I'm 16 years old at the time of writing, and can't even begin to start driving for another 9 months! However, I'm now on my fourth Rover... I blame my grandad for this, I have many memories of his Rover 400 and 45 from when I was very young, and I have always liked Rover since then. I had my first 75 aged 12
Fast forward to 2025, I have acquired a very nice 414S which I plan to keep for a lot longer than my last 3 Rovers. It has really only had 1 owner from new; supplied by Colwyn Bay Rover dealer in 1998, and sold to Mr. Wynn who then had it from 1999 to 2024. It had been sat in his garage idle since 2019, and was eventually sent to a scrapyard in Rhyl for £150. However, all was not over for the car, as it was then purchased by somebody who got all the necessary fixes done and got it through an MOT. It was then parked up again in his garage until I bought it in December 2025.
Cosmetically, it's in lovely condition. Rather annoyingly it appears the head gasket has had it - as a temporary fix it's had some Steel Seal which should be enough to get it through an MOT (it has never failed one, yet!) and then the proper job will be carried out afterwards. I think the car is a stunner and I am rather looking forward to its future. In terms of other jobs, the badges all got taken off while at the scrapyard, so I will get some new ones on it, other than that, it seems to be alright. The pre-MOT check will confirm what really needs doing.
