1998 Rover - Austin 200 vi review from UK and Ireland
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Head Gasket just went 48k miles on the clock costing a lot to fix, but I took it to a few garages and they didn't know wat they were talkin bout with the vvc, take it to sum1 who does!!!
General comments?
The car is like a pocket rocket, rips straight through 1st and 2nd, but still pulls well in 3rd up to 97mph.
Great how no1 knows of a 200vi I've surprised a lot of people been in good races with civic type-r, scooby couldnt pull away from me till 110mph, though I had got on the gas first, but still it's a 2.0 turbo!!!
I previously had a 1.4 8v 200 and I can honestly say I get better mileage per gallon in my vi than in the 1.4 thanks to the vvc system, and that's not with crawling around everywhere either!!!
Highest I've seen on my clock is 141mph and it wasnt goin to go better than that it was slight downhill on motorway, but always gets 135mph ish!!!
With my exhaust/ induction kit I reckon its bout 153bhp or there abouts, but in plans with a garage to take it to 180bhp!!! 0-60 timed is bout 7s the now!!!
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Year of manufacture | 1998 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.8 V V c Manual |
| Performance marks | 9 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 8 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 33000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 48000 miles |
| Previous car | Rover - Austin 200 |
| Date of Entry | 14th June, 2005 |