FS: 1972 Rover P6 V8 Auto, 3 owners, 30k-something miles

Apr 03, 2004 6 Replies

Much as I hate to do this, some recent changes in my circumstances mean that I finally had to admit to myself that I'd never have the time to both work on and enjoy all my four-wheeled toys, so I'd rather see them go to a good home.



So, with a very heavy heart my Rover P6 is for sale.



Good points:



- It's a three owner car, two long term owners and myself who bought it in October last year. The previous owner was an enthusiast who hardly ever used the car - the MOTs that come with it prove that it's done a few hundred miles or less between MOTs, so the mileage (which is currently around 32k) is entirely believable. Plus, it's the first Rover V8 I've encountered that doesn't sound cammy...



- Plain V8 auto with power steering. Unfortunately it's Mexico brown..



- It's MOT'd until June, taxed (it's tax exempt by the way) until September of this year.



- Comes with most of the original paperwork, handbook and original Rover workshop manual.



- Recent service, partially done by me and partially by a Rover specialist in North London.



Bad points:



- It needs a good service and going over, as all this standing around hasn't done it any good. Everything works apart from the interval wiper, though.



- There's a bit of bubbling on one of the front wings around the side light.



- The rubber seals on the side windows need replacing, new ones come with the car.



- The interior. *Sigh*. The seats need refeeding and colouring, plus personally I'd stick a new carpet in. There's also a minuscule hole in the passenger footwell that will need sorting out.



Not a lot when you read it, but having zero spare time - hey, I don't even get to drive it - means that it'll take me about five years to get the above jobs done :(.



Car is located in North Finchley (London), asking price around GBP1100 but offers will be considered. Email adress is valid, so mail away...


You don't know many, then.

In news: snipped-for-privacy@argonet.co.uk, Dave Plowman decided to enlighten our sheltered souls with a rant as follows

this is Timo you're on about, Dave.. He's a bit legendary for his "lack of luck"...

Dave Plowman was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Well, sample size was around ten - the number of P6s I looked at before buying this one.

Eight of them were making slight to severe noises from the cam, none of them had had a rebuilt engine, though.

The cam is certainly one of the first thing to wear out on a Rover V-8, but mainly through lack of oil changes, poor oil and lack of use. It's a pretty straightforward job to change the cam and tappets, and not that expensive either. However, it's best to check the cam for wear before replacing it - you might well get away with just new tappets which makes the job much easier. FWIW, a gently driven example will suffer from noisy tappets long before a hard driven one.

Coincidence... I'm considering a Rover P6 as a daily runner. To cut a story short, my wife has decided she likes my newly acquired '87 BMW so she's taken that, leaving me with her Volvo that I don't want. So, I'll sell it and buy an older car.... looking at Rover, Mercedes and the wildcard - FE Ventora.

Timo, would this Rover honestly do a low mileage daily driver? Any idea of the average fuel economy on an urban run? If it's a good car and really needs little or no work bar regular maintenance I'd be very tempted.

There's the small issue of my being in a different country to you, but there isn't much choice in Ireland so I'm considering travelling for one. Only car of interest here is a 2000TC (still on UK plates, asking for around ?2000).

Oh, and would I get a BW66 'box in the boot of the Rover (Alan Deane, you still around!)

You fancy a drive to Pembroke? Sean

'Twas Tue, 06 Apr 2004 11:17:38 +0100, when Sean decided to declare:

(snip)

Sean, whereabouts are you? I'm in Leitrim and I know of a Corsair not far from me for sale. I haven't looked at it closely, just driven past it a few times. There's also a Merc at the same place but I don't think it's moved for a good while. If it tickles your fancy, e-mail me off list and I'll give you the location.

Del

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