Would you buy a Rover?

ioscorpio

Would you buy a Rover, I've seen a 2006 Rover City offered for £3700 stating original cost over £9000, obviously there is no longer a manufacturers' warranty on it.

I don't know if I even like them, but a bargain is a bargain and I need a car now I no longer have a company car.

espresso

I think that you mean a City Rover. More info here. including pics and opinions.

plane_boy2000

WOuldnt bother myself - they were not very good even with a warranty. Spend a bit more and get something like a hyundai getz with 5 year warranty and 3 years RAC from 5995. thats only 1300 more for a better car with warranty. Also you have to conside rthat the city rover was actualy an indica tata from india so as such spares in teh UK are likely to be a bit thin on the ground.

djl

no i wouldn`t i had a rover a few years ago parts cost the earth

Tallymanjohn

espresso wrote:

I think that you mean a City Rover. More info here. including pics and opinions.

Was there ever a city rover worth £9,000?

espresso

Tallymanjohn wrote:

Was there ever a city rover worth £9,000?

I've no idea! It says £6,500-£8,500 on that website.

Bob63

I wouldn't buy that Rover even if the only car left on earth were a 1983 Lada. Rover went bust for a reason. They built awful cars that nobody wanted to buy.

Mike

Cat72

My OH had a rover 200 and we had lots of problems with it, mostly it needed a new engine, which is a common fault with the rovers.It turned into a total money pit and we were very glad when it got wrote off in an accident ( I nicknamed it carrie ! ) . His friend also had a rover and had the same problem with the engine with the cost of a new engine making the car worthless plus causing other problems.
His father also has a bigger rover which is a R reg and it is still running but I suspect not for that much longer. However I would not recommend one, as everyone I know who has had one has had big garage bills.
For your money you can get a much better reliable car that is a more safer option.

withabix

Don't buy a City Rover at any price IMHO.

They were built in India and should have stayed there.

Spend £3700 on a second hand car.

philhuff

I've got to agree, it is a truly awful car, regardless of how little you can buy one for. There's a difference between cost and value ;-)

Spend the money on something like a 2002/3 Toyota Yaris - you'll get a better car that's more reliable and cheaper to run, and save some cash in the process, too. If you want the comfort of a warranty, buy from a main dealer but get *at least* £400 off the price.

Are you part-exchanging anything, or is it just a straight cash purchase?

sirhan_sirhan

First post, although a long time viewer of MSE.

As a CityRover owner, I am going to have to against the grain on this one. Have been driving People Carriers for many years but, after having problems with my last Galaxy, couldn't decide what to go for this time around. Saw Motorpoint selling CityRovers (new) for 4k earlier this year and figured that they were almost disposable for that price as the first year depreciation on an MPV would be in excess of 4k.

Asked around first to see what I could find out about CityRovers and, in general mechanics seemed to rave about the engines. They are made by a company in India called Tata who also make highly respected (so I am told) pick-ups. The cars are designed for poor Indian Roads and so (again I was told) should prove to be hard wearing on UK roads.

I haven't been disappointed with my car. True, the finish is cheap and it is noisy at speed, but it does the job and has quite a bit of acceleration (light body, 1.4 engine). Rear seat passengers have more leg room than I would have expected for a car of this size.

We have just returned from a lengthy trip around Europe in the car.

My partner especially loves the car and, when I do replace my MPV (the true reason that I was looking at this area of the site) we will actually keep the CityRover and sell her saloon.

Be prepared for some odd looks from car snobs, and I do anticipate some problems with spare parts, but I would highly recommend this car, especially if it is intended as a city car rather than one for long motorway commutes.

Hope this helps