A fine car if nothing special (Rover 400)

Member Name: StephenM8

Product:	Rover 400
Date:	06/10/00 (758 review reads)
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Advantages: Fine car for the undemanding driver

Disadvantages: Well of the pace of the current best

I drive a 414 SLi 5dr and I was very impressed when I first drove it. It was bought second hand and at a good price back then before the price cuts. It is comfortable to drive and in the front there is good space, in the back there is not. The engine is very good for its size, though, as it can pull strongly when revved hard and adequately when not. The interior build isn't too good, some plastics feel a bit cheap and don't look too good. The ride is fairly decent but it is proan to float on bad roads which leave the steering a bit detached. The handling is less good. The steering is just too numb and in general the car struggles to stay planted when pushd hard on bumpy roads. It can corner flatly on good roads but I don't have the chance to drive on many of those.

Since then I have driven a Ford Focus and this little delight was so much better that I was amazed. I have written an article on this car as well, by the way.

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