Rover 216sli [Archive] - Saxperience

VTaaRon

26th January 2007, 23:32

what are your opinions on the rover 216 sli? i need a run around car that will be reliable i can get a gun metal grey 5 door p reg with 56k miles full service history for about 1k what do you reckon is it worth it?

hesslevtr

26th January 2007, 23:33

what engines in it

Anushka101

26th January 2007, 23:34

i think rovers are good cars actually, i think they got Honda engines, but 1k for a rover? :D up to u m8

Luke

26th January 2007, 23:34

Will be a 1.6 won't it?

hesslevtr

26th January 2007, 23:35

Will be a 1.6 won't it?

yes luke well done hence 1.6

Luke

26th January 2007, 23:38

yes luke well done hence 1.6

Sounds like your been sarcastic there, but I presume your not?

hesslevtr

26th January 2007, 23:39

Sounds like your been sarcastic there, but I presume your not?

no it will be a 1.6

VTaaRon

27th January 2007, 00:07

yep 1.6 16v but think it gives less then 100bhp but not sure on figures, price was my only concern for a rover but it is in good condition with full service hist tax and mot and only 56k miles plus i reckon i could try bartering and get it to about 900 or so

Anushka101

27th January 2007, 00:14

i hope that is the Coupe version, if so, thumbs up

BruceybabyVTR

27th January 2007, 00:23

Not worth a grand mate!! no chance, u could get a civic for that price, to put it in perspective, three years ago i was offered 1.6 Gti (badged as, may be a "sprint") for 400 bucks, immaculate car inside and out bar one spot of rust on the door. Was the twin cam honda unit. he sold it for 500 to someone else though cos i couldnt insure it

Viper

27th January 2007, 00:44

get a bike :y: excercise will do you good too..

mickh

27th January 2007, 01:16

garybuk

27th January 2007, 09:43

my gfs got a rover 416 1.6 16v and fook me its fast as fook a nice car realyy is nice shame shes selling it and getting a fiesta 1.3

saxoash

27th January 2007, 10:08

my gfs got a rover 416 1.6 16v and fook me its fast as fook a nice car realyy is nice shame shes selling it and getting a fiesta 1.3

Dont you drive an Auto saxo tho? lol so anythings faster lol

Natalie

27th January 2007, 10:17

My bf bought a Rover Coupe 216 as a runaround before christmas, paid £800 for it with 72k. It's now up for sale. He had it 3 weeks before the water pump started leaking. The cambelt would need changing soon and it had a suspected head gasket too so he decided financially it would be best to get rid. He liked it, it was a nice car but he hates having a car that is hard to work on and he said everything was tight and hard to get to and you could see where Rover had cut corners

He bought a Xantia estate instead. Diesel with 196k on the clock for £400

Leo

27th January 2007, 10:41

a mate of mine blasted past me yesterday in one of them rover 216's, pretty darn nippy. i quite like them, be a great run around... if your not too fussed check out PROTONS, people who have not owned one diss them but they are very very very good cars i think, cheap as chips too

Leo

27th January 2007, 10:41

He bought a Xantia estate instead. Diesel with 196k on the clock for £400

p w n e d

VTaaRon

27th January 2007, 10:46

hahaha cheers for the feedback guys im gonna have a look at this rover see if everything is coshure etc ill try and get him down on the price to i think tho i am getting him to drive it to where i live for me to check it out so dont wanna be to rude about it! but if its a piece of crap i dont care if he drove it to me ill not throw my money away on it hahaha

kerrie603314

27th January 2007, 10:47

get a bike :y: excercise will do you good too..
yeah i bike sounds good, hehe xx

VTaaRon

27th January 2007, 11:48

well as mickh recommended i visited the mg-rover site and there are two cars on there for sale that took my fancy so might go for one of them instead a mini! always loved them and a rover 214si that down the road from me but not sure if its sold or not waiting to hear back!

saxodan

27th January 2007, 13:07

what are they?

a 1.6 16v?

they are cheap as chips looking on ebay, 12 months MOT and FSH for about 1k lol

Danr

27th January 2007, 14:23

My mate had one of them, was having constant problems but was pretty nippy. Im pretty sure a vtr is just as quick though. Unfortutaley he got rear ended so it was gone!

I believe that it won't be the honda engine that they used in the model before though, which is poo!

VTaaRon

27th January 2007, 15:14

its mainly realiability i want as havent much time to do work and stuff so i was also looking at a...dont hate me or think im gay.... a ford ka 1.3i

Natalie

27th January 2007, 17:33

p w n e d

It's a shame you don't know what you are talking about :ponder:

b0t13

27th January 2007, 18:01

ye there suprisingly good cars, my mate has had 2 and it pulls to 110mph in 4th quite easily, very nippy but obviously not the fastest car around for a 1.6 16v.

id recommend one, but i wouldnt personally pay 1k just for a runaround

Danr

27th January 2007, 18:22

i think for the money something like a vw polo or golf would probabley work out more reliable!

The ka's are pretty good aswell matey, won't have to spend much at all to keep it going and also insurance is dirt cheap. Petrol will be good too :)

saxodan

27th January 2007, 18:28

Bissee_99

27th January 2007, 18:33

the k series 1.6 is around 115bhp, not too sure on the honda engine. if its the k series engine make sure you service it and keep an eye on your colling system, the head gasket tends to go alot.

Leo

27th January 2007, 18:51

It's a shame you don't know what you are talking about :ponder:

whys that? was a joke... he bought a car with 200k on, so i said pwned! i know its a diesel and they last longer, but 200k! was a joke anyway keep ya panties on :y:

Leo

27th January 2007, 18:54

Bargain!!

Manual, 61,000 miles, Honda engine. Cherry/grey, pearlescent finish. Superb condition. FSH. 7 months tax & MOT. Well loved & looked after-only 2 owners. Alloy wheels. Electric front windows & sunroof. Will be sadly missed. £375. ono

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/CARS_popup.asp?searchform=&modelexact=1&lid=search_used_cars_full&photo=1&state=none&sort=&hassearched=Y&make=ROVER&min_pr=75&source=0&model=ANY&max_pr=&agerange=&mileage=&miles=60&trim=216&keywords=&postcode=B77+2JN&ukcarsearch_full.x=45&ukcarsearch_full.y=1&ukcarsearch_full=SEARCH&start=2&distance=29&adcategory=CARS&channel=CARS&id=200703267508240

vtskid

27th January 2007, 19:11

dunno pal.
i got offered a 620 tubo for £800, it was a minter too.
up to you really weather you want to pay that ammount for it.

garybuk

27th January 2007, 20:47

Dont you drive an Auto saxo tho? lol so anythings faster lol

umm no i drive an auto 106 and ill give you a race anyday. didnt really need your commet tho just a wast of time , there is nothink wrong with autos what so ever

b0t13

27th January 2007, 20:50

umm no i drive an auto 106 and ill give you a race anyday. didnt really need your commet tho just a wast of time , there is nothink wrong with autos what so ever

yes there is lol, but im not gonna explain...

think he meant it as a joke too, dont take it personally

garybuk

27th January 2007, 20:56

yes there is lol, but im not gonna explain...

think he meant it as a joke too, dont take it personally

no there is nothink wrong with them !!!!!!!!!!!! i do take it personally cos its all i get about automatic cars its not my fault you try b disabled see how you like it

b0t13

27th January 2007, 21:15

ok then, there is nothing wrong with a automatic
its just manuals are better.

garybuk

27th January 2007, 21:23

ok then, there is nothing wrong with a automatic
its just manuals are better.

thats better lol they are better but dont always mean faster lol

saxodan

27th January 2007, 23:32

thats better lol they are better but dont always mean faster lol

what do you do in an automatic when you want to drop it down a gear? Like speed up

b0t13

28th January 2007, 00:07

or change gear when u want to :P
and they generally are faster..

garybuk

28th January 2007, 04:07

what do you do in an automatic when you want to drop it down a gear? Like speed up

well on some auto you can push u foot down it will stop you push a little harder it will click that drops it down a gear , or you can just like kick the gas down and it will drop down, or if you got duoshift then you can play with the gears up and down as much as you like lol

mike_obuk

28th January 2007, 21:37

i had a rover 111sli (its a metro, lets not kid anyone!) as my first car. it was 8 years old when i bought it. ran it for 2 years with no trouble at all. its been the most reliable car ive ever owned to date (probably coz the next 2 cars ive had since have been french!).

if you can get that 216 for a bit less then it could be a bit of a bargin. check the wheel arches as they tend to rust like a bastard. easy enough to fix with a bit of filla though.