I borrowed one of these from A company I worked for back in the late 2000’s, I didn’t know anything about them at the time. I found the car to be ok, yes it’s a bit flimsy and cheap in places but it does what it was built for, providing cheap transport in a city. You don’t see many for sale these days and when you do they’r offered for close to a 4 figure sum, that could be because only the best ones now survive and the rest have been scrapped. That’s a nice example, a great review sir. 👍
... Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Romans 6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus
My father also have this car but in india it is tata indiaca hatchback v2 but the thing is that this car was my childhood emotion ❤ and in that time , it is also know for its speed i really miss the car but one day i will buy this car when i wil fully grown up and start making money some left attachment lift with my car and me❤
This car was the first car in the post call center boom to be used as a taxi, and it still is synonymous with a taxi…😂😂 Sitting inside you feel surrounded by a metal cocoon, (essential for driving in India). Then there is the loud noise of the engine . The huge boot space was ideal for airport runs. Tatas should have developed a better car for the British market, the tata Indica was a poor choice
..... Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Romans 6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus
Let me tell you this first, I'm from India, and these cars are absolutely loathed around here. But it was an impressive thing coming from a truck cab manufacturer back in the day. In 1998 when this was launched as Indica, it revolutionised the car market over here by giving us a cheap diesel car. I had one in 2004, the bare bones one without any Ac, airbags, abs, clock and black plastic bumpers, door handles and only driver side rear view mirror. And I remember loathing every moment sitting in it. The diesel engine so so horrible. Noisy, vibrated the whole interior up. Apparently, no matter how many times you change the timing belt it would just keep getting off and one day it just wrecked the whole damn engine. Had to scrap it. Many people had issues with the unreliable diesel engine seizing up anytime it saw fit so and 90% of the indicas sold here were the diesels. That gave it and tata very bad reputation. Their rubbish after sales didn't help either. That engine was so bad that tata just dumped it and replaced with the fiat's 1.3l multijet diesel. I remember the 1.4 petrol was quite nice and refined in comparison. Today, tata has improved so much, and redeemed themselves. You should look up the new Harier SUV they make(a product of jaguar land rover partnership) built upon discovery's platform but costing like 70% less.
Man stop with the bullshit ,I own this car and it's beautiful and many people in my city own this car ,it's reliable and works good ,Yes the engine is underpowered but it's a good car ,saying cause I owned a 2004 Indica dls ,only the 1 batch of indica had reliability issues ,the crap u people talk ,my god !
If you never seen James may review on city rover,I suggest u dont bother,😅🤣👍nice I like that .can see the polo side, corsa front.tea self handy for placing your curry chips.car looks mint,great review capt mustard
This would be a good candidate for a total conversion. Put a huge engine in the back and vents everywhere and take it rallying or use the frame for a light caterham kit car. New 6R4? Nobody is going to give a shit about these being desecrated, in fact it may be a obligation. The British can blame themselves for having no exports. At least Alfa Romeo made even their shit boxes fairly captivating to drive without high speed in the short time before they rusted apart.
Great Video Nigel...Both this and the purchase of the obscure Italian sports car maker Qvale Mangusta with its ancient Ford Mustang engine by the Phoenix consortium has to have been the most ill thought out business ventures in auto history The City Rover was nearly 6 years old when it was launched in the UK It was as far removed from a Rover car as is imaginably possible. Its 1.4L engine was a Peugeot derived unit. Sad ending to a once great brand name 😢
I remember these when they came out, I was looking to replace my unrealible K12 Micra, Good and honest review, would I consider owning one now, not sure I would love to have a shot in one through!
Looks like a great example. Glad you enjoyed it, mine wasn't such a great example (one as seen on Furious Driving) but it was a very likeable little machine... just don't turn the stereo on, the whole car shakes to pieces at any reasonable volume 😂
I always thought that the original mk1 Seat Arosa would have made a much better CityRover than the Tata. It always reminded me of an updated Metro/100 and may have helped Rover to live a bit longer.
Av never driven one myself Tata had Peugeot running gear. I have always liked Peugeots dervs not keen on there petrols. HubNut had one even he didn't like it lol. He ended up selling it rofl. On another note my mate was offered a streetwise for £350 yesterday. Tested till Dec I thought it was worth it. It doesn't look a bad motor the City Rover it's a cheap car. 👍🤔 Picking on poor Audi rofl😂😂
Being honest though was it really deserving of the slating that the motoring press gave it🤔 . Yes ok it was cheap and crudely put together but then again I learnt to drive in a Hyundai gets and later drove a Kia picanto as a company fleet car and in my opinion both of those were just as plastic and grey inside, just as tiny and flimsy. Yes the cityrover was not great and it wasn't really a Rover but I fail to see how it was worse than other base entry level cars at the time. I just think the motoring press at the time liked to bash Rover . ( End of rant )
Thanks for the review! Great to see a good balanced review of a rather odd little car :-) Are you interested in the Chinese SAIC MGs? I’m sure you’re aware of the history - I used to work for SAIC funnily enough. If you are interested I have an MG5 which you are welcome to review if you like :-)
Dreadful car. Maybe not terrible in it's own right but not right for the UK market! It's even a step down from the 25 - which was outdated at at the time. Sorry but give me a top sprc A3 or Fabia any day over this! 🤣 It looks like a 90s Toyota Starlet without any charm!
@@ProjectNigel In reality, I do like it. I love little cars, especially of a certain vintage. I just feel as if it would have gotten more respect if it was cheaper and not relabeled as a Rover. For example Dacia
Ask this question to MG..they came to tata for this car..come to India and see what tata cars really r..by the way Ford range rover and jaguar is owned by RATAN TATA
You should really come to India and take a test drive of latest Tata cars. You'll be surprised as to how much they've improved overall.
I would love to
Just don't send James May!!
Fun fact many Tata car design by British and indian designer @@ProjectNigel
I borrowed one of these from
A company I worked for back in the late 2000’s, I didn’t know anything about them at the time.
I found the car to be ok, yes it’s a bit flimsy and cheap in places but it does what it was built for, providing cheap transport in a city.
You don’t see many for sale these days and when you do they’r offered for close to a 4 figure sum, that could be because only the best ones now survive and the rest have been scrapped.
That’s a nice example, a great review sir. 👍
This one I believe was bought by a classic car journalist after seeing the video.
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Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today
Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven
There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today
Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell
Come to Jesus Christ today
Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
Romans 6.23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Jesus
My father also have this car but in india it is tata indiaca hatchback v2 but the thing is that this car was my childhood emotion ❤ and in that time , it is also know for its speed i really miss the car but one day i will buy this car when i wil fully grown up and start making money some left attachment lift with my car and me❤
This car was the first car in the post call center boom to be used as a taxi, and it still is synonymous with a taxi…😂😂
Sitting inside you feel surrounded by a metal cocoon, (essential for driving in India).
Then there is the loud noise of the engine .
The huge boot space was ideal for airport runs.
Tatas should have developed a better car for the British market, the tata Indica was a poor choice
@6:16 to 6:32 I wasn't expecting rear electric windows on that little motor. The Rover 75 Club you recently bought (again) has manual rear windows.
Quirky eh? 😄
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Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today
Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven
There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today
Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell
Come to Jesus Christ today
Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
Romans 6.23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Jesus
What a pristine example 👍
Let me tell you this first, I'm from India, and these cars are absolutely loathed around here. But it was an impressive thing coming from a truck cab manufacturer back in the day. In 1998 when this was launched as Indica, it revolutionised the car market over here by giving us a cheap diesel car. I had one in 2004, the bare bones one without any Ac, airbags, abs, clock and black plastic bumpers, door handles and only driver side rear view mirror. And I remember loathing every moment sitting in it. The diesel engine so so horrible. Noisy, vibrated the whole interior up. Apparently, no matter how many times you change the timing belt it would just keep getting off and one day it just wrecked the whole damn engine. Had to scrap it. Many people had issues with the unreliable diesel engine seizing up anytime it saw fit so and 90% of the indicas sold here were the diesels. That gave it and tata very bad reputation. Their rubbish after sales didn't help either. That engine was so bad that tata just dumped it and replaced with the fiat's 1.3l multijet diesel. I remember the 1.4 petrol was quite nice and refined in comparison. Today, tata has improved so much, and redeemed themselves. You should look up the new Harier SUV they make(a product of jaguar land rover partnership) built upon discovery's platform but costing like 70% less.
Man stop with the bullshit ,I own this car and it's beautiful and many people in my city own this car ,it's reliable and works good ,Yes the engine is underpowered but it's a good car ,saying cause I owned a 2004 Indica dls ,only the 1 batch of indica had reliability issues ,the crap u people talk ,my god !
If you never seen James may review on city rover,I suggest u dont bother,😅🤣👍nice I like that .can see the polo side, corsa front.tea self handy for placing your curry chips.car looks mint,great review capt mustard
Thank you for understanding my humour 😆
I had the orignal one here in India and I quite liked for how cheap it was!
Actually a sister of the South American Fiat Palio. Maybe should have been badged/sold as an Austin.
This would be a good candidate for a total conversion. Put a huge engine in the back and vents everywhere and take it rallying or use the frame for a light caterham kit car. New 6R4? Nobody is going to give a shit about these being desecrated, in fact it may be a obligation.
The British can blame themselves for having no exports. At least Alfa Romeo made even their shit boxes fairly captivating to drive without high speed in the short time before they rusted apart.
Great Video Nigel...Both this and the purchase of the obscure Italian sports car maker Qvale Mangusta with its ancient Ford Mustang engine by the Phoenix consortium has to have been the most ill thought out business ventures in auto history The City Rover was nearly 6 years old when it was launched in the UK It was as far removed from a Rover car as is imaginably possible. Its 1.4L engine was a Peugeot derived unit. Sad ending to a once great brand name 😢
I took one in part ex again a car I was selling. Top spec with leather seats. I ended up running around in it for a month. I grew to like it.
I remember these when they came out, I was looking to replace my unrealible K12 Micra, Good and honest review, would I consider owning one now, not sure I would love to have a shot in one through!
That sounds like a realistic interpretation of what it is - quite likeable, quite interesting but really not a Rover
Thank you. 😊
Much better than a wheezy TU-engined Citroen C3 of the same age. Enough said.
Looks like a great example. Glad you enjoyed it, mine wasn't such a great example (one as seen on Furious Driving) but it was a very likeable little machine... just don't turn the stereo on, the whole car shakes to pieces at any reasonable volume 😂
Ah excellent, I will look that video up. 🙂
I always thought that the original mk1 Seat Arosa would have made a much better CityRover than the Tata. It always reminded me of an updated Metro/100 and may have helped Rover to live a bit longer.
Good point
Brilliant video as always!! 👏🏼
I had mg zt. Loved it on motorways. To stiff for my backbone in town
Citi Rover not overwhelmed, even underwhelmed- or just whelmed!!
Av never driven one myself Tata had Peugeot running gear. I have always liked Peugeots dervs not keen on there petrols. HubNut had one even he didn't like it lol. He ended up selling it rofl. On another note my mate was offered a streetwise for £350 yesterday. Tested till Dec I thought it was worth it. It doesn't look a bad motor the City Rover it's a cheap car. 👍🤔 Picking on poor Audi rofl😂😂
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@@ProjectNigel Am I correct in saying it was a Peugeot Engine I believe It was a diesel block converted into petrol I could be wrong
@@AliMackMechanical yeah think it was a xud engine converted to a petrol unit.
I had one and I remember I couldn't get parts for it anywhere.
Not a rover. Horrible
Being honest though was it really deserving of the slating that the motoring press gave it🤔 . Yes ok it was cheap and crudely put together but then again I learnt to drive in a Hyundai gets and later drove a Kia picanto as a company fleet car and in my opinion both of those were just as plastic and grey inside, just as tiny and flimsy. Yes the cityrover was not great and it wasn't really a Rover but I fail to see how it was worse than other base entry level cars at the time. I just think the motoring press at the time liked to bash Rover . ( End of rant )
Thanks for the review! Great to see a good balanced review of a rather odd little car :-)
Are you interested in the Chinese SAIC MGs? I’m sure you’re aware of the history - I used to work for SAIC funnily enough. If you are interested I have an MG5 which you are welcome to review if you like :-)
Dreadful car. Maybe not terrible in it's own right but not right for the UK market! It's even a step down from the 25 - which was outdated at at the time. Sorry but give me a top sprc A3 or Fabia any day over this! 🤣 It looks like a 90s Toyota Starlet without any charm!
Well, I know how excited you are by Audi though. 😅
@@ProjectNigel it's true. 😅
It is a tata Indica Indian car by rathan tata..
I always got the feeling that this car was the personification of finding out "its terminal, and _you will_ be dead in two weeks".
Your level of pessimism almost makes me happy. 😁
@@ProjectNigel In reality, I do like it. I love little cars, especially of a certain vintage. I just feel as if it would have gotten more respect if it was cheaper and not relabeled as a Rover. For example Dacia
Even Indians hated it back in the 20s 😂
That's why it was the best selling car in india😂
This car real name is tata indica
Indian Tata Indica car
in India everyone would have sat in it... I mean it's a daily cab 😂
Not bad. Tata is now better than suzuki, hyundai, tesla in Realiblity. Tata now best car maker in India.
Tata Motors Of India Is A Worlds Leading Car And Truck Manufacturer.
The worst car by far to receive a Rover badge. They should have been left in India.
That would be good . Very good
Ask this question to MG..they came to tata for this car..come to India and see what tata cars really r..by the way Ford range rover and jaguar is owned by RATAN TATA
Bro this just cost you 2 thousand ponds in India
Bro, mind your language 😠
Have you visited India..