The Rover 216 GTI is a fantasticly nippy car it is a modern classic and can keep up with any of the newer cars in looks and speed. There are a few shows to go to with your modern Rover but they are becoming more popular keep your eyes open for more events.

I love my gti, mrs hates it!!! i dont care about group 14 insurance, its a beast of a 1.6. go for dohc if at all poss, best engine out of the lot. Reliable, fast, mostly easy to repair. Rust (not on mine) and that apparently they used to put loctite on the cv joint are the only bad points.

The rover 216 gti mine being the 1990 H reg is one of the beast things rover produced but only with the help of the honda 1600cc DOHC engine in it. One day i would like the 220 turbo coupe as they are supposed to be better than the escort rs turbo!! but would settle for a turbo on the 1600 if some one made one for it? never buy i rover with a rover engine in they are not very good at all, stick with the honda engine if at all possible.
Hope this helps some of you out there to get your first rover 216 gti if you buy one u will never look back i never have, had this one now 4 years done 50,000 miles in these 4 years and replaced only 1 tyre and a track rod end altogether on all 4 mot's.passed everytime.
So have fun and take care of it ok.

My Car is the 216 gti twincam honda engine in british racing green, full kit, still looks nice when parked up, but wind down the window, accelrate hard and listen to that beautiful sound coming from your exhaust, that's why i love my GTI, all the lads at work have got their souped up fiesta and seats, but they all say my car sounds awesome, i rest my case...

At the moment I own 18 Rover GTi,s single cams,2ltr.220 GTi,s and without doubt the 1600cc Honda twin cam is by far the best out of any of them. They are identical on 0-60mph as the 220GTi and only a couple of mph slower on top speed

I have had mine for six years. Bought with 43K genuine on the clock. This is a lovely car that suits my lifestyle and I do not want it to get older!
Mechanics all recommend changing the oil every 6k miles.
Keep an eye on the rear wheel arches for rust forming.
Where does the water come from in the bottom of the boot?

I've had my Rover 216 GTI for nearly 2 years wouldn't change it to any other car. For that cheap price it's got great engine. With some adjustments to the engine I take on BMW328. Plus it's got the looks ;)

Since I bought the Rover 216 GTI I have been amazed at the top quality preformance, and the DOHC engine gives a blistering 0-60 of about 8 seconds, which for a 1600 standard is very quick.
overall I am well pleased with the car, even the standard speakers do it some justice.
I would of prefered the half leather as the interiour is preaty poor but hey you can't have everything.
After all else said
I LOVE THIS CAR!!!

My Rover 216 GTI is a grat car !! The SOHC isn't that fast for a hot hatch but is as quick as an XR3i for example. They handle well, are reliable and are far better quality than the cheapo offerings from ford or vauxhall at the time.
The DOHC version is a stunner, fast, great sounding and reliable. Easily better than a Golf GTI. Only bad point is that its quite thirsy giving 30MPG at best really, but its worth it.