1992 Rover - Austin 800 Reviews - Page 2 of 2

Drive shaft seal.

Clutch (these cars seem to eat them)

Head gasket went (had head skimmed to solve that problem)

This car is so quick, I just couldn't belive something so big could move that fast.

0-60 about 6.7 seconds and I've had it to 137 MPH, I just can't wait to up the BHP.

The only problem is a bit of rust, but that's to be expected from a car that's 11 years old.

Electric Windows Stick and Beep when going down at random intervals.

Rattles from central locking and windows.

Rust on boot and rear doors - treated and reappeared 1 year later.

Squeaking power steering pump.

Minor part in engine broke 50000 miles. Caused the engine to stop completely.

Head Cylinder Gasket blown 63000 miles.

Engine leaks oil slightly.

Rover alarm - sometimes goes off in bright sunshine on its own accord.

Effortless performance.

Handles well.

But a lot went wrong after it reached 8 years old and was costly to fix.

Just about everything electrical.

Buttons falling out.

Alternator faults drained battery.

Squeaky loose fitting dashboard.

The best turbo diesel gearbox combination I have ever had. Massive tall gearing with lots of torque, effortless fast driving car with economy. Handles & stops very well.

Sadly let down by appalling gremlins in the electrics & build quality area.

Appalling lumber support in seats, removing it easy & gives a vast improvement.

Head gasket.

Turbo.

Absolutely brilliant vehicle, fantastic car for annoying people who think it is "only" a Rover 820. If I want to put my foot down to pass something, then I just go.

Head gasket leak.

Window motor.

Fantastic, so fast.

Had to remove the cat and have a big bore exhaust made, removing the cat alone added 22hp on the rolling road.

Had the head skimmed when the head gasket was renewed.

Ditched the standard air box for K&N cone (Escort Cosworth unit, fits straight on with adaptor tube and fed cold air intakes via pipes from front grille to feed it. Ran engine breather to the atmosphere).

Fitted 45 profile tyres to the front to alter the gearing (sub 7 sec 0-60 mph) for massive mid range acceleration.

Catalytic converter failed.

New ignition coil.

New engine management computer.

New big ends.

Cylinder head overhauled to cure sticking valves.

Constant "pinking" for the last 20,000 miles (seems incurable).

A basically a good, quick, comfortable load carrier. Badly let down by poor engine reliability. This was the Rover designed engine, and is best avoided if the Honda one is available.