Maybe it would be better if Phoenix Venture Holdings were to be made to drop the names it uses for the vehicles it sells, to start out with a completely fresh identity and see whether it can really hack it in a fiercely competitive market.
Let's face it, these cars may be many things, good or bad, but they are NOT Rovers or MGs. Rovers were made at Solihull, MGs at Abingdon - end of story.
The venture capital company that now produces cars at the old Austin plant at Longbridge and in conjunction with what is fast becoming a ragbag of Far Eastern businesses should be made to stop using the names of famous former British makes in what is no more than a cynical marketing exercise aimed at lame-brained potential buyers.
A few years ago one guy I worked with told me he had picked a 'Rover' 400 as his company car because it was made by BMW and the closest he would ever get to owning a BMW! Can you credit that someone could be so deluded? Being, at that time, a real Rover (P6 Three Thousand Five) owner, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
No, call them b-st-rdised BMWs, b-str-dised Hondas, Tatas or Shanghais or whatever from now on and let's see how the market reacts when potential buyers have to face the truth!
BTW, Honda seems to be able to supply, without drama, parts for the cars it made in conjunction with 'Rover', so where's 'Rover's' problem?

judders one exceleration and while driving

its annoying cos in 3 years its never even had a tyre
yet in here they get slagged off something terrible

i think i will try and get the pipe myself, this weekend and put it on, it doesnt appear blocked but its got a real tear in it half way along

We used a thick towel under the baby seats (with metal frame) for both our children as the force the "experts" tell you to use to push down on the baby seat to securely position it as you lock it with the belts could easily mark the upholstery over time - particularly cloth seats with a pile. The need to protect the seat material from food etc was a secondary consideration. The towels stayed in place under the booster seats that subsequently replaced the baby seats. They are both teenagers now which brings a different set of problems!

I stand corrected!

When the car was new, Porsche recommended single-grade oils for these cars, SAE 30 for the summer and either SAE 20 or SAE 20W-20 in the winter for temperatures from +5F to 32F (-15C to 0C), of SAE 10 for constant temperatures below +5F (+15C). Normally, I recommend that you follow the suggestions in the owners manuals, but a lot has changed in the past twenty or so years.

Porsche revised its oil recommendations for these early cars about ten years ago to a multi-grade oil. The engines in these older cars were built for use with motor oils which were available at the time these cars were built. Because these earlier oils were thicker than what is usually available today, the engines internal clearances were greater than the more modern engines built since the mid seventies. Porsche also recommends not using synthetic oils in these early engines because of different types of seal and gasket materials used in them.

The cars affected by these updated recommendations are: the Type 356 (all 356, 356A, 356B, and 356C). Type 912, Type 914-4 and 916-6 (and the 916), Type 901, and Type 911 through 2.4-liter models built in 1973. The new recommendations are:

For Summer or warm climates:
SAE20W-50
SAE20W-40
SAE40
For Winter use and in cold climates:
SAE 15W-40
SAE 10W-30

Jim