This will be my new car after the weekend if the test drive and finance crap goes as planned

been looking and holding on for this exact spec for ages: TurboD saloon with 180bodykit. shame about the distance.

i know most will not like it, but I do  

Nice Civic.

Nothing wrong with that at all.

Dont do it dude, fair play you like your Rovers and its nice but for 7.5k notes you could get something gorgeous, fast, reliable & sexy too.

Quote from: sdpDont do it dude, fair play you like your Rovers and its nice but for 7.5k notes you could get something gorgeous, fast, reliable & sexy too.

i am not being a blind fan boy tbh, there seriously is nothing else around that interests me, except maybe a new civic but too expensive.

that car is all the things you listed anyway, look gorgeous and sexy to me, they dont go wrong and the diesel engine is bomb proof. it isnt fast atm but is good for 160bp and lots of torque after upsolute have a play with the ecu.

ill have to see/drive it in the flesh before i part with the cash, i wont buy it just because it is a rover etc

The reviews and mechanicals of this model all point to it being fast and reliable. Gorgeous and sexy are in the eye of the beholder of course.

k maybe I was being a little harsh; 60 in under 10secs aint nothing to sniff at, and the bodykit works wonders for its looks.



Why not the TF though, you after 4 seats & a boot?

Any reason youre going for a diseasel?

do they not make a turbo petrol?

there aint nowt like a turbo petrol  :shock:  seriously addictive...

(but always leaving you thirsting for more booost!! MOOARRR POWEERRR!!!)

not really but might need them in the future. diesel is the main thing i am after, i dont like them much but you cant argue with the mpg (only thing going for the megane) so that rules the tf out. other car i was looking at was 75/zt, but abit big.

edit: yeah snell a petrol would be nice, but i am getting used the diesel economy and torque. there isnt actually a turbo zs but the 190bp 2.5v6 would be very nice, shame about the 18mpg  :?

V6 is a big no no today really..  

my MX-3 cost me a fortune to run, and it got a lot more than 18mpg

I do quite like the way I can get 40mpg in my Yaris without a huge effort

fair play though, Diesels arent bad these days but I would rather have a diesel in a sound-proofed lounge of a car, rather than a bit of a sporty one.

Quote from: snellgroveV6 is a big no no today really..  

Why not.  Petrol isnt going to get any cheaper and certianly isnt going to make more of itself.  If your going to make silly buys any time in your life, now is the time.

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Quote from: snellgroveV6 is a big no no today really..  

Why not.  Petrol isnt going to get any cheaper and certianly isnt going to make more of itself.  If your going to make silly buys any time in your life, now is the time.

i wouldnt buy one because of the power to economy ratio of a v6 is crap. you can get a variable valve or turbo 4pot with more power and more economy so why bother.

Rover kv6 2.5L Engine - 190ps, 245Nm, 28mpg(i was abit out when i said 18 )
Rover k16 1.8L VVC - 160ps, 174Nm, 40mpg
Rover T16 2.0L Turbo - 220ps, 240Nm, 33mpg

cant really see why anyone would choose the v6 these days, they are lovely and smooth but just drink too much.

Quote from: DEViANCEThis will be my new car after the weekend if the test drive and finance crap goes as planned

been looking and holding on for this exact spec for ages: TurboD saloon with 180bodykit. shame about the distance.

i know most will not like it, but I do  

something i would choose TBH. I already have 2 rover turbos and tbpfh before i owned them i hated rover with a passion but my 220SDi (Diesel o-60 9secs 103BHP) has yet to let me down in the 5 years ive owned it.
I only bought it cause i was conned into taking it for a test drive  

not my preferred choice but equally not a bad one.

im just glad you are beyond your metro phase

Quote from: WillTuckernot my preferred choice but equally not a bad one.

im just glad you are beyond your metro phase

rofl, long time no see. you still in your escort phase?

p.s. id have another metro anyday

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Quote from: snellgroveV6 is a big no no today really..  

Why not.  Petrol isnt going to get any cheaper and certianly isnt going to make more of itself.  If your going to make silly buys any time in your life, now is the time.

i wouldnt buy one because of the power to economy ratio of a v6 is crap. you can get a variable valve or turbo 4pot with more power and more economy so why bother.

Rover kv6 2.5L Engine - 190ps, 245Nm, 28mpg(i was abit out when i said 18 )
Rover k16 1.8L VVC - 160ps, 174Nm, 40mpg
Rover T16 2.0L Turbo - 220ps, 240Nm, 33mpg

cant really see why anyone would choose the v6 these days, they are lovely and smooth but just drink too much.

Exactly.. I cant afford to run a V6 - not much point in having a V engined car unless you can afford to get something like an Audi. They generally fit lovely things, to their Vs called Turbos