Faults:

Idle sensor went and cost £100 to repair.

General Comments:

This car is very quick, 0-60 in 6.2 secs and a top speed of 150mph.

Sierra and Escort Cosworth performance at a much cheaper price.

Very rare car.

Luxurious interior. However, some minor squeaks now and again.

If you want performance and are strapped for cash, buy one of these and still compete with the big boys.

Faults:

This is my second car, my first was a Nova 1000cc.

I fell in love with the looks and interior. 15" alloys and half leather seats plus extras like alarm, imobiliser, remote central locking and electric windows.

It always starts 1st time. Road holding is super and performance is OK. Nothing much happens until you reach about 4000 rpm. When you're not burning off old XR3's it's very economical @ about 40mpg.

General Comments:

Very nice looks and an extremely comfortable interior. Economical too.

Faults:

Remote Central locking didn't work in the driver's door.

The clutch went within 5 weeks. Then the alternator which caused the immobiliser to reset itself rendering the car immobile for about a week till Rover worked out how to fix it.

Apart from that not a lot really. No, sorry, one of the heater knobs came off as well.

General Comments:

Not your bog standard 200 I have to say, nice looking car, alloys as standard and half leather interior. Very comfortable and spacious.

Excellent handling as long as you don't mind a bit of body roll here and there. Power steering is a bit lifeless, but OK once you get used to it.

For a 1.4 this car really moves! Once you get above 3000 RPM you can really feel the pull. I've driven my friends XR3i and there is little difference in performance.

Faults:

Water pump went on New Years Day - water leaking out as fast as you could put it in.

2 days out of the garage for the above, the cam belt snapped, engine un-repairable - new engine.

General Comments:

The car is very reliable - starts every time.

It is able to keep up with older 1.8L & 1.8L cars.

Very quiet and smooth drive.

The radio on this model is naff.

Faults:

Water pump leaked.

Front discs replaced.

General Comments:

Cheap and easy to repair if anything should go wrong.

Handles superbly on corners and bends due to the wide 15" wheels.

Loves to be revved over 4000, where it kicks in although a little high when cruising at 70mph.

Never fails to start straight away.

THe original stereo is rubbish so I replaced it with a CD player.