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The cars : Rover 200/400 development history

Keith Adams — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:03:02 +0000

Rover comes good. NOW Rover was safely tucked under the wing of British Aerospace, the company was starting to begin to look like a viable, going concern: Graham Day had made some painful cuts in the business during his short tenure as Chairman and Managing Director of Rover, but thanks to the comparative excellence of [...]

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Our cars : Rover 216GSi’s second Life

Alexander Boucke — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:23:01 +0000

Today, our old Rover 216GSi starts into a new lease of life – hopefully a successful one… Words and photography: Alexander Boucke Three years and almost two months ago, the useful life seemed over for our beautiful 1991 Rover 216, not without reason – although reliable, the Honda engine used rather inconvenient amounts of oil, [...]

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Buy parts with AROnline and Rimmer Bros

Keith Adams — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:01:30 +0000

KEITH ADAMS Rimmer Bros sponsored AROnline‘s Polish SD1 restoration… Buying parts for your Jaguar, Rover, Lands Rover, Triumph or MG has never been easier through AROnline… HERE at AROnline, we receive a large numbers of emails from people all over the world looking for parts for their cars MGs, Rovers, Landies and all manner of [...]

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Unsung Heroes : Rover 420 Tourer

Mike Humble — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:28:28 +0000

AROnline takes a another look at the decent metal which once adorned the highways and by-ways of our green and pleasant land. Mike Humble again, snatches the keys to one of Rovers finer cars. Far from being the most spacious or cheapest hold all on the market, this one had that vital ingredient that placed [...]

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Engines : K-Series

Keith Adams — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:05:29 +0000

In taking over from the venerable A-series, Rover’s hi-tech new engine had a hard act to follow. However, it went on to earn itself an enviable reputation for fragility in both four- and six-cylinder forms. KEITH ADAMS discusses this controversial engine… The light fantastic HOW to replace the irreplaceable A-series engine? Build a light, powerful [...]

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Essay : Why I don’t love the Rover R8…

Keith Adams — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:29:48 +0000

Ardent supporter of BMC>MG products, man and boy, Steven Ward decides to call time on the Rover R8… Was it as good as it’s cracked up to be? So, AROnline has voted the R8 as its collective car for 2009. It is a fine and worthy choice, no doubt about it. It showed that Longbridge [...]

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Gallery : Honda Concerto TD

Keith Adams — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:02:03 +0000

Diesel disadvantage THERE has always been a big gap in demand for diesel powered car between Japan and Europe. In countries such as Italy and France, diesel has long enjoyed a significant tax advantage over petrol, meaning that during times when crude oil prices were at their lowest, DERV was little more than half the [...]

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Gallery : Rover 200/400

Keith Adams — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:26:28 +0000

1989 Rover 200-Series In 1989, the 200 range appeared with the Rover K-Series engine (intially in 95PS form), with the upper range 216 models featuring the single-cam Honda D-Series engine. Initial range looked like this: 214Si, 214SLi, 214GSi, 216SLi, 216GSi (oh, how simple it looked back then…) The classy five-door soon picked up a following [...]

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Buying guide : Rover 200/400

Keith Adams — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:11:39 +0000

Buying an R8 Fancy a Rover 200/400? Here’s what to look out for… Words: Mike Humble Availability Years produced: 1989-1998 Body style: three- and five-door hatchback, four-door saloon, two-door coupé two-door cabriolet, five-door estate. Engine options: Petrol: 1.4 (8v), 1.4 (16v), 1.6-1.8 and 2.0 Diesel: 1.8-1.8 (turbo) Transmission options: Five-speed manual; four-speed Honda auto, and [...]

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BMC>MG’s Top Ten sellers : 1952-2005

Keith Adams — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:04:37 +0000

Keith Adams WITH THE number of BMC/Leyland/Rover cars on our roads diminishing rapidly, we take stock of the successive companies’ ten most popular cars during the post-war years. Some of these numbers are going to shock you, simply because the cars are so rare on the road now. In fact, even the latest car on [...]

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Car of the month : September 2010

Keith Adams — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:00:46 +0000

The Rover 200/400 looks crisp and exciting over two decades on from its launch. Early ones are getting rare now, and Mike Humble’s example is one of the best… Words and pictures: Mike Humble The high watermark A lovely car in a lovely(ish) setting… I NEVER get emotionally tied to cars. Yes I enjoy them [...]

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The best used car in the real world?

Keith Adams — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:22:32 +0000

Roger Blaxall Friday, 30th November. It’s a very special date for me – two years ago I took the plunge and invested all of £150 in a Rover 416 SLi saloon. A foolish move? Well, so far, so good – it’s been one of the best cars I’ve ever bought* It all started so predictably [...]

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Car of the month : November 2008

Keith Adams — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:52:42 +0000

Another of AROnline‘s international readers dazzles us with their sensational Rover. This time, it’s a 216GTi and it lives in Buenos Airies in Argentina – not exactly your typical stamping ground for the R8. Its owner, Alejandro Cáceres tells the story of how he fell for Rovers, and why he’s now the proud owner of [...]

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Car of the month : August 2008

Keith Adams — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:43:20 +0000

We like rescue stories, and none come better than this one – caught languishing on the forums by Trevor Hallworth, this 220GSi, has been fastidiously kept, and had it not been for his eagle eye, could well have been heading for the dog-house. In white and with just over 40,000 miles on the clock, this [...]

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Car of the month : March 2008

Keith Adams — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:23:10 +0000

Still regarded as Rover’s highest watermark since the P6, the Rover R8 fought a tough battle with the Escort and Astra for sales supremecy in the hatchback market in the UK during the early 1990s. Sadly, that momentum wasn’t maintained with the R8′s replacement… and taking a look at this one shows why – it’s [...]

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Car of the month : June 2007

Keith Adams — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:48:40 +0000

It’s been a while since we featured a modified car for the monthly honour at austin-rover.co.uk, and thought it was a situation that needed amending. The car in question is a pretty Tomcat, owned by Mark Gomer, who actually pretty much bought the car by accident, then fell in love with it subsequently. His modification [...]

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Car of the month : November 2006

Keith Adams — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 14:12:30 +0000

For a while, commentators have marked the Rover Tomcat out as a future classic. Well, we reckon they’re wrong… as they all ready are. The car already has a cult following, and the best examples are already being cared for in a way that you simply don’t see with many other cars produced during this [...]

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Car of the month : April 2006

Keith Adams — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:50:38 +0000

The Rover R8 is one our readers’ favourite cars, as its high ranking in the 2004′s poll to find the BMC>Rover top ten clearly demonstates… Here is a particular nice example which proves the R8 is on the verge to getting a collectors car – certainly in mainland Europe, where a car like this is [...]

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Car of the month : December 2005

Keith Adams — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 13:36:39 +0000

We end the saddest of years in Rover’s history with perhaps a snapshot of the state of the marque as it stands today – a high-mileage, diesel powered R8… Before you start emailing to complain about the distinctly dodgy choice of car, KEITH ADAMS explains why Andrew Carr’s high-mileage example deserves to be the final [...]

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Car of the month : April 2005

Keith Adams — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 12:03:06 +0000

The Rover R8 has been hailed by many as one of the best cars Rover ever built – certainly, during its production run, it gained a wide acceptance from family car buyers, wowed by its classy looks, advanced features and (just) accessible pricing… Alexander’s R8 – the GSi model – headed the range in Germany [...]

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