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My wife has just bought a 2006 SE auto coupé to replace the Rover 200 coupé (Tomcat) she's owned and loved for years but was just getting a bit tired. The Hyundai is a lovely looking car and I enjoyed the short test drive so she's looking forward to driving it and I'm looking forward(?) to dealing with the inevitable issues - which I hope are few and far between.....


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Thanks Mike. There seems to be lots of good stuff here.
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Can I just ask a very dumb question? My wife's new car is a 2006 (06 plate) 2.0 auto. Is this a series 3? Or how could I find out? It's still at the dealer at the moment while we clear space for it. Anybody want a mechanically good but cosmetically slightly challenged Rover 1.8 VVI Tomcat?
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iansoady wrote: Sun Nov 25, 2018 4:01 pm Can I just ask a very dumb question? My wife's new car is a 2006 (06 plate) 2.0 auto. Is this a series 3? Or how could I find out? It's still at the dealer at the moment while we clear space for it. Anybody want a mechanically good but cosmetically slightly challenged Rover 1.8 VVI Tomcat?
if it's an 06 plate then it's what's known as a gen 3.5 which is the facelift version of the gen 3, here's our handy mugshot guide showing each generation...
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Hi there and :text-welcomewave: to the forum :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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This is it by the way:

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Looks slightly better in the photo than in the flesh but very nice.
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iansoady wrote: Sun Nov 25, 2018 11:53 am My wife has just bought a 2006 SE auto coupé to replace the Rover 200 coupé (Tomcat) she's owned and loved for years but was just getting a bit tired. The Hyundai is a lovely looking car and I enjoyed the short test drive so she's looking forward to driving it and I'm looking forward(?) to dealing with the inevitable issues - which I hope are few and far between.....
It wasn't a 220 Turbo Tomcat Coupe was it? What did you do with the Tomcat?

Welcome to the forum and hopefully you will have many miles of fun in the Hyundai Coupe :)
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No, it's a 1.8 VVI. Still on the drive at the moment. Lovely looking car and drives very well but has a few cosmetic, electrical and detail issues which TBH I can't be bothered with. Our next door neighbour runs a small garage so he'll probably take it but if you were interested......
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iansoady wrote: Mon Nov 26, 2018 3:04 pm No, it's a 1.8 VVI. Still on the drive at the moment. Lovely looking car and drives very well but has a few cosmetic, electrical and detail issues which TBH I can't be bothered with. Our next door neighbour runs a small garage so he'll probably take it but if you were interested......
1.8 VVC? Nice... I do like the Rover Coupes, but with moving and having a few project cars at the moment this is the wrong time for me I'm afriad!
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Congratulations on the Coupe. It looks clean and straight.
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