Faults:

Same as every other Rover according to everyone I spoke to: Dirver's side window motor went and took months of phoning around to find a second hand one.

Radiator leaked and caused overheating, but was easily fixed with rad-weld and has been fine since.

General Comments:

As for value for money, this car is unbeatable. Is has everything, but air-con. Can be picked up for as little as £1000 in good condition with FSH. Honda engines are unbreakable and mileage didn't put me off. Still drives like a new car.

Looks good and sounds great from quiet tick-over at 700rpm to redline purr at 6 000 rpm. Very comfortable and extremely reliable. No complaints with performance either 0-60 just below 9 seconds and top end of 132mph. Insurance is reasonable at group 11.

Only complaint is not much legroom for passengers in back, considering the size of the car.

Faults:

Absolutely nothing so far. (touch wood)

General Comments:

In general a great car for the money, especially as this one had a full rover service history. Body and interior were both virtually immaculate even after so many miles. People talk about the good performance of the 2.3 Honda engine and at higher revs and speeds this is perhaps the case, but at the lower end I think it's a bit sluggish even compared with cars with much smaller engines. I must say I do not like the gearbox and clutch. Clutch travel distance from floor to biting point is unnecessarily huge, the gearstick does not move quickly and the gear-knob is uncomfortably shaped and there is a strange clicking noise when changing gear. All this means it's very difficult to change gear quickly which severely compromises being able to pull away quickly. Changing gear becomes almost a chore rather than a pleasure and if that's the case you may as well have an auto! Other than that in most respects it's a great car. Oh steering can be a bit squishy sometimes too. Not really a car for winding country roads.

Faults:

Nothing major, screen washer jets and some fuse.

General Comments:

I bought this car as I had already driven a Rover 623si as a company car for 2 years, during which time I fell in love with 600 series.

The car has everything, looks, power, smooth ride, reliable, almost anything you can expect from it. Plus it's a great bargain too.

Faults:

Had to replace the gearbox bearings at 80000 miles.

Erratic idling at start-up in damp conditions. Fixed by cleaning the top dead centre sensor and changed the high-tension leads.

Bushes on the gear selector-rod wore out.

General Comments:

A seriously quick car that doesn't attract any attention to itself. A 2nd/3rd gear blast certainly puts a big grin on your face!

Can be easily modified quite cheaply to further increase the power (upto around 240bhp).

Ride is harsh on rough surfaces, but the seats are very supportive.