Common misconception...

adamc260 · Post by **adamc260** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:49 pm

I've always wondered, why do people always rib rovers saying ahh they're slow, bad styling, not reliable, it'll break down... my mate just bought a 214i (96P), 107k on the clock, I got a fiesta with 94k (98S Zetec-S) on the clock and to be honest his car is running better than mine, has more in it and his insurance is cheaper... I think I know what my next car will be!

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:53 pm

lol, welcome to RT.

Without knowing the ills of the ford, just wait till his HG fails, then he'll cry. (and he'll ask you to go tow him

)

that said, the interior of any rover pretty much beats most other cheap old cars to a bloody pulp...

adamc260 · Post by **adamc260** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:55 pm

Yeah the HG seems a common problem on rovers but saying that mind, my drivers door leaks like nothing you've ever seen... rather that happen than see a fish tank in the back every day!

Thank you for the welcome btw!

victor3 · Post by **victor3** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:11 pm

I've always wondered, why do people always rib rovers saying ahh they're slow, bad styling, not reliable, it'll break down

Adam, because just like with Maestros, they've never actually owned one, just heard stories from their mate who knows a bloke whose sisters boyfriend had one a few years ago!

Welcome to the world of people who know better!!

adamc260 · Post by **adamc260** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:20 pm

victor3 wrote:
I've always wondered, why do people always rib rovers saying ahh they're slow, bad styling, not reliable, it'll break down
Adam, because just like with Maestros, they've never actually owned one, just heard stories from their mate who knows a bloke whose sisters boyfriend had one a few years ago!

Welcome to the world of people who know better!! :mrgree
n:

Lol aye... saying that mind I learnt in a rover streetwise (bout a year ago) and my instructor would always take the tripe n onions out of rover... saying that, he never really had any issues with it, other than common things like the clutch going but I mean it was a learner car! Theres a rover on here somewhere thats done like 275k +, try saying thats not reliable! I'm definately looking into a 214 or 25 for my next car, my fiesta is ok for a 1st car but.. it's kinda small! (I'm 6'4 almost

)

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:22 pm

Victor, we had a maestro, and it sucked

Post by **Punx0r** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:31 pm

90% of people who badmouth rovers have nevere owned one or had any proper experience of one.

I prefer it that way. It means they're affordable, relatively cheap to insure (imagine if chavs wanted a 620ti rather than a calibra or impreza...) and don't attact the attention of thieves like more desirably cars do. It also means you can really surprise some other drivers out on the road/track.

So let's all keep it a secret

adamc260 · Post by **adamc260** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:41 pm

I almost died when my mate said how much his insurance was on his 214... Â£1400 with 1 day of passing his test... my insurance is Â£1325 on a 1.25 Fiesta with pass plus and 9 months driving experience... justified? I think not...

mach1rob · Post by **mach1rob** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:10 am

I had a Maestro once! It was noisy and draughty! Mind could have been something to do with the back end being stuffed in and the hatch having a 3" gap on one side, the Montego was lots better tho! Well it was a MG

One reason with Britain doesn't have any industry now, it all gets knocked too much by the press so people pick up on it, Rovers must be crap cos paper says so, etc etc then they're up in arms when everywhere closes down and moves abroad!

BlueRover · Post by **BlueRover** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:42 am

adamc260 wrote: Theres a rover on here somewhere thats done like 275k +, try saying thats not reliable!

Are you referring to my car then ?
She just ticked over the 279,000 mark today and she's currently doing around 100 miles per day. With that in mind, she should make the 300k mark before Christmas. She only needed minor work for her MOT last month, Handbrake, windscreen chip and ABS light was on due to duff sensor

smile · Post by **smile** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:52 am

I always find it particularly comforting seeing the ol' barge fly off up the motorway after meeting up with you bluerover

... and it sounds funky

rovex · Post by **rovex** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:25 pm

I find it amusing when people bad mouth my car when i tell them i have a 400. Im never very specific about the exact model, they tend to shut up when i tell them it has 200bhp and cost me Â£900, especially when they see it. Even better it costs me Â£300 to insure FC, and has had no days off road for repairs since i got it at least none that werent caused by me fiddling with it.
I had a Maestro once, a 1.6HLS auto, i really liked it. So much nicer inside and much better to drive than an Escort or Astra. It never went wrong... until the engine went after i hit a rock in terrible weather one night and it lost its oil. I replaced the engine then some bi-atch crashed into it...

Post by **MarkCoupe** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:27 pm

Maestros rule

Quiet, comfy, handle well pretty well put together, and can be made quicker than most things on the road for not much money if you buy the right one.

xr4x4 · Post by **xr4x4** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:51 pm

got a mate whos a driving instructor.. hes got a pug 207 (i think) and he hates it.. always going wrong..spent a fortune on it. his partner has the same model, same year, same milleage... doing the same job.....never gone wrong..

:!:

walshy.walsh · Post by **walshy.walsh** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:54 pm

doesnt matter what make of car you get, there will always be good ones and bad ones!

sharky · Post by **sharky** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:22 pm

adamc260 wrote:I got a fiesta with 94k (98S Zetec-S)

adamc260 wrote:my insurance is Â£1325 on a 1.25 Fiesta

i thought Zetec S's were 1.6 engines?

walshy.walsh · Post by **walshy.walsh** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:24 pm

sharky wrote:
adamc260 wrote:I got a fiesta with 94k (98S Zetec-S)

adamc260 wrote:my insurance is Â£1325 on a 1.25 Fiesta

i thought Zetec S's were 1.6 engines?

they are!

NoobCannon · Post by **NoobCannon** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:15 pm

the 1.25 is a Zetec not a Zetec-S

heheshamon · Post by **heheshamon** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:16 pm

There's a van driver that work's at a different branch in our company with a fiesta zetec done up like a turbo(all tacky extra's) he jokes about my car saying his is 150bhp,jamex springs,Â£5,000 of ice and all that.
I just sit and smile and nod at him thinking you wait till I see you at the lights

Post by **Cableguy** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:23 pm

if it is a 150hp fiesta, it will wipe the floor with a Ti

heheshamon · Post by **heheshamon** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:24 pm

Post by **Punx0r** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:28 pm

It probably won't even have the gearing for the Ti's nigh-on 150mph top speed...

If it's a new shape fiesta then they're barely smaller/lighter than a focus

heheshamon · Post by **heheshamon** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:37 pm

well it proberbly weighs alot more with all that ice

(if he's telling the truth he is known as a bit of a bully bull s**tter)

Squaddiemodo · Post by **Squaddiemodo** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:04 pm

I will stick with the stealth 800s

although i always fancied a 1.8VVC metro LOL

Hughes_16 · Post by **Hughes_16** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:05 pm

walshy.walsh wrote:doesnt matter what make of car you get, there will always be good ones and bad ones!

Mines a bad one.

victor3 · Post by **victor3** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:16 pm

Victor, we had a maestro, and it sucked

There's always bloody one...... :!:

MGJohn · Post by **MGJohn** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 12:06 pm

victor3 wrote:
Victor, we had a maestro, and it sucked
There's always bloody one...... :!:

All normally aspirated cars suck....

114gta · Post by **114gta** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 2:04 pm

MGJohn wrote:
victor3 wrote:
Victor, we had a maestro, and it sucked
There's always bloody one...... :!:
All normally aspirated cars suck....

Yeah, but all turbos blow IMO.

xr4x4 · Post by **xr4x4** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 4:22 pm

id rather get blown than suck..

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