Rover 200 & 400 Owners Club Forum

Mr Teddy Bear wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 20, 2019 1:22 pm

I think that all the 2/416's came with a bonnet acoustic blanket whereas the lower spec 1.4's didn't, that seems to make a lot of difference to cabin noise levels.

My 1991 poverty spec 214 from 1991 did have the acoustic blanket from new. Perhaps it was the 1992 build revisions which removed it?

A smartly dressed couple with stylish luggage would have set that scene off perfectly!

Were any broadcast media present?

Unfortunately rimmer diagrams are not so accurate, in terms of differences between 1.6L and 2.0L versions, because they don't list the details for parts NLA (which is the case for most of them). This is very short-sighted of them, they used to be comprehensive listings. Has all the hallmarks of rec...

Is there an electronic igniter amplifier module on the distributor?
On my K8's distributor, this has failed in the past, resulting in no spark.

I find the Bilt-Hamber Deox powder pretty effective. As you dissolve it in water to make a bath, obviously there's a limit to the size of parts which can be treated. Having said that, I recall making a bath in a discarded plastic ice-cream container, and stood the feet of my subframe in it, in turn,...

Moody sunset glow = Rover brochure lighting!

The cars have worn much better than pop stars of the same era!

Paul_1978_yorks wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 12, 2019 5:25 pm

That’s the spirit - Rovers do have a habit of growing on you.

Just goes to show it doesn't have to be a 2-litre job either!

My R8 was way more comfy than the Honda Accord it replaced in 1991.
It is way more comfy, and quieter, than the new Honda Civic I bought to replace it in 2010. So I kept the R8 too!

You'll fit right in here, with a fleet such as that!

GTiJohn wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 27, 2019 11:00 am

crepello wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 25, 2019 9:57 am

Or alternatively, currently at £100: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/392353151624

Now at £310 - 'reserve not met'

15 bids from 6 bidders took it to £770, reserve met.

Or alternatively, currently at £100: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/392353151624

Well well, a 214S in Oyster Beige, and only 30k miles.
Unexceptional? How did that get in?

Try https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/392344019127



The seller's new to photography too - unless the compost heap is included!
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