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For reliability, practicality and general all round comfort go for a Sterling 820 fastback. the only downside for some is that most were auto rather than manual. Upsides are that most of these would have been cherished (and garaged) by older owners rather than thrashed and abused. in 2007 I picked ...

vito wrote:

RoverNick1 wrote:Whats the latest on this one?

Well it says three posts up it was sold ..........

Aahh yes, indeed it does

Dickie524 wrote:V8 SD1!!!

I wish!

Simon Hubbard wrote:I would suggest you look at a vitesse coupe if you will use the car for weekends. But maybe I am biased.

Nothing wrong with being biased!

Yes have to update my list as I actually sold the Tomcat a couple of months ago. Owned that car for 10 years so liked it a lot, it was the normally aspirated 2.0 litre and was fast enough and unique enough to enjoy driving it. Only sold it in an attempt to downsize the fleet as it were and it was t...

Interesting, indeed whatever car i get will be the weekend toy as i do have a rather splendid MG3. In your signature you mention you have a 220 Tomcat, what are they like to live with? As one of those will be on my list as well!

Hello, Im currently thinking about getting my first Rover and i must admit, i dont know exactly what to go for. Im currently thinking about an 800 mk1 of course. However im also quite drawn to the 600, it seems that you can pick a good one of those up for under 1000 notes. Also what about something ...

Whats the latest on this one?

It seems way too nice to scrap, someone will have it off you for that kind of money, its a no brainer!

I wish i could have 2, but at the moment i only have the space you 1

traineefarmer wrote:Welcome, Nick. Are you NickTL on other forums?

Thank you and no, the only other classic forum i am on is Autoshite

Welcome aboard Nick! There's a few Mk1 fastbacks around but some of them are right dogs in terms of bodywork. That said, they very often look the dogs danglies until you've had them a few months then turn out to be as rotten as a peach. Check your prospective purchase very carefully! You might be b...

Thank you! That silver SLI looks quite saucy!

Thank you guys!

Hello, Does anyone know of any mk1s up for sale? Im interested in purchasing one as my first Rover. Im not too picky, fastback or saloon, manual or auto. I would love a Fastback Vitesse in silver or Nightfire red. However i understand how rare they have become. If anyone knows of anything it would b...

Hello all, Im a long time lurker and i finally decided to join. My name is Nick and i have been a Rover lover for as long as i can remember. Im currently thinking about getting my first Rover and the mk1 800 fastback always looked the part. I am currently looking for one however finding one is diffi...