Looking at Rover 216

alphaeagle · 5th February 2022, 16:51

So Today I drove@ 2.5 hours to have a look at a 1993 Rover 216 cabriolet...

I knew the car need some attention but boy did I get a shock...

When I got there the seller told me that cats had got into the cat through the Brocken screen on the back...OK not to bad I thought...Lets see what state its in....

The Cars interior was covered in cat hair every seat and carpet covered....and for the extra surprise there was poop on the rear seat...now cats do not do toilet where they sleep...and it was to big, more like a dog, So I think he was letting his dog and cats use it as a bed....

Anyway...seeing pass that....I saw potential...

That was until he attached the booster pack on the wrong way round and we could get no lights on the Instrument cluster and the car would not start...The alarm light was flashing, and we got that turned off but again, no life.

After looking at the Lower Cross member which was completely rotted thru on both says, I got the usual ( I have a spare one) and the rad was crumbling in my hands.

Why do people waste other peoples time, He could of let me know it would not start and or that the Cross member was gone.

Has anyone else had a waste of time like that.

victorgte · 5th February 2022, 18:08

Absolutely yes.
A few weeks ago I drove 3 hours to collect a Rover 600 auto. Described as a few marks, nothing serious.
It needed a full respray.
Opinions vary on condition. Why do people deliberately give a false description of something so obvious?
He continued to drop the price. Before I set off it was £1200 reduced to £800. When I walked away it dropped to £550. I still said no. He said he would readvertise it but I've not seen it since so I'm certain he has broken it for spares.
That's a 6 hour round trip I will never get back.

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sworks · 6th February 2022, 08:32

The car probably ran until he connected the booster pack the wrong way and blew the main fuse. R8 cabs are getting very rare now.

5th February 2022, 16:51	#1
alphaeagle Avid contributor Rover 75 Saloon CDTi, MG ZT CDTi Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Portarlington Posts: 135 Thanks: 66 Thanked 25 Times in 19 Posts	Looking at Rover 216 So Today I drove@ 2.5 hours to have a look at a 1993 Rover 216 cabriolet... I knew the car need some attention but boy did I get a shock... When I got there the seller told me that cats had got into the cat through the Brocken screen on the back...OK not to bad I thought...Lets see what state its in.... The Cars interior was covered in cat hair every seat and carpet covered....and for the extra surprise there was poop on the rear seat...now cats do not do toilet where they sleep...and it was to big, more like a dog, So I think he was letting his dog and cats use it as a bed.... Anyway...seeing pass that....I saw potential... That was until he attached the booster pack on the wrong way round and we could get no lights on the Instrument cluster and the car would not start...The alarm light was flashing, and we got that turned off but again, no life. After looking at the Lower Cross member which was completely rotted thru on both says, I got the usual ( I have a spare one) and the rad was crumbling in my hands. Why do people waste other peoples time, He could of let me know it would not start and or that the Cross member was gone. Has anyone else had a waste of time like that. __________________ Working on: Rover 75 CDTi Copperleaf Today is just yesterdays tomorrow.....

5th February 2022, 18:08	#2
victorgte I really should get out more....... MGTF, MGZT, Range Rover Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Cheltenham Posts: 2,803 Thanks: 395 Thanked 633 Times in 446 Posts	Absolutely yes. A few weeks ago I drove 3 hours to collect a Rover 600 auto. Described as a few marks, nothing serious. It needed a full respray. Opinions vary on condition. Why do people deliberately give a false description of something so obvious? He continued to drop the price. Before I set off it was £1200 reduced to £800. When I walked away it dropped to £550. I still said no. He said he would readvertise it but I've not seen it since so I'm certain he has broken it for spares. That's a 6 hour round trip I will never get back. Sent from my POT-LX1 using Tapatalk __________________ MG TF 135, MG ZT, Range Rover P38

6th February 2022, 08:32	#3
sworks Been absent for a while… Rover 75 Tourer, Classic mini Cooper S, Abarth 595 competizione, MG TF and a Hyundai Tucson PHEV Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cumbria Posts: 13,065 Thanks: 1,033 Thanked 1,686 Times in 1,040 Posts	The car probably ran until he connected the booster pack the wrong way and blew the main fuse. R8 cabs are getting very rare now. __________________ ................................................. 'Marmite' Possibly one of the most famous 75 tourers produced! left the production line as the last of only Three Rover 75 tourers produced in Trophy Yellow. 48 hours later Longbridge closed. The last sold ordered 75 Tourer. Paid for by the Phoenix Four and handed over by John Towers to the Warwickshire Northampton Air ambulance service as a Rapid Response vehicle