got my 146,000 mile car home today..

whatcha got dear chap? a lotta people on this forum (and this country in general) seem to be scared witless of high miles.

you wait till you see the pics. if its looked after properly (and german ;) ) they can last well past 100,000 hahaha
 
:cool: what engine option have you got in there? very well done indeed for keeping it running for 200,000+.

any faults on the car at all?
 
It's a bog standard T16 nasp. In fact, the car is bog standard, not even a sunroof. I cannot take the credit for a lot of those miles as I've only had the car for two years but the previous owner had it meticulously maintained at the Rover main dealer. No major work was needed during that time and the only required work I've had done was the high pressure pipe for the power steering pipe started to leak where one of the mounting brackets was welded to the pipe. Other than that, nothing major, just routine maintenance including a cambelt change. The Rover dealer I used for that commented on the good condition of the car in spite of it's mileage.
I had a custom ss exhaust fitted for it's first MOT and the wheels I added too. I am putting the leather seats from a Sterling in at the moment and am trying to source some relays to replace the seat ecu's but still using the original switches. Oh, and it's the original head gasket, a Klinger triple layer steel jobbie as fitted to all 96 onwards T series. Next thing is suspension, polybushes all round and stiffer, lower suspension. Then I'll leave her alone.
 
Shootist said:
No major work was needed during that time and the only required work I've had done was the high pressure pipe for the power steering pipe started to leak where one of the mounting brackets was welded to the pipe.
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We had exactly the same thing go on my sisters 800 Turbo though in this case we took it over to the garage and my dad just braized the hole up, it was only a tiny hole anyway. :)
 
I thought of doing a repair or at least getting a scrappy one,but in the end a brand new one was only £90 fitted so I had that done. It's probably good for another quarter of a million miles.
 
Just goes to show how reliable modern cars can be as long as they are maintained properly.

Too many poeple just never bother with servicing and drive the nuts off them everywhere they go.....and then complain about unreliability.
 
http://www.picturevillage.com/photo/showalbum.php?aid=16848&uuid=3557

friggin camera messed up so i lost a few pics of the driver's seat, but you get the general idea.


gave the interior a soak/shampoo/hoover/valet this afternoon


i am smug :D

PS... all the cabling has been layed and resides under the rear seat at the mo. the sub is in the boot... waiting for the similar mental amp.

it will sound very nice i recon
 
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Nice pics dude and Excellent Woundage. You are not a proper mechanic without a bit of hand woundage.
I now qualify you as a Mechanic. :p
 
Matt82 said:
http://www.picturevillage.com/photo/showalbum.php?aid=16848&uuid=3557

friggin camera messed up so i lost a few pics of the driver's seat, but you get the general idea.


gave the interior a soak/shampoo/hoover/valet this afternoon


i am smug :D

PS... all the cabling has been layed and resides under the rear seat at the mo. the sub is in the boot... waiting for the similar mental amp.

it will sound very nice i recon
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the hand would happened whilst a built a comp a couple years ago :S lol that is my OCUK folder :D

beleive me, ive incurred many wounds, even a couple yday whilst anilhilating my sump plug :D
 
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lets see if this works..
 
Nice looking car, doesn't look like any damage to the front of the bonnet which is unusual for a high miler. Also, the reg letters are the same as my Mk1 800. I don't suppose it was reg'd in Preston. My Mk1 800 was owned by BAe when they owned Rover and the employees could get a new car every 6 months if they wanted.
 
Shootist said:
Nice looking car, doesn't look like any damage to the front of the bonnet which is unusual for a high miler
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Likely explanation:

a) It was stonechipped to hell and back through living on the Motorway and was resprayed.

b) It's original and spent more or less its entire life around town, thus no real stonechips.

a = good
b = very bad.

Probably a).
 
I go for A.
Its weird how people prefer a car that's poodled around town.
Not me the thing will be coked up to the eyeballs with soot and crap.
A car that has done its life on the motorway would be virtually idling at 80. The odd blap up the gears to get you there clears out the crap and throws the oil around good and proper.
Given the two cars as second owners the town car will be the unreliable one and sluggish where as the motorway car will feel bright and perky and start on the button. :cool:
Cars that are capable of doing in excess of 115 are not stressed at all in this country. Even if thrashed and top ended it won't be for long before whoever is driving it will be easing off the throttle because of law or the roads.

Exception.
This rule does Not apply to High performance cars. These cars are usually owned at least once by someone who has track dayed it.
Evo's and the like.
 
ill get you lot some close up pics of the front end soon. from memory the chipping is only moderate. if you click the link up there you can see the interior too

http://www.picturevillage.com/photo/showalbum.php?aid=16848&uuid=3557

high mileage does not have to mean chipping. i had a 306 (or was it a 406) a very long time ago. had 118,000 miles and was only very lightly chipped, hardly visible at all.

my old 530d (i think that was 104,000 miles) was chipped to hell and back.


i think its all down to how close the driver decided to follow the car in front, the closer you follow the more chips you are likely to get.
 
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