alchresearch Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 My Rover 200 (same 25 bubble shape) was a great bargain. Because of all the head gasket scares the owner could barely give it away. In the years I had it I only needed to replace the brakes and tyres. It was comfy, reliable and very cheap to run. I think I bought it at 26K and sold it at 78k miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_t Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Isnt the 1.8 the engine that was used in the MGF 2 seater ? I know a few people who have had head gasket problems with those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooljules Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Ours had got 120k on when we sold it, we did 30k of those and we just had it serviced and 2 Tyres. Not bad in my book. In comparison my brothers BMW 3 series head gasket failed has needed alternator, had a water pump fail, track rod ends and a fly wheel. A well maintained rover 25 will last a long time, you only have to look at how many 200's and 25's are on the road. The K series was / is a good engine let down by the small coolant capacity. Lotus and caterham seemed to like it and used the k for a number of years in the Elise and 7 models of there cars I believe. then lotus fitted the very good, reliable toyota engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooljules Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Isnt the 1.8 the engine that was used in the MGF 2 seater ? I know a few people who have had head gasket problems with those. yup........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Isnt the 1.8 the engine that was used in the MGF 2 seater ? I know a few people who have had head gasket problems with those. Yep, that and the Freelander. That engine is quote a mystery. I've known 'F' owners who've driven their baby carefully from new and had failure, and sometimes failure after failure. And then there are those who've driven it really hard and never had a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 then lotus fitted the very good, reliable toyota engine Wasn't that because of the K series' inability to meet the emission targets in the U.S. and a supply issue in the death throes of Rover... the Toyota wasn't without it's problems either.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Interesting read about the K series engine here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_K_engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Mrs Waldershelf bought a new 1.1 S reg, did over 50k miles in it with no problems other than it required starter motor at 40k miles she replaced that with a new 52 plate 1.4 ran it for over 50k miles no problems at all, she has just replaced it again this time with a Renault Clio. If Rover were still in business she would have had another 25. The cars were reliable, did not rust, the 1.4 went very well was nice to drive and was quite economical. I wonder how many of the people telling you what rubbish cars they have actually owned one. Its a shame we don't have a car industry in this country anymore. We had a 1988 Peugeot 305 which we put through 5 annual tests and it passed every one including emissions. the bodywork and engine were superb and it had 198000 miles on the clock, did 55 to gallon(1.9 diesel) and we would still have it now but for the fact my husband was waiting patiently at red lights looked in the mirror and realised the car approaching from rear wasn't going to stop in time and braced himself for impact. the other mans insurance company wouldn't pay for repairs to rear door as said would cost more than car was worth and we had to part with our classic car. Beware Saga insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_t Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Not really to do with Rover but more to do with reliability..take a look at http://www.reliabilityindex.com/ Interesting to note that the bottom 10 cars are mostly so called prestige cars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consumer Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Whatever car you are buying make sure you know your rights. Clear and practical advice on buying cars can be found at consumerdirect.gov.uk/cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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