and senator was named after roman hierarchy..ford prefect and consul also was..trivia eh rolls Royce almost called a car the silver mist...untill a german worker told them it means sh...t..in german ..so it got called ghost

did you know...that rover worked with then rival triumph to make the sd1 cars and sd1 stood for.....special division 1....i won 50 quid of halfords vouchers years ago in a classic car pub quiz..for knowing that...also vauxhall ..got its name from ..lord vaux...who built steam engines at one...

capri 1.6 lazer had that from 18m old...101 k when it went...point im making...it was std that in that time...cars did high mileage....so sorry k series 1.8 was crap in comparison ..still is

me and me senator..2.5..straight six..165k when it went...mate ran that till 185 k..only died when it got sided by a van

that was a true rover succsess police used those all over the world..note my wifes audi 2.2 gti in back ground...superb german engineering

few days ago i posted a pic of my rover sd1..2.6 vp..straight six b reg....121 mph...now i did 40 k in that and it never missed a beat.. .

well written ..and i agree the k ..1.4 was excellent i also agree 1,8 was not able to cope with the big freelander , what youve said is indeed very accurate, but as one member on here correctly stated ..rover had use of buick engine for the freelander that is today a legend..it turned it down so...

read the post..never said bmw engines went into senators ect..i said...at the time k series were in melt down..other manufacturers and i stated..ive had 3 senators ..2 carltons..plus capris..audis...all were delivering 100k plus engine life hg trouble free, this made k series stick out like a...

average cost on td4 ..rarely does dmf need replacing..is 450 quid...that will last min 80k driven in correct manner, never heard of all 4 injectors needing replacing...odd one maybe...lot easier that hg job

... at 500 quid...just paid that for me citizen red arrows radio controlled solar watch..lol... you can run it and get ya money back on spares..bet ya life its on 3rd hg..or more...its folk who have spent thousands of pounds to only find its a lemon ..you cant lose at 500 quid

Prob is at a time when most engines ran for ever rover introduced k series 1987...and while the bott end was bomb proof the top end suffered hg failure like there was no tomorrow...to small cooling capacity..wrong hg design...so while fords and vauxhall ect was racking up 100k no probs the poor...

ive seen the reverse...brand names put on fake goods...being charged oem prices...phone batteries well known for it

clarks shoes one a famous british standard are now made in vietnam...and are rubbish...lot of the time its same item thats cheap an cheefull..they but the brand name on..triple the price

i had for fishing..putting a few bikes on the back and cause i liked shape..yes thats odd ...originally it was up for 3600...due ti condition ..immaculate..seen it twice had test run,,prob was ..280 quid tax and 38 mpg was putting folk off

then 12m mot for 500 quid..ya can keep it a year..double money on bits..ya a canny spender you

no good saying i want one of them..do no research..on faults ..what needs to be checked,,,service times...ins..fuel cost ect pay top dollar then say...this is crap..its buyers being bone idle in there research to start with...okay i had 25y as a mechanic,,but knew jack all on freelanders...i...

Alibro...all about knowing what ya buying..the price that suits..you...being prepared for what goes wrong...knowing what ya buying..or should that be..what ya letting ya self in for..lol

mates brought a Chinese 125 motorbike...i have a 125 yammy for work...i paid 2900 new...hes paid 1100 new...ive not had a min problem in 17k miles .his as done 600 and had a new engine and if it rains it stops..water in leckys...i do know lot jap bikes are made in china..but under very strict...