Rover 800 Saloon 825 Sterling 4d Auto (1997/P) Owner Review
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Economy
Value
£2.5k for a 7yr old luxobarge... speaks for itself.
Costs
Not as bad as people think. KV6 is reliable and quite economical. Insurance is cheap!
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On the road
Driving
Fast, comfy but not involving.
Performance
What an engine! It may only put out 175bhp but it sounds lovely. Leaves hot hatches far behind.
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Living with it
Reliability
100k miles I did in this and all it needed was new brakes and a new battery.
Image
Drew some admiring gazes, when you pass an old folk's home…
Comfort
Electrically heated leather armchairs, a climate controlled sitting room.
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Security and Service
Security
Its a Rover 800 with alarm and immobiliser, no-one is going to be interested…
Service
Forthway were terrible, broke the door linkage twice! Rover sold its parts catalogue to CAT who were rubbish at sending the right part.
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Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
Solid, although I got it with 90k miles and the engine was rebuilt at 70k but I kept it till 180k miles with no problem. It didn't like cold damp starts but a new battery sorted that.
Other
Door linkage unbelievably weak. Dealer broke it twice doing a service and it snapped with frost...
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