saphcos

Just seen one of these seriously cheap (almost pocket change). Anyone know how quick they are standard, how they handle and how easy they are to tune?

It's the non-turbo model.

rallycol

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go for a 216gti ,the twin cam 16v model ,honda running gear,the 2.0ltr engines are crap

saphcos

I would but this one is available now. How much do the 216gti's go for?

rallycol

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£200 upwards this is a single cam engine ok but not the best 1991 ROVER 216 GTI WHITE HATCHBACK on eBay, also, Rover MG, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 11-Oct-08 19:30:00 BST)

worley

I had a 220GTI for 5 years before my Terzo. Great car, but let me down on two occasions (head gasket oil leak and cores plug corrosion), otherwise got me around the UK with the 44p per mile the company gave me.

0-60 7.9 secs and onto 127 mph.


Nik

dee052

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Had a tomcat with the same engine, did 2 head gaskets in 2 years. I wish I had got the 1.6 Honda unit instead, its only 9 b.h.p. less and a lot more reliable.

DAC

yeah I had the 220 gti - looked OK but was crap to be honest.

oil leaks/rust/noisy - oh just crap

saphcos

Oh well, sounds like that even at £350 quid it's probably not worth the potential grief.

rallycol

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216 is the future

Dream Weaver

I had a 216 GSI and it not only ate its head gasket at 120k miles, but also its ECU and various other bits.

Nice enough to drive, but the Honda engine didn't save it fom an untimely death, cost me over £2k and I ended up scrapping it

WRX Blues

I do the daily commute in this shed

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...1/DVC00462.jpg

It is a 1994 1.6SLi - can someone tell me if it has the Honda engine in it?

fatherpierre

About £300 too much

dee052

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Yes it has, 114 b.h.p. iirc.

Cocker

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had a 216 coupe around 9 years back. Cracking car back then, never had any probs with it

WRX Blues

Thanks mate

tmo

216 GSI, mine too scoffed its head gasket and cambelt 2 days before the new buyer was due to collect. great car though, fantastic engine.

rallycol

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normal 216s are crap you need the twin cam 16v crx engine

triplesix

Blast from the past. I had one of these 216 GTI (16v) when I first left Uni. Cost me £3500 and was a great car. Pretty under powered but was lovely to drive. My first car with electric windows lol. Traded it in for an MR2 Turbo and its been a slippery slope since

the watchman

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had a 220gti brilliant car no oil leaks no problems whatsoever then got a 220coupe turbo no end of problems head gasket changed twice and it still leaked oil like a kuwait oil well. pretty fast though 0-60 in 6 secs had it superchipped as well to 220 bhp - torque steer was a problem in the wet if you floored it - it would almost stand still and slide to the right

j4ckos mate

J4cko had the 200vi, cost him a fortune

JonnyUK1980

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I had a 220 tomcat turbo was a great car, never had a wrx go past me

You have to remember anyone who says "this broke" and "that broke" that the parts are dirt cheap and i meant dirt cheap, my head gasget went and a brand new klinger metal head gasget cost me £30 and the job was done within a couple of hours these cars are a piece of pizzle to work on