"area man" (hurrburgring)
10/07/2014 at 15:47 • Filed to: Rover Classic
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"area man" (hurrburgring)
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From our good friends at !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! comes !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! in almost suspiciously-good condition for under $3500. I think most of us have a soft spot for these, and I foresee demand for these things rising as they look more and more capable with each new soft-roader manufacturers put out these days. Also, rust is killing the supply quicker than idiotic high-schoolers.
Short-wheelbase SUVs died an ignoble death in the American car market - a damn shame considering they provide a lot of the convenience that people look for in crossovers these days. I love 'em, especially in 1990s flavors, as they remind me of a time when automakers made product decisions based less on consumer demand and more on presenting a complete brand vision and lineup to customers, which in turn led to interesting results like the Amigo. Want your SUV with two doors instead of four, and maybe minus half a roof? Boy, does Joe Isuzu have a truck for you. The Amigo is like Suzuki Samurai that's less likely to kill you, and who wouldn't want that?
The inside is surprisingly clean for a truck coming up on two decades of quirky existence, and lookee here, a proper stick plus a 4WD-lo setting. It's a study in plastic simplicity, with nice chunky buttons and no swooping lines or floating consoles or ass massagers.
Obviously the engine bay has been detailed like the rest of the car, but even with the reported 101K miles on the odometer, given Rover Classic's great reputation I'd be surprised if the clean appearance is hiding any major problems. The only downside is that it's the 2.2L 4 cylinder and not the 3.2L V6.
So, what do you think? If I had $3,000 in my pocket right now I'd probably head down and try to haggle a little bit. Any '90s time-capsule car is like catnip to me, but this one in particular caught my eye given the paucity of short wheelbase SUVs in this country. Also, I stand by what I said up top - these are going to rise in value one day, probably sooner than we think.
PushToStart
> area man
10/07/2014 at 15:52 |
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This post reminded me of that annoying as shit commercial they did back in the day... lol
Steve in Manhattan
> area man
10/07/2014 at 15:53 |
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I'd go $2,500, but probably NP.
TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
> area man
10/07/2014 at 16:03 |
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Never been to Rover Classic before today. I'm going to have to bookmark that site.
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area man
> TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
10/07/2014 at 16:04 |
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They have a really eclectic selection and everything is professionally detailed. It's great.
sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> area man
10/07/2014 at 16:05 |
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NP
Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
> area man
10/07/2014 at 17:02 |
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My Observational Drawing teacher has an Amigo Identical to that one
gwana
> area man
08/02/2016 at 15:25 |
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Don’t know if you’re still monitoring this article, but I am the owner of this very truck. It was not as it appeared. Luckily I did not pay for it, but it was given to me by the person who did. It needed massive amounts of work to even make it roadworthy.
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area man
> gwana
08/02/2016 at 15:58 |
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Wow small world! Yeah despite the amazing selection they apparently have really terrible business practices: http://www.yelp.com/biz/rover-clas…
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gwana
> area man
08/03/2016 at 08:42 |
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They know how to take good pictures, I’ll give them that. In these pictures, the wheels are spray-bombed, the tires are literally held together by the armor-all, and the convertible top is held on by pop-rivets and can’t be taken down. The reality was much, much worse. Every bit of the front end needed to be replaced, all the brakes, and the clutch was shot. Check engine light on, oil pouring out of the valve cover. Caveat emptor!
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area man
> gwana
08/03/2016 at 09:16 |
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Jesus