Re-listing this and I have since fitted a new cylinder head gasket and timing belt. It must go as my dad has just bought an MG ZS project and we now have too many cars, I bought this car to save it and that is what I have done.


1998 S reg Rover 414i, flame red, 121k miles - MOT until JAN 2012, TAX until 30th June 2011
New cylinder head gasket, inlet manifold gasket and timing belt just fitted (good job done with genuine parts eg. payen)
4 brand new tyres
new front lower balljoints fitted
brand new catalytic converter and exhaust mid section
new rear trailing arm bushes and a new section of brake pipe fitted at MOT.
As you can see a fair amount of time/money has been spent on this car. I also fitted a replacment gearbox as the old one was knackered/extremely noisey and fitted a new clutch aswell as the old one juddered absolutely terribly, its now fine although there is a hint of shudder every now and then - weather its because its a cheap clutch, or perhaps because simply its an older/higher mileage car so the engine mounts are'nt what they once were I dont know...could just be my driving style, all I can say is that it is minor - thats if you notice it at all.

Aside from that the only not so good things about the car is that it isnt the most immaculate of 400's - a bit tatty in places which I have tried to show in the pictures, and also the exhaust is a bit raspy (sounds like front pipe although this looks brand new)



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Have been as honest as I can, is a genuinly reliable car, located in WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX. Must go. £380 ONO.

If you want to know any more please PM me or phone/text me on 07547676474

Now sold and gone, shame it diddnt go to a fellow enthusiast/someone off here. Even though it was by no means the nicest of Rovers, or indeed of 400's, she will be missed in a way.

Bizarrely I think the hardest place to sell a Rover is on a Rover website (I guess it should be called bmw.org lol)

glad it went. hope it doesn't end up on the scrappy though.

how did you get the paint off the wings?