Rover 214i 5-door

When i was offered this car i thought oh no not a rover i test drove it for the weekend as i was offered it at a price i could hardly refuse. It took a day or so to get used to as with any car but now i love it. It is comfortable, reliable and very nice to drive. The only down side to this car is i have found it heavy on fuel but as i very rarely drive long distances it doesn't make much difference to me. Mine has 60k on the clock and still runs very well i am assured by the old dear i bought it of she has had very little trouble with it at all. So if your like me and are put of by the Rover name i am not scared to say i was ...  Read the complete review

I bought my Rover 214Si in September 1998 and owned it for just over a year before buying a newer car. When I bought it (for £1,000) it had 100k miles on the clock and I would say was in average condition for a H reg (seven years old) at the time. There are still a lot of these cars on the road so I thought this may help someone looking to buy a second hand car. They would be quite good as a first car really, you can pick up a decent one for around £500 or so today I expect. My Rover was red with grey trim. The vast majority of these cars seem to have the same colour scheme, I have seen green as well which is quite nice, I haven't seen any in ...  Read the complete review

I purchased my rover 214i in March this year it is a 1998 and I find that it is a very comfortable car to drive, I have previously driven a Fiat Tipo and a Fiesta and find the rover a much better car to handle. I drive 48 miles per day so I require comfort. This car is very economical, I usually fill the car with petrol on a monday and if I am just driving back and forward to work I never need to visit the garage during this time. The interior of the car is nicely laid out and everything is close at hand, this model has electric windows and sunroof. The stereo system is quite good however speakers are on the front doors only and kids ...  Read the complete review