Rover 600 Overview - Used Car Advice

Ian Royle takes a look at a second-hand example of a Rover 600, seeing how practical and spacious it is, as well as testing it's performance and handling. Ian is testing the 618 model which has a nippy, but no overly impressive, 115bhp engine and is showing it's age in the style department.

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

620ti ....now that is a beast! 😈
0 to 60 in 7 seconds....classic 😀👌

[@alhassanzayyanu5712]

My first car was a Rover 600 and by no means it was boring.

[@brucemay5409]

They were/ are a decent car especially the 620T

[@gavalaa2974]

still own a 620ti

[@jimmyjimmy7532]

Always a good thing to have a rear parcel shelf for your box of tissues.
Especially when you go dogging…..

[@annabellaandrewkingdon7972]

Rear parcel shelf suitable for a couple of cushions and a box of tissues! He forgot to mention the tartan blanket!

[@heathermcglade4166]

My CDTI 75 Club is a seriously excellent car. Quite the best, style, comfort, and class.

[@javiermiguens5340]

Lo amo. Tengo un 600 automático 1997. No lo cambiaría por nada del mundo

[@jonnyc429]

vives en espana? si es asi, eran los Rovers populares en espana?

[@javiermiguens5340]

@@jonnyc429 hola. No. Soy de Argentina. Lamentablemente lo vendí el año pasado el Rover. Surgieron problemas en la transmisión automática ,una perdida, la repare dos veces y me canso. Opte por venderlo. Lo extraño mucho 😢

[@01howardproductions92]

Safe?

[@hoodwinker7932]

600 is better than the 75

[@Rosbergen80]

yes

[@allan_7752]

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[@anthonyperkins7556]

Rover 75 is my choice.

[@williamegler8771]

Did he just describe Rover's as reliable?

[@allan_7752]

Très fiable

[@memillionthdoot4436]

To be fair, it's just a Honda with some changed body molding. If you've seen the dash, it's basically ripped from the Accord/Innova.

[@indiekiddrugpatrol3117]

600s were reliable

[@Bruce-vq7ni]

All Rovers are worth about £60 now. He is brave taking that out in the rain concidering how they rust.

[@billybellend1155]

Bruce C
90’s Rovers might have had a stuffy reputation but they were not known for rust unlike Mercedes at the time. They were mostly Honda based cars and used Honda engines, except the woeful k-series which was prone to head gasket failure, apart from that they were pretty solid cars.

[@hoodwinker7932]

@@billybellend1155 Yep, my old BMW was very bad in the arches, and I can't say I've really seen a rusty Rover from the same era. It wasn't that reliable either.

[@gadgetman911]

rover safe 😂😂 are You for real

[@kaptinkeiff]

The 600 is a typical early 90s car, but the 75 actually performed exceptionally well for the time. Still relatively good from a crash perspective.

[@howard81]

@@kaptinkeiff The 75 had a highly praised 4* NCAP safety rating, rising to 5* if it had the optional side curtain airbags.