Saloon production moved to Longbridge in 2000 - estates were only ever built at Longbridge.

Edited by RT on 16/08/2016 at 21:35

Interesting link, thanks oldroverboy. Talking of ride quality, and I know this is a completely different (and unique) suspension design, but I always liked the serene and unflappable road presence of a Rover P6 when you were behind one on the motorway.

The progress of a Rover P4 (the 'granny Rover') was even more serene and unflappable: if it wasn't on a motorway, rather less serene and unflappable were the seventeen drivers behind trying to overtake it.

I owned a Rover 16 (P2) and Rovers 75, 90 and 110 (P4s). (Not all at once.)

I agree the P4 was very comfortable as was the P6 I sat in. But did you ever drive one in snow? "Serene and unflappable" was not the description :-)

Incapable of moving up hills was the problem :-)

I followed a 90 the other week driven by a gentleman at least 10 years older than I. He drove it quite fast - for a P4...

They're decent cars but they are all 11-12 years old miniumum now so can need serious tlc.

Look out for:

Failing clutches and clutch hydraulics.

MAF sensors often fail (no go below 2000rpm)

Front pusher fan often fail which means the aircon won't work at standstill

Front bushes usually go by 100-120k.

Door lock actuators a very common failure point.

Examples with sunroofs very prone to leaks.

Turbos and timing chains reliable but injectors can wear giving rough idle and poor cold starting.

They're no worse than any other old BMW derived car and better than many cars from that era but some are now 17 years old so be realistic about what they'll be like.