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clivvy · 21-01-2014, 23:02

I always liked the 620, I always remember it being quite a big beasty of a car (in the day)

panelbeater · 21-01-2014, 23:11

i worked in a main rover dealers and the only ones that were good were the honda v6 powered ones.pig to work on the engine even then.

Bedhead1157 · 21-01-2014, 23:18

I had two 820's, one was an SE so it was single point injection 120bhp one. It dropped a valve, was repaired then the suspension collapsed and put it into the wall. Second one was an 820i supposedly 20 bhp more, that one blew up in a big way, as in bits everywhere.

A friend had a 218SD, 1.8 XUD in it, finally gave in at 250-odd thousand miles on it. It was a good old bus finally killed by electrical gremlins.

briggie · 21-01-2014, 23:49

jims-terrano · 21-01-2014, 23:57

I reckon the biggest problem with modern cars and this I mean all of them is they are far too complex and full of electronics. A car is a harsh environment for electronics, full of heat, cold, moisture and vibration which will kill pretty much anything.
I don't think there is such a thing as a reliable car, it's not in the manufacturers interest to build a car like that. I also think that they build cars that are out of the DIY repairers scope.

Back on subject, I'd not touch a Chinese built vehicle at all.

21-01-2014, 23:02	#16
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	I always liked the 620, I always remember it being quite a big beasty of a car (in the day)

21-01-2014, 23:11	#17
panelbeater Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: clacton on sea essex Vehicle: nissan terrano 2 2.7 tdi Posts: 1,638	i worked in a main rover dealers and the only ones that were good were the honda v6 powered ones.pig to work on the engine even then.

21-01-2014, 23:18	#18
Bedhead1157 Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Belfast Vehicle: 2001 Terrano 2 SE Posts: 52	I had two 820's, one was an SE so it was single point injection 120bhp one. It dropped a valve, was repaired then the suspension collapsed and put it into the wall. Second one was an 820i supposedly 20 bhp more, that one blew up in a big way, as in bits everywhere. A friend had a 218SD, 1.8 XUD in it, finally gave in at 250-odd thousand miles on it. It was a good old bus finally killed by electrical gremlins.

21-01-2014, 23:49	#19
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473

21-01-2014, 23:57	#20
jims-terrano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,965	I reckon the biggest problem with modern cars and this I mean all of them is they are far too complex and full of electronics. A car is a harsh environment for electronics, full of heat, cold, moisture and vibration which will kill pretty much anything. I don't think there is such a thing as a reliable car, it's not in the manufacturers interest to build a car like that. I also think that they build cars that are out of the DIY repairers scope. Back on subject, I'd not touch a Chinese built vehicle at all.