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Conference terri::cars_uk

Title:Cars in the UK
Notice:Please read new conference charter 1.70
Moderator:COMICS::SHELLEYELD
Created:Sun Mar 06 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2584
Total number of notes:63384

1764.0. "Rover 200 Soft top.." by NEWOA::BOSLEY (What time to go, Nah cant be...) Tue May 12 1992 12:57

    Hi,	
    	
    	Anyone got info. on the Rover 200 Soft top..... (214/216)
    
    
    Ta,	
    	Stu.
    
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1764.1NEWOA::SAXBYClever critters;Squirrels!Tue May 12 1992 13:016
    
    Yes.
    
    It looks _exactly_ like the Escort! :^)
    
    Mark
1764.2MAJORS::ALFORDTue May 12 1992 14:113

Yes, the Daily Express is giving them away at the moment.
1764.3I nearly one it the other day...NEWOA::BOSLEYWhat time to go, Nah cant be...Tue May 12 1992 14:566
    Yep, & guest what... I have nearly one it twice... Numbers being 1 out.
    ie J12*CYE *: being the wrong number.... So thats why I wish to know
    more..
    
    Stu...
    
1764.4LEECHS::hiltonBeer...now there's a temporary solutionTue May 12 1992 15:083
What do you wanna know Stu,

Greg (I have the full Rover brochure with me)
1764.5KERNEL::SHELLEYRI only _work_ in outer spaceTue May 12 1992 15:593
    What are the prices, out of interest ?
    
    Roy
1764.6PricesBAHTAT::HILTONBeer...now there's a temporary solutionWed May 13 1992 18:267
    Rover Cabriolet:
    
    214 16v 13795
    216 16v 15995
    
    
    Greg
1764.7LARVAE::DRSD17::GALVINThe Pitta Pitta of tiny breadThu May 14 1992 15:108
But Stu ....


Where will you put the fan, and the furry dice, and all the stickers, and ..,

:-)

Steven0
1764.8Were do you think...NEWOA::BOSLEYWhat time to go, Nah cant be...Tue May 26 1992 19:433
    Stick them on the roof.....
    
    S.
1764.9Cabrio vs HatchbackBAHTAT::CARTER_AAndy Carter..Morph the BorgThu May 20 1993 20:4726
    Just in case anyone's got a 200 & is thinking about 'upgrading' to the
    soft-top:
    
    I just had my 1400 in for a scratch repair, & Avis gave me a 214 Si for
    two days. This seemed to go alot quicker than the Cabrio. I always
    thought mine was a bit slow cos of the Cat (standard on all cabrio's
    since day 1), but the 214 rental car also had a cat so that wasn't the
    problem. The cabrio is heavier than the hatchback, but I didn't think
    by alot. I suppose it must have cast iron girders joining the bonnet to
    the boot.
    
    On the plus side, the cabrio does feel solid on most roads although it
    can be a bit disconcerting looking in the rear view mirror to see the
    back seats flexing in the opposite direction to the front!
    
    I was wondering if mine had thicker tyres (hence more drag) producing
    less 'go' for the same engine, or whether throttle adjustment could be
    to blame. 
    
    Its still a good car to have, especially on the one day of the year the
    sun shines.
    
    Anybody else out there got one of these so we can compare notes?
    
    Andy
    
1764.10WIZZER::FISCHERI can always sleep standing upFri May 21 1993 16:1112
I haven't, but I thought the performance of all was worse
than their solid equivalents. This is due mainly to 
strengthening under the car to give more rigidity. The 
cabrios are also less streamlined (the Cd is higher).

What sort of 1.4 engine do you have? The original 214s
had single point fuel injection. Later models of the 
1.45 engine were given multipoint injection which has
improved performance slightly.


	ian
1764.11Single / Multi IdentifiactionBAHTAT::CARTER_AAndy Carter..Morph the BorgMon May 24 1993 14:425
    I don't know what engine it is (can you tell just by lifting the bonnet
    & peering?). I'd recently heard of the 'upgrade' to the cat 1.4s, my
    car was registered at the beginning of Aug '92 - Any ideas?
    
    Andy
1764.12But I don't know exactly when the change was made...MILE::JENKINSSuitably refreshedMon May 24 1993 20:065
    
    The latest 1.4 k-series develops about 10bhp more than the earlier
    ones. 
    
    Richard.
1764.13Maybe something like thisTIMMII::TOMMII::RDAVIESAmateur ExpertMon May 24 1993 20:2326
You might possibly be able to identify the type of engine. The multipoint 
injection have a bar across the engine just above the inlet pipes with a little 
valve thingy going to each cylinder.
                     
                    || || || ||inlet manifold
                    || || || ||
                   ==+==+==+==+== fuel feed pipe with injectors
                  ---------------
                  |   engine    |
                  |             |
                  ---------------
(This could all be this side of the engine

Single point tends to look more like a conventional carburetor, but it's got an 
injector in the side instead of manual jets built into it.

                    ---|--|---- injector body unit....
                    ---|__|----  
                    || || || ||inlet manifold
                    || || || ||
                   ---------------
                  |   engine    |
                  |             |
                  ---------------

Richard
1764.14Single point after allBAHTAT::CARTER_AAndy Carter..Morph the BorgFri Jun 04 1993 20:049
    re:-1 Brilliant ASCII Diagram!
    
    But the bad news is that I looked under the bonnet & decided its single
    point injection - What a bummer!
    
    re:.7 I found a place for my furry dice round the grab handle on the
    roll (role?) bar :-}
    
    Andy