Ha ha K series
I dated a girl with an MGF once. I looked in the radiator, sure enough it was nice and oily. She traded it in.

In fairness Rover were making some nice cars around this time; I used to have a 1995 216i which was both nippy and very reliable. But then again it did have the Honda engine. Sigh.
( pineapplecharm D d M Y, H:i, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 10:34, 1 reply)

I had a old Freelander with a K series briefly.
during a period of madness.

I even correctly predicted the journey on which the head gasket was going to go, it's that close to clockwork.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 11:38, closed)

Oh God I'm in pain laughing
I love that your takeaway from this experience was a feeling of pride at getting it right. It's very British - we take much more pleasure from correctly predicting doom than we would ever get from avoiding the foreseen trouble in the first place!
( pineapplecharm D d M Y, H:i, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 13:21, closed)

It was so much cheaper than the diesel equivalent
I figured replacing the head gasket at about £350 and I'd still be quids in.

Sound reasoning. Sort of.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 13:26, closed)