Hi all

I'm still looking for a 3 door Rover 200 / 25 (see here ) and came across this on eBay.

It doesn't look too good to me! He also doesn't mention the taped up back window, although he will 'post' for £50.

One to avoid I think!

Wyn

[Edited on 7/11/06 by lsdweb]

Is it for a donor or your daily driver?

Neither!

It's to be used as a road / endurance rally car (standard up to 1.4) so a bit of body damage is to be expected but I don't think that's repairable at a reasonable cost.

Ok...

Bonnet is £280
Slam Panel is £145
Valance is £135
Rad..? £65
Grille is £45

errr...?? Thats ex VAT and spray, so its about a grands worth of work..!

You can get them at auction for £200-300, so its just not worth it !

And also, what is it....??? A 214 or a 216..?? Cos it can't be a 216 with a 1.4 engine as that would involve and engine and MEMS swap... Which would count it out for enduro...

Cheers

Peter

[Edited on 7/11/06 by PeterW]

I think that you could do it if you are prepared to do the work yourself. A trip to the breakers and find a rear ended one?
The estimate of £300 is what it would probably cost if you did the work yourself with secondhand parts.

[Edited on 7/11/2006 by nitram38]

Thanks guys

As Peter says, cost would be prohibitive and I could buy one for less - finding one at auction is difficult though.

Hi

Still have my 216 GTi for sale

130 BHP stock, three door and goes like a bullet with the Honda Twin Cam engine.

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=53575

Just a thought.

Cheers

Mark

Thanks Mark

I need a 1.4 (I would convert from the K series 1.6 to the 1.4 but not the Honda)

Wyn

Rover panels are very expensive and hard too find, look for something a bit cheaper too maintain.

Theres loads of them go through auctions for hardly anything at all.

Danozeman

I haven't been to a car auction in over 20 years - are there listings available for cars going through so that I could hunt a suitable car down somewhere close to home?

Wyn