Rover 200 Hatchback 214 16V SEi 3d (1995/N) Owner Review
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Economy
Value
Brought it for £700,£250 less than what the place wantd for it!£100 on hagling and £150 on a sticky valve which meant it failed the MOT,the thrashing it got going back to my work sorted the valve out and passed the emissions at my work, not complaining
Costs
Only brought modding parts for it so far, farly good priced
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On the road
Driving
For rallying around the yard at work until my b'day, yeah i like driving it!
Performance
Can't complain with 103bhp from a 1.4! I know that it beats the new Fiesta 1.6 Zetec S, as my m8 at works got 1!hehe, also I've got a chip and induction kit on its way!
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Living with it
Reliability
I'm not giving this a high rating because i no the head gaskets go very often! But the up-side is that im a mechanic! So it isn't gonna cost me loads to put it right!
Image
To be honest, i weren't to keen on the image, but now i've got it, it's growing on me! The reason why i went for this car was because i did my homework and found out this was the fastest 1.4 for the money!
Comfort
Nice interior for the so called ''old mans'' car! I'd like to see another 1.4 beat the old mans car though!
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Security and Service
Security
Standard
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Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
Good! Very fast, but does suffer with the head gasket
Other
I think if it wernt for the old mans car image that this would be the new car for boyracers! But for the few boyracers who have them, bet they have a good time in them!
Ownership
Did you buy the car new?
Used
Would you buy the same model again?
Yes
Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?
Yes