Rover Mondeo?

[TheBoy]

I can throw a Focus round a lot better than a 25 (the Focus chassis has much less flex).....plus I have tried (we used to get them as rental cars ).

I found our Focus, and the same with others I've driven, it was impossible to place exactly where you wanted in a corner. Additionally, and more worrying, it was unpredicatble handling wise when approaching its limit (a trait that applied to its predecessor).

The early 25s were better than the later ones - I think the early ones had a reputation for being too stiff suspension wise, so they softened it, and that ruined it. Also, with later ones, BMW, then Phoenix, were cutting even more corners to keep costs down - though it was already too late by then anyway...

I agree the cars were badly marketed by BMW - they tried to market it on the old Rover name (ie luxury etc), when it was already a normal mass production "no badge" company, and tried to charge premium prices.

I always said that Austin Rover/Rover would fail whilst Longbridge existed.

[Elite Pete]

Well I have to say I think my Rover 25 is brilliant. I paid £900 for a 2001 diesel with 58000 miles and a full service history. Well pleased [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[TheBoy]

Well I have to say I think my Rover 25 is brilliant. I paid £900 for a 2001 diesel with 58000 miles and a full service history. Well pleased [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Thats exactly what I am looking for to try to cut fuel bill a little, keeping the MV6 for longer journeys, rather than the horrid journey to work.

[Elite Pete]

Well I have to say I think my Rover 25 is brilliant. I paid £900 for a 2001 diesel with 58000 miles and a full service history. Well pleased [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Thats exactly what I am looking for to try to cut fuel bill a little, keeping the MV6 for longer journeys, rather than the horrid journey to work.

Thats exactly why we bought the Rover. I will use the Omega to tow my caravan to where I am working, leave i there and then use the Rover to travel backwards and forwards saving loads of money

[STMO123]

Thats exactly why we bought the Rover. I will use the Omega to tow my caravan to where I am working, leave i there and then use the Rover to travel backwards and forwards saving loads of money

Well, dont go workin in Liverpool, will yer

[Del Boy]

Ford have said that bought it to have the land rover side of things (Top gear website said)  and they have also said they have no plans to carry on building rover cars

[STMO123]

Ford have said that bought it to have the land rover side of things (Top gear website said)  and they have also said they have no plans to carry on building rover cars

No, they'll build ford cars and stick whatever badge they want on them.  Jaguar, land rover,volvo, rover, maybe even ford

[Del Boy]

Maybe or aston (have they sold them yet )

[Elite Pete]

Thats exactly why we bought the Rover. I will use the Omega to tow my caravan to where I am working, leave i there and then use the Rover to travel backwards and forwards saving loads of money

Well, dont go workin in Liverpool, will yer

Ive just bought a house in Liverpool

[STMO123]

There ARE some great areas of Liverpool(my home town), where have you bought?

[Elite Pete]

There ARE some great areas of Liverpool(my home town), where have you bought?

Kensington Fields, I have bought it as a student let and the council have just spent a fortune on doing the area up so hopefully I will make enough to live on when I retire as pensions are doing so badly.

[STMO123]

I remember Kensington, but I'm afraid it wasn't very synonymous with fields! Things must have changed. Good luck with it mate [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[Elite Pete]

Kensington is a bit rough and the council have spent a fortune on the area but the same people still live there. I call it Kensington Fields because it sounds posh

[STMO123]

One more post and... [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]

[Del Boy]

Whats liverpool like to live in never bin there