Hello,
I drove a ’60 Series II 88 for several years as my everyday car and now I use my ’62 IIA 109 as the everyday car.
When I was driving the 88 my commute would change daily from just a few miles to close to 100 miles each way. Now I have a pretty good 5, or so, miles drive which is nice.
The big thing I recommend is getting the over drive unit. That will help with freeway speed and fuel consumption. With that you will also want more of a street tyre. The big mudslinger off-road tyres are nice if you are off road but are no fun at all on the highway.
Along with the equipment and such I’d like to point out that even with the over drive unit you are still not going to go fast, thus you will need extra time to get anywhere. This may not be as bad as it sounds. My Rover forces me to take a slow leisurely ride to work instead of the old days of driving like a lunatic and getting to work stressed out before the actual work started. The other thing is that you will need to keep up on your maintenance schedule and make that an almost weekly task. Also remember Rovers just don’t lock well so you will need to find ways to secure your stuff in the car or have stuff that if some thug nicks it you won’t mind.
The biggest suggestion I can make since it sounds like you have a couple of Rovers you can use is to try it for a week or two. See how you like having a Rover as a daily driver for a while before investing time and money into something that looked like a fun idea at the time.
Well that is my two cents worth. Most of what I said I’m assuming you already know, I’m sure that you will enjoy having a Rover as a daily driver. I know I do.
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