Sup /o/ I just bought a 2004 Rover 25 1.4 w/ 65k Miles for £80

>>16224640
You asked a stupid question

>>16224860
>You asked a stupid question
What did he mean by this?

Shitbox

>>16224640
£80 is pretty legit, considering you could just part it out and probably get more. Low mileage is a plus, too.

>>16224953
I still dont have my drivers license though so I was thinking about fixing it and selling it. Dunno if i should just keep it and work on it until I pass

>>16224640
>bought a rover

yeah you fucked up unless you really like the car for some reason

>>16224640
>not getting a zr

>>16225502
Im 18 and in uk we get raped for insurance and this was pretty cheap £1.2k for a year, for a zr it would be 3k, thats both with a telematics box, Without box on the 25 is 16.4k a year

>>16225489
Nah it was just cheap and I wanted to go a drive

>>16224640
> 1.4
Is that the displacement???

>>16225581
>16.4k a year

No fucking way, holy shit

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>>16225591
yeah its crazy look, the crazy prices are without box.

>>16225587
Yeah like 1400cc

>>16225606
> 1.4L of displacement
Holy shit wtf

>>16225606
What sort of nigga infested shithole do you live in, in order to get a quote that high?

>>16225614
Well it makes insurance expensive as fuck for young people, most people I know have 1L - 1.4L with a few with 1.6. Their slow shitboxes but we cant afford insurance thats 3 x our salary a year.

>>16225581

Rovers are notorious for shitty head gaskets. Keep an eye on your oil.

Also something is off with that insurance quote.

I wanted a 75, a poor man's Jag. Didn't have the money for insurance though.

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Has it had the head gasket done?

Pic related, my first car.

>>16224640
>Rover
You fucked up. You paid £160 too much. They should have paid you £80 to remove it from their presence.

>>16224640

These are actually surprisingly good cars, the engines love to rev and they are good fun to play about with. Cheap as hell as everyone thinks they are crap, as illustrated in this thread.

Keep an eye on the head gasket as it WILL go, look into K series issues online. Not a huge issue though as there is a huge enthusiast base with guides on how to do everything and the HG is actually a pretty easy job on them.

Would take one of them over an Astra or a rotten mk1 Focus any day.

>>16226955
Checked the oil cap on the head no white shit so fingers crossed, its never been done but im prepared for it to go

>>16227085
£80 - for a running car, with 8 months MOT and 2 brand new tires? Do the maths anon

>>16227099
Gonna look into getting it done, apparently theres a kit you can get with some upgraded partsa that prevent it happening again so soon.

What should I be expecting to fail and when? Its currently got 65k on it?

>>16227338
Headgaskets aside, rover 25s are pretty damn reliable, suspension components are solid.

The 1.4 isn't as likely to need a headgasket as say a 1.8, they just don't seem as prone for them.

They are a revvy little engine too.

>>16227358
What mile range do the HG's usually go? Are there any signs of it going early? the temp guage doesnt go up anymore than a normal car, and theres no white stuff in the rocker cover bit.

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>>16227363
They only go once as the replacement ones are a different design without the rubber.

It's not mileage dependant really, apparently its to do with heat and over pressurisation of the cooling circuit. Later ones had a big white plastic valve to release coolant pressure if it got too high.

Symptoms are always coolant related, either passing coolant out of the engine between the head and the block, or mixing it with the oil.
Its a nightmare when it mixes because it turns to gloopy baileys that needs to be flushed out.

Give the water pipes a squeeze when its warmed up, the pipes shouldn't be hard with pressure, but there will be some resistance.

>>16227380
Cheers I'll go give it a try.

I have 0 experience on working with cars, do you think Id be able to change alternator myself on it? Its right near the top of engine and looks easily accesable?

>>16227395
Yeah just disconnect the battery so you don't short anything out when removing the wiring to it.

Remove auxiliary belt and wiring to the alternator, then unbolt it and wiggle it out. It will probably have a good grip to the engine because of the way the alternator mounts work.