I know this is probably not the best place to highlight the plight of a Rover 200 but I know some of you are interested in them. This weekend I met of family friend who has had to park up her Rover 220 after over 20 years of use. She bought it from the original selling Rover dealer with 2,000 miles on it as an ex-demonstrator and has owned it ever since. It has all the paperwork you would expect and is original and not messed with. She'd love to restore it and keep it on the road but isn't in a position to cover the cost. She would hate to see it scrapped and would prefer it to go to someone who would bring it back to life. I don't want to raise a false expectation so would like to know what forum members think of its chances. The car started fine and the engine sounds very sweet. You can see from the pictures the MOT fail sheet and you will also see that areas of the lower body will need attention too. The wheel arches and the lower doors all have rust. The boot floor was rust free and the underside looked OK but I am not and expert. The biggest job I guess will be replacing one if not both of the engine subframes. It would be lovely to be able to fettle it and then give it back to her to run with a first refusal should she want rid, but that's probably not going to happen in reality.
Although this variant of Rover 200 is rare the values seem to be low when they come up for sale so this would never be a money spinner - more for the love of the car really. Let me know your views. I'll also go and find someone from the Rover 200 club at the Pride of Longbridge next month.
Nick
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Although this variant of Rover 200 is rare the values seem to be low when they come up for sale so this would never be a money spinner - more for the love of the car really. Let me know your views. I'll also go and find someone from the Rover 200 club at the Pride of Longbridge next month.
Nick
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