IDRIVEACLASSIC reviews: Rover 827 (Rover 800 series)
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Today I’m out in a rover 827, part of the Rover 800 series. This video includes
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These were great cars, reliable and stylish. Rovers were such excellent cars. I live in Thailand and still see Rover 800's driving around in Bangkok today. Here in Bangkok we have the busiest roads in the world and they manage the traffic and heat perfectly. We love your channel here! 👍👍
I see the owner fitted the Mk2 Vitesse alloy wheels (I had a Mk2 '94 Vitesse Fastback 2.0 turbo) - they are such a nice clean design. British car industry, esp. BL was destroyed by management incompetence, lack of vision, and above all, disinterested employees that would strike if the hot pie machine was broken. Unions became too powerful and uncontrolled unfortunately. They didn't accept concepts such as 'striking a happy medium' between the workers and the companies! :-)
The collapse of BL shouldn’t have happened. Great cars - poorly managed.
I m not defending the too numerous strikes of the seventies,but by the late eighties manufacturing strikes were vary rare I worked in manufacturing from 1985 till 2007 and stopped paying union fees as they were a waste of time.Rover lasted into the 90's and by then there assembly staff were bending over backwards to keep there company going.Remember "Roverisation " anyone.Other companies UK plants usually closed because it became cheaper to make uk staff redundant than there european counterparts.wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
apologies for the w's, accidental keypress.
I don't blame them no one likes a cold pie
Tony Ponds 827 lap of the TT course is on you tube. The car is still in existence. Lot of other iconic BL Tony Pond machinery is on display at Gaydon. Although sadly no longer with us he is without doubt one of britains greatest racing drivers both track and rally.
It does still exist but now has a T16 2.0 turbo from a later Vitesse.
Tony for me was #1 ! My father lifted him from Belfast airport about 1985 ! I was in the back and you have heard the expression gentleman well Tony was the personification of a gentle man. No airs no graces an ordinary bloke with an extra ordinary talent ! Alas he is no longer with us and so called stars of nowadays would not be fit to lace his shoes !
Rover has always build a good quality car. I can remember them from my boy hood day..love them...thanks enjoyed it.
Cheers Martin ❤️
Ouch! REAL WOOD. Not fake wood
I am SO sorry!!!! I got a slap on the wrist for this off somebody else 😂😂😂😂. Please forgive me and understand I usually drive such heaps in my own fleet I didn’t possibly think the wood would be real on such an everyday car 🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈
@@idriveaclassic I think the wood was real even on the Metro...probably cheaper than plastic 😉
I thaught it was fake wood as well my dad insisted it was real wood
Hub Nut would approve
It's real wood not fake.
Hahaha I’ve been slapped on the wrist about this wood. In my defence, I’ve come from the heady world of rover 114 and it was definitely fake in there 😂😂😂😂😂
How is it so clean? looks like a demonstrator. Agree it's criminal,, lack of these types of cars. Was it the scrappage scheme. I remember back in 86 driving my dad's 800 when they first came out.
It’s insane how clean it is isn’t it
Hi Steph, really enjoying your videos, tuning in from NZ we had lots of the BL cars on the road in the day.
Cheers.
Oh wow all the way over in NZ!!! Hello!!!!
@@idriveaclassic another kiwi as you know I am one too but live in Australia. The 827 was also available in Australia as well with only the 2.7litre also sold as Honda Legend
When seats were made for comfort and journeys! Great video
Thank you!!!!
I always liked the 800 series Rovers. Understated and once the early production gremlins were sorted, decently built and specified cars. The V6 engined cars were not lacking refinement and had a decent turn of speed. The boot on the hatchback models was enormous. And they were very comfortable for long journeys. What's not to love?
Also, the Triumph Acclaim was a seriously underrated car!
What a gorgeous car. The pre facelift 800 fastback was always my favourite. There was a Tickford body kit available for this which makes it look even better. I would love to own one. Sadly these are very scarce now and virtually non-existent outside the UK
Old man had a British Racing metallic green 827 manual Vittesse on a G plate. It was a lovely well appointed car, the engine was whisper quite but could shift if wellied. The interior was very nice, it was not too bad on fuel on a long distance run either. It was reliable and well liked, the 75 was too retro.
It was management and unions that ruined BL. I had a Rover 420 Si for eight years and never had any problems with it 😀
Oohhhh I like those 420s!
@@idriveaclassic Was a nice car but I just got bored with it. I've got a MK1 MX5 now, it's a bit more fun to drive.😁
This car is so cool. The beauty of cars like these is that you get all the mod-con you need on a modest budget. I don't know much about Rover, but it seems like they and Honda were shaking hands at the time, and what you got in these was a very comfortable, smart-looking vehicle that fit a middle class budget without being strip-down. The Sterlings seemed ahead of their time back in the late 1980's. Definitely executive range, and much like the Acura we knew here in the States at the time. Another wonderful video, Steph!
ATF for Rover 827 is available as are exhausts and pretty much everything else for Austin Rovers MG Triumphs!! Rimmer Bros.com specialise in parts for British cars.
Austin Rover made some great car's but never provided the car's quality tested and developed, as such warranty claims were ridiculous, re the 827...great car and true story. I worked at a rover agent in Blackburn and we had a customer who bought a 825 and complained he was getting passed on the autobahn's by German car's, he asked if we could make it faster lol... He got an 827 eventually and said no longer getting passed on the autobahn's lol😉
I reckon one day you should Test a Rover Tomcat/ 220 Coupe even better if it has a Turbo. They are mental.
So sad That this wonderful car Was sold for Scrap. Good Job it was saved! So annoying when Cars are so thrown away without a Second thought. Glad this one is saved.
Yeah me too. This is brill!
Nice video, a few misconceptions, there are more than 150 left and the US cars weren't built in Japan, Honda did build around 4000 800's in Japan mainly for the Australasian market. In a recipricol arrangement Rover built around 2500 Legends for the UK Market at Cowley. Tony Ponds car wasn't really a standard production car, it was modified, only a fool would try to throw a standard 800 around the Isle of Man at those speeds and expect to survive. Tony was a brilliant racing driver but he was no fool. Enjoyed the video and your upbeat message
Another great video. It’s great to come across such an enthusiastic car lover. Keep it going, I love your bubbly presentation. Thank you.
Andrea thanks so much my darling. You’re too nice xxx
Made also as an early Honda Legend. I'm pleased to say the Legend has come a long way since then. Good review though steph.
Thanks lovely! A good car well made. Annoyingly none available in plentiful supply now or I’d be recommending them with a passion.
Hi Steph! Love your videos! Greetings from San Diego California. We dont know much about British brands, but theres a group of us who cant get enough of them.
It's a a beautiful car.
But it's a shame GB lost so many car brands and manufacturers.
Nice review Steph 😉 I have always liked these, and all rovers, as a kid I had (still have it) a metallic maroon Rover Sterling in my matchbox collection, I was one of my favourite cars out of a collection of about 400 little cars, since then I’ve always liked them, one features near the beginning of the living daylights Bond film and look so sophisticated and a great 80’s looker. Personally I own a V8 P6 Auto as I just love 70’s cars more in general, it’s like having a time machine, oh the smell of the leather, the sound, just great.
I have a May 1988 Autocar magazine: a Rover 827Si cost £16550. Equivalent cars maybe were :
A Ford Granada 2.4i Ghia cost £15280. An Audi 100 2.2E cost £15999
The jag xj6 2.9 £18000 and the senator 2.5i was £15275.
The 827 was then very expensive.
By contrast, the Carlton 1.8Li was £10500 Ford Granada 2.0L was £11400 and a Golf GTI from £10400.
The basic Range Rover was £19160. This Rover then should have been good at £16500.
The Rover Sterling was £21380 ........ ouch.
It’s mad when you consider that!!!
Nothing wrong with being based on Honda, you could do a lot Worse!!
Not really really relevant to your video, but I always love how the sunroof covers on these cast a kind of shutterblind shadow on the interior - it makes me feel like I'm in a Vaporwave video whenever I drive mine. Is that sad?
Oh I noticed this but didn’t want to point out for fear of making myself look more tragic than ever before.
@@idriveaclassic Thank god, it's not only me then!
Its not sad at all. I own this car and my long journey playlists heavily feature Synthwave. Theres no better feeling than cruising Scarborough seafront at sunset, or any city on a warm night, window down and some Gunship or Kavinsky on the radio. Just bliss ❤
This was one of the best cars I've driven, and I've had Mercs, Audi's, Saab's, It was that Honda engine that did it.
Had a Vitesse years ago. Nice car, comfortable and pulled well. Did have some electrical niggles and the clear coat started separating on one wing.
The video brought back some nice memories. Thank you.
These cars were sold under the Sterling name in the United States for a few years.
Our neighbors , who were British ex pats, had one similar to this one and a Jaguar XJ6.
I always thought they were much better looking than my parents Mercedes 123 sedan and W124 wagon.
They may have been beautiful but they were both HORRENDOUSLY unreliable!
I lost count of how many times my mother had to give Mrs White a ride to the grocery store or the children to school.
The dash in the Sterling warped and the interior plastics turned green after its first summer in the sun.
How weird because they’re well regarded here!
Wow! Brilliant.
I'd love you to review the Rover SD1 3500 😊
I’m working on it 😘
Brilliant video!
I’d love to see you reviewing a vanden plas ambassador...my favourite.
Rik👍
Hi Rik! It’s on my list of cars I’m trying to source along with Maestro (now sourced) and Princess (potentially in the bag) x
Review the Rover 600, it was a good looking saloon in the day. Basically a Honda Accord with a more attractive reskin.
Yep nice wagon👍
I used to own this car! Nice to see it's still running and in good condition!!
This video was a trip down memory lane for me; a colleague of mine had one from new in the late 80's and I was impressed with the quiet and smooth power delivery although it could have done with an extra ratio if you wanted to drive it hard. The interior was a major leap up for Rover with deep velour and quite nice switchgear for those days. I must say though it felt like Rover was leaning quite heavily on the Honda parts bin quite heavily to up their game. The only thing I was unimpressed about on this car was a fairly raw edge on the hard plastic around the bottom of the seat so that in itself tells you how much of an improvement this car was that I had only one criticism.
Thanks for such a robust comment. Didn’t notice the plastic.
My question is ,how did a young girl like yourself become so knowledgeable and interested in classic cars as it's usually he preserve of older men , I'm not saying that it's a bad thing ,just unusual but good . The more people who are interested in classics the more get preserved .
Great channel by the way , I look forward to your postings .
Hey!!! Thanks for your comment. I feel like I’m a mere novice compared to some people. I’ve been knocking around the scene for about 10 years and I’m good at retaining info on stuff I love 🥰🥰🥰. It’s my own solo hobby - it’s not a family thing! Thanks again x
Having three BL cars in my possession, an ado16, Rover 213 and just recently acquired a metro; I probably have too many cars but I always loved the MK1 800 and would make room for the right example. I nearly bought a Vitesse years ago, but it needed too much work. Great work Steph!
Thanks Dave!!!! If you fancy doing a review on either the ADO16 or rover 213 please pop me an email. I’d be very keen to feature x
yep used to build them from start to finish
She looks like a great example of the now rare Rover 800 series. It's harder to keep modern classics on the road than the older cars. You probably saw HubNut had an example not so long ago, a good looker, but had some serious corrosion problems. Btw you're on 1.1K subscribers now! 🤩
Aww I know!!! Ian has great taste in cars (that Invacar is magic!!!). Thanks for the continued support ❤️
Really smart looking car. Sophisticated and refined. Its a shame only some of the German cars manage to pull it off now, everything seems to be big curvy and sporty but not everyone wants that.
Yeah I think we’ve missed a trick letting beautiful cars like this become forgotten
The US version of the Acura Legend was made in Japan, but the Sterling branded ones were made in the UK. The leather certainly smelled nicer in the Sterling, but why didn't it have an airbag? The Acura did. I only knew a couple of early models which were a letdown with their Lucas electrics relative to Honda's NipponDenso setup.
Wow Could of had a look at this myself. this is round the corner from me :)
Nice. thank you for putting up this video. In 1988, I bought a 1 year old 820i, same as this in saloon form, and the Rover 2 litre engine. Never had any problems with it, and always liked the styling, which in my opinion has held up over the years, far, far better than the subsequent facelift versions.
In the early 90s universe, Steph would be a young executive speaking in Norwich accent living in Slough, driving a Rover 827 and a member of Absolutely Fabulous clique.
Rover 800,Vauxhall Carlton,Ford Granada.God you never had it so good back then.....No exec mass makers car nowadays!Closest large car from a mainstream (not premium) maker today that I can think of is the Kia Optima....Thats how its changed!
Hey just wondering are u gonna do a review of the sd1 rover 3500 Vitesse:?
I would have liked an engine startup from behind, finding that it was a v6. Swedish as I am I do have a crush on Rover cars. I also hope that you stumble over a Volvo 940SE in the future. My -94 is a sturdy and low cost car, but it’s a bit shabby chic on the colour coating. No rust though. It’s called “The latest real Volvo” by the mechanics. But it’s a bit far from Yorkshire to Östersund. 😉
Most UK Police forces actually used the Vauxhall Senator which to be honest was a considerably quicker (in 24V form) and better built car. The Rover 827 was used extensively by the Met as the politicians wanted to see Rovers in London. That look likes a truly exceptional example many police cars had visible rust before they got to 3 years old. They were a nice looking car but let down by fragility, poor build quality, rust and Lucas Prince of Darkness electronics. The Americans actually liked the car (in its Sterling guise) but couldn't understand how Austin Rover had managed to turn a perfectly reliable Honda Legend into such a complete and utter dog. Many of the US Sterling models died early being broken for spare parts to fix Honda Legends.
Current eBay search:
Rover 800's for sale = zero
Ford Cortina's for sale = 20+
You can thank your car scrappage schemes for the alarmingly low quantity of late 1980s/1990s cars. There will now be certain models of cars that are rarer than certain cars that are triple the age of a car from this era, sadly. A lot of good stuff got killed for bugger all reason whatsoever apart from the fact the owner got a tasty tasty discount on a Kia Miserybox.
I would love one of these Mk1’s. I currently drive a 2017 Honda Civic 1..0 SR with the CVT box but have been considering a classic just like this
I owned a Rover 827 Stirling . In racing green .
Loved it . 20 years later I drove a Rover 827 Vitesse . Wow , I never thought I’d drive a Rover 827 again .
Loved my Stirling. The Vitesse for a few days brought back some cracking memories.
hi Steph. back in the late 70s early 80s I did my sheet metal apprenticeship at a company called Abbey Panels. in Coventry. the first prototype bodies of rover cars were built there. The ones i worked on were the lc10. (maestro) lm11. (montego) lmxx (800 series) and the tomcat.
A Rover 800 without dash lift! Rare old thing that. I had 2 of the face lift 800s back in the early 2000s (both saloon, 825SD with the VM Italia diesel engine and then a Vitesse Sport Turbo, which I still miss) and neither had dash lift, and both were comfortable on longer journeys. Just a shame that they had the wrong badge for most people.
827Si is totally HubNut.
And it's real wood.
For 1986 it's a terrific car.
US spec cars were all Sterlings, and much more deluxe inside. Unfortunately they bombed in the marketplace despite being essentially a Legend, though our engine got stuck and was never upgraded beyond the 2.7. Dead last in build quality and if the 3500 hadn't driven the nail in Rover's US coffin (which it should have done) this did. What a shame, it had a beautiful interior and was even sold as a manual.
Omg I abselutely adore your channel!! Love your personality. Keep up the fantastic work!
Police officers doing unmarked road patrol/undercover police job in the 90s would have driven one of the high-speed spec variant of the Rover 800/827
US market cars (Sterling branded) were Cowley built. I am still using my 1989 827 Sli on a regular basis. It is starting to show some minor interest from the tinworm but still tows my Jetskis to the Hudson River every summer weekend. Most people in New York don't know what it is but get taken by surprise when it leaves them standing at the lights. Was it your hair sticking to the roof or the headlining falling? The saggy headlining is probably the most obvious sign of my cars old age.
Several times here in Colorado, USA at our local library I’ve seen a mint condition Sterling, the North American marque for these. The driver has been a woman who appears to be in her eighties, so I’m guessing she may be the original owner. I need to get up the nerve to ask her about the Sterling. It seems that the owners of quirky autos enjoy answering questions about their vehicles.
Random fact, if someone hasn't already posted it - the 800 had a separate ECU for the Windows. And it used to go wrong lol. Windows had a mind of their own, would go down but not go up etc. Replace the ECU and they would work again, until that ECU failed. Every day was an event :D.
Me encanta el Rover serie 800, estéticamente me parece un coche muy bonito, además está animado por ese gran motor V 6, es una pasada, yo nunca he montado en un Rover 827, mi padre tenía el Montego un gran coche, pero no tan lujoso ni tan bien acabado como este 827 SI que tu estás conduciendo.
Still a shame the Rover we know is gone and with it a lot of these era models. My childhood revolved around my dads Rover obsession!. Always remember the Mk100, remains a quality car for me, his unfortunately rusted out despite constant maintenance and battle to try and put right. Always said if I were to get a classic car I’d get a Rover ;)
New subscriber here. Great video. Im after a classic soon and looking at rover sd1 p5 or 6. Saw a coupe today and made me look them up. Great vid x
Great channel n content.. Your fab too keep up the great work..
I had Rover 600 top spec Honda engine v reg till 2009..Wish had kept it n looked after it better tbh x
I had a Rover 800 Vitesse turbo in BRG ...went like a bloody rocket !
Super duper videos. Great delivery and engaging. Many thanks
Rover 800 big gun.
I had red 1992 vitesee in 2003 it was in mint condition body. the interior switches were following apart heater didn't work the car switches were poor quality and seat belt buckles switches feel apart in your hand once you took seat belt buckle out . But apart from those gremlins it was rocket big comfy recaro seats. comfy big cruiser would have another if I could get one
This Rover still looks attractive in 2021! Steph a lot of people of your age or younger can only drive Automatics, great to see you that you prefer Manuals!
The 800 was an underrated car
When I was In The car trade my boss used to buy a lot of the old police stuff
He bought mk2 model it had 200000 miles on ex strathclyde police, it and it drove like half the mileage
It was a manual too
Congrats on 1000 subscribers
Government killed off all the older 90s cars with the scrappage scheme.Many of the cars were able to survive.Then for the few remaining parts were made no more.
Hi Steph i love your classic car reviews the enthusiastic way you talk about the cars ,brings them to life ,also it;s so refreshing to have a lady talking about this kind of subject too .
That’s nice of you to say. Thank you!!!!
I remember classic add ua-cam.com/video/pJ-DEi1LP50/v-deo.html .This car though has a transverse engine with dreaded FWD. No wonder German cars sell better. I did go in one of the 800 series and was impressed by how smooth and quit and conferrable.
Nice! They always reminded me of Jaguar. Jaguar Jr.? I still remember my first ride in a XJ6L. I really did not want to get out. Great touring vehicle I would think, the Rover.
I had the 827 V6
Quick as hell
Head gasket went on it,
But it was lovely
My favourite car ever love this machines
Such a decent car
Hi, would love to see you do a comparison with the 800 competitors such as Vauxhall Senator and Ford Granada
Test a Rover 620 , they’re very similar to 800 and electric everything much like the slightly bigger sister 800
Oohhhh sounds good!!!!
idriveaclassic 😃 🚘
The rover 600 was giving alot of abuse and little love during its life l remember seeing a metalic green one with cream interior just left to rot in the back of a vw dealership.l thought what a pretty car. )) looking back now l feel l should have saved it.
So the 825 was the K series. Same as the Rover Metro 100GSi I once had and other similar disastrous models that used that K design.
Had the 820 Si, rust was an issue, gearbox died on me, uneconomical to fix.
Great video, love your enthusiasm!
Aw thank you 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
i had an 820si not bad and 827 si auto quite good and and 827 sli coupe manual total bag of nails last bl/rover i ever bought good appraisal coupe still looks good
I Luv A Good bit of LEG ROOM in the back of A Car? ERMMMM interesting... luv it Steph! :-) LOL xx
Had a Rover 800 saloon my brother paid a 100 pounds for then I had it of him for £60 scrap Money sold to restorer for the sum of £120.
I hope it’s still out there somewhere 🙌🙌
@@idriveaclassic yeah believe it's in Oban it's on the road that am aware of.
Modern? This is just my vintage. Thank for featuring this.
I absolutely love these Rover 800s. Both Ian Seabrook and Matt Richardson from furiousdriving have reviewed 820s recently, but it is great to see an 827 as well. The later alloy wheels seem to really suit it as well. Not surprised that you loved it!
Yeah I do like a bit of luxury at times x
@@idriveaclassic, it's hard to beat a Rover 800 for luxurious motoring on a budget, isn't it?
That barometer on the wall at the start is awful. Lovely car mind you.
I had a sterling model loved the car but couldn’t keep up with the fuel
I had two a 1998 820 fastback in white. The electrics were shocking everytime i wanted the windows up or the sunroof closed i had to smack the dashboard, but boy was it a great cae. I then had A 825 SALOON S REG cracking car
Oh I love a BL fault 😂😂😂😂😂
Beautiful car. The US got the 8 series badged as a Sterling, I am guessing Mark I. When the Acura (Honda) Legend first hit the market, sedans (saloons) had an engine in a different state of tune to the coupés. The Sterling got the Coupé engine, which had more power. Unfortunately, it also had more issues with durability. The Aisan automatic gear box was also prone to running hot. Smart owners always fitted an auxiliary transmission cooler and changed the fluid every 24,000 miles without fail. What killed both the Legend and the Sterling was rot. Both suffered badly from structural rust the ate the cars from the inside out. By the time they looked poorly, they were structurally unsafe. Sad, because the were lovely to drive. Transmission fluid is easy to get here. It should be Dexron II/Mercon. If not, the Honda gear oil can be found at any parts store here in Canada.
Love the video and the channel. Superb.
Steph, rewatching this a rear on. In the mean time I have learned a few things. You were mentioning that the service parts for the transmission are not available. My best guess is that it is the same 4 speed automatic made by Aisan-Warner that was used in the Honda/Acura Legend as well as the 6 cylinder North American Honda Accord, and more than likely the Honda Odyssey minivan. Service parts should be plentiful when looking up parts for one of them. A quick glance through Hollander's should give a definitive answer about what parts interchange with what Honda models.
It's hard to stomach the fact that it was once sold for scrap. Great video Steph :)
Thanks my lovely xxx
ey up steph , great vid , i had an 820si as my first financed family car in the 90s and have a few pics of my 3 yr old daughter with it and also had an 827 manual , the gearbox switch for sport mode was fun ... noise went up and fuel went down even faster but that armchair flew and i loved it
Oohhh are you northern too?! Ey up to you and all.
They are absolutely brill aren’t they!
Great to see the subs going up, I enjoy your videos, utterly superb.
Interesting car, I live in the United States, I just passed on a Sterling 827 that was stored indoors since new but had not been run since 1991. I now regret passing on that car now but at the time was doing a similar project on a Peugeot 405mi16. It was interesting how Sterling was marketed in the US, they promoted it as a British luxury car on par with Jaguar, their ad was if you could find a better car for less money they would give you an estate in England.
In the past I've also owned Rover SD Vitesse, several jags and even a Jensen Interceptor, I really regret selling the Jensen.
My pal had a Rover 800 2.0 Saloon mk2 great car to be in.
Yes I had a 820 fastback just like your one, it was a comfortable, quick car 🚗 and I still remember it today.
Good car 🚘😎
Thank you x
I used to have a black one of these full leather interior in 1996.
Tidy shutlines. British Aerospace at that time.
In the early 90’s I used to drive my boss’s manual 827Si with optional sports suspension and hands free car phone. Sadly it was stolen and never recovered - the police chased it all over south London!
God that’s rubbish. I’m so sorry
Very nice car. I Always loved Rovers and almost bought a 1990's 200 model. This reminds me of the one HubNut had for a while.
Yeah I can see why Ian picked one. Luxury without a mad price tag x
@@idriveaclassic he's such a nice guy. I met him at the NEC classic car show last year if memory serves me lol.
I'm trying to do videos at shows myself. Can be quite daunting.
Oh it’s hugely daunting! I have full respect for anyone who does them x
i know , many cars have lost most of there value in 10yrs, and a few surviors remain. i think this will only increase as we move to electric, and many cars wont have parts available. i have a nearly 20yr old volvo s40 1.6 and it drives fine.
Volvos are like tanks 😂😂😂
I have a mk1 827 si but in saloon. I love it.