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lightningghost

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Sunday 8th August 2004
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The CityRover and the Rover Streetwise - for those who hadn't already guessed

And an album of amazing cars (the black Tuscan had a deliberate scratch on the front of it which went over the bonnet waves, but I didn't know at the time).

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pesty

42,655 posts

277 months

Sunday 8th August 2004
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has anyone actualy seen a city rover on the road?

lightningghost

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Sunday 8th August 2004
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nope.

The DJ 27

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274 months

Sunday 8th August 2004
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I've seen two! God knows who buys them

vixpy1

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285 months

Sunday 8th August 2004
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Never seen a Cityrover.. but say a Maybach on Friday. German Plates

lightningghost

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Sunday 8th August 2004
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I like the way the Streetwise is trying to appeal to youths by having a one wheel on the pavement in a cool way

rico

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276 months

Sunday 8th August 2004
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pesty said:
has anyone actualy seen a city rover on the road?


seen one

looked sh*t

nuff said

BCA

8,651 posts

278 months

Monday 9th August 2004
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City Rovers always create an image of Sean Connery in my mind somehow??

Marquis_Rex

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260 months

Monday 9th August 2004
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I've seen quite a few "City Rovers" on the streets around here. (The pictures above don't open for me BTW). They do look refreshingly contemporary considering their origins.

I've also seen lots of streetwises too.

The original car that the City Rover is based upon, the Tata Indica (Indica= India car)- I saw those in the flesh in India too, and spoke to a few locals around Calcutta about their reliability, they're not as highley regarded OVER THERE as the elderly but dignified Hindustan Ambassador. Still, seeing as Fuel economy seems to be one of the predomiant judging criteria for automobiles over there- it scores over the Ambassador, hard not to though, seeing as that stalwart is a 1.8 in a relatively heavy and un aerodynamic shell....

STILL I'll bet that brainwashed "Roverdrone" types will still go on about how it is the best thing since sliced bread from their armchairs, with no direct relavant experience of them. As is always the case, hey ho!

Bodo

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Monday 9th August 2004
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Marquis_Rex said:

STILL I'll bet that brainwashed "Roverdrone" types will still go on about how it is the best thing since sliced bread from their armchairs, with no direct relavant experience of them. As is always the case, hey ho!

... and how BMW copied Rover's technology, and how this becomes obvious in the 1 series

mcflurry

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274 months

Monday 9th August 2004
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Rover Street wise innit man. 53 plate, delivery miles only. seen for £4995.
Nuff said.

pwig

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291 months

Monday 9th August 2004
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mcflurry said:
Rover Street wise innit man. 53 plate, delivery miles only. seen for £4995.
Nuff said.




Mmmmmmmm depreciation

Nevin

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282 months

Monday 9th August 2004
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pesty said:
has anyone actualy seen a city rover on the road?


Yup, in Moscow. Never here though.

rob_f

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Monday 9th August 2004
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pwig said:

mcflurry said:
Rover Street wise innit man. 53 plate, delivery miles only. seen for £4995.
Nuff said.





Mmmmmmmm depreciation


People paid MORE than that for a new one!?!? Cripes

Rob.

lightningghost

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Monday 9th August 2004
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yes. It looks a bit like it could go offroad, but that might be just because of the plastic bumpers.

You can win one with a competition by Weetabix.