1990 Rover 214 SLi [R8]

1990 Rover 214 [R8] in Cutting It, TV Series, 2002-2005 Ep. 2.02

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zodiac ◊ 2025-10-02 22:08	I'd say this is a Rover 214 SLi Link to "www.aronline.co.uk" .
dsl ◊ 2025-10-02 22:59	Could well be an early SLi before they tweaked the sidelights, but 214, 216 and 218 SLDT also possible. These were excellent cars - I had a string of 214 Si and SLi lease cars during a career phase as a project manager pounding the motorways all over Britain - very nice to drive, comfortable, eager, and much better than equivalent Escorts, Sierras, Astras and Cavs. I've also got a soft spot from this era for Peugeot 309s - an under-rated car with creamy diesels - and the first phase Primeras, but the R8s always edged it.
zodiac ◊ 2025-10-02 23:57	Me too have a soft spot for those Rovers, as, when I stayed in Glasgow, one person I met had a similar one, and I got a few rides in it. But I'm not as knowledgeable as you about them. I'm sorry, but I don't share your affection for the 309 as another friend, here in Sweden, had one. Perhaps it was because it smelt bad, or was it because it rattled, or perhaps because a cam belt snapped once when I went with him. Or perhaps it was over all in a bad condition, and a good one would have been excellent. Had I stayed, I'd bought a Triumph Dolomite that was for sale. I cannot remember if it was a Sprint or not, but it had aluminium rims and twin carburettors. Any drawbacks? No, I thought, the heater issue was a quick fix. Many years later I found out that one had to lift the engine to get access to the stuff that needed to be replaced. Apparently a common fault on those cars. But that reminds me about the Ford Taunus [TC]/ Cortina Mk III which had an engine with an OH Camshaft which in turn had easy access with a convenient lid to open, if having to be replaced, The problem was that that lid was located against the torpedo wall! Which meant one had to lift the engine out anyway...

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zodiac

◊ 2025-10-02 22:08

I'd say this is a Rover 214 SLi Link to "www.aronline.co.uk" .

dsl

◊ 2025-10-02 22:59

Could well be an early SLi before they tweaked the sidelights, but 214, 216 and 218 SLDT also possible. These were excellent cars - I had a string of 214 Si and SLi lease cars during a career phase as a project manager pounding the motorways all over Britain - very nice to drive, comfortable, eager, and much better than equivalent Escorts, Sierras, Astras and Cavs. I've also got a soft spot from this era for Peugeot 309s - an under-rated car with creamy diesels - and the first phase Primeras, but the R8s always edged it.

zodiac

◊ 2025-10-02 23:57

Me too have a soft spot for those Rovers, as, when I stayed in Glasgow, one person I met had a similar one, and I got a few rides in it. But I'm not as knowledgeable as you about them.

I'm sorry, but I don't share your affection for the 309 as another friend, here in Sweden, had one. Perhaps it was because it smelt bad, or was it because it rattled, or perhaps because a cam belt snapped once when I went with him. Or perhaps it was over all in a bad condition, and a good one would have been excellent.

Had I stayed, I'd bought a Triumph Dolomite that was for sale. I cannot remember if it was a Sprint or not, but it had aluminium rims and twin carburettors.
Any drawbacks? No, I thought, the heater issue was a quick fix.
Many years later I found out that one had to lift the engine to get access to the stuff that needed to be replaced. Apparently a common fault on those cars.

But that reminds me about the Ford Taunus [TC]/ Cortina Mk III which had an engine with an OH Camshaft which in turn had easy access with a convenient lid to open, if having to be replaced,
The problem was that that lid was located against the torpedo wall! Which meant one had to lift the engine out anyway...

1990 Rover 214 SLi [R8]

1990 Rover 214 [R8] in Cutting It, TV Series, 2002-2005 Ep. 2.02

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