IIRC, the reviews said it wasn't that the car was no good, but that it was ludicrously over priced.
Presumably not an issue at 2 yrs old.
Probably perfectly useable transport I would imagine.
Cheers
DP
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Motorpoint were selling them new for under £4k at the start of the year I think - so I would imagine the value for money on a second hand one would be pretty good. I can't comment on the reliability as I have no experience of them.
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It was a complete piece of over priced excrement. Atrocious build quality was the worst feature.
Sorry but it was.
Best bit was the Peugeot engine but I think even that was criticised for being thirsty.
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I would think parts will be tough to get in the uk. It never sold a huge number before Rover cocked its last leg, (in fact it was a sales disaster). Sharded parts from Tata may be ok to get, but anything unique (Like rover styled body parts) will be hard to get.
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groan........ they sound proper rubish
does anyone know what pug eningine it is?
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A 1.4 SOHC engine I think. Not sure what other Pugs it appeared in.
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What's Bad
Indian quality v/s UK Rover quality? List of faultgs experienced by one owner in the first 6 months:-
Water leak in the back door seal
Vibrating driver mirror
locking system broke on the back door, unable to open the door
squeak behind the steering wheel column
squeak above the mirror passenger side
back passenger seat vibrating
noise under the gear stick
oil leak
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A 1.4 SOHC engine I think. Not sure what other Pugs it appeared in.
There is no reason why this engine should be thirsty, if it is the 8v unit. It has been used in many PSA cars and produced good mpg in the ZX I had (never less than 40 mpg overall).
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Mods i sent a detailed reply to steveo 3002.Not seen it since.Any ideas?
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I saw one on the road just a couple of months after it was first released, and it had visible rust problems. I've only ever seen one other.
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The road tests were not too complimentary:
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Better than walking-there aren't many modern cars that don't do the job, it's just some do it a lot better than others.
I can't for the life of me understand why somebody would want a City Rover (can you think what City rhymes with?!) when you could have a similar, but all round much better, Ka or even somthing like a Picanto-although that might be more expensive than the Rover?
Ah well, at least we have the freedom to make such choices.
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Mods i sent a detailed reply to steveo 3002.Not seen it since.Any ideas?
Did you take a long time composing it? Could well be that you were logged out because of inactivity (writing a long reply in an open window counts as such), and the message lost when you submitted it.
see "How to avoid losing long replies..." over in Announcements.
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=33876
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a City Rover for almost 2 years.I traded it in recently with 9500mls.on the clock.Not a lot I admit,but enough to make a fair assessment.
It was parked outside in all weathers,winter and summer,it never failed to start first time.I had no breakdowns or problems with it.
I consider it to be a good reliable work horse.
The ride was a bit austere,especially over speed humps,like all small cars,I presume.However the 1.4 engine was very gutsy,carrying 4 adults
on many B class roads in the Yorks.dales and the N.Yorks.moors proved no hardship.
Having been caught in an electric storm,when the night sky resembled a battle field,and the road nal we managed it for
20 minutes with no problems.
I kept to manufactures recommende speeds in all gears for the first 600 mls,and generally looked well after it.It had no rust anywhere,as has
been suggested on some CRs.
I have to admit they are for a more mature type person,especiall for town work.I got 30mpg/45mpg overall.Road tax was more than current Focus.
You have to consider your speed when going in to a bend!and the drive does tend to whine a bit.
If your father has paid up to £4 k for the 'Select' model (not abad spec.) should be about right.
I had petrol fumes in the car at one stage,the petrol filler cap has to be properly lined up,just a matter of unscrewing it and starting again.
Hope this allays most of the negative messages you've received.
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Sorry,that should read 'and the road ahead like a canal' (Past my bedtime)
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thanks for that dry bearings
i guess dad just wants transport that goes from A to B , so hopefully it wont be too much trouble
i didnt have the cheak to ask what he paid for it....it sounds like a top spec one, 4x leccy winows , a/c and a cd player
did you ever look into where you could buy parts? do rover parts dept still exsist??
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Re -Parts.
I forgot to mention that,been too slow typing,had to start allover again.Rimmer bros, Lincoln. They have agood web site,catologue on request
good set up really.
Sounds like like the one I had,4 electric windows a/con, p/s.
Sure he'll be ok.Wife didn't want me to part with it,there again she doesn't drive!
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Thanks DD,finally managed it.
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