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Post by bryan on Jul 24, 2019 21:38:38 GMT
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Post by ChrisM on Jul 25, 2019 7:14:39 GMT
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Looks like an interesting project but at that price, will have to be for someone with deep pockets........
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Post by bryan on Jul 25, 2019 8:01:58 GMT
I'm pretty sure if you googled 'money pit', this ad would come up!
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Post by PetrolEd on Jul 25, 2019 8:08:10 GMT
Now that's an interesting motor
If its the car I think it is, I still have the Clarkson VHS this thing featured in.
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Post by PG on Jul 25, 2019 9:03:29 GMT
Interesting. There are a couple of fully restored Overfinch RR's on that site for very silly money - north of £50k. My money would go somewhere like here. Late soft dash V8 auto in what looks like decent condition. Boy do I regret selling mine all those years ago.... www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1041346 |
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Post by bryan on Jul 25, 2019 9:07:43 GMT
I have found an overfinch promo on YouTube but have yet to find the top gear episode.
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Post by PetrolEd on Jul 25, 2019 9:15:13 GMT
Interesting. There are a couple of fully restored Overfinch RR's on that site for very silly money - north of £50k. My money would go somewhere like here. Late soft dash V8 auto in what looks like decent condition. Boy do I regret selling mine all those years ago.... www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1041346That almost looks like a bargain |
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Post by bryan on Jul 25, 2019 10:53:29 GMT
Interesting. There are a couple of fully restored Overfinch RR's on that site for very silly money - north of £50k. My money would go somewhere like here. Late soft dash V8 auto in what looks like decent condition. Boy do I regret selling mine all those years ago.... www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1041346That looks lovely, I'm not sure what benefits you get with the soft dash? It always looks a bit more dated to my eyes |
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Post by PG on Jul 25, 2019 14:06:34 GMT
Interesting. There are a couple of fully restored Overfinch RR's on that site for very silly money - north of £50k. My money would go somewhere like here. Late soft dash V8 auto in what looks like decent condition. Boy do I regret selling mine all those years ago.... www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1041346That looks lovely, I'm not sure what benefits you get with the soft dash? It always looks a bit more dated to my eyes They were the last couple of years. Basically front airbags, neater aircon and stereo placement. Older RR's had instruments that dated back to the Montego era. Soft dash had stuff from the Rover 800 era.    |
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Post by bryan on Jul 26, 2019 19:07:38 GMT
Thanks Peter, is it any more reliable eg elec seat failures etc on the soft dash?
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Post by PG on Jul 30, 2019 13:51:59 GMT
I ran two soft dash RR's. A 300 Tdi diesel (for 40,000 miles from new) and then a V8 Vogue SE (8,000 up to 80,000 miles). Both were reliable. I know, shocking isn't it. The V8 broke down once and that was when the fu^^ing garage had not screwed the radiator drain cap back in properly and all the coolant ran out. But I was slavish is sticking to the 6k service intervals and they were never used for serious off roading, but did do a lot of towing.
What killed the V8 was the air suspension was packing in and that was very expensive to fix, so I traded it on a day it was working. Some will have had the air suspension replaced with springs - a lot of the diesels had springs and the parts were interchangeable.
I guess like all older cars, if they have been neglected at any time in their lives, they will become unreliable and expensive quite quickly.
I'm undecided whether the RR to go for now is a late model P38 (the next shape) as Classics have already hit the price elevator in a big way. TP38's are still just about in the unloved category and those built after 2000 had much better reliability then earlier ones. Although I do see prices for the late ones on the climb v a couple of years ago.
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Post by racingteatray on Jul 30, 2019 14:49:45 GMT
Ooh agreed - nice. I do love a classic first-gen Rangie. Dad had two when I was a teenager. The first was a Westminster Grey 3.9 Vogue SE (with a manual gearbox!) and the second was a 4.2 Vogue LSE that was affectionately referred to by the whole family as "Boris". I remember going with my father to the London Motor Show at Earls Court in I guess 1992 and seeing the then brand-new LSE on the LR stand resplendent in a bronzey-green colour called Mosswood with a dark tan "saddle" interior. Dad liked it so much he ordered his in exactly the same colour combination.
It was a sad day when Boris made way for an entirely less charming and very unreliable P38 4.6 HSE. |
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Post by Roadrunner on Jul 30, 2019 15:04:45 GMT
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Post by racingteatray on Jul 30, 2019 15:18:27 GMT
That does look nice, but for nostalgic reasons I'd want mine in Mosswood and I'd want to have the lovely burled reddish rosewood trim that Dad's had.
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Post by Martin on Jul 30, 2019 15:22:58 GMT
That does look nice, but for nostalgic reasons I'd want mine in Mosswood and I'd want to have the lovely burled reddish rosewood trim that Dad's had. One for sale...£8,450 link |
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Post by Martin on Jul 30, 2019 15:25:11 GMT
That does look nice, but for nostalgic reasons I'd want mine in Mosswood and I'd want to have the lovely burled reddish rosewood trim that Dad's had. Or buy this, keep it in Italy and spare yourself from any more awful little hire cars! Range Rover |
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Post by racingteatray on Jul 30, 2019 15:48:41 GMT
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Post by racingteatray on Jul 30, 2019 15:59:28 GMT
That does look nice, but for nostalgic reasons I'd want mine in Mosswood and I'd want to have the lovely burled reddish rosewood trim that Dad's had. Or buy this, keep it in Italy and spare yourself from any more awful little hire cars! Range RoverThat looks a lot like Boris, which was also an Italian car and also didn't have the usual pinstripe down the side. However, Boris wore Rome number plates (although back then, when cars changed hands, so did the plates, so that's not necessarily any guide) and my recollection is that Dad had the "Range Rover" lettering removed fore and aft. |
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jul 31, 2019 7:17:48 GMT
Or buy this, keep it in Italy and spare yourself from any more awful little hire cars! Range RoverThat looks a lot like Boris, which was also an Italian car and also didn't have the usual pinstripe down the side. However, Boris wore Rome number plates (although back then, when cars changed hands, so did the plates, so that's not necessarily any guide) and my recollection is that Dad had the "Range Rover" lettering removed fore and aft.I wasn't sure about that but it looks pretty good on this one: www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1081619Strong price to put it mildly, though. |
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Post by bryan on Jul 31, 2019 7:24:57 GMT
Good find, seems reasonably priced too |
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Post by racingteatray on Jul 31, 2019 10:09:11 GMT
That looks a lot like Boris, which was also an Italian car and also didn't have the usual pinstripe down the side. However, Boris wore Rome number plates (although back then, when cars changed hands, so did the plates, so that's not necessarily any guide) and my recollection is that Dad had the "Range Rover" lettering removed fore and aft.I wasn't sure about that but it looks pretty good on this one: www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1081619Strong price to put it mildly, though. Dad always de-badges his cars, which on his Audis includes having the four-ring emblem removed from the rear tailgate (although he leaves it on the front grille).
I saw that car at the Belgravia car show a few weeks back. If you look at the photos in my post you can see it.
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Post by PG on Jul 31, 2019 12:24:37 GMT
Are you set on an LSE? Whilst I appreciate that the extra leg room is good in the back, I prefer the more compact standard wheelbase versions.
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Post by racingteatray on Jul 31, 2019 22:43:24 GMT
I think the 4.2 was a better engine than the 3.9, although the air suspension on LSEs is notoriously troublesome
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Post by racingteatray on Jul 31, 2019 22:47:34 GMT
Found a very old picture of an 18yr old me at the wheel of Boris:  image uploader |
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Post by Roadrunner on Aug 2, 2019 6:48:10 GMT
This is now with a dealer for £15,995. |
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