This unmolested 620 turbo was essentially a one-owner car prior to me - the retired chap I bought it from had it from new as a company (British Aerospace) car, then bought it from the company thereafter. He put just over 100K miles on the clock, and being not short of a bob or two and a fairly meticulous sort of a chap, it's fair to assume it's been maintained pretty well, although there's not much history apart from a spreadsheet he kept showing what had been done (including every tank of petrol and how many miles it did between fill-ups).
It's fairly basic for what was a near-top-of-the-range model - electric windows all round, but no aircon or front fogs and only a radio/cassette. It does have a sunroof though, and half leather seats.
It runs well and is pretty quick for a giffermobile - it doesn't feel stupidly fast but does pile on the speed very quickly if you nail it. The engine seems healthy barring the usual T series oil leak from the rocker cover gasket, and the turbo spins up nicely. The gearchange is as these things should be; there's a bit of transmission noise but nowt to worry about. Clutch is the original, surprisingly, but still seems to have plenty of life left in it. Tyres are Michelins all round; fronts are getting a bit low, rears are fine. I'd probably swap them round if I were keeping the car.
The bodywork is solid enough but not particularly pretty. The lacquer has gone quite badly on the roof, and there are a couple of crusty bits around the rear arches and the door bottoms. It didn't bother me, but then I have a penchant for scruffy-looking cars that go incongruously fast.
As far as I know all the electrics work, bar the remote locking for which I have the remotes but apparently they don't work any more - they may be fixable by someone who knows how these things are supposed to work. I lock and unlock it with the key, although sometimes the central locking doesn't register properly that the car is unlocked and the alarm goes off, and you have to lock and unlock it again to shut it up - not the end of the world as long as you're not heading out at 2am.
It's MOT'd until next June and taxed to get you home. Here's some pictures (yes, it needs a wash - I'd just been for a run down some rather damp Norfolk back roads):
It's fairly basic for what was a near-top-of-the-range model - electric windows all round, but no aircon or front fogs and only a radio/cassette. It does have a sunroof though, and half leather seats.
It runs well and is pretty quick for a giffermobile - it doesn't feel stupidly fast but does pile on the speed very quickly if you nail it. The engine seems healthy barring the usual T series oil leak from the rocker cover gasket, and the turbo spins up nicely. The gearchange is as these things should be; there's a bit of transmission noise but nowt to worry about. Clutch is the original, surprisingly, but still seems to have plenty of life left in it. Tyres are Michelins all round; fronts are getting a bit low, rears are fine. I'd probably swap them round if I were keeping the car.
The bodywork is solid enough but not particularly pretty. The lacquer has gone quite badly on the roof, and there are a couple of crusty bits around the rear arches and the door bottoms. It didn't bother me, but then I have a penchant for scruffy-looking cars that go incongruously fast.
As far as I know all the electrics work, bar the remote locking for which I have the remotes but apparently they don't work any more - they may be fixable by someone who knows how these things are supposed to work. I lock and unlock it with the key, although sometimes the central locking doesn't register properly that the car is unlocked and the alarm goes off, and you have to lock and unlock it again to shut it up - not the end of the world as long as you're not heading out at 2am.
It's MOT'd until next June and taxed to get you home. Here's some pictures (yes, it needs a wash - I'd just been for a run down some rather damp Norfolk back roads):
