I really liked my Rover when I had it, was a shame to let it go for something that could be fixed but it really wasn't economical to fix it along with the other work it needed. I have the gen 7 Celica (pre facelift), the 190bhp version. I really like the look of the first generation ones though, like:

They have a real muscle car look about them which I like. Don't think I've ever seen one in real life though, I suspect they would be expensive too.