Hello Folks,

I wanted to start acquiring lots of under 10 year old Rover Cars with a view of exporting and selling them in Nigeria. I wanted to find out if the market for Rover cars in Nigeria is every robust/lucrative? Are the cars easy to maintain and are the spare parts easily accessible in Nigeria? Can the RHD be easily converted in Lagos ?


Thanks

rasputinn:

Ask Mr Cosmas Maduka of Coscharis Motors

Seriously,since it's used Rovers you're talking about,I think the market is a bit vibrant

Siena:

Rover 600 series is the only model I would advice anyone to buy in Nigeria.

The 600 series all run Honda engines and transmission, with the exception of the 620Ti, (Rover T-series) which was a turbocharged 2,0 16V Rover K-series engine, and the sluggish (and thankfully rare) Rover 2,0 diesel.

As per parts, parts are as common as those for the similar year Honda Accord, which was mechanically similar to the Rover 600, and shared pretty much all body panels, bar the bootlid, rear bumper, bonnet, front bumper, as well as lights both ends.

The Rover 45, is pure Rover K-series, and one to avoid, unless you're handy with the spanners, and have a good source of spares. The cylinder heads on all K-series Rover engines is the weak point. Once they blow head gaskets, the cylinder heads are seldom any use, even once fitted with a new gasket, and the surface skimmed, they will still leak, and boil the coolant. If you're unlucky, the cylinder block will be dead too! I've lost count of the K-series engines I've worked upon - either in terms of expensive rebuilds, or outright replacement.

My choices for use / sale in Nigeria?

Rover 618 1,8 16V (Honda unit).
Rover 620 2,0 16V (Honda unit).
Rover 623 2,3 16V (Honda unit).

Avoid the 45 - all were Rover K-series, and one of the most unreliable engines ever resided within the externally attractive bodyshell.

rasputinn:

Ask Mr Cosmas Maduka of Coscharis Motors

Seriously,since it's used Rovers you're talking about,I think the market is a bit vibrant
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funkybaby link=topic=450807.msg6088355#msg6088355 date=1274737359:

yeah, for Range rover sport, vogue, LR3, LR4

but for the rovers displayed on this thread, i do not think so 

chelseabmw:

LOVE ROVER

toba:

[size=19pt]i brought in a 96 model rover 621 si to Nigeria in 2006 and got it converted from RHD to LHD but was poorly done by a quack mechanic. Till date i use the car like that, its the steering that gets hooked whenever i turn it.

I spent over[b] N150,000[/b] dash board N95k steering N22k and the rest for miscellaneous [/size]

tony13:

@sienna

PLS WE GOT LAND ROVER JEEP TO SEND TO NIGERIA  ADVICE ON ENGINE ,

WHICH SERIES IS GOOD FOR NIGERIA.

ALSO CHANGES FROM RHD TO LHD

PLS ADVICE AND ANYONE

MANY THANKS ALL.

Siena:

Tony, where's your Land Rover at present? And what year is it?