RE: SOTW: Rover 200 BRM
Discussion
Ive owned two BRM's
Awesome cars, around 350 left on the road these days.
One of mine is still in storage, the other recently got shipped to holland.
Can be had for as little as £500 up to £2000 for a minter.
Buy one now and lock it away, the interiors really do need to be seen and the vvc engine is a marvel.
People who spout on that " its a rover and oh watch the headgasket " are ignorant who follow the trend.
Awesome cars, around 350 left on the road these days.
One of mine is still in storage, the other recently got shipped to holland.
Can be had for as little as £500 up to £2000 for a minter.
Buy one now and lock it away, the interiors really do need to be seen and the vvc engine is a marvel.
People who spout on that " its a rover and oh watch the headgasket " are ignorant who follow the trend.
I've had three of these, currently my pride and joy is a 26k 1999 T plate with a/c !! (limited run with a/c and sunroof!!) Come on guys and girls its horses for courses but its a niche little car, thats a little bit of fun. Also its good fun to drive, not the quickest but still holds its own. Check out the owners club website if your interested. Its a little bit of fun and theres nothing wrong with that!!!!
You may slag it off, but have you seen how much you pay for an MG Maestro Turbo these days? You'll struggle to find one in SOTW territory, put it that way. Rarity, chuckability and a kind of perverse exclusivity do have a habit of forcing prices up in the long run.
Times change. When they were new, the MG BGT was frequently bought by twentysomethings after a cool, cheap, practical car that was fun to drive. Now those first buyers are in their forties, fifties and sixties and routinely pay upwards of £5k for a mint 'B', even though, to its detractors, it's 'just' a rebodied Morris Oxford.
To many, hot hatches replaced sports cars. Take a look around and you'll see many twentysomethings with a similar outlook to BGT-man back in the '70s driving around in ZRs.
Yes, to some it's 'just' a rebadged Rover, but to the people who bought them, from the teenager bowled over by the fact that a ZR1.4 could be his first car, to the club rallyist who started out with a 180, they will be as desirable as an MG BGT over time.
So, picture the 'ordinary' classic car scene in, say, 15 years. The Ford Ka will have replaced the Mini in the affections of the young drivers who started out with the smallest car that also happened to be fun and distinctively styled. The Peugeot 106 will have a massive following (it just will. I know loads of people who could very easily afford far more desirable cars who are clinging onto their 106s, having fallen deeply in love with the willing engine, handling and neat Pininfarina looks - there's a lot of 205 GTi 1.6 about them).
But I reckon that in classic car shows of the future, whereas the F will take the place of the B roadster, the ZR will be the 'new' BGT, a popular classic and also a popular 'starter classic' due to massive club support and practicality. With this wave of nostalgia, demand will be high for good examples.
Now, against that backdrop, where people will pay handsomely for a nice ZR180, imagine what they'll fork out for a BRM?
Times change. When they were new, the MG BGT was frequently bought by twentysomethings after a cool, cheap, practical car that was fun to drive. Now those first buyers are in their forties, fifties and sixties and routinely pay upwards of £5k for a mint 'B', even though, to its detractors, it's 'just' a rebodied Morris Oxford.
To many, hot hatches replaced sports cars. Take a look around and you'll see many twentysomethings with a similar outlook to BGT-man back in the '70s driving around in ZRs.
Yes, to some it's 'just' a rebadged Rover, but to the people who bought them, from the teenager bowled over by the fact that a ZR1.4 could be his first car, to the club rallyist who started out with a 180, they will be as desirable as an MG BGT over time.
So, picture the 'ordinary' classic car scene in, say, 15 years. The Ford Ka will have replaced the Mini in the affections of the young drivers who started out with the smallest car that also happened to be fun and distinctively styled. The Peugeot 106 will have a massive following (it just will. I know loads of people who could very easily afford far more desirable cars who are clinging onto their 106s, having fallen deeply in love with the willing engine, handling and neat Pininfarina looks - there's a lot of 205 GTi 1.6 about them).
But I reckon that in classic car shows of the future, whereas the F will take the place of the B roadster, the ZR will be the 'new' BGT, a popular classic and also a popular 'starter classic' due to massive club support and practicality. With this wave of nostalgia, demand will be high for good examples.
Now, against that backdrop, where people will pay handsomely for a nice ZR180, imagine what they'll fork out for a BRM?
vinny19791 said:
Ive owned two BRM's
Awesome cars, around 350 left on the road these days.
One of mine is still in storage, the other recently got shipped to holland.
Can be had for as little as £500 up to £2000 for a minter.
Buy one now and lock it away, the interiors really do need to be seen and the vvc engine is a marvel.
People who spout on that " its a rover and oh watch the headgasket " are ignorant who follow the trend.
Cheers for the info... always had a large soft spot for the Rover 200vi/BRM & MG ZR. This compounds it nicely!Awesome cars, around 350 left on the road these days.
One of mine is still in storage, the other recently got shipped to holland.
Can be had for as little as £500 up to £2000 for a minter.
Buy one now and lock it away, the interiors really do need to be seen and the vvc engine is a marvel.
People who spout on that " its a rover and oh watch the headgasket " are ignorant who follow the trend.
I loved these little cars when they first came out. I remember seeing one on a dealer forecourt and thought "now that looks cool". It's cheap enough to buy now and as long as it’s been looked after the head gasket should not be an issue. You could of course sort the head gasket out before it goes and fit an up rated one for many years of happy motoring.
Question - Where these not better quality and better put together than the ZR's which followed?
Question - Where these not better quality and better put together than the ZR's which followed?
This is a fab little hatch. And thankfully forgotten and overlooked by many.
Oddly enough my bro was looking at this exact car!!! But be warned it's got a rusty drivers side arch and wants £100-250 of paint work to fix it.
And to further the story my I actually took my bro to buy a different BRM on Monday night. This is his 2nd BRM and one of a long line of Rover/MG cars owned by us.
For anyone wanting a compact lightweight hot hatch, the BRM is a highly capable machine. It'll never be a HP monster, but a few tweaks and it's as quick as most modern day hot hatches, and that close ratio box and TorSen diff make a huge difference when putting the power down. Quite a comfy car and very plush inside for a small hatch.
And if I'm honest it's the closest thing I've driven to an ITR. If the ITR is the street warrior track prepped car, then the BRM is the smoother talking more comfy alternative with very similar attitude and ability.
Oddly enough my bro was looking at this exact car!!! But be warned it's got a rusty drivers side arch and wants £100-250 of paint work to fix it.
And to further the story my I actually took my bro to buy a different BRM on Monday night. This is his 2nd BRM and one of a long line of Rover/MG cars owned by us.
For anyone wanting a compact lightweight hot hatch, the BRM is a highly capable machine. It'll never be a HP monster, but a few tweaks and it's as quick as most modern day hot hatches, and that close ratio box and TorSen diff make a huge difference when putting the power down. Quite a comfy car and very plush inside for a small hatch.
And if I'm honest it's the closest thing I've driven to an ITR. If the ITR is the street warrior track prepped car, then the BRM is the smoother talking more comfy alternative with very similar attitude and ability.
I just can't get past that orange mouth. And the interior looks like Huggy Bear had a go at the design.
I don't hate it, but I do have ownership experience of another tarted up version of the same car and could never recommend that. Ok, the head gasket thing is a boring cliche but as a whole, the car is riddled with problems. No sale. It IS interesting though.
I don't hate it, but I do have ownership experience of another tarted up version of the same car and could never recommend that. Ok, the head gasket thing is a boring cliche but as a whole, the car is riddled with problems. No sale. It IS interesting though.
leon9191 said:
Always liked these but as people have said other things would come to mind before a rover 200 if I was in the market for a shed.
That drivers seat looks a bit tatty for only having 72k miles on it mind.
Curious. But what would you (or the others) get for £1k? Not many hatches at this money with this power to weight and even fewer with a LSD. That drivers seat looks a bit tatty for only having 72k miles on it mind.
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