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Aug 29, 2013 20:55:25 GMT
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Maybe not so retro as many here but I enjoy driving it:-  20,000 miles just reached last week. Recently fitted new tyres and cambelt and full service and No! It is not for sale! Mike |
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Life without spanners is no life!
Rover 414 SLI
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Aug 29, 2013 21:31:37 GMT
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Blimey that looks tidy! Don't see many good ones (or bad for that matter!) about these days. I had a 420SLi back in the day. Wicked fast car that caught a few of the boy racers out. Could never get on top of the oil leaks though so I chopped it in for a Mondeo 2.0 GLX auto...
Can we have more epics please?
Rich
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Good effort there on the reg plate hideage, certainly helps folk to see the car in its best light
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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oh yes....luv it...id say its very retro
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Aug 30, 2013 10:41:41 GMT
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Rear view:-  |
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Life without spanners is no life!
Rover 414 SLI
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120y
Part of things
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Aug 30, 2013 11:52:50 GMT
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Maybe not retro but its 18 years old and there are less and less good one on the road, I owned one myself and loved it to bits.
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1996 Renault Clio MK1 1.4 RT Auto
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Aug 30, 2013 14:00:24 GMT
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i always think of retro as "when did you see 1 of these last"  this is a stunning example |
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Aug 30, 2013 15:17:09 GMT
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I've always fancied a Rover 414 with a Sombrero styled number plate.
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Aug 30, 2013 15:34:23 GMT
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I've always fancied a Rover 414 with a Sombrero styled number plate. Absolutely. No doubt you already know this, but this was a very sought-after model (SLI stands, of course, for "Sombrero Limited Edition"). Rover were seeking to replicate the success that Ford had with the exotic-sounding Escort Mexico, and the management decided that a Latin American sombrero theme was the best way to go about it. However, the massive heart on the front wasn't an original fitment. Halfords do them for £19.99. |
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Last Edit: Aug 30, 2013 15:34:55 GMT by mrlivered
1958 Hillman Minx
1988 Saab 900 T16
1989 Renault Trafic camper van
2003 Mazda 323F diesel
1994 Volvo 850 T5
1988 Saab 900i 4-door auto: breaking - anyone need parts?
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Aug 30, 2013 16:50:02 GMT
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Blimey, it's not been out much then! Looks good, any plans for it?
By the way, is it for sale? (Just kidding!)
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Aug 30, 2013 19:44:16 GMT
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My plans are to look after it. The heart and sonbrero are "genuine" MG Rover approved Gatso reflective fitments! The car was bought by a retired gent who managed to get through two clutches in a few thousand miles before passing the car on to his equally elderly wife. She, in turn, allowed her next door neighbour (the next registered keeper) to chauffer her occasionally. I have bills for the local garage who "removed battery, charged and replaced" on several occasions. The car was always garaged and I had to free off the rear doors and windows due to lack of use.
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Life without spanners is no life!
Rover 414 SLI
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Aug 30, 2013 20:42:22 GMT
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She, in turn, allowed her next door neighbour (the next registered keeper) to chauffer her occasionally.  |
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1958 Hillman Minx
1988 Saab 900 T16
1989 Renault Trafic camper van
2003 Mazda 323F diesel
1994 Volvo 850 T5
1988 Saab 900i 4-door auto: breaking - anyone need parts?
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Aug 30, 2013 20:50:39 GMT
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Mint! Had a 418 GSD a while back and it was fab, had several 414's and 214's in this shape. Some of the best cars Ive ever had 2nd to my Audi.
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jomfun
Part of things
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Aug 30, 2013 21:50:09 GMT
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Retro is a state of mind anyway. I like it
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Aug 30, 2013 22:18:12 GMT
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Had a 414sli too for 3 years and was the most reliable car I have owned. I bought it for £380, smoked it round Derby for 18 months with plenty of trips around the country and then drove it down to madrid for a year there. Had a HG go down there but really didn't spend much on it in 3 years and sold it for £250.. Class.  |
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Lots of Alfas and, errrr, a Marina Coupe...
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They are becoming quite a cult in Portugal and Spain with lots of MG Rover fans out there. I previously had a 214 SEI which I had to sell due to needing a wheelchair car at the time for a family member. Circumstances changed and so I bought a Rover 25 which I thought would be similar. No! I checked the MG Rover forum for the common faults and in the six months that I had it, it got ALL of them including the dreaded head gasket fail, despite only having 40k on the clock. When my 414 came along, I couldn't resist it so the 25 has now gone. I like the 414 because it is modern enough to be very driveable and old enough to have a bit of interest and class. The fact that it is British also helps me to wave the flag a bit. Rule Britannia!
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Life without spanners is no life!
Rover 414 SLI
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Aug 31, 2013 16:46:49 GMT
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Lovely looking car, got a '93 220 Coupe myself.
Don't do anything to it apart from wax and polish it.
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1993 Rover 220 Coupe
1972 MG Midget
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