Why buy a Rover?

Firestar_3x · 9 Mar 2006 at 17:48

naefeart said:
Firestar_3x, looking at your sig, you do realise that the Betamax format was in many ways superior to the VHS format that became the standard?

Yes i do but when vhs became standard then betamax sucked, its like saying tapes are better than cd's, well yes before cd's became standardised then tapes rocked.........

Betamax failed to get public backing, much like rover our days......

Now can you see how it works?

naefeart · 9 Mar 2006 at 17:51

Firestar_3x said:
Yes i do but when vhs became standard then betamax sucked, its like saying tapes are better than cd's, well yes before cd's became standardised then tapes rocked.........

Betamax failed to get public backing, much like rover our days......

Now can you see how it works?

No my friend, you seem to have missed the point. Even though VHS became the standard, the Betamax format was still superior. Just because the industry adopted the other format, it didn't mean it was 'better'.

Edit, but i do see your point about Rover and backing from the public in general.

Firestar_3x · 9 Mar 2006 at 17:53

naefeart said:
No my friend, you seem to have missed the point. Even though VHS became the standard, the Betamax format was still superior. Just because the industry adopted the other format, it didn't mean it was 'better'.

Look, i like it its staying, i don't care which way you want to look at it, lets get back OT hey and not have a betamax vrs vhs war, car this is about cars...........

edit : Oh and cheers

naefeart · 9 Mar 2006 at 18:00

Lol, Thats fine, keep your sig.

This is about cars, but this scooby vs rover debate is off topic. Reminds me of most of the threads on Scoobynet. My how some of those turned nasty.

I think a large reason why people bought Rovers is because they were the British alternative. I know thats why my dad bought them, even when he knew there were better cars available.

JohnnyG · 9 Mar 2006 at 18:07

My last 4 cars have been Rovers.
216 Gti (K reg) 216 Coupe (P reg) 623Gsi (V reg) ZT 190+ (51), the only problem I've had in about 10yrs of driving them was the ECU (or something)failing on the Gti, apart from that everything else has been just wear & tear. When I compare that to the troubles I had with my 3 previous cars, XR2i (G reg) XR2 (B reg) Capri 2.0s (you beauty) I'd say Rovers are much better value for money & more reliable than Fords, it's all down to personal experiences

Jonnycoupe · 9 Mar 2006 at 18:37

DreXeL said:
Comparing modified to standard is completely pointless. You said it's an 'Impreza Beater'. As standard, it isn't.

And yes, you could do that to a Rover, but do the same to the Impreza and the Rover is left for dust again.

Not if you use the price differential in mods on the Rover

Underdog for the win, which is always more fun and something i miss

Jonnycoupe · 9 Mar 2006 at 18:38

great advice said:
Not Rover then is it smart arse You can throw money at a Rover and make it handle like a dream but with very few OEM parts its hardly down to Rover that the car rocks.

Cant see any production rover's beating a scooby tbh

MG SV.

Put the sccoby blinkers down

Simon · 9 Mar 2006 at 19:38

great advice said:
Cant see any production rover's beating a scooby tbh

The Zs180 surprises a lot of the people who drive them.

In a straight line the 220/Coupe turbos are quicker than a lot of 4wd to 100mph.

Anyway who cares, I like my modified Rover

DreXeL · 9 Mar 2006 at 19:55

Your Rover rocks :cool:

rcrossco_1 · 9 Mar 2006 at 19:59

So do I.

Scoobs cost the earth to buy, the earth to run, usually utter morons drive them "cos its well quick innit".

I prefer the Rover on all fronts, and would rather have the Coupe Turbo and fist fulls of cash, than a scooby, and far less money.

If Rover had made a 4WD coupe Turbo, RIP Impreza, G.O, Goodnight Vienna, Golden Goal.

vanpeebles · 9 Mar 2006 at 20:03

is that coupemad in disguise

DreXeL · 9 Mar 2006 at 20:06

rcrossco_1 said:
If Rover had made a 4WD coupe Turbo, RIP Impreza, G.O, Goodnight Vienna, Golden Goal.

But they didn't, so that's another utterly pointless statement.

Also, how do you come to that conclusion? The reason the 220/Coupe is a bit quicker to 100 once moving is down to the 4WD losses of the Impreza. A 4WD 220/Coupe would suffer the same 4WD losses, and being as it has less power, it would actually be slower than the Scoob to 100.

Like I said, yes, a lot of bang-per-buck. They are NOT a scooby beater on the majority of roads though. You need to accept that and move on.

great advice · 9 Mar 2006 at 20:17

rcrossco_1 said:
So do I.

Scoobs cost the earth to buy, the earth to run, usually utter morons drive them "cos its well quick innit".

I prefer the Rover on all fronts, and would rather have the Coupe Turbo and fist fulls of cash, than a scooby, and far less money.

If Rover had made a 4WD coupe Turbo, RIP Impreza, G.O, Goodnight Vienna, Golden Goal.

Thats your own personal situation though, everyone has a different amount of disposable income :confused:

ive just spent £45k building my track weapon yet still have a "fist full of cash".

If Kia would have made a Sorento 142 litre, w16 engine with 4 turbo's and 16 superchargers it would be RIP Rover anything, G.O Goodnight Vienna, Golden Goal :confused:

Do i sound stupid?

memphisto · 9 Mar 2006 at 20:27

great advice said:
If Kia would have made a Sorento 142 litre, w16 engine with 4 turbo's and 16 superchargers it would be RIP Rover anything, G.O Goodnight Vienna, Golden Goal Do i sound stupid?

dunno it might not when you take the size of the fuel tank needed to run a 142litre car into the equation

great advice · 9 Mar 2006 at 20:28

If Kia would have made a Sorento 142 litre that run on fresh air

, w16 engine with 4 turbo's and 16 superchargers it would be RIP Rover anything, G.O Goodnight Vienna, Golden Goal

DingleBerry · 9 Mar 2006 at 20:38

I've got a rover 623.....£550 big ones....needed tyres tax+mot but I took a risk....passed mot with 2 tyres and windscreen wipers and its worked flawlessly ever since (6 months 6k miles)! 160ish bhp too...although I'll grant you weighs 1.5 tonnes

dirt cheap insurance (1/2 that of a 2litre mundano) because no looser would want to steal it.

I think that makes me the winner?

naefeart · 9 Mar 2006 at 20:45

great advice said:
If Kia would have made a Sorento 142 litre that run on fresh air , w16 engine with 4 turbo's and 16 superchargers it would be RIP Rover anything, G.O Goodnight Vienna, Golden Goal

^^ I'll have some of whatever he's having

Rovers and Rovers, Scoobs are Scoobs, totally different and not really comparable. Can we please drop this... we've gone way into the wilderness.

The Running Man · 9 Mar 2006 at 20:51

DingleBerry said:
I think that makes me the winner?

sometimes, even when u win, u lose... this may be one of those instances

Seraphim · 9 Mar 2006 at 20:53

My brother has a nice sideline in taking in broken Rovers and churning out fixed ones, so the typical HGF is bread and butter to him! Having said that, I've bought a 214SLi (half leather interior, I really am going up in the world!) off him, so I'm hoping he's given it some TLC.

Isn't most HGF on K-series engines due to the fact they don't hold much coolant in the block itself and people rarely check the coolant level? At least I think that's what he told me to pay particular attention to...

geiger · 9 Mar 2006 at 21:47

I heard its a good block but due to having so litle coolant, it needs all thats there. Its gets blocked easy and you have to keep everything pristine, flush it every 6k miles, etc. Most people have got used to tough as nails engines now

Head gasket failure common because very low coolant capacity of engine means small leaks rapidly lead to overheating. Weakest point is Rover K Series engine's water heated inlet manifold gasket failing leading to head gasket failures. Bore liners can also drop.

Why buy a Rover?

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