rover 200 sdi review

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Average Ratings
Performance8.7/10
Practicality7.7/10
Reliability9.3/10
Value for Money9.3/10
Reviewer Rating8.7/10
Overall Rating7.3/10 Based on 4 ratings
100% Recommended3 out of 3 Reviews

Review of Rover 200 SDi

By jayleeds on 11th Jan 2004

jayleeds's Ratings
Performance8/10
Practicality8/10
Reliability9/10
Value for money9/10
Overall value8/10
yes jayleeds's recommendation

Good Points

Adjustable steering wheel, electric windows and sunroof plus remote central locking make the 200 well featured. Mine also has RDS, a decent ish stereo with 6 speakers and even after 145,000 motorway miles, a constant 45mpg. Looks quite fierce coming towards you and very flash in racing green or red.

Bad Points

Brake calipers and disks are troublesome, emissions are borderline if not revved wildly before an MOT and the power steering pipes at the filler bottle are often springing slow leaks. Turbocharger has failed twice (costing £300 refurb). White coloured models popular as police runabouts.

General Comments

Overall, The Rover 200 SDi is a fast, punchy and very reliable car. Mine is high motorway miles with FSH, so well looked after and predictable journeys. The turbocharger has failed twice in it's 5 year life, as has the front calipers. It does however clean up a dream and all but the headlamps, could look like a much newer 25. Insurance does vary from under £300 fully comprehensive and parts are easy to obtain, as is servicing. If I were to be asked for my ideal extras, they would be an adjustable seat, passenger airbag and slightly larger fuel tank and boot.

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1 Comment on Review by jayleeds for Rover 200 SDi

  1. GTurner on 22nd Aug 2004

    I have a 100K milage model (6 years) and have experienced problems with the rear boot (as a family we use it quite a bit) - the loom wire breaks in the hinge rubber boot that joins the main body to the boot lid and causes shorting, which plays havoc with things such as central locking and immobiliser.



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