st182
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'yota man
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christ  forgot all about these shitboxes, cool aint they ;D memories of these is mainly a bloke i used to work with had a mint BRG vitesse, well cared for (had from new I think) and despite having covered captain kirk mileage it was a minter Victor Meldrew had the Honda Ballade BTW, and I think the 213 rover used a 12 valve honda unit but don't hold me to that. mate had one which was very revvy, think that was the reason..... As far as dropping in the D15 engine, that reminds me of a project me and a honda nut mate talked of a few years back- we wanted a later model (1990ish shape) 3 door 216 GTi, so we could drop in a B16a unit for a rover VTEC. remove the body kit, drop on some steels and roberts yer fathers brother for the sleeper  |
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Dan   '93 JZA80 '79 TA40 '99 SCP10 |
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are Reanimations quotes from me?
Sounds like me.
I cannot think of one redeming feature this car has. I has a 213S on a C plate and it was just awful. And it was a nearly new car. And it started rusting in all manner of unusual places. No handling, no steering at any speed... terrible body roll. I've driven 1950s cars which have more potential handling wise.
The series 2 cars (wedgy ones) are 100 times better cars.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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are Reanimations quotes from me? HaHa thse came from here, but add to the comments for good measure! carsurvey.org/model_Rover+-+Austin_200.htmlI get the point, with the majority saying they are best forgotten and a bit crappy, and extremely well casted in 90's old fuddy duddy sit coms!  Still have the urge, but theres a bunch of other stuff i'd rather do first really... |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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What I like about old cars is that even awful ones can envoke funny memories. There`s some cars owned and favoured by some of the good people on here that I hate(d) with a passion but I still like seeing them and it`s good that it`s not just Aston Martins, E-Types and exotic Italian cars that get saved and looked after.
I`m a huge fan of Vauxhalls but they`re not everyone`s cup of tea but that`s what makes this forum what it is because you see such a good variety of makes/models and even ones I didn`t use to like look appealing when they`ve been `done up`.
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Corsa Apology Champion 2014.
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80's Rover 200's?????DarrenW
@darrenw
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The series 2 cars (wedgy ones) are 100 times better cars. I had a 216GSi (Honda engine) for FIVE YEARS ;D Metallic blandGrey with a caramac interior. It was what suited me at the time, long story... Wasn't the greatest handling car ever but wasn't too bad. Also, in the five years I had it I only changed the oil once in 80,000 miles and it only let me down once when some coil/ignition-related thing packed up and I had to fit a new one. Utterly reliable, great car for just getting you around |
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Last Edit: Oct 3, 2006 10:40:58 GMT by DarrenW
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What I like about old cars is that even awful ones can envoke funny memories. There`s some cars owned and favoured by some of the good people on here that I hate(d) with a passion but I still like seeing them and it`s good that it`s not just Aston Martins, E-Types and exotic Italian cars that get saved and looked after. I`m a huge fan of Vauxhalls but they`re not everyone`s cup of tea but that`s what makes this forum what it is because you see such a good variety of makes/models and even ones I didn`t use to like look appealing when they`ve been `done up`. I have definately opened my eye balls a bit wider over the last few years, which is a good thing, even if i do want to trial a wider range of old tat. In approx 2012  when Le Bo11ox Museum opens we can mavel at forgotten old cars without having to actually buy em, hopefully we'll even get change from a ten Euro coin. |
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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[I have definately opened my eye balls a bit wider over the last few years, which is a good thing, even if i do want to trial a wider range of old tat.  Sweetly put Mark, couldn`t have worded it better myself! |
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Corsa Apology Champion 2014.
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Honda Ballade, now theres one for the museum. Super rare, there must be a couple of flat cap jobs still out there. None sold at all on Ebay in the last month. If anyone sees one let me know!
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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Victor Meldrew type `R` sure has a nice ring to it and would be a blast taking on all the boy racers at the lights. Even better if sprayed hearing aide beige and complete with obligatory tartan rug and nodding dog on back shelf. Come on someone, go for it! you've got me thinking perverted thoughts about the tuneability of the new green 820si (is it a twincam honda?) |
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hehe reminds me of "keeping up appearances" i had a 213S for field use, never even managed to get it started ruddy thing  my old rover, eventually it was fed to the crusher kinda wished id of sent it off to a far corner of the field under a sheet oh well  theres a lovely one at college i strangely really like its beige and faded beige at that |
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 once again rocking with 1117cc and 4 gears! |
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1900sr
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I like Mantas me!
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I had a 216S a few years back, it was a decent enough hack, comfortable, easy for the missus to drive, but boy could they rot! The 213 had a Honda engine, the 216 had the BL O series.
When I got mine I was looking for a cheap to run car, and my brother knew someone about to px a "213". I bought it sight unseen on his recommendation(It was in Germany, and I wasn't). I arranged to pick it up from the dealers in Lincolnshire the guy was picking his new car up from. When I got there my heart sank when I saw a 216. Still, apart from not running on unleaded it wasn't bad at all, far better than the Mk2 Astra that replaced it.
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bstardchild
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80's Rover 200's?????bstardchild
@bstardchild
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My Dad had a 216 VDP EFi "E" Plate as a company car - fugging horrid
Leather and all the toys but heavy, slow, fugly and rolled like the General Belgrano. Oh and when you over cooked the corner entry speed the brakes were useless.
fugging horrid and absolutely no redeming features other than when it rained you didn't get wet.
Seeing some potential as described in the posts above but I leave it to someone else I never want to see another one let alone own or drive one.
He returned it to the company after 60K miles on the original tyres brakes and exhaust - I bet someone who bought that at auction was curse word unless they got it real cheap - ex company car, mint and 20K avg miles per year but needs 4 new tyres complete exhaust system and brakes all round!!!!
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So when is the Mk2 200 (wedge) going to be "retro"? |
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So when is the Mk2 200 (wedge) going to be "retro"? This one?  gotta bit of a wait yet, theres still a load smokin about. |
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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bstardchild
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80's Rover 200's?????bstardchild
@bstardchild
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gotta bit of a wait yet, theres still a load smokin about. Lovely pun there - head gaskets ;D |
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Probably after they've stopped being a favoured 'weapon' of uninsured, licence-less methadone addicts....
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bstardchild
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80's Rover 200's?????bstardchild
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Probably after they've stopped being a favoured 'weapon' of uninsured, licence-less methadone addicts.... Thats true too - weird from "crombie hat" to "smack head" |
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80's Rover 200's?????DarrenW
@darrenw
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This happened to mine:  as a result of hitting this:  Fixed it up and ran it for another few years... The Maestro was killed though, sadly. |
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when i was looking for a cheap runabout my insurance company told me not to buy ANYTHING rover as the insurance would be very high, bought a 1500 mk1 golf in the end.
There, thats the full extent of my rover knowledge ;D
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st182
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'yota man
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Also, in the five years I had it I only changed the oil once in 80,000 miles and it only let me down once when some coil/ignition-related thing packed up and I had to fit a new one. he hee i bet that was the ignition module............ surprisingskoda> the 820 rover always had a rover engine mate, an M16 in the earlier shape ones and in the later one (with the grille) it ran a T series the only 2.0 rover petrol with a honda engine i can think of is the 620 |
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Dan '93 JZA80 '79 TA40 '99 SCP10 |
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forgot all about these shitboxes, cool aint they ;D
when Le Bo11ox Museum opens we can mavel at forgotten old cars without having to actually buy em, hopefully we'll even get change from a ten Euro coin. 
