I had one of those Rovers. Bought it for £140 from the auctions in 2005 after I wrote my first car off. It was an old K reg with about 120,000 on the clock. Managed to nurse it to Leeds Festival, Darlington away and Boston away before it packed in after about 4 months. Not bad for £140 though.
My first car was a Fiesta. My nana died when I was 16 and left me a couple of grand which I spunked all on the car and insurance. Absolutely loved it and had it for three years.