Rover 216 Gti

I bought my P reg 216 Si 3dr in August 1999. I had to trade in my old car for something more reliable as I do 15-20k miles per year. I had previously owned two older Rover 200s, an H reg and a B reg. My main reason for choosing the new 216 Si was its economy to performance ratio, it will do 42 MPG and take me to 60 MPH in 9.3 secs. My options were a Megane, Astra or Fiesta but the Rover felt and looked like it was in a different class both from the inside and outside. Once behind the wheel the first thing you notice is the chunky steering wheel. The interior is quite luxurious looking compared ... more

This car is one of the most easiest and comfortable cars i've ever driven and believe me i've driven a few since i passed my test. This is mainly due to the leather interior with easily adjustable seats - tilt and height. The drive is smooth and the engine responsive due to the honda designed engine. My car comes with a full electrical package and front and back headrests aswell as alloys giving the feel of a small luxury car without the expense. The car is fairly cheap due to the Rover badge - although it is exactly the same as the Honda concerto. I haven't had problems with reliability but ... more

The Rover 216GSI, is a great budget car, it comes normally with ABS, PAS, central locking, alarm, nice RDS stereo, electric windows, mirrors and sunroof and some come with leather interior and rear headrests. Looking at the list of features, it sounds like we have a bit of a luxury car on our hands, especially when they can be bough relatively cheap due to the decline in Rover name due to bad realtionship with BMW. The main attractionof this car for me was that it really is a Honda with a Rover badge, since it boasts the Honda designed K2 engine and also the Honda designed clutch and gearbox ... more

As an owner of one of these cars and a former owner of the Honda equalivant I can easily advise you that the two are basically the same model previous to 1995. As anyone who dabbles in secondhand cars will know, Honda prices secondhand are far higher then Rover's. The reason being reliability, well I have a tip for you, this car was often made with the Honda engine. The way to tell the bargain model is to check the V5 registration document, the Honda engine code starts with D16 These engines are used in Civics, CRX, Accord and also this model Rover 216. Up until 1994, Honda and Rover were ... more

The Rover 216 si is a very good car I have had mine for about eighteen months. In that time I have had no major problems with the car and the servicing cost have been reasonable. The performance of the car is excellent as it is as happy cruising along on the motorway as it is on city centre streets. The Engine being a 1600 allows for a high level of acceleration, I can grantee that not many other cars will leave you standing at the lights. The level of space in the boot is high although there is not much space in the back of the car for the rear passengers, but then again it has no less space ... more