Rover 75 - Just Say No (Rover 75)

Member Name: fastlane

Product:	Rover 75
Date:	07/05/02 (3687 review reads)
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Advantages: Image, Boot space, rear legroom

Disadvantages: Dealer attitude, automatic gearbox, power to weight

I drive a company Rover 75 and do about 20k miles a year. I thought I'd give you my views on how things have gone.

The car has a retro look that will either appeal or not - there's no middle ground. It is heavy and in the 2.0 and smaller engines woefully underpowered. Mine is a 1.8 and consequently driving it gives me a feeling that it accelarates only due to curvature of the earth! The interior is well laid out and comfortable for long hauls up the motorway. However, the plastic doorstrips which protect the carpet edges near the doors keep falling off. Boot space is good though.

The main thing I want to warn you about is the automatic gearbox. Out of the blue, mine stopped working whilst driving along the motorway. The fault (with the gearbox computer) left the car stuck in 4th gear with no ability to change - even manually. It took over 3 MONTHS for Rover to fix the problem and throughout I was faced with complete indifference as to my plight.

My advice then is to avoid Rover, the 75 especially and the smaller engined ones in particular. Finally, run away from the automatic gearbox. In short, do yourself a favour and just say no.

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