Mon 6 Mar 2006 20:49 Rover 618 & 620's - JohnG66

Anyone had any experiences with these, I believe they have a Honda engine, looking to buy one, any tips ? Cheers Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Mon 6 Mar 2006 20:56 Rover 618 & 620's - Xileno {P}

Good cheap reliable cars, they're basically Honda Accords. The 2.0 Turbo is not a Honda engine though. Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Mon 6 Mar 2006 21:01 Rover 618 & 620's - Xileno {P}

I've seen a few at auction recently with quite rusty rear wheel arches, so watch out for that. Also the 2.3 is rather thirsty. Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Tue 7 Mar 2006 08:45 Rover 618 & 620's - DrS

Surely you can get the far superior Rover 75 almost for free, now? Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Tue 7 Mar 2006 09:08 Rover 618 & 620's - Collos25

There are millions of parts for 600's of every model not so 75's. The 600 is a superb medium sized car with leather and wood and easy to maintain. Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Tue 7 Mar 2006 11:27 Rover 618 & 620's - P 2501

I see lots of these around. I always thought they are a handsome looking saloon. Supposed to be very reliable too. Must be really cheap now. Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Tue 7 Mar 2006 12:19 Rover 618 & 620's - wrangler_rover

I had a 618 (Honda Engine) from New August 1999 to January 2006, very reliable & performance not bad, BUT, it ate exhausts, drove 10 miles to work & 10 miles home, the original one lasted 2 years & 6 weeks, the next one lasted 2 years & 3 months, it's a design fault, see car by car breakdown. Also I thought the car was thirsty. Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Tue 7 Mar 2006 12:28 Rover 618 & 620's - Frogeye

I had a 1997 Honda version, excellent reliable car. Watch out for rusty rear silencer box, the pipe rusts through just infront of the box, then the box drops onto road and if you are unlucky, the car trys to trip over it. New box, rear bumper and underpants. I sold it at 140k the only replacement was 1 rear box. Very reliable car. Why did I replace it with a 406???????? Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Tue 7 Mar 2006 13:35 Rover 618 & 620's - Alyn Beattie

Hi All Currently using a 620 turbo diesel as a runabout. Cheap to buy, cheap to run and has been 100% reliable. Possible to pick up a good one for about £1k. As someone else mentioned rear wheel arches prone to rust. -- Alyn Beattie I\'m sane, it\'s the rest of the world that\'s mad. Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Wed 8 Mar 2006 09:26 Rover 618 & 620's - Rodger

My Accord 2.0 auto is now 12 years old and i have had it for 8. Total mileage 114k. Buy a cheap exhaust as the original Honda fit only lasted 2 years. Back box goes no matter what you pay.. Check radiator, about 4 year life span. Rust on back wheel arch, but just cosmetic. Only breakdown was Ignition module that cost £350 for new distributor. One ABS sensor has gone. I have run it for 30p(total costs) a mile which (over 80k miles) i think is very good value for money. Warrant direct have it as one of their most reliable cars. Reply | Report as offensive | Link