A Grand Monday: Cherished 1998 Rover 800, £899

If you’re into your Rover 800s, then this 1998 Rover 800SLi for sale at £899 is well worth a look. It’s a 2.0-litre automatic with 70k on the clock that’s obviously been well cared for.

Finished in metallic Nightfire Red with grey, piped velour interior it’s said to be free of all the usual 800 problems. So there’s no warping dash or rust – and the seller reckons it's in excellent condition, both mechanically and bodily with an MoT until 4 November.

It comes with three sets of tailored Rover interior overmats, including carpets for summer, rubber for winter.

The spec is impressive too, with driver and passenger airbags, air conditioning, a radio and cassette player with a multi-changer CD. There’s remote central locking, heated rear windscreen, electric mirrors, as well as an electric tilt and slide sunroof, and electric windows.

There’s fog lights, alloy wheels (with locking wheel nuts), Rover mudflaps all round, remote boot and fuel flap release. And, despite a bit of laquer flake on one of the wheels, the seller reckons it looks even better in the metal than it does in the pictures.

So getting to Barrhill in Scotland isn’t too much of a hassle, then it definitely looks like it’s worth checking out.

According to the advert, the car ‘drives superbly and smoothly, without clonks or rattles. Everything works correctly, although the windows could do with some lubrication as they open a bit slowly.’

It continues, ‘The interior is like new, and the ashtray and cigarette lighter have never been soiled.’ It even has the original owner’s wallet (complete with handbooks), the radio code, spare wheel, jack and tools. In short, it sounds like a must-have for any Rover 800 enthusiast.

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