Rover 100 Ascot 1.1 Review

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Rover 100 Ascot 1.1
4.3 stars
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Guest's Review of Rover 100 Ascot 1.1

22nd May 2008

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    2 Years
  • Performance
    3.5 stars
  • Reliability
    5 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    1992
  • Doors
    3
  • Practicality
    4 stars
Good Points

Comfortable and still quite refined, even after all these years. Fun to drive and a well judged balance of of handling/ride comfort. Visibility is excellent and the compact dimensions make for a fine town car. Generally easy to maintain and most parts are reasonably priced.


Bad Points

Feels a bit old fashioned but the car is suffused with character, if perhaps a rather dowdy image. The main enemy seems to be rust, particularly around the rear arches and along the sills. Floor just ahead of the front jacking point also seems to be prone to rot - I've had to weld here on two cars. Head gasket failures are often reported, but my 16 year old example is still fine - but I do make regular checks under the bonnet. Steering is a touch heavy.


General Comments

Rover 100s are fantastic little cars, now largely forgotten by the wider public, and their loss as far as I'm concerned. I bought mine strictly as a stop-gap two years ago, but I'm still running it. The figures speak for themselves: initial purchase price £250; servicing/consumables have probably amounted to no more than an extra £200 (cambelt changed, new sills/wheelarches); absolutely 100% reliable, still drives as tight as a 3-year old car... As comfortable as a larger family saloon, quiet, will cruise all day on the motorway, yet nippy round town... Brilliant stuff.

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