Rover 200 Hatchback 200 Vi 3d (1998/S) Owner Review
Want to know everything there is to know about this car?
-
Economy
Value
Not bad bought for £5k 3 years ago with only 15k on the clock
Costs
New exhaust and front tyres is about all. Apart from dreadful leaky boot which doesn't ever seem to want to stop - i have no boot carpet at the minute
-
On the road
Driving
Fun is the word. Engine just loves to be reved tight to the top. Feels a little woolly in corners everynow and again, but then it might be I push as it loves it.
Performance
An MG that looks like a Rover. Leaves loads of new hot hatches for dead
-
Living with it
Reliability
Only broke down once in the depths of winter when I wasn't aware the plugs were RIP
Image
It's a Rover without anything to mark it apart from the others in the range. Good from the non nickable point of view. Could have at least stuck an MG style spoiler on it to mark it out from the rest, or bigger wheels.
Comfort
Seats could be lower and have more side support, steering wheel not quite the right height even with adjustment
-
Security and Service
Security
Seems fine to me
Service
Not really cost me much, but I haven't used a main dealer
-
Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
Fantastic- the bit that made me buy the car
Other
Leaks in boot, almost every panel ratles now it has been driven hard, build quality was never good on 200's. Stereo remote sometimes operates different functions to what It's supposed to
Ownership
Did you buy the car new?
Used
Would you buy the same model again?
No
Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?
Yes