Faults:

Brake lights - Three new brake light bulbs needed within three months. No major cost (about £2.00), but a bit annoying.

Tyres - Possibly two slow punctures in the front tyres. Once re-inflated have caused no further problems.

Aerial - Motorised aerial will not extend. Problem unknown, and I have been quoted £140 to have it repaired by a main Rover dealer!

Trim - Coin holder to the right of steering column now damaged, due to one of the plastic hinges snapping. This will require a whole new piece of trim being bought and fitted.

General Comments:

Performance - Very powerful during take-off and mid-range.

Seems to take a while to get from 100mph to 140mph.

Prone to getting a bit sketchy when taking-off at maximum acceleration.

Tyres tend to scrabble for grip.

Interior is very supportive, although the leather in my own car shows some wear on the sides of the front seats.

The ride is a bit firm, although this is to be expected on a performance saloon such as this.

Standard equipment is quite acceptable, but is now getting upstaged by more modern cars.

No air conditioning, and the stereo is pretty poor by modern standards - replace immediately!

Very practical car, having four adult sized seats, and enough performance to make any journey fun.

Faults:

A few too many bulbs have blown.

Strange noises from the front suspension, cured by a main dealer modification.

No other faults.

General Comments:

Smooth effortless driving with more than enough power. Can cruise at high speed all day and still be comfortable.

Depreciates heavily so 4 and 5 year old bargains to be had, look for an accountants old company car. Pipe and slippers image, but with enough power to give the boy racers a red face.

Faults:

A few minor things with the LPG.

Tail pipe at 140.000 (replaced with a non-Rover part, much cheaper)

I'm still amazed at the durability of the car.

General Comments:

My next car will be a Honda Accord or Civic, it's comfy, reliable and runs fine.

The Rover 75 is too big, and the 45 is too small and has no Honda parts.

The Rover 600 is a really good car and cheap to run and buy as a used car.

The amount of space needed for parking and turning is really big.

Faults:

Central locking actuator on the driver's side door (about £30).

Slight boot leak.

General Comments:

Beautiful car with good performance and luxury interior.

Very high mileage, but you wouldn't know it - Honda engine purrs (apart from a bit of a knock when the engine is very cold).

Low mpg is a bit disappointing, as is the high insurance group, but it's well worth it!

Faults:

Back box was replaced (only lasted 2 years).

Drivers window is slow.

Gearbox whines a bit in neutral.

General Comments:

Nice, quiet, safe & plain car.

Not very good on consumption, even in comparison to a 3.0 Supra Turbo !

But I do drive it at high revs everywhere. Handling is quite good but is far better after being lowered by 60mm. Power is there but is not as quick as a slightly modified 2.0 16v Vauxhall Calibra (suprisingly). I have only had sports cars and in standard form the Rover is not really a sports model but has potential.

Hate not having a rear wiper!

Door post is in the way when looking right if you have the seat back quite a way.