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

v12 · 15th January 2005, 16:01

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.

jesal · 15th January 2005, 16:06

where the hell are these cars mate? i see u are not spoiling the pics by putting tbhp logos all over the cars. thats nice

v12 · 15th January 2005, 16:08

The cars are at the Popular Cars ground in Andheri East just after the Chakala junction signal.

Quote:

i see u are not spoiling the pics by putting tbhp logos all over the cars.

Prevents anyone from taking credit for the pics

And i guess the pics look better with the Team-BHP logo.

GTO · 15th January 2005, 16:20

Boy, this brings back memories - Thanks V12!!!

I remember seeing the Montego at the Fortpoint showroom in 1994, for a price of 11 lacs on the road. Even though they were got in by the fraudulent Sipani Motors...there was nothing "Montana" about these machines. Undoubtedly the best car offered in India at that time. It was a diesel but lightning fast..If I remember correctly, the turbo diesel managed a 0 - 100 in 12 seconds. And yes, they were fully loaded. Some even had a sun roof.

3.95 lacs is really tempting buttttttttttttttttt these cars have been sitting in one place for 11 years. I'd rather have a 1994 car with 100,000 kms on it than one thats been not used. Cars are made to be driven, not parked in one place for a decade.

Great picture again...Simply amazing find.

GTO

GTO · 15th January 2005, 16:30

For those who are interested, heres the Sipani brochure of the Rover Montego :

Credit to
www.austin-rover.co.uk

GTO

v12 · 15th January 2005, 16:33

3.95 is definitely a steal for a Montego. All these i guess were top-of-the-line models. Corrcet me if i'm wrong but i guess the 2.0 D was sold in only one trim. They also had sun-roofs. The Montego was, but again the timing was wrong and therefore proved to be a disaster.

Dippy · 15th January 2005, 16:44

Great find V12 .. Where are these cars parked. Quite a no. of Montegos there that too brand new . I thought there were harldly any around. I see an odd one now and then with broken lights and stuff. Looks like getting spare parts is close to impossible

Tempting price but for that I'd rather buy a used Lancer or City

Dippy

ajmat · 15th January 2005, 19:18

maybe the taxi wallahs would go for it instead of an Uno diesel

speedsatya · 15th January 2005, 20:39

i agree with GTO,
it was one of the best cars at taht time and i think was available in only 2 colors--blue and maroon.
it had a saloon and an estate version and i think it was a 2000cc engine

v12 · 15th January 2005, 20:52

it was also available in green. Had a sunroof, power steeing, power windows as a standard fitment.

Aditya · 15th January 2005, 20:59

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Originally Posted by speedsatya

i agree with GTO,
it was one of the best cars at taht time and i think was available in only 2 colors--blue and maroon.
it had a saloon and an estate version and i think it was a 2000cc engine

Nope! the Montego was available in black, white and metallic green too. It had a 2 litre 81bhp turbodiesel engine. Though it was the best car in the country then, it came at a time when people were just not used to seeing price tags of Rs. 10 lac+. Not many people comfortable with the idea of having a diesel car as a personal vehicle. The best diesel we had here was the Contessa Isuzu 2.0 DLX which was just mediocre.

sharan666 · 15th January 2005, 21:16

If the Cars are not registered then happy birthday to the person who buys it, coz if the factory which produces the car shuts shop or hasnt paid its taxes for the current year, then the vehicles are no longer registered.

aah78 · 15th January 2005, 21:39

V12:

I'd seen the cars a couple of years back.

They were asking for Rs. 5lacs per car (maybe Rs. 2.5lacs - i'm not too clear). When asked about the availability of spare parts, was told that spare parts could easily be scourged off the remaining cars.. LOL..
According to what i understand, only one of them was "whole", the others were falling apart and the "whole" one was being supplemented with parts from the other cars..

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CaliforniaKnight · 18th January 2006, 15:48

Gosh...are these cars still lying there or have they been shifted to some scrapyard.

..My friend had a white color saloon with sunroof till about 2 years ago, but spare parts were scarce to source and finally he had to sell it off and that too for 85000 INR...I still drool on the ultra smooth engine the car had, the power it delivered for a diesel..but YES it was pricey when he bought.

Steeroid · 18th January 2006, 16:02

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Originally Posted by aah78

was told that spare parts could easily be scourged off the remaining cars.. LOL..
According to what i understand, only one of them was "whole", the others were falling apart and the "whole" one was being supplemented with parts from the other cars..

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Can somebody find out if POpular Cars will sell just the engines off the 'unwhole' cars???

Those engines are bloody good....forget the car.

15th January 2005, 16:01	#1
v12 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,739 Thanked: 7,213 Times View My Garage	10-12 Brand new Rover Montego 2.0 DLX for sale. Price 3.95 lakhs. Make : 1994 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.
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15th January 2005, 16:06	#2
jesal BANNED Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	where the hell are these cars mate? i see u are not spoiling the pics by putting tbhp logos all over the cars. thats nice
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15th January 2005, 16:20	#4
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,546 Thanked: 300,776 Times View My Garage	Boy, this brings back memories - Thanks V12!!! I remember seeing the Montego at the Fortpoint showroom in 1994, for a price of 11 lacs on the road. Even though they were got in by the fraudulent Sipani Motors...there was nothing "Montana" about these machines. Undoubtedly the best car offered in India at that time. It was a diesel but lightning fast..If I remember correctly, the turbo diesel managed a 0 - 100 in 12 seconds. And yes, they were fully loaded. Some even had a sun roof. 3.95 lacs is really tempting buttttttttttttttttt these cars have been sitting in one place for 11 years. I'd rather have a 1994 car with 100,000 kms on it than one thats been not used. Cars are made to be driven, not parked in one place for a decade. Great picture again...Simply amazing find. GTO
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15th January 2005, 16:30	#5
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,546 Thanked: 300,776 Times View My Garage	For those who are interested, heres the Sipani brochure of the Rover Montego : Credit to www.austin-rover.co.uk GTO
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15th January 2005, 16:33	#6
v12 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,739 Thanked: 7,213 Times View My Garage	3.95 is definitely a steal for a Montego. All these i guess were top-of-the-line models. Corrcet me if i'm wrong but i guess the 2.0 D was sold in only one trim. They also had sun-roofs. The Montego was, but again the timing was wrong and therefore proved to be a disaster.
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15th January 2005, 16:44	#7
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,561 Thanked: 2,469 Times	Great find V12 .. Where are these cars parked. Quite a no. of Montegos there that too brand new . I thought there were harldly any around. I see an odd one now and then with broken lights and stuff. Looks like getting spare parts is close to impossible Tempting price but for that I'd rather buy a used Lancer or City Dippy
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15th January 2005, 19:18	#8
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,866 Thanked: 27,980 Times View My Garage	maybe the taxi wallahs would go for it instead of an Uno diesel
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15th January 2005, 20:39	#9
speedsatya Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: bangalore/manga Posts: 3,169 Thanked: 738 Times View My Garage	i agree with GTO, it was one of the best cars at taht time and i think was available in only 2 colors--blue and maroon. it had a saloon and an estate version and i think it was a 2000cc engine
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15th January 2005, 20:52	#10
v12 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,739 Thanked: 7,213 Times View My Garage	it was also available in green. Had a sunroof, power steeing, power windows as a standard fitment.
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15th January 2005, 21:16	#12
sharan666 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 18 Thanked: 2 Times	If the Cars are not registered then happy birthday to the person who buys it, coz if the factory which produces the car shuts shop or hasnt paid its taxes for the current year, then the vehicles are no longer registered.
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15th January 2005, 21:39	#13
aah78 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NYC / BOM Posts: 4,662 Thanked: 3,258 Times View My Garage	V12: I'd seen the cars a couple of years back. They were asking for Rs. 5lacs per car (maybe Rs. 2.5lacs - i'm not too clear). When asked about the availability of spare parts, was told that spare parts could easily be scourged off the remaining cars.. LOL.. According to what i understand, only one of them was "whole", the others were falling apart and the "whole" one was being supplemented with parts from the other cars.. ad Last edited by aah78 : 15th January 2005 at 21:41. Reason: modifying content
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18th January 2006, 15:48	#14
CaliforniaKnight BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: IND + DXB Posts: 980 Thanked: 141 Times View My Garage	Gosh...are these cars still lying there or have they been shifted to some scrapyard. ..My friend had a white color saloon with sunroof till about 2 years ago, but spare parts were scarce to source and finally he had to sell it off and that too for 85000 INR...I still drool on the ultra smooth engine the car had, the power it delivered for a diesel..but YES it was pricey when he bought.
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