Driving the same car until it becomes a classic #1 - My history with the 1993 Rover 216 Coupe

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This video is my history with the 1993 Rover 216 Coupe. A true love story as I drive it since new - for 30 years now.

This is one of the last analogue cars that were built to last not relying in digital technology, unlike modern machinery that is nothing more than a computer on wheels (I also drive a Mercedes A class semi-automatic so I know what I am talking about).

Only the engine management is digital. Everything else is mechanic and that is one of the reasons for its easy maintenance. No software upgrades needed here and almost "any" mechanic knows how to work on it.

It is not the best car ever done, it has a lot of plastic parts inside and by being 30 years old and counting with the amount of streets paved with cobble stones in this city, it is no wonder that it rattles a lot. By having a glass top and frameless door windows it also does not help on this. But it is a nice car in the summer time. And it runs and runs. Sometimes I don´t use it for 3 weeks and then it goes for a 400 kms trip. Sometimes a fast one, if I am late… You just have to be careful with the fluids, obviously, and with gas. Apart from that I have absolute confidence on it.

As you can imagine, in 30 years, there are a lot of stories to tell and not all are good.
Here´s a time Machine if you want to jump to a particular section:

00:00 30 seconds Intro
00:30 Start
01:45 The first time I saw it
05:56 In the Rover factory, Competition and 37 Land Speed Records
06:50 The model and my story with it
08:46 Not all was good or fun
14:51 The Car and the Internet - Clube Tomcat of Portugal
18:46 I broke the engine...
21:21 Upgrades done
21:40 Another Car... but a clone???
22:19 The 1993 Rover Turbo Coupe - the car of my dreams
23:26 THE BIG BANG - My heaviest CRASH - do not watch if you are sensitive to this
24:14 I bought a 4th Tomcat
24:43 My attitude
27:01 A full size backup tire
27:38 Conclusion and what´s next

LINKS:
37 Records - Land Speed Record Video -    • Rover 220 Turbo Coupé - 1992 24H Worl...  
More videos about this car in this playlist -    • Driving the same car until it becomes...  
Music by Kosmic Traces -    • WTF is Kosmic Traces?  

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