Rover 416i saloon for swaps - ~90k miles - Beds / Herts / Bucks borders.
MOT until Dec 09 / Jan 10 (I'll check!) - Nightfire Red
I've got a Rover 416 Saloon which I bought at the beginning of the year after our car was written off. Now I'm starting a bit of a project in the garden and need something a bit more practical for lugging cement mixers and the like about! Thought I'd see if anyones up for swapsies?!
The car is the base 416i, although I've fitted better front seats from a later model to get height adjustment, and better support etc. I've put a new leather wheel on too, which is nicer to hold on to. The front electric windows work fine, although the drivers is a bit sluggish and is a touch out of true. I've got a new mech to go with it.
Mechanically it's good. There's evidence of a head rebuild at some point in the last couple of years, with a new head gasket and cambelt. I've also changed the inlet manifold gasket as a precaution as these can be weak and allow coolant leaks on the Kseries with plastic throttle bodies, leading to the dreaded HGF!
Other than that, theres a slight weep from the cam cover gasket. The vehicle was fully serviced at the end of last year and there's a fair bit of service history too.
Cosmetically it's ok. There's a dent on the drivers side wing which may push out - it's not creased and the paint isn't broken. Theres the odd scratch elsewhere.
If it weren't for the garden thing, I'd be keeping this as (whisper it) I actually quite like it
, but I need an estate and can't have another car, (I've lost the storage on my '86 Audi Coupe too, so space is currently at a premium) so it's gotta go. I've been all over the country in it, and wouldn't hesitate to jump in and do so again.
MOT is until at least the end of the year, maybe Jan '10.
Let me know if you're interested!
Photos to follow....
MOT until Dec 09 / Jan 10 (I'll check!) - Nightfire Red
I've got a Rover 416 Saloon which I bought at the beginning of the year after our car was written off. Now I'm starting a bit of a project in the garden and need something a bit more practical for lugging cement mixers and the like about! Thought I'd see if anyones up for swapsies?!
The car is the base 416i, although I've fitted better front seats from a later model to get height adjustment, and better support etc. I've put a new leather wheel on too, which is nicer to hold on to. The front electric windows work fine, although the drivers is a bit sluggish and is a touch out of true. I've got a new mech to go with it.
Mechanically it's good. There's evidence of a head rebuild at some point in the last couple of years, with a new head gasket and cambelt. I've also changed the inlet manifold gasket as a precaution as these can be weak and allow coolant leaks on the Kseries with plastic throttle bodies, leading to the dreaded HGF!
Other than that, theres a slight weep from the cam cover gasket. The vehicle was fully serviced at the end of last year and there's a fair bit of service history too.
Cosmetically it's ok. There's a dent on the drivers side wing which may push out - it's not creased and the paint isn't broken. Theres the odd scratch elsewhere.
If it weren't for the garden thing, I'd be keeping this as (whisper it) I actually quite like it
, but I need an estate and can't have another car, (I've lost the storage on my '86 Audi Coupe too, so space is currently at a premium) so it's gotta go. I've been all over the country in it, and wouldn't hesitate to jump in and do so again.MOT is until at least the end of the year, maybe Jan '10.
Let me know if you're interested!
Photos to follow....
