Which is your favourite Rover and why?

gti 1 · Post by **gti 1** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:32 pm

forgot to put the important part TURBO lmao

Bart-K · Post by **Bart-K** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:58 pm

Absolutely the SD1 3500, but anything with a turbo (non-diesel

) would do too

tonyvitesse · Post by **tonyvitesse** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:35 pm

Best Rover I have ever owned was my 420 gsi turbo. Loved the whole sleeperishness (new word!) of it. Also always liked the shape of the coupe.

gti 1 wrote:rover 220gsi all the way in bright red lowered on 17s limo tints the dogs nuts
dus it fo me every time

lol gti 1

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twinpack · Post by **twinpack** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:00 am

For me it has to be the old Rover 2000 great car(if any of you on here are old enough to remember it)haha.

mach1rob · Post by **mach1rob** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:23 pm

Yes, I had 2 both V8s

apywell · Post by **apywell** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:35 pm

I've always liked the SD1 3.5L but never owned one. I wish I had.

However, I have to admit that the Rover 75 (facelift) is a stunning motor. BTW, I have a pre-face lift model, So not happy till I have a facelift one (but I can wait).

boydy220turbo · Post by **boydy220turbo** » Tue May 01, 2007 9:44 pm

got to be the face lift 620 ti they are great cars

philgold · Post by **philgold** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:15 pm

The old 3500 P5B...if its good enough for the Queen (God bless 'er),...

Phil

JAKEBARLZ · Post by **JAKEBARLZ** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:31 pm

METRO GTI 1800.... looks mint.. goes well.. handles well.... sleeper...

David-Ti · Post by **David-Ti** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:24 pm

620Ti. biased ofcourse.

Best shape and best interior. |good sleeper. Handling is'nt that bad and mine is'nt lowered yet. Ok, its never gonna be that good with a bus like wheelbase and has the turning circle of a oiltanker, but these things are not that important to me seeing as I never even get to drive it to its limits..Its too nice an example to rinse the hell out of it.

Joint second would have to be the ZT260 and the SD1 v8 twin-plenum.

I only really like medium-big sized cars, if you had'nt already guessed. lol

jules220gti · Post by **jules220gti** » Tue May 06, 2008 4:20 pm

Its got to be SD! vitesses, i had 3

.

But of the newerish range 220gti/turbo ,420gsi turbo,800vitesse/coupe ,600ti or 220coupe turbo...hang on! anything with a t16

..........

Post by **MarkCoupe** » Tue May 06, 2008 4:25 pm

JAKEBARLZ wrote:METRO GTI 1800.... looks mint.. goes well.. handles well.... sleeper...

No such car from factory though.

RalphG · Post by **RalphG** » Wed May 21, 2008 7:17 pm

For me it has to be the Rover P6. The car combines modern luxury and safety with a superb engine (the Buick V8) and the simplicity of maintenance of a classic car. The handling does leave a little to be desired with the De Dion tube at the back - particularly if it is worn or the top link breaks away from the boot floor!

mattw · Post by **mattw** » Sat May 24, 2008 11:01 am

The 800 coupe In nigthfire does It for me.

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Sat May 24, 2008 10:56 pm

EMS Ltd wrote:For me it has to be the Rover P6. The car combines modern luxury and safety with a superb engine (the Buick V8) and the simplicity of maintenance of a classic car. The handling does leave a little to be desired with the De Dion tube at the back - particularly if it is worn or the top link breaks away from the boot floor!

If you love her, make her beautiful then!

carl-mgzs · Post by **carl-mgzs** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:47 pm

220 gsi T has got to be my favourite

Vard66 · Post by **Vard66** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:36 am

Agreed. While I'm a big fan of the 800s, in particular post-facelift Mk2s (not biased there), I do love the 220 GSiT. A mint example, in Flame Red would be just my cuppa. As well as the 'Tesse, of course.

Jt. · Post by **Jt.** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:56 pm

220 hatch, any with all the roversport kit!!!

honda214sei · Post by **honda214sei** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:57 pm

has to be the 220 turbo coupe or any of the coupes for that matter just because of they look soo dam good!

also mk 1 rover 800s and the mk 1 sterlings and vittesses not realy a fan of the mk 2 the mk 1 was the best one and best built i think do like the wedge shape 400 and 214 216 too! :D

nathankentell · Post by **nathankentell** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:00 pm

metro gti mpi lol
just for the fun of it

russ220 · Post by **russ220** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:28 am

lowered 216GTi TC for handling, reliability and performance for a 1600

OR

lowered 220GSi T on standard wheels, the ultimate sleeper

shellis · Post by **shellis** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 11:29 pm

steetwise slammed on powdercoated 17's running a 300+bhp t-series ideally, now thats a sleeper and a half!

mattyf · Post by **mattyf** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:07 pm

has to be the 114gsi for me its a real drivers car

AshGTi16v · Post by **AshGTi16v** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:09 pm

[quote="mattyf"]has to be the 114gsi for me its a real drivers car[/quote]

i second that mate out the box track car!

Roverdose214 · Post by **Roverdose214** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:18 pm

Has to be the Cabriolet, but thats probably because i own one :)

JonWalters · Post by **JonWalters** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:53 pm

220 Coupe Turbo -

So good i bought it twice :-)

c4k3y · Post by **c4k3y** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:45 pm

it has to be the best small car ever the MINI. loved meny years over an still look smart to this day

jawanne · Post by **jawanne** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:24 am

my good rover 216 vand the really old one i was only 15 and banggerd it and lost 3 teeth

roverturbo2007 · Post by **roverturbo2007** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:41 pm

its gotta be my tomcat turbo, we have a love hate relationship.
i love her, but she hates me at the moment!!
And a close 2nd, 200 vi/brm, so surprisingly quick for a hatch.
And how can i forget the TI, love her to bits, even making her pretty now

MGJohn · Post by **MGJohn** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:17 pm

[quote="MarkCoupe"]Biased i know but got to be the turbo coupe crap suspension but with a sub 7 second 0-62 and 150 mph its got to be that one.The added bonus is when you say "i drive a rover"and they give you the whole prejudice rovers are crap thing(as they are always people that know nowt about cars) and then you show it to them and they look gormless as hell and give you that sort of non-believing/that can't be a rover/jealous look,its unbeatable.My mum says it was her MG Maestro Turbo Just when the "HOT" hatch golfs, xr3i's etc were hitting the 9sec 0-60 and 115mph along came this sweet humble little hatch that could litterally blow every other hot hatch(and lots more) out of the performance water.She says does anyone remember the advert for the non turbo maestro on all the bill-boards it had a maestro crossing a 0-60 style finish line with the quote:"The Golf GTi 16v will be along in a second"(in the days when you could say stuff and get away with it even though it was true).[/quote]

Yes, I remember it well :~

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A whole 1.2 seconds quicker ! That's quite a distance ....

When the 2.0EFi MG Maestro first appeared, the local dealership had a demonstartor and when calling to get some bits for my MG Metro there, trhe sales manager walked past so I asked him what the new MG was like ~ he tossed me the keys and I took it for a run ~ most impressed at the car's acceleration. Even by today's standards no slouch.

Post by **Punx0r** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:04 pm

How did the turbo (in standard tune) compare to the EFI?

MGJohn · Post by **MGJohn** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:37 am

[quote="Punx0r"]

How did the turbo (in standard tune) compare to the EFI?

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Approximately 2 Seconds faster to 60 for starters and higher top speed. On a Carb, not fuel injection ... all that twenty years ago when over rated Golfs were creeping about .... considerably slower .... :D

ETA : @ 00 40 ... What's wrong with this thread ~ ?? ~ No quote function and Images do not appear ..... Most Odd.
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Post by **Punx0r** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:09 pm

So over three seconds faster to 60 than the golf!

Ballistical · Post by **Ballistical** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 1:51 pm

well ive only had 2 rovers, a 414 and now my 220 coupe....

the Coupe is by far the car to put a smile on my face!!!!

love it!

jase · Post by **jase** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:06 pm

Ive decided to go for the 800 vitesse sport.

Infact it was so good it dictated what both myself AND my girlfriend got to replace it.
It has the best steering feedback ive felt on any car ive driven, its also the only car ive driven that empty or full I could extend to 9/10ths and feel compltly secure.

Its also huge, tough and reliable.

Its not just my fav Rover, id go as far to say its the best car ive ever driven all in.
Maybe if I could drive it again now i might have a different view, but it more than lived upto my expectations and did everything i wanted of it.

J

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