Highlights

• 85,256 miles from new
• In one family for nearly 30 years
• Excellent history file
• High specification
• Smart metallic paint and leather upholstery

The Appeal

The History and Paperwork

• Supplied new by the Henly’s dealership in West London in June 1990
• Six owners from new
• Latest owner since October 2021
• One owner from new, until 2014 when he passed away
• Then owned by his widow until 2019 when she sourced a new owner for it through the Rover 200/400 Owners Club
• In 2020, it was bought by another club member, who treated the car to a full upper body respray and repairs to the lower rear wheel arches.
• Vast service history, with almost every bill and receipt from first registration in June 1990, even the original purchase invoice showing a purchase price of £15,243.96
• A selection of old MOTs and tax discs and even the original old style V5 registration documents
• Many invoices for servicing and maintenance
• Just 85,256 recorded miles from new
• Reluctantly put up for sale by the current owner as they now have a new project

The Interior

• Full dark beige leather interior
• There’s a little more wear to the driver’s seat, as you’d expect, but generally all of the seats are in very good order, with some light creasing
• The carpets and floor mats are all in fine condition, with minimal wear considering the car’s age
• Electric windows, door mirrors and sunroof
• Period Philips radio/cassette system
• Smart wood veneers, which exhibit some minor delamination
• All of the trim and switchgear appears to be present and correct
• There is some light wear and patination around the coin holder
• The headlining has dropped at the rear and is starting to sag in a few places
• The generous boot space is trimmed with dark grey carpet, under the carpet the floor looks solid and straight with no corrosion in evidence
• There is a full-size spare wheel present

The Exterior

• Pearlescent Cherry Red paintwork over Tempest Grey
• The paintwork looks to be generally in very good condition, with the bonnet and roof having been resprayed in November 2019
• There is a little lacquer damage to the top of the tailgate
• The bodywork is in very good order, with no significant damage and no notable corrosion we could identify
• There’s a little bubbling to the near-side rear arch
• All of the external trim and badging is present, correct and in good order
• The car appears to be very solid underneath
• The car is still wearing its original, factory option 14-inch ‘lattice’ alloys – they are in reasonably good condition, with some light peeling and minor scuffs

The Mechanics

• Fitted with Honda’s four-cylinder, 16-valve, 1,590cc D16 engine
• Developing 109bhp from new, all delivered to the front wheels
• Four-speed automatic transmission, an expensive factory option
• Power-assisted steering
• We’re assured that the car starts and runs beautifully and the current owners tell us its reliability has been absolutely faultless
• We’re informed the car has had a recent major service and cambelt renewal
• A new suspension arm was fitted July 2022
• Off-side rear brake calliper replaced and new rear brake pads fitted in October 2022

Summary