Discussion
RobCrezz said:
mat205125 said:
Not a bad car as such, and may be a bargain if the lack of love for them has brought their price right down.
I'd rather hunt out a Rover 200BRM if only for the seats
Hhahahaaahhahahahahahhahahahahaha, no way! hahahahahahahahhahahahhaha.I'd rather hunt out a Rover 200BRM if only for the seats
ETA Piccy...
Edited by monthefish on Wednesday 29th October 10:55
Pannywagon said:
Rover 200 BRM, that's the one with the red trim at the front.
My brother almost bought one, and was quoted almost 2 grand for insurance (3rd party only!). Mind you he was only 17. That was the 1.8 turbo wasn't it?
No.My brother almost bought one, and was quoted almost 2 grand for insurance (3rd party only!). Mind you he was only 17. That was the 1.8 turbo wasn't it?
Orange trim and no turbo.
Edited by fathomfive on Wednesday 29th October 10:57
fathomfive said:
Pannywagon said:
Rover 200 BRM, that's the one with the red trim at the front.
My brother almost bought one, and was quoted almost 2 grand for insurance (3rd party only!). Mind you he was only 17. That was the 1.8 turbo wasn't it?
No.My brother almost bought one, and was quoted almost 2 grand for insurance (3rd party only!). Mind you he was only 17. That was the 1.8 turbo wasn't it?
HTH.
Pannywagon said:
fathomfive said:
Pannywagon said:
Rover 200 BRM, that's the one with the red trim at the front.
My brother almost bought one, and was quoted almost 2 grand for insurance (3rd party only!). Mind you he was only 17. That was the 1.8 turbo wasn't it?
No.My brother almost bought one, and was quoted almost 2 grand for insurance (3rd party only!). Mind you he was only 17. That was the 1.8 turbo wasn't it?
HTH.
Edited my post above now.
You'll get loads of people telling you about the headgaskets on these, all of them experts even though they haven't owned one.
The headgaskets do go, but usually only because the water level has been allowed to drop, classic example being my girlfriends car has recently developed a leaking waterpump, thankfully it is checked over regularly by her and of course the fact I run a garage means it gets a good check over weekly, she is currently keeping on top of the leak till I get time to change it, provided she doesn't run the engine dry the headgasket will be fine for many a year now, the other common causes are the inlet manifold gasket can leak and the expansion tanks/caps can crack.
Good little cars but be aware they are british and thus:
Rust.
Aren't too well put together.
Good fun to drive.
Nippy but not insanely quick.
Terrible image.
Quite attractive and good at everything, but great at nothing.
Her little car has had a hard life and we've used it to collect car parts all over the country (911s aren't great for picking up engines etc.) but it trudges on with very little complaint.
The Brm was a special edition with an orange nose scoop, that gorgeous interior and a few handling tweaks as well as the big engine. £2000 ish.
The Vi was pretty much the above without the handling tweaks and much subtler body and interior £1000 ish.
Not driven a GTI but to be honest I would go for an MG Zr in preference.
I must say though that she won't be getting a newer/better Rover as they are overpriced for what they are, for the 2k you will spend on a decent VI/BRM/GTI there are far better cars out there IMO.
The headgaskets do go, but usually only because the water level has been allowed to drop, classic example being my girlfriends car has recently developed a leaking waterpump, thankfully it is checked over regularly by her and of course the fact I run a garage means it gets a good check over weekly, she is currently keeping on top of the leak till I get time to change it, provided she doesn't run the engine dry the headgasket will be fine for many a year now, the other common causes are the inlet manifold gasket can leak and the expansion tanks/caps can crack.
Good little cars but be aware they are british and thus:
Rust.
Aren't too well put together.
Good fun to drive.
Nippy but not insanely quick.
Terrible image.
Quite attractive and good at everything, but great at nothing.
Her little car has had a hard life and we've used it to collect car parts all over the country (911s aren't great for picking up engines etc.) but it trudges on with very little complaint.
The Brm was a special edition with an orange nose scoop, that gorgeous interior and a few handling tweaks as well as the big engine. £2000 ish.
The Vi was pretty much the above without the handling tweaks and much subtler body and interior £1000 ish.
Not driven a GTI but to be honest I would go for an MG Zr in preference.
I must say though that she won't be getting a newer/better Rover as they are overpriced for what they are, for the 2k you will spend on a decent VI/BRM/GTI there are far better cars out there IMO.
If you can get one very cheapily (which I suspect is likely) the 25 GTi or Rover 200 Vi probably isn't a bad buy. The K-Series is a great engine, HG issues aside and the Rover 200 handles respectably for a generic '90s hatch. It's not going to scare any Pug GTi6s or Focus ST170s, but it's not the same price bracket. Unfairly maligned because of the whole Rover thing IMHO.
I had a Vi and really liked it. With a rover, as said before, you have to maintain it and check fluid levels ritually and you should be ok, lack of maintainance lead to problems just like any car.
I chased a gti6 pug before and it did not leave me behind whatsoever, reasonably nippy but need to be revved like mad to get the best from them.
I chased a gti6 pug before and it did not leave me behind whatsoever, reasonably nippy but need to be revved like mad to get the best from them.
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