To buy a City Rover, or not???

begley

We have saved up £1200 and are looking for a second hand car. Mrs B has been shopping today and has found a City Rover, 51,000 miles, 04 plate, 12 months MOT, 5 doors. The man'll give 3 months warranty too, and wants 1100 quid for it. However, we've heard that they have problems with getting parts, and also with the master cylinder. Has anyone got any advice please? We're supposed to be picking it up on Tuesday!!

gilbert_and_sullivan

no no and thrice no.

I used to deliver these Tata's by transporter when new, literally they were falling apart on the truck.
Absolute rubbish.
Whoever was responsible for sticking the Union flag on the back of the junk should have been flogged.

motorguy

begley wrote: »

We have saved up £1200 and are looking for a second hand car. Mrs B has been shopping today and has found a City Rover, 51,000 miles, 04 plate, 12 months MOT, 5 doors. The man'll give 3 months warranty too, and wants 1100 quid for it. However, we've heard that they have problems with getting parts, and also with the master cylinder. Has anyone got any advice please? We're supposed to be picking it up on Tuesday!!

I would say, no. Bad idea.

Parts are hard to get, scrapyards dont have them to get spares off...

No redeeming qualities, and the one you're describing isnt even cheap.

Buy a clio, corsa, or fiesta. Even if you end up with a slightly older one.

YoungSaver_2

Get a fiesta, best buy ever for me. Nothing wrong in 2 and a half years

rev_henry

Everyone drives them in India so I'm not sure why they're slated over here. No personal experience of one so I can't say!

adamc260

rev_henry wrote: »

Everyone drives them in India so I'm not sure why they're slated over here. No personal experience of one so I can't say!

No disrespect to India but what we want from a car and what they want from a car... is very different!

Ultrasonic

This Top Gear review of the City Rover may be of interest (it is humourous but I think a tiny bit of journalism was trying to break out at the same time):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d1hHI40oMY

Also have a look at this (including the owner's reviews):

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/rover/cityrover/hatchback-2003/

atrixblue.-MFR-.

at least it doesnt pop it headgaskets. thats my only plus on it.

i did actualy test drive on i though the anti rollbar rubbers wer shot and the wishbones had gone but theyre all like that!.

maninthestreet

£1100 for an EIGHT year old City Rover??? It aint worth tuppence!

Ultrasonic

How does a Ford KA compare to a City Rover? Being realistic I think that might be more do-able for £1200 than a Fiesta, without it being very old or high mileage.

pendulum

!!!!!! Rover