Rover 420, 83,000 miles, £550, good deal?

somech

catflea wrote: »

And that sadly, is why British Industry failed.

Have you ever actually driven a Rover? I know for sure that my little 114 is one of the most grin inducing cars I've had the pleasure of driving.

is that grin or grimace inducing:)

motorguy

catflea wrote: »

From what I have seen I would not be adverse to the car factoring in that it may only last 6 months before failing its MOT. I reckon £300-£400 would be the right money

You dont buy much from a dealer for £400, particularly given he'll have to have some sort of a warranty on it.

motorguy

catflea wrote: »

From what I have seen I would not be adverse to the car factoring in that it may only last 6 months before failing its MOT. I reckon £300-£400 would be the right money

What makes you think it will fail its mot, any more than any other £500 shed?

motorguy

scotsman4th wrote: »

Add in the cat, battery and alloys, it's probably at £300.
Is the car worth the other £250 for 6 months running? Under a tenner a week? You will probably get it for £500 or less which is even cheaper. If it passes an MOT, great. If not, get rid.
I have to admit, I know rovers are rubbish with poor build quality, common faults and suspect reliability, but i love them.
In the past 10 years, i've had an 820, 2 827's, an sd1 and a Range Rover. My next car will either be a diesel 825 or a disco.

You'll also get some rover fanatic who would pay good money for that leather interior. They still have a dedicated fanbase.

motorguy

Quinny wrote: »

I'd rather boil my testicles in hot oil than have a Rover.

There are far better out there for what you have to play with cash wise.

Spoken by a man who no doubt has never owned or driven one.

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

catflea wrote: »

And that sadly, is why British Industry failed.

Have you ever actually driven a Rover? I know for sure that my little 114 is one of the most grin inducing cars I've had the pleasure of driving.

I have, a 400 series Rover. It was a pile of !!!!. Vague steering, underpowered engine, uncomfortable seats.

Horrid in every respect. Rover failed because it kept on making !!!! cars. The end.

Exemplar

114 GTa, sweet! as long as you avoid puddles! 220 Tomcat Coupe, lovely! 115SD cool! they did do SOME nice ones!!

Quinny_2

pgilc1 wrote: »

Spoken by a man who no doubt has never owned or driven one.

My old man had an SD1 3.5 V8 which literally dropped to bits around him, and I passed my test in a BL Metro, which wasn't the nicest vehicle to drive, and then went onto own an MG Metro for 3 months before it ended up facing the wrong way on a roundabout while exiting it.

So in answer to your question, yes I have had the Rover experience.

flyingscotno1

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

I have, a 400 series Rover. It was a pile of !!!!. Vague steering, underpowered engine, uncomfortable seats.

Horrid in every respect. Rover failed because it kept on making !!!! cars. The end.

Yet, others stumbled on.....

Rover failed because the U.K market changed too- you can see that in your average traffic jam.

motorguy

Quinny wrote: »

My old man had an SD1 3.5 V8 which literally dropped to bits around him, and I passed my test in a BL Metro, which wasn't the nicest vehicle to drive, and then went onto own an MG Metro for 3 months before it ended up facing the wrong way on a roundabout while exiting it.

So in answer to your question, yes I have had the Rover experience.

So i guess you wouldnt drive any japanese car now because they used to rust to bits in the 1970s??

The Austin Metro was the UK's best selling car during the early 1980s, and was in fact a very good car, given the market alternatives at that time. Even as far as 1991, the Rover Metro, a revamped Austin Metro, won car of the year, by people i guess better qualified to comment than you or i.

I had a 1983 MG Metro and subsequently a 1988 MG Metro, neither of which exited a roundabout the wrong way during the many tens of thousands of miles i did in them - driver error perhaps?

But you are still talking of cars first introduced 40 years ago? I'm not sure of the relevance now?