1993 Rover - Austin 200 Coupe review from UK and Ireland

Timing belt snapped.

Faulty water pump.

Clutch.

Clutch cable.

Coil.

Exhaust.

Suspension.

Manifold.

Alarm.

2 radiators.

New head gasket.

Driver's door window shakes, when you drive over rough ground.

For all that has gone wrong with the car, I've still got the thing. You see, when you get a nice clear bit of road, and you want to make quick ground, there is almost nothing to touch it. You forget all the cons of the car. Power delivery is so smooth, it can be very deceiving.

Reliability has been better lately, but the cost of parts is almost a joke. You would think with the car being British in origin it would be better to own. My cousin has a French car and gets parts cheaper from his local main dealer.

The looks of the car are not as common as Calibra's or Corrado's, and I feel it is a well proportioned car and has better looks than the cars mentioned.

I've had the car for over 2 years and the performance still takes my breath away. I feel to get something to go a lot faster, you would have to spend a lot of money. I feel with a chip, reboost and general upgrade in all aspects of the car, you could live with much more powerful Impreza's and Cossie's. I've been to a quarter mile day and beaten a Cossie, Turbo'd Calibra and VR6's.