Rover 620 ti

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anybody ever owned one? These can be picked up quite cheap now and seem a bit of a bargain. Nearly 200bhp and 0-6 in about 7 seconds aint to shabby. The only thing im concerned about is the reliability. Ill probably only own my next car for a year but I dont want something that is going to constantly keep playing up. Any opinions?
 
ShakenNstirred said:
it has the good rover T series engine and not the k series(HGF prone)
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Good :confused: , doesent the T Series suffer from oil leeks and is an evolution of the outdated A-Series. I would take a K anyday (especialy a KV6)
 
Sone said:
Good :confused: , doesent the T Series suffer from oil leeks and is an evolution of the outdated A-Series. I would take a K anyday (especialy a KV6)
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You'd have a K over a T? :eek: I've owned both and even I'd take the T.

I think both engines have their flaws. The K suffers from HGF, the T suffers from an oil leak at the front right hand corner of the block, again HG related.

The T's have a high pressure oil way at the front right hand corner of the block. The old style gasket used to wear away when the head expanded and contracted, eventually failing causing the oil leak. If you were unlucky you'd lose about a litre every 1000 miles or so.

The triple layer Klinger gasket (fitted to all T-series after 1996) is re-inforced and stops the oil leaks.

The 620Ti is a fantastic car. Not really in terms of chuckability, but the performance for the money you pay is astounding. I've seen them go for as little as £300, and to get 200bhp for that amount of money is fantastic.

As davidstone said, they're basically a Honda Accord so expect them to be screwed together pretty well.

Oh, ShakenNstirred, there was nothing wrong with the K. For its time, that engine was WAY ahead of the competition. It was, and still is (in my eyes) a damn good engine.
 
Sone said:
Good :confused: , doesent the T Series suffer from oil leeks and is an evolution of the outdated A-Series. I would take a K anyday (especialy a KV6)
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T-series and A-series have NOTHING in common, other than the fact that they are four cylinder engines with cast iron blocks. One is a relatively modern 2.0L 16v DOHC engine with a 5 bearing crank, the other is a 0.85-1.3L 8v pushrod unit with a 3 bearing crank originaly designed in the 30's.

The T-Series is an evolution of the old O-series (Princess, Ambassador, Monetgo etc.). It's only negative features are it's weight and propensity to leak oil from the head gakset, which is mainly an aesthetic issue. Other than that it's a strong and very reliable unit.
 
Dogbreath said:
The T-Series is an evolution of the old O-series (Princess, Ambassador, Monetgo etc.). It's only negative features are it's weight and propensity to leak oil from the head gakset, which is mainly an aesthetic issue. Other than that it's a strong and very reliable unit.
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I own a 620Ti, and I think it's ace. I've had it over 20 months now, and it's not really cost me any money to keep it on the road... I had to change the radiator, but that cost £60 and 2 hours of my time.

If I had to get another car, it'd be another 620Ti. They're such good "Bang for Buck" value!
 
agw_01 said:
You'd have a K over a T? :eek: I've owned both and even I'd take the T.

I think both engines have their flaws. The K suffers from HGF, the T suffers from an oil leak at the front right hand corner of the block, again HG related.

The T's have a high pressure oil way at the front right hand corner of the block. The old style gasket used to wear away when the head expanded and contracted, eventually failing causing the oil leak. If you were unlucky you'd lose about a litre every 1000 miles or so.

The triple layer Klinger gasket (fitted to all T-series after 1996) is re-inforced and stops the oil leaks.

The 620Ti is a fantastic car. Not really in terms of chuckability, but the performance for the money you pay is astounding. I've seen them go for as little as £300, and to get 200bhp for that amount of money is fantastic.

As davidstone said, they're basically a Honda Accord so expect them to be screwed together pretty well.

Oh, ShakenNstirred, there was nothing wrong with the K. For its time, that engine was WAY ahead of the competition. It was, and still is (in my eyes) a damn good engine.
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i know its a good engine , i owned a mk2 214 for 3 years and never had any problems with the engine in it.
i was just saying that they do suffer HGF more than a car should
 
Its a sandwich engine like the k-series so HGF is still on the cards. But, they are reliable and just check it over fully before you buy.
Keep the coolant and oil renewed on a regular basis and let the engine warm up nicely before you go hooning around. :)

Rover parts are very cheap now so it wont cost that much to run providing you dont buy a "pup". :)
 
Brother had one, looked tidy, went well, handled like a boat tho.

True to form it did leak a bit of oil.

Looking through the history was amusing - poor thing suffered a HGF at 2,000 miles. Still, he bought it for £2k and sold it 6 months later for the same amount.
 
agw_01 said:
The triple layer Klinger gasket (fitted to all T-series after 1996) is re-inforced and stops the oil leaks.
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If you want to replace gaskets get a new style head gasket on a k series to stop hgf. People love t's cos they are turbos apart from that they arnt really that good being cast iron and that....
 
[huzeeee] said:
If you want to replace gaskets get a new style head gasket on a k series to stop hgf. People love t's cos they are turbos apart from that they arnt really that good being cast iron and that....
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There's no proof that the new style gasket stops HGF on the K's.
And there's not just the turbo 'factor' with the T-series. It's a good, strong, torquey, reliable engine... the NASPS's even more than the turbo's.
 
never owned one

but one of these did a very good job of easing past me doing 90

i was amazed when i saw a rover 600 fly by at that speed, that was until i saw that it was the 620ti.
 
When I went down to my friends' to do my suspension, another friend took us out for a spin in his 820 Vitty. Fully loaded with 4 people (one of those being a fat **** - much love Cableguy :D) it steamed past this MX-5.

I don't think the driver was expecting it tbh, because he looked pretty shocked as we passed him.
 
The 620ti is an awesome car. Designed more for straight-line speed than one for the twisties though. Visit www.mg-rover.org for excellent advice on them.

I've owned Rovers a while. Last car (for sale btw :)) was a 95 420GSi. Never let me down in the 10 years I owned it. Rover get a bad rep, but they are great cars in my experience. You get a helluva bang for your buck. Currently own a ZS with the KV6 engine and it is exceptional. You get them for an excellent price too.
 
MrLOL said:
never owned one

but one of these did a very good job of easing past me doing 90

i was amazed when i saw a rover 600 fly by at that speed, that was until i saw that it was the 620ti.
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what car you got lol
as even a rover 1.4 would have passed you if you were doin 90
 
if you want something a little sportier, then can i reccomend the tomcat turbo?

Based on the 200 Coupé it was a sweet car back in the day, and one of the first "quick" cars i got to drive...

Performance of the 620 (maybe more?) with a more sporty intent. Most tomcats have probably been thrashed tho, whereas Ti's maybe less so...
 
Pug said:
Performance of the 620 (maybe more?) with a more sporty intent. Most tomcats have probably been thrashed tho, whereas Ti's maybe less so...
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IIRC the 620Ti has a faster 0-60 time because of gearing, the 220 coupe is faster, but slower to 60 (as you have to shift to third).

If I'm wrong, I'm sure AGW will tell me though! :)
 
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