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I quite like the old Rovers.
Shame about the bump on the front on an otherwise mint car. Wouldn't be surprised it it isn't a Cat D.
Paul H
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Pistonheads SOTWRobinxr4i
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It would appear that Pistonheads might be over selling the Rover 420 GSi a little bit. They are saying it's the (almost) 200bhp GSi Turbo model, when the Autocat at my work is saying it's the 420 GSi putting out a much more modest 134bhp.
Still looks like a nice car and is surely worth saving, however it doesn't appear to be quite the bargain they are making it out to be.
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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They're getting the t-series NA lump mixed up with the t-16 turbo.
I've owned a few Rover turbos (620ti and 220 hatch and coupes) they're very underrated and show up alot of cars.
If you want a fast, cheap, easy to fix, pretty reliable car then you cant go wrong with a Rover turbo.
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^^^ Yes, but I think what he's getting at is the bog-standard GSI wasn't turbocharged.  |
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They redeemed themselves with the 44K miles Rover 200 BRM there, though  Back to the R8s, though: 420 GSi Turbo Tourer. In nightfire with black leather. You would, wouldn't you? |
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Last Edit: Jul 6, 2012 15:54:34 GMT by Deleted
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Mad Max
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I had a 45 shaped 420 Gsi (still have it, albeit in a poorly state) for about 3 years and lost count at the number of cars that it showed a clean pair of heels to. Ate golf gtis much to their distaste... I just love the characteristics.
Turbo tourer has long been on my list and theres an old chap who lives on the entrance to my street with a white one that I've only seen move once in the 10 months we've lived here. Can't help but feel it would be an excellent base...
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I got very excited when I saw that, and headed to the bottom of the page to find out where it was... Only to find it wasn't a turbo  One of those with a turbo, maybe lose the rear spoiler, perfect daily car! |
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I've got Rovers.
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Its got a hair lip though
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420 GSi Turbo Tourer. In nightfire with black leather. You would, wouldn't you? Fook yes! |
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Turbo tourer has long been on my list and theres an old chap who lives on the entrance to my street with a white one that I've only seen move once in the 10 months we've lived here. Can't help but feel it would be an excellent base... Hes owned that for at least 10 years.......thats just round the corner from my house too! |
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Old enough to remember when 'Detailing' was called washing your car
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I had one of those once - L61 XTL.
Jumped it over the hump in Barrow Gurney and too the engine clean off its mounts.
That was the end of that. Great car though.
Chris
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That was the end of that. Thus spake Car-Killah Pollitt.  On-topic: my parents had an NA 220GSI 3-door hatch. Brilliant car, it was. |
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Pistonheads SOTW0rangepeel
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Shame about the bump on the front on an otherwise mint car. Boot panel gaps aren't looking too great from here. That era of Rover says one thing to me; "I work for British Aerospace." |
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Mad Max
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Jul 10, 2012 22:25:34 GMT
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Hes owned that for at least 10 years.......thats just round the corner from my house too! It does seem the type to have been kept from new and never used. On an unrelated note: neighbours! ;D |
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Jul 10, 2012 22:58:58 GMT
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Jumped it over the hump in Barrow Gurney and too the engine clean off its mounts. I managed to do exactly the same thing at exactly the same spot (heading away from Barrow towards Long Ashton) in the middle of the night back in about 1991. Except it was a fully laden Merdedes 308 (old school Sprinter). It was only when I got about 20 miles further along my route that the van died. Turns out I'd not only got the engine properly off its mounts but also taken the drive belts & chain with it too. Which meant no oil pump. Or no gearbox either apparently because the massive hole in that meant it would have died even if the engine had somehow managed to keep going for so long after! How did they punish me for this horrible crime? They have me a brand new one for my sins. I killed that at the bottom of Talbot Hill (Brislington) about two weeks later.....that's an AWESOME jump! Well, it was before they put all the traffic calming in. |
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