Rover Montego 2.0TD Review

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exnihilo's Review of Rover Montego 2.0TD

22nd Mar 2005

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    3 Years
  • Practicality
    5 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    1994
  • Performance
    3.5 stars
  • Reliability
    4.5 stars
Good Points

Perfectly practical car, loads of room, excellent roof bars. Fantastic economy on a run I got 62 mpg and that was when I first got it at 143,000 miles.


Bad Points

Rust - always!


General Comments

I receive a lot of abuse owning a Rover Montego estate - this is my second. The car is comfortable, well-built, and very reliable. The first Montego was beaten by rust, which had taken hold under the previous owner, but the time I had it, nothing went wrong mechanically. It was just cheaper to find another than fix it.

Everytime I get hassle I merely remind people that even when I abuse it like a boy racer I still get 48 mpg. Servicing can be done myself in a couple of hours. The air and oil filters could not be better placed on the Perkins engine.

The flat loading area is more than big enough, without compromising the day to day handling. The roof bars have cross members which click in making it exremely practical. The additional storage under the floor is great for all sorts of important tools and stuff - like amplifiers! Plus if you get the optional child seats then the car becomes a 7-seater. Why would anyone want an MPV?

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