1994 420 GSi Turbo for Sale

[matt200vvc]

I'm sorry but everyone barks on about saving the marque, the car was ebay so everyone had a fair chance of saving it.

The new owner won it cheaply i'll give him that, it's his car, his name on the logbook. IMO its up to him to do what he wants with his new purchase.

its just getting a little boring all the time hearing the same shite about people breaking cars, anyone would think its the end of the bloody world

[cpcm69]

ebay £721 now selling for £1300 May well be worth it for the parts on it, but I'm betting no-one will come in for it, have to let it go and admit it a gonna

[Leo]

Whoa whoa boys, let's not get too hot on this subject!

Allow me to explain, as it is my creation and was my P&J for 4+ years.

I simply think that it is a SHAME (a big one!) that a rare and rather potent 420 GSi turbo is being broken for yet another conversion. It would not need much work doing to bring the bodywork up to scratch and then it would be pretty much mint. The interior and mechanicals are in VERY good condition.

Had I not had to leave the UK then I would still own it. I'd not be driving around here in a boring 600 diesel and I like to think that I would have been able by now to have spent the time/money getting the body fixed up.

Sure - it was on eBay so everyone had a chance at it. People go on about saving the marque because there ARE some models worth saving. If it was a '93 214 then bleh, who cares. But overall not many 420t's were built and I for one feel that it's a shame so many good ones have been taken to bits for conversions and the like. If it had had a rear end shunt and was written off - fair play. Otherwise, well I just can't quite get me bonce around it I'm afraid.

Personally I hope someone (whether it's rizzy or someone else) is able to find the cash to save it from premature death. Otherwise, well yes it is Adam's car and not mine (legally!) so he could bin a gallon of turps inside and throw a match in if he so desired. As it is, I hope he manages to enjoy the car - or at least, the sum of its parts.

Blah blah, I could probably go on quite a lot more but as I said before, I had a lot of fun in that car and just think it's a shame that it won't continue to give someone else the same pleasure.

And goodnight (before I blather on more)

Leo

[Vard66]

its just getting a little boring all the time hearing the same shite about people breaking cars, anyone would think its the end of the bloody world

In this case, it's very much not that which is foremost in people's minds. I would say that in this instance, it's more that it was a well know, respected and much loved Rovertech car for a very long time, so it has a sentimental value, and furthermore, being that it was taken care of with such vigilance by Leo for such a long time, it's not saving the marque, really, is it? It's not going to fall apart anytime soon, nor is it going to break down any time soon, Leo saw to that in his lengthy ownership.

Instead, it's very much a case of deliberately ripping apart a car that has had some time and care spent on it to get it running well, and ensure it will stay that way for a while, for the sake of yet another flaming bubble turbo...

[TomcatDan]

To be fair it is a bit of a bargain still at £1300 - I paid more than that for it (just) and put another £700 into it (though I was ripped off by the garage, but I needed it done )

Sadly I can't at the moment put another £1300 into it or I would - but I guess that's easy to say!

As for finding another similarly good coupe, good luck! I'd try and get my old man to flog him my old Coupe T, but that has even more sentimental value for me than the 400 did, for the same reasons as leo - it was my P&J for however long.

I agree with Vard though, it's not about saving the Marque, it's just a well known and loved Rovertech car and it'll be a shame to see it scrapped after all it's been through. I'll buy a golf next methinks - it's too easy to get attached to Rovers

[Sheaf]

I think a couple of you may be looking at this car through rose tinted glasses.

I agree it's a quick car and all, but aesthetically it's not exactly great..... from what I remember there was rust, welded patches, faded paint, missing laquer, cable ties holding various bits in the engine bay together.....

So, in all it's a high mileage, 16 year old rover with quite a few bodywork issues.

IMO £1300 is too high, by a pretty dam long way.

I don't mean to be offensive or anything, but I think the value of it may be subjective.

[Fordimus Prime]

I think a couple of you may be looking at this car through rose tinted glasses.

I agree it's a quick car and all, but aesthetically it's not exactly great..... from what I remember there was rust, welded patches, faded paint, missing laquer, cable ties holding various bits in the engine bay together.....

So, in all it's a high mileage, 16 year old rover with quite a few bodywork issues.

IMO £1300 is too high, by a pretty dam long way.

I don't mean to be offensive or anything, but I think the value of it may be subjective.

im afriad im with you on this one. mechanicals were great, but the bodywork was getting quite shabby- 1300 can get you a lot of car these days. (shocking really. i remeber when i was at uni, that would barely get you a rusty old fiesta). And its easy to remeber a car for all the fun, and not remeber the hours of knuckle skinning effort to fix something.

Do people really make more money breaking a car than just selling it on whole thoug? Like leo said, its just a shame it wont go on to give someone the fun that he had with it. I also put a lot of work into that car with Leo, will be said to hear of its demise.

Will always have good memorys of driving around in the summer in our twin cars. may they both rest in piece:



cant be many 420 turbos left now

Leo- id love to have bought it and made it into a track car- somehow feels like it would have been a worthy retirement for her.

[forestfighter]

I'm sorry but everyone barks on about saving the marque, the car was ebay so everyone had a fair chance of saving it.

Agreed.

[rover220]

Agreed.

wow, what an insightful post.

[Beaker]

cant be many 420 turbos left now

There were 54 in January http://www.rover200.org.uk/rover400turboregister.html

[TomcatDan]

Sheaf - I agree, of course a few of us are looking at it through rose tinted glasses, you more than likely would if it was yours too though - it'd be the same as me deciding to break the coupe - I mean that's only a rusting 1.6 rover at the end of the day right?

Value is subjective too I guess - when there's not many examples of a car around, the value would be what somebody is prepared to pay for it, which at the moment would appear to be around £770 :p

Beaker, I didn't realise there were only so few of them left around!

[Andy25]

No longer being broken.

[TomcatDan]

Give him a hug from me :p

[Leo]

[Vard66]

Suddenly this thread delivers!

Good stuff!

[gib786]

Sorry to bump an old thread, but I saw this car last night

Pulled up outside dixy chicken in leeds and saw it park outside. Had me all giddy, looked so damn clean and tasty, still had the ebc brakes sticker on the bumper and a rovertech.net sticker in the back window. Lovely looking car

[TomcatDan]

That's awesome news, you've just made my day!

[gib786]

I was just stood there staring at it, and repeatedly saying to my mates "i want it, i tinky winky want it!"

If i see it about again i'll try and have a chat with the owner and get him to sign up on here. Really couldnt believe how clean it looked, really stood out. Now I want to hunt down a minty fresh 416 gti and lower it on brm wheels

[agw_01]

Rizzy (already on here) owns it, and about 4 others

[gib786]

Rizzy (already on here) owns it, and about 4 others

Ah

In that case, nice car Rizzy. And if you ever decide to sell up, give me a shout!

[Rizzy]

when were you looking at that car i didnt notice. i was waiting for my mate and then another mate lol should have come over had a chat i wudnt bite

[TomcatDan]

Rizzy,

This is for you

[Vard66]

+1 from Vard.

^_^

[gib786]

when were you looking at that car i didnt notice. i was waiting for my mate and then another mate lol should have come over had a chat i wudnt bite

I was stood by the door of dixys, just staring at the car non stop. Looked seriously sweet, especially on the brm wheels. Suprisingly very few swirls in the paintwork as well. Puts my 416 gti to shame!

[Rizzy]

i think i kinda remember. was a short guy with glasses shouting his order through the door when you were stood there?? and believe it or not the cars going for a face (roversports bumper) and some paint when i get my other one back!

cheers lads for the grouphug,

[gib786]

Yeah, saw him go in to make the order, and another guy get out and look around the car. Also saw you boot it away, till you got to the red lights

[Vard66]

believe it or not the cars going for a face (roversports bumper) and some paint when i get my other one back!

WIN. She deserves it!

We shall be requiring pictures when this has been done - Leo and Dan will go all weepy...

[tourerboy]

Rizzy,

This is for you

rovertech has just got camp! lmao

[TomcatDan]

Just got? Mate, you've been here long enough to know that it's camper than a very camp thing in a tent camping on a camp site. Especially when Vard gets involved.

[IrishRover]

Think of it as more like a manly, non-homo (not that there's anything wrong with that!) rugby scrum, and not so much of the soap and shower action in the changing room afterwards. Perhaps a little more affectionate than a rugby scrum maybe, but definitely not as sexually intimate as a soccer player's fondle with his teammates which occurs after having placed the ball in the other team's goal.

Really nice picture, Pete. I was a bit out of the loop for a while so I don't know if you still have your car. I'm kind of afraid to ask though

[james1978]

ha ha
just cought up with this thread
awsome times

one question, had my mate fixeed it with a new coil before you got it, or was there another problem??

i hope it was more than that, or i bummed myself, OOOPS geting all camp again

[mattyprice4004]

Another saved, congrats guys.

There aren't many Ti's round here for me to get awesome pictures like that

[james3990]

What an absolute epic history this 420 T has had. Just been on here for a good 2 hours reading it all from when Leo built it up right down the line to Rizzy now owning it.

What a smile its has put on my face

Mint story!

[vinny19791]

[Roger Red Hat]

was that pic fromt he uffington meet vard?