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Rover 820Si Low Mileage Garaged Ebay

Post by ImSmarticus » Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:09 pm

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/332097039021?_mwBanner=1

Tidy Rover 820Si for sale - starting price just £350. Garaged and under 70k on the clock. Interesting.
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Re: Rover 820Si Low Mileage Garaged Ebay

Post by scoobyh123 » Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:55 pm

Very nice! For me it's a shame it's manual :( or i might have had a bid on it.
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Re: Rover 820Si Low Mileage Garaged Ebay

Post by austinpowers » Fri Jan 20, 2017 1:35 am

Looks nice, but it's missing either a turbo or 2 cylinders ;)
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Re: Rover 820Si Low Mileage Garaged Ebay

Post by scoobyh123 » Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:02 am

austinpowers wrote:Looks nice, but it's missing either a turbo or 2 cylinders ;)
Or both! :twisted: :wink: :lol: :D
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Re: Rover 820Si Low Mileage Garaged Ebay

Post by ImSmarticus » Fri Jan 20, 2017 8:15 pm

Know what you mean. For me I respect it's condition, It's great to see, but it's lacking dead cows carefully converted into seat covers, gracefully complimented by a sterling badge and associated snobbery.
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Post by scoobyh123 » Fri Jan 20, 2017 9:21 pm

Has that gear lever really only done 69700 miles though?

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Looks seriously worn to me, steering wheel isn't much better either!
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Re: Rover 820Si Low Mileage Garaged Ebay

Post by deano » Sat Jan 21, 2017 1:04 am

Maybe it was all local town driving...
1st gear , 2nd gear , back to 1st gear, 2nd gear and if you`re lucky third gear...
and we ain't even got to the end of the road he lived in yet

sometimes usage and miles on the clock aren't the same.

well, maybe... :?
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Re: Rover 820Si Low Mileage Garaged Ebay

Post by scoobyh123 » Sat Jan 21, 2017 5:33 am

I did think of that Dean but even factoring that in they still look badly worn. Maybe i'm being over picky? The MoT History bears out the mileage though :


Check the MOT history of a vehicle
Registration number: R481TOJ


Vehicle make ROVER Vehicle model 820 Date first used 1 November 1997 Fuel type Petrol Colour Blue


MOT history of this vehicle

Test date 14 July 2016 Expiry date 31 July 2017 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 69,652 miles MOT test number 7780 3189 4054 Advisory notice item(s)
Oil leak engine oil ()
nearside rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
offside rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
parking brake just met efficiency requirement

Test date 21 July 2015 Expiry date 31 July 2016 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 68,799 miles MOT test number 7450 0270 5293 Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Front Macpherson strut worn but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Offside Front Macpherson strut worn but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
Oil leak

Test date 1 August 2014 Expiry date 31 July 2015 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 67,903 miles MOT test number 3681 8381 4266 Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
Offside Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
Oil leak

Test date 22 July 2014 Test Result Fail Odometer reading 67,880 miles MOT test number 4987 6350 4293 Reason(s) for failure
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Rear Direction indicators slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
Offside Rear Direction indicators slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
Oil leak

Test date 10 July 2013 Expiry date 28 July 2014 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 66,510 miles MOT test number 7772 4129 3134

Test date 9 July 2012 Expiry date 28 July 2013 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 64,623 miles MOT test number 7586 1109 2117 Advisory notice item(s)
Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
Centre Stop lamp has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.2.1b)
Oil leak
nearside rear tyre outer sidewall slightly damaged

Test date 7 July 2011 Expiry date 28 July 2012 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 62,713 miles MOT test number 1992 4898 1173 Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Rear Direction indicators slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
Offside Rear Direction indicators slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
Offside Front Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)
Front Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
Oil leak

Test date 5 July 2010 Expiry date 28 July 2011 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 60,421 miles MOT test number 8816 8698 0107 Advisory notice item(s)
offside rear brake discs slightly pitted inner edge

Test date 20 July 2009 Expiry date 28 July 2010 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 57,750 miles MOT test number 8304 7180 9233 Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Rear Direction indicators slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
Offside Rear Direction indicators slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Oil leak

Test date 18 July 2008 Expiry date 28 July 2009 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 54,904 miles MOT test number 4645 3020 8268 Advisory notice item(s)
Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Test date 11 July 2008 Test Result Fail Odometer reading 54,836 miles MOT test number 3102 2369 8156 Reason(s) for failure
Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure (3.3.B.1a)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Advisory notice item(s)
Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Test date 26 July 2007 Expiry date 28 July 2008 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 51,945 miles MOT test number 4149 2750 7223

Test date 19 July 2007 Test Result Fail Odometer reading 51,864 miles MOT test number 4111 9080 7245 Reason(s) for failure
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a)
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Test date 8 July 2006 Expiry date 28 July 2007 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 48,390 miles MOT test number 7111 4998 6130

https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/

It's done about 18000 miles in the past 9 years, pretty low by most standards!
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Re: Rover 820Si Low Mileage Garaged Ebay

Post by deano » Sat Jan 21, 2017 9:08 am

Yes, notice all the usual brake inefficiencies. .....
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Re: Rover 820Si Low Mileage Garaged Ebay

Post by ImSmarticus » Sat Jan 21, 2017 11:06 am

deano wrote:Maybe it was all local town driving...
1st gear , 2nd gear , back to 1st gear, 2nd gear and if you`re lucky third gear...
and we ain't even got to the end of the road he lived in yet

sometimes usage and miles on the clock aren't the same.

well, maybe... :?
I agree entirely I had a 2007 Jaguar X-type, when I sold it, it had done 200,000 miles and yet interior wear appeared minimal... I do 35-40k a year commuter miles so it spent 90% of the time in one gear with cruise on. Town vs. Motorway is no doubt a significant difference in age presentation.
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Post by scoobyh123 » Sat Jan 21, 2017 1:00 pm

deano wrote:Yes, notice all the usual brake inefficiencies. .....
You mean like this one :


Check the MOT history of a vehicle
Registration number: L***JUR


Vehicle make ROVER Vehicle model 827 Date first used 14 March 1994 Fuel type Petrol Colour Gold


MOT history of this vehicle

Test date 11 May 2016 Expiry date 13 May 2017 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 110,220 miles MOT test number 4032 0855 8209

Test date 13 May 2015 Expiry date 13 May 2016 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 109,171 miles MOT test number 2064 0373 5130

Test date 14 May 2014 Expiry date 13 May 2015 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 105,941 miles MOT test number 7563 4463 4141 Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Test date 6 April 2013 Expiry date 5 April 2014 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 102,828 miles MOT test number 1768 6669 3488

Test date 5 April 2013 Test Result Fail Odometer reading 102,828 miles MOT test number 8561 8529 3078 Reason(s) for failure
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)

Test date 8 January 2013 Test Result Fail Odometer reading 102,820 miles MOT test number 9363 4880 3066 Reason(s) for failure
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)

Test date 6 January 2012 Expiry date 5 January 2013 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 99,882 miles MOT test number 7876 0660 2015

Test date 30 October 2010 Expiry date 29 October 2011 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 98,070 miles MOT test number 9505 8370 0326

Test date 29 October 2010 Test Result Fail Odometer reading 98,070 miles MOT test number 5541 1210 0375 Reason(s) for failure
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive (7.3.D.4)
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)

Test date 13 August 2009 Expiry date 12 August 2010 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 94,879 miles MOT test number 4949 2582 9240

Test date 12 August 2009 Test Result Fail Odometer reading 94,870 miles MOT test number 6347 4442 9252 Reason(s) for failure
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Advisory notice item(s)
REAR B/DISCS IN POOR CONDITION

Test date 12 July 2007 Expiry date 11 July 2008 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 85,224 miles MOT test number 1326 8349 7122

Test date 11 July 2007 Test Result Fail Odometer reading 85,224 miles MOT test number 5913 2209 7103 Reason(s) for failure
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Nearside Rear brake disc slightly scored (3.5.1h)
Offside Rear brake disc slightly scored (3.5.1h)

Test date 30 May 2006 Expiry date 8 June 2007 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 80,699 miles MOT test number 5029 9025 6170 Advisory notice item(s)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

I got it in 2008, similar mileage across the same time period as that blue one. For the record, the emissions failures, first one (reading from the top) was when the HT leads went the first time and filled the cat with unburnt fuel, second i forgot to refit the cat before the test! :oops: :roll: :lol:
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Re: Rover 820Si Low Mileage Garaged Ebay

Post by deano » Sat Jan 21, 2017 3:26 pm

Shows how MOT testers can vary....

Yours passed in 2006 no problem and yet a year and 5K miles later it has 6 failure points and another 5 advisories.

Can a car deteriorate so fast....
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Post by scoobyh123 » Sat Jan 21, 2017 4:02 pm

deano wrote:Shows how MOT testers can vary....

Yours passed in 2006 no problem and yet a year and 5K miles later it has 6 failure points and another 5 advisories.

Can a car deteriorate so fast....
The advisory in 2006 became a fail in 2007 though!

Test date 30 May 2006 Expiry date 8 June 2007 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 80,699 miles MOT test number 5029 9025 6170 Advisory notice item(s)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (

Advisory ^^^^^

Test date 11 July 2007 Test Result Fail Odometer reading 85,224 miles MOT test number 5913 2209 7103 Reason(s) for failure
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) <<<<<<<<< FAIL!!!
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Nearside Rear brake disc slightly scored (3.5.1h)
Offside Rear brake disc slightly scored (3.5.1h)

Since then, apart from the odd silly, it's gone straight through with no problem on the brakes. There was one year (think it was when i forgot to refit the cat) when the front brakes didn't balance first time round, refitted the cat and went back - totally forgot to even look at the front brakes - and they passed spot on.
I know i haven't used it as much over the past couple of years, partly due to getting the Coupé up to scratch and partly because of having the Jeep then the Volvo but mostly because i want to keep the mileage down on it. It's the lowest mileage out of the three so i'd like to keep it as low as possible. That said it's been laid up with a dead alternator which i'm now sorting and upgrading. :wink: :D
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Re: Rover 820Si Low Mileage Garaged Ebay

Post by deano » Sat Jan 21, 2017 9:55 pm

yea , but I still think some testers are over fussy and some not .

luckily mine isn't :wink:
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Post by scoobyh123 » Sat Jan 21, 2017 10:21 pm

deano wrote:yea , but I still think some testers are over fussy and some not .

luckily mine isn't :wink:
I know what you mean but i also know my brakes have always come up fine as i've been able to see the display very easily. Also my tester is fussy over the important stuff but a bit more lenient on the silly stuff like a bulb blowing during the test or similar.

Some testers get extra fussy simply because they don't like the car or what you're wearing or something which shouldn't happen.
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