Marketing and Magic

[Nungali]

15 hours ago, Lairg said:

 

Both the engine and transmission feel very ordinary

 

Okay ,   I  can understand that's what you feel . but its  curious you picked those two aspects first , as the car has a very good reliable  V6 2.5 Lt engine with plenty of power in the mid-range .   Its 20 years old and has never had an engine problem .  Only proper timed maintenance ;  timing belts and other components that naturally wear over decades .  

 

{ The Rover 75 with a 2.5-liter engine is powered by the KV6, a 24-valve, quad-cam V6 engine designed by Rover. This engine was also used in the Rover 800 before being refined for the 75. The 2.5-liter KV6 is known for its smoothness, refinement, and sporty performance when pushed, offering a good balance of power and a desirable V6 sound, especially when the car is in sport mode.}

 

The transmission is extraordinary . I have never experienced  a system like that  - automatic  with  a  automatic kick down through the gears  with high engine breaking . . .  limiting the need to hold the breaks on ;   slight pressure on the break pedal, auto kick down , high engine breaking, foot off the brake pedal .

 

My mechanic , who is ex- pit crew racing mechanic , even he was impressed with its breaking set up . 

 

So, the point is , and  I am wondering , what stimulus you received and where it was from that caused you to  form this opinion  ?  

 

 

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The car feels a bit depressed.  I would not buy it

 

The car feels depressed   ?   

 

Is that because it 'feels a bit blue '  ?

 

{  "Feeling blue" is an idiom that means feeling sad or melancholic. It's a common way to express a temporary state of low spirits or sadness, distinct from clinical depression. }  

Edited 14 hours ago by Nungali

[Lairg]

The car is one of the bodies used by a nature spirit

 

 

[Nungali]

Is the car depressed  because its body is possessed by a nature spirit , or  for some other reason  ? 

 

 

 

 

[Lairg]

Years ago when I took the head off a Honda Civic, the nature spirit left.

 

When the head went back on the same nature spirit came back.  It seemed that the firing of the cylinders was the primary anchor.

 

Long ago as I carried home a boombox, I noticed it had a curled up nature spirit inside.   After I played some music I could see the nature spirit uncurling