1998 Rover 420 Derv are they any good?

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Vamp <None (AT) none (DOT) com> wittered on forthwith;

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"Steve Firth" <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote in message
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On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:53:08 GMT, Pete M wrote:

In news:to2Eh.22801$Uy5.7516 (AT) newsfe2-win (DOT) ntli.net,
Rob <finlayson1 (AT) nospamntlworld (DOT) com> wittered on forthwith;
picking one up tommorow, 420D on a R plate.

anyone want to share any experiences?

They're shite.

We had them in Avis when they were new and they were bloody awful
then, I can't imagine what they're like with a couple of million
miles on the clock.

Engine appears to weigh the same as the Isle of Man and has the same
effect
on handling as trying to corner with said island on the bonnet.

Yup, one of the few cars I've driven that I never, ever want to see
or drive again. In one week I went through at least four of them as
hire cars.
Most unreliable pile of poo ever as well as handling like a greased
whale. Which reminds me, I spotted while channel surfing some godforsaken
pile of shite program even worse that Fifth Gear, indeed even worse
than Pulling Power. I didn't think that programs could get as bad as
this, it was called
IIRC "vroom" or "vroom-vroom". However they did do a jokey lame arsed
attempt to do a Top Gear type challenge. Suffice to say the Rover
didn't even finish the course.

thats old and it's sky one shite if i remember once, used to watch it
for lisa rogers but even that wore thin after a while.

I'd wear Lisa Rogers thin.... Mmmmmmm, dirrrrrrrty biiiiitch....

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Rob wrote:

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picking one up tommorow, 420D on a R plate.

anyone want to share any experiences?

It's a honda civic[1], with a very good rover diesel engine. Handling
is soggy when pushed, but no worse than VWs of the same era, and rather
more comfortable. Engine is noisy at idle, but reasonably refined
otherwise and has a nice power delivery for a diesel. Economy is
excellent - I was getting 50+mpg thrashing my dad's one about fairly
mercilessly. The intercooled version (105BHp) is the one to go for.
Interior trim is quite dated and plasticky (identical to the same gen.
civic), but wears fairly well.

If you aren't bothered about sharp handling and quality finish, they
make a very good case as an economical, reliable, practical family car.

[1] same components, at least. Of course, being nailed together in
Longbridge rather than Swindon means that fit and finish isn't as good,
and trim-rattles appear much earlier than on civics, but basic structure
is the same.

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Re: 1998 Rover 420 Derv are they any good? - 02-25-2007 , 11:33 AM

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