Dad had a 1982 2000 this colour. As pointed out its hopelessly slow but to my 17 year old self who passed his test in it, it was fine. Our other car was an even slower fiat 126 (-;
@peterward3965
20 сағат бұрын
There is a prototype estate version at the Haynes motor museum, Sparkford. Makes a great estate, shame it never made production.
@muckle8
2 сағат бұрын
Might have been a game change if it had - same story for the jaguar XJ6/12 .
@Igg-j7i
10 сағат бұрын
Lovely car.
@shaun30-3-mg9zs
19 сағат бұрын
Nice looking Rover 2000 SD1
@iconicetiquette4546
5 сағат бұрын
What a lovely car🎉
@simonhodgetts6530
15 сағат бұрын
Lovely - I assume that the front spoiler was an optional extra - the 2000 SD1 my friend’s dad owned had different wheel trims and no front spoiler? It was the same colour - one of the best SD1 paint options!
@garyfenwick8365
14 сағат бұрын
Yeh, interesting, I saw at the time, an 82 2000 with the front spoiler and an 84 2000 without. Different wheel trims and different cloth inside. I think there may have been a poverty spec 2000 introduced around that time ..
@davidw8759
3 сағат бұрын
@@garyfenwick8365this one has done the rounds a bit recently. The previous owner bought it from an auction in Warrington around 3 years ago. It was in its original condition then. The new owner added the front spoiler, fog lights, bumper stainless trim and ‘S’ model wheel trims which is a shame. The 2000 came out in 1982 and was the base model. It only had these features added later in production, around 1984.
@terryramsey1470
21 сағат бұрын
These cars as well as some other motor's that british Leyland built should have been world 🌎 beaters but due to crap build quality and lazy employees and management together they destroyed the British car makers 😊❤
@martinogold
12 сағат бұрын
It's heart breaking really 😔
@heartofoak45
21 сағат бұрын
It looks like a beautiful car, unfortunately, the 2-litre engine lets it down. It will be underpowered for the weight of the body. I had a six cylinders 2.3 in '85 which was OK in manual form, but the baby to have is the growling G.M. 3.5 V8 automatic.
@Ken_Dodds_Tickling_Stick
19 сағат бұрын
The growling 3.5 was actually Rover design and built.....it was based on the GM unit. But it's thanks to a man called David Buick, a wee Scots laddie from Arbroath 🏴🏴🏴 My old man was the boss of cab trim B block in Bathgate and the last new car he had while working with them was the metallic blue Rover 3.5 Vitesse with a 5 speed manual box. From my eyes it looked like a space ship when looking at the green lit dash with all the dials and switches at night.
@heartofoak45
19 сағат бұрын
@@Ken_Dodds_Tickling_Stick Well, the Vitesse was something else! I agree the dashboard at night was awesome. I think you could ask any Metropolitan Police Traffic Officer of that period and they would sing its praises including the previous '70's P6 3500S.
@Ken_Dodds_Tickling_Stick
18 сағат бұрын
@@heartofoak45 the cars were fantastic. What made it better was the burble of that engine. His first Rover was a red 1973 P6 3500S with black leather and again the green night illuminated dash. What I found that tickled me was the choke style pull out level that was marked PET RES. This gave the car an extra gallon or 2 to get you to a petrol station. I loved the unique bucket seats in the rear of the P6. After that he had a 2200HL Princess - the wedge. He hated that, but had to have the car for a certain length of time before he could get his discount on another new car, so the Vitesse was that car. The poor build quality killed off BL. At least that's what all the employees said according to my dad.
@peterward3965
21 сағат бұрын
I had a couple of experiences with these Rovers, both sporting white coachwork with a blue flashing light. ( nothing serious) My mate let me borrow his SD1 in 1977 to make a trip from London to Bath, (in Daytona Yellow.) I put my foot down to overtake a car , the SD1 took off like a rocket. I was unaware of the kick down acceleration. (I was only 20) I had a minor panic. Great cars, but rust is a problem once it takes hold. I love this example 👍
@terryramsey1470
21 сағат бұрын
Totally agree with the previous comment 👍 on the bl management and worker's together they destroyed some lovely motor's they should have been world beaters lovely to see 👀 one that has not rusted away 😊❤
@mrd64
20 сағат бұрын
Wind-up windows!
@keithhooper6123
17 сағат бұрын
Yes ,we used to actually have to turn a handle,a few turns.
@muckle8
2 сағат бұрын
I’d take wind-up windows over electric anyday . - zero problems and they work with the ignition off too!
@raymondpearce5245
23 минут бұрын
A lovely car
@69Phuket
15 сағат бұрын
Low miles because 2.0 auto. Can only imagine the pain!
@garysellick4722
3 сағат бұрын
I had in period the 3.5 followed by the 2.6 and finally the 2.0 auto. I enjoyed all of them and the 2.0 was fine on motorways, in town and on country roads. People rightly venerate the 3.5 v8 but I never really noticed the legendary burble unless I stood outside while it was idling or drove slowly with the windows down. Otherwise, it was very quiet and sophisticated. All three had minor niggles as secondhand cars but then so did other makes.
@markmatthews1569
13 сағат бұрын
I thought 2300 was the lowest engine they did
@terencerollins7917
21 сағат бұрын
Stunning looking car but thanks to BL, absolute rubbish to own, courtesy of Red Robbo & his cronies. Imagine what British motor legacy could've been without the militant unions - we wouldn't have needed BMW, Mercedes or Audi.
@chriswood1661
19 сағат бұрын
Oh don’t be a such a plonker. Do you understand that one of the reason Mercedes, BMW and Audie cornered the market? Because their workers were paid well, with full union recognition.
@terencerollins7917
19 сағат бұрын
@@chriswood1661 Chris - you just reinforced my point though. We had lovely designs, but the Germans has industrial discipline! UK unions didn't behave the same.
@alexwilkinson4896
15 сағат бұрын
They were getting shafted by thatchers govt. What where they supposed to do, just lie down and take it?
@muckle8
2 сағат бұрын
@terencerollins look into the Ford motor company riots in USA in the 1930’s - tells the whole story .
@terencerollins7917
6 минут бұрын
@@muckle8 Just read about it on wikepedia - what an awful history! Thanks for the tip.
@richardcarter1000
6 сағат бұрын
Lovely
@martinogold
12 сағат бұрын
So minty.
@a34rwl
2 сағат бұрын
It's SDi - for injection.
@deanstanley5799
Сағат бұрын
No it’s not it’s SD1 for special development number 1
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