rover 45 turbo diesel
Added: 24th of October 2020
- 2003
- 1994
- Manual
- Diesel
- Hatchback
- 5
purchased my 2003 rover 45 impression s3 in october 2020 its the l series turbo diesel unit producing 101bhp its an old skool diesel lump with direct injection and isnt the quietest or most refined engine of the era but they a practically bomb proof and with 104k miles on the clock still has plenty of use ahead of it. the car is immaculate inside and out for a 17year old car and i can expect around 50mpg out of the fugal engine. the car drives really well and pulls hard threw the slick gearbox in every gear. the car has nicely weighted steering and is well balanced in the bends. the car is hatchback and has a huge boot with the back seats folded so i ideal for tip runs etc. as the the car is the impression s3 varient it comes with a good spec for an old rover as standard inc pas front electric windows abs rear spoiler passenger side and drivers side airbags alloy wheels working air conditioning remote central locking alarm etc etc im thinking of doing the sdi injector mod with a decat and remap the car should be good for 150bhp from the standard 101bhp. all in all if you like rovers and i do then an l series turbo diesel is a safe bet as they rarely suffer the petrol k series engine head gasket failure jobs a good un