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Sept 21, 2013 18:12:52 GMT
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Hey all Let me start yes this is the one that was for sale but, plans change and i need to keep it now so throught might as well start a thread and hopefully keep it updated Its a 1994 Rover 418 GSD turbo with full leather and lots of diesel mpg (wish i could say something better about it lol) Brought for £200 with shot mot and tax, already spent a small bit on new track rod ends, pads, discs, 4 tyres and an mini service and a cuatom decatted exhaust Then ran into a immobilser issue which rendered the car useless for 2-3days until i worked out how to reset it, since then i gave old "bert" a bath, polish and a good long run (who can get 296miles from £10 of diesel yea i only did 50mph but its unbearble at high revs)  The day i brought it  The s/s exhaust  The wonderful seats  After a wsh nd polish (family helped lol)  How she sits today  Throught and comments people Thanks for looking |
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Current Fleet:
2004 Audi A4 1.9tdi Sport Avant
2014 Ford Fiesta 1.25 (wifes car, curse word box)
1987 Volkswagen Polo CL
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Sept 21, 2013 19:27:31 GMT
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Looks good on black wheels! Have a soft spot for this shape Rover. Looks loads better than the 200 IMO.
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Sept 21, 2013 19:37:44 GMT
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I haven't seen a 420 for ages and its great to see one getting the treatment. Well done. Love the colour, love the interior, but wider wheels and some slam would work nicely imho. Anyway good luck with it...£200 very well spent I say |
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Sept 21, 2013 19:41:24 GMT
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Its a great machine, one of the best 400 mk1 i have seen for a while, used to have a 216gsi and this is nothing compared to it, need to lower this one and fit the roversport goodies, just need to get it thro its MOT first
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Current Fleet:
2004 Audi A4 1.9tdi Sport Avant
2014 Ford Fiesta 1.25 (wifes car, curse word box)
1987 Volkswagen Polo CL
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Sept 21, 2013 19:43:38 GMT
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I haven't seen a 420 for ages and its great to see one getting the treatment. Well done. Love the colour, love the interior, but wider wheels and some slam would work nicely imho. Anyway good luck with it...£200 very well spent I say The wheels are 195/65/15s but i want a set of branded steelies, quite like the idea of a dirty derv style |
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Current Fleet:
2004 Audi A4 1.9tdi Sport Avant
2014 Ford Fiesta 1.25 (wifes car, curse word box)
1987 Volkswagen Polo CL
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Sept 21, 2013 19:53:58 GMT
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Bought one of these from a auction years ago leather seats cd player (was years ago lol) air con full electric pack sunroof all for about £400. Went like stink to. 83k on the clock but looked a bit worn. My mate pointed out its was actually reading 883,000 odd  Never did know what the true miles was but was well worn. Few year previous to that i had a 93 420 turbo petrol which went even better. |
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Sept 21, 2013 20:20:49 GMT
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Yea the diesel does flie about, have to keep slowing down now and again, this has lil over 100k so not even ran in.....o and these are not rover lumps these are pug xud lumps
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Current Fleet:
2004 Audi A4 1.9tdi Sport Avant
2014 Ford Fiesta 1.25 (wifes car, curse word box)
1987 Volkswagen Polo CL
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Sept 21, 2013 20:49:44 GMT
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What's the green sign on the pavement for?
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Sept 21, 2013 21:34:18 GMT
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Looking again, that looks so clean and original why not just keep it that way....?
Give it two years and it will be very very rare to see one...
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Sept 21, 2013 21:37:29 GMT
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Everything i will be doing to the car will be reverisable, just so i can restore it back to oe spec when i find my dream motor. As for green sign roadworks where 2 foot outside my house so couldnt park car outside the flat so got as close as i could lol
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Current Fleet:
2004 Audi A4 1.9tdi Sport Avant
2014 Ford Fiesta 1.25 (wifes car, curse word box)
1987 Volkswagen Polo CL
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Sept 23, 2013 22:02:31 GMT
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Due to some unforeseen problems this will be for sale after i have taken it for an mot on thursday/friday. First person to pay 225 (covers mot price) or 200 without mot
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Current Fleet:
2004 Audi A4 1.9tdi Sport Avant
2014 Ford Fiesta 1.25 (wifes car, curse word box)
1987 Volkswagen Polo CL
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Never did know what the true miles was but was well worn.