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Originally posted by DixieTheKid
My brother inlaw who is an insurance broker always recomends a Rover 214 for younger drivers, there whats know as an " insurance beater "
in insurance linggo!
My brother got one, done the head gasket straight away for him. Thats the problem, they run hot and the orginal headgaskets are pants. But from memory
he paid £900 od quid in his 1st year of driving although the insurance company fitted a tracker.
Other quote he had for corsa's etc were in some cases over £2000.
Hope this helps
The thing to watch with 214/200/25 models is the horse power of the engine fitted, as many have the 104 bhp 1.4 engine rather than one of the
lower output units which are more typical of the class at around 80 bhp.
This obviously can have a major effect on insurance cost. Actually converting a 25 16v 81 bhp engine to 104 bhp takes about 20 minutes all that
is involved is changing the throttlebody and throttle cable.
All 400 & 45 models with the 1.4 engine are 104 bhp but because of the larger car and grandad image are not considered a high risk.
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