can you still get parts for Rovers?

red_devil

Ive seen a Rover Impression 1.4 2004 car for £2895. 48, 470 miles. This seems a good deal does anyone agree? Can you get parts though!

Sidmon

Run as fast as you can away from a Rover of that type......it's not even cheap. They do sell parts for them still but that's only because of the lucrative market for parts for them as so many of them will need replacing!!!

If your name is in reference to you being a Manure fan then ignore any advice above and go ahead and buy it......you'll love it!

jaydeeuk1

Far, far better and more reliable cars around for that sort of money. Edit- if its because you like the shape, get a 2003 daewoo lanos for about £800!

gord115

You could get something japanese for that money,far more reliable and up to date.

red_devil

thanks for that.

michaelvintner

I though most of the later Rover cars were just old Hondas. Would most parts basically be Honda bits anyway.

That was the problem. Why buy a 8 year old tarted up Honda with a Rover badge on it, when you could get a brand new Honda for the same price. It is a real shame with what happened to Rover but years of neglect, underinvestment and BMW ownership (when they tried to market them at more than any sane person would pay for them) only gave it one way to go.

You can get much better for that money. I personally like Rovers and don't want to knock them but unless it was a dirt cheap bargain of the century, which this isn't I would advise buying something else.

Mcfi5dhc

I have an MG ZR - to answer the OPs first question, I would say that is a poor price - you could get the MG version (which would be better than the Rover version) for less.

Answer to 2nd question - availability is easy peasy - plenty of websites if you want new stuff, plenty of scrap yards if you want cheaper stuff. Which leads me on to the points raised by everyone else...

Although I love my car, boy am I glad I have two mechanics in the family (and a decent scrapyard round the corner full of Rover 25s). You tend to get the 25's fairly unscathed in the scrapyards, as with the civics (have had loads of bits of them). The MGs usually end up wrapped round a tree, so they are usually no good in the scrappy.

Saying that, my MG is fast approaching 100,000 miles (high 90's now), so things will go wrong.

Hope this helps

emmell

michaelvintner wrote: »

I though most of the later Rover cars were just old Hondas. Would most parts basically be Honda bits anyway.

That was the problem. Why buy a 8 year old tarted up Honda with a Rover badge on it, when you could get a brand new Honda for the same price. It is a real shame with what happened to Rover but years of neglect, underinvestment and BMW ownership (when they tried to market them at more than any sane person would pay for them) only gave it one way to go.

You can get much better for that money. I personally like Rovers and don't want to knock them but unless it was a dirt cheap bargain of the century, which this isn't I would advise buying something else.

Let me know where you can get a brand new Honda for £2895 and I'll be there like a shot.
ML.

Rolandtheroadie

The early rover 827 series had Honda engines (up till the early 90's) but was there not a fall out and they turned to the k series engines? (as in k for krap?)

vaio

Any motor factor will be able to sell you all the normal service parts (especially head gaskets)

postmanpat68

vaio wrote: »

Any motor factor will be able to sell you all the normal service parts (especially head gaskets)

Rimmer bros near lincoln stock many rover parts, ive used them in the past.