impression of ROVER220GTi

 

 I saw an advertisement of car magazine "NAVI", and I decided to buy it.

 

 Before I got it, some magazines criticized on the car like,"The car can't go straight by torque steer,it runs like cancer." But, I like it's maximum torque is gotten only 2100rpm, 2 littre 4 cylinder turbo with TORSEN LSD. TORSEN LSD is manufuctured factory of ZEXEL. It's 20km from my house!

I THOUGT IT'S VALUE FOR MONEY!

 

 After I paid 2500000yen (£14700 included insurance for him!)

 There is not same space between right side of bonnet and left side of it ,right side of tail gate and left side of , many joints of right and left! Mitsubishi Lancer, I drove it before, Its parts of right and left are same. It's 0rdinary thing in Japan.

About engine, when I start my lover, she is slow under 1500r.p.m. But, on the express-way, I can easily over take other cars. Then, her heart rounds over 3000r.p.m. and I must grip her hand, because she is wild front engine-front drive car with turbo and she is very noisy.

Driving down hill, she cries when I keep second shift and 2500r.p.m.

 Transmission has long shift stroke like trucks. This shift declease driving fun.

It's enjoyable in it. air conditioner is comfortable and seat is solid and I don't feel pain of waist. Sitting back of the car, wind blows from my botoom. What a superior airtight room!

She eats 8.3 littre unleaded premium gas per 100 km. Even if it is snowy and I keep 2nd shift, she does only 12.5 littre.

Her original shoes made me worried. When I drove express-way I felt like runnning on big carpet. The tire has no glip! Now, her new shoes, Dunlop formula W-10 is believable.

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