive run home then🙂. Hope it's a keeper for you.

Very much enjoied, can't wait for more Rover!

Excellent music on the time lapse and superb drive from Merseyside down towards home, love it. And loving the 75, my last Rover was an 800 around 20 years ago, wish I'd gone 75 or even the MG instead of Mondeo now after the 800 🙁. Looking forward to HubNut on the spanners with this.

Hi Ian, regardless of what others might think, you have got a good deal with the 75. The dripping most likely from the plenum drain clogged up with leaves etc..... I had the same issue with mine...... wipers arms and covers off....remove the cabin filter....most probably soaking.... then a stiff wire to clean the drain holes out. Good luck with it all. Maurice. P.S. the front arms are not the pig of a job to do as someone else suggested and the handbrake is adjustable from inside the car under the central console.

Can't wait to see both the Granada and 5 Series vids. Loving the closing tune!

Ian, little trick to get the screen clean. Take a potato, yes... a potato. Cut it in half and go with it over your screen. When done clean it with water and look how it is with the blades. You will be stunned. Lovely car your Rover 75. So much history inside.

The Kelpies are magnificent. Great entertaining video as usual.

That is a beautiful car. I loved my 75. The cupholder is better with a travel mug

You now have two of my favourite cars foxann and the 75 I am so jealous in a good.way

I've never had a ride in or driven a Rover 75, having said that I have always thought that 75s have always looked nice ascetically, much better than the Vectra. Big thumbs up Ian!

Good work Keith! Hope this car stays in the HubNut fleet. A nice warm Rover for moving about in with the family over the winter seems like a good option to me.

Mr. HubNut this is a fantastic choice. A very underrated car. I had the 2.5 V6, one of the nicest cars I've ever owned. If well-maintained you'll love it.

Great video once again. Really enjoyable and so much more pleasing than someone revealing their new Ferrari!!!

I had a 75 as a company car and I did prefer it to my previous Mondeo . Interesting as always

New key ahhhhhhhhhhhhh. Very satisfying 😊

Brilliant video Ian you did well with the key there

Very nice inside, dash is pleasant to look at.