Model: 740
Year: 1989
Mileage: 187k
Tax: 31/08/11
MOT: 26/09/11
Location: Waltham on the wolds near Melton mowbray, Leics (LE14)
Price: SOLD
Contact details: PM or 'my RR user name at sent dot com'
I've owned this car for a year (since 175k) and it's been fantastic. Stuck on the M5 in snow for 9 hours, towing cars and trailers, 600 mile round trips and loading to the brim with stuff and it's not missed a beat. I need to get rid as my girlfriend can only drive autos and we need a new family car (plus I generally have too many cars) Oh and it's a 5 speed manual with a 2.0 petrol engine (B200E)
Good points:
New ignition module, new water pump, new w/pump and alternator belts, new battery, 4 new Kumho tyres with lots of life left, 4 x 940 turbo alloy wheels fitted, new brake pads all round, new fuel filler cap hinge, 2 oil and filter changes in the last 10k. Boot spaaaaaaaace.
Niggles & bad points:
Last MOT it had 2 advisories: front indicator lens cracked and windscreen starting to de-laminate, it's also now got a chip on the passenger side, not sure if it'll pass or not.
Missing parts of the interior, I took out all the sound deadening carpet which weighed the equivalent of a small planet. Headlining taken out due to sagging.
Fuel pump relay is bypassed with a switch, I'm not sure what is wrong with the relay/wiring and I didn't have time to investigate.
CD player wired up but not properly fitted and the CD mode spits out the CD instead of playing it.
Idles a little high after cold starting (about 1400-1500) before settling down when warmed up.
Small patch of rust on rear driver side passenger door, few bumper scrapes and the odd bubble, a small ding on driver side rear arch but no major dents
Boot lid was stuck shut when I got it, I've freed it up but you either need to open it from inside or someone needs to be standing by the boot as you unlock it (I've hooked up a solenoid to the mechanism but it only stays open for a second)
Fuel gauge is erratic (speedo, rev counter and water temp all work)
In summary: mechanically fine but tatty inside with a few niggles hence price.
Year: 1989
Mileage: 187k
Tax: 31/08/11
MOT: 26/09/11
Location: Waltham on the wolds near Melton mowbray, Leics (LE14)
Price: SOLD
Contact details: PM or 'my RR user name at sent dot com'
I've owned this car for a year (since 175k) and it's been fantastic. Stuck on the M5 in snow for 9 hours, towing cars and trailers, 600 mile round trips and loading to the brim with stuff and it's not missed a beat. I need to get rid as my girlfriend can only drive autos and we need a new family car (plus I generally have too many cars) Oh and it's a 5 speed manual with a 2.0 petrol engine (B200E)
Good points:
New ignition module, new water pump, new w/pump and alternator belts, new battery, 4 new Kumho tyres with lots of life left, 4 x 940 turbo alloy wheels fitted, new brake pads all round, new fuel filler cap hinge, 2 oil and filter changes in the last 10k. Boot spaaaaaaaace.
Niggles & bad points:
Last MOT it had 2 advisories: front indicator lens cracked and windscreen starting to de-laminate, it's also now got a chip on the passenger side, not sure if it'll pass or not.
Missing parts of the interior, I took out all the sound deadening carpet which weighed the equivalent of a small planet. Headlining taken out due to sagging.
Fuel pump relay is bypassed with a switch, I'm not sure what is wrong with the relay/wiring and I didn't have time to investigate.
CD player wired up but not properly fitted and the CD mode spits out the CD instead of playing it.
Idles a little high after cold starting (about 1400-1500) before settling down when warmed up.
Small patch of rust on rear driver side passenger door, few bumper scrapes and the odd bubble, a small ding on driver side rear arch but no major dents
Boot lid was stuck shut when I got it, I've freed it up but you either need to open it from inside or someone needs to be standing by the boot as you unlock it (I've hooked up a solenoid to the mechanism but it only stays open for a second)
Fuel gauge is erratic (speedo, rev counter and water temp all work)
In summary: mechanically fine but tatty inside with a few niggles hence price.