10-12 Brand new Rover Montego 2.0 DLX for sale. Price 3.95 lakhs. Make : 1994

hemanth.das · 11th November 2008, 03:12

Sorry to start such an old thread, I know some one who is interested in picking up one of those to restore the one he has as he is in love with his car.

Can somebody tell me whether they are still lying arround there at popular.

ankit.jhamb · 11th November 2008, 12:08

the thread is more than 2.5 yrs old,I think the cars must have been sold by now.Mumbai T-BHPians can help you in finding out more about the cars.

GTO · 11th November 2008, 16:08

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Originally Posted by hemanth.das

Can somebody tell me whether they are still lying arround there at popular.

I'd bet they are still around. Call Popular directly.

@ Ankit : If they didn't move off the lot for 11 years, why would the next 3 make a difference?

nitrous · 11th November 2008, 16:25

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Originally Posted by hemanth.das

Sorry to start such an old thread, I know some one who is interested in picking up one of those to restore the one he has as he is in love with his car.

Can somebody tell me whether they are still lying arround there at popular.

Your friend wants a parts car for 4 lakhs?

hemanth.das · 12th November 2008, 00:34

i am not sure whether he is gonna pay so much, but he is pretty eager to find out if they could help him out in any such way.

ankit.jhamb · 12th November 2008, 12:38

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Originally Posted by GTO

@ Ankit : If they didn't move off the lot for 11 years, why would the next 3 make a difference?

i thought that in 2006 (when the thread was started)they wanted to sell the cars ,without any delay.

VooDoo · 12th November 2008, 13:06

Was in Chennai yesterday, saw one of these while travelling from Adyar to Rajib Gandhi Salai. Looked pretty impressive given the age.

hemanth.das · 12th November 2008, 23:32

they look nice in blore there is one in fairly good condition which is lying on 100ft road junction which meets old madras road the front wheels are removed and it is on a tripod it has been lying there on the foot path for more than 5 to 6 months now.

manson · 20th November 2008, 14:02

Popular Cars has bought a yard at Navi Mumbai a year ago, i think i saw a few of those Montegos lying there, in quite bad shape though.
Ideally just call Popular Cars directly, i'm sure they will accept whatever little you feel like offering, they've probably written the cars off as dead stock by now.

manson.

esteem_lover · 20th November 2008, 14:25

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Originally Posted by nitrous

Your friend wants a parts car for 4 lakhs?

4 Lakhs was 3 years ago. It is probably 40k now. No harm in exploring.

madhokritesh · 14th March 2009, 19:24

So did any TBHP member actually buy the Montego from Popular cars?

v12 · 10th December 2009, 15:54

Found this on the Mumbai Port site if any Montego owner is interested :

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SN: 047 LN: JJ/06609 LOC: MOD-1,,
WKG: 6894 KGS.MFD.
NO OF PKGS : 9 PIECES
DESC. : MONTEGO CAR KITS (BODIES) IN DIFFERENT COLOURS WITHOUT TYRES
ENGINE,BATTERY SEATS MODEL NO.2-0- DLX TURBO
MADE IN UK

MARKS : SHIPPING MARKS:BANK OF MADURA LTD. BANGALORE INDIA
CRXU-4435503FCL 40L251320 SEAU-8047137FCL 40F253207
XTRU-8983952FCL 20F252253 CONTAINER DESTUFFED.

FCL :
OCTROI RATE: 3% VAT RATE: 12.5% LOT BASIS
REMARKS : 03 CAR BODIES LYING IN DAMAGED CONDITION.

ASSESSED/ESTIMATED PRICE: Rs. 9,80,000

Link : MUMBAI PORT TRUST

CaliforniaKnight · 26th June 2018, 18:37

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Originally Posted by v12

Hi guys,

Popular Cars has around 10-12 brand new Montego DLX 2.0 Turbo for sale. Asking price is 3.95 lakhs. Cars are brand new ones and not registered. Year of make : 1994. All cars were pretty dusty. Some were even dented. One had a broken tail light. Interiors were still intact and had that new look to it. Guess Popular got the entire stock of the unsold Montego's now at a throwaway price from the factory.

Whats the status of these cars?I mean are they till there (cant be),or completely disappeared?
It has been approximately 10 years from the original posting.

v12 · 26th June 2018, 19:06

Hello CaliforniaKnight - I believe the cars would have been scrapped since they all got submerged in the 2006 floods. There is now an office complex on this site - so definitely the cars would have got scrapped.

11th November 2008, 03:12	#31
hemanth.das BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 158 Thanked: 123 Times	Sorry to start such an old thread, I know some one who is interested in picking up one of those to restore the one he has as he is in love with his car. Can somebody tell me whether they are still lying arround there at popular.
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11th November 2008, 12:08	#32
ankit.jhamb BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: new delhi Posts: 573 Thanked: Once	the thread is more than 2.5 yrs old,I think the cars must have been sold by now.Mumbai T-BHPians can help you in finding out more about the cars.
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12th November 2008, 00:34	#35
hemanth.das BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 158 Thanked: 123 Times	i am not sure whether he is gonna pay so much, but he is pretty eager to find out if they could help him out in any such way.
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12th November 2008, 13:06	#37
VooDoo BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: CA, US Posts: 59 Thanked: 0 Times	Was in Chennai yesterday, saw one of these while travelling from Adyar to Rajib Gandhi Salai. Looked pretty impressive given the age.
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12th November 2008, 23:32	#38
hemanth.das BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 158 Thanked: 123 Times	they look nice in blore there is one in fairly good condition which is lying on 100ft road junction which meets old madras road the front wheels are removed and it is on a tripod it has been lying there on the foot path for more than 5 to 6 months now.
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20th November 2008, 14:02	#39
manson Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 3,934 Thanked: 4,169 Times View My Garage	Popular Cars has bought a yard at Navi Mumbai a year ago, i think i saw a few of those Montegos lying there, in quite bad shape though. Ideally just call Popular Cars directly, i'm sure they will accept whatever little you feel like offering, they've probably written the cars off as dead stock by now. manson.
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14th March 2009, 19:24	#41
madhokritesh BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Thane Posts: 334 Thanked: 4 Times	So did any TBHP member actually buy the Montego from Popular cars?
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26th June 2018, 19:06	#44
v12 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,739 Thanked: 7,212 Times View My Garage	Re: 10-12 Brand new Rover Montego 2.0 DLX for sale. Price 3.95 lakhs. Make : 1994 Hello CaliforniaKnight - I believe the cars would have been scrapped since they all got submerged in the 2006 floods. There is now an office complex on this site - so definitely the cars would have got scrapped.
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