The Sera replacement search continues. I'm having real worries about the Supra's head gasket (slightly oily smell from the exhaust, occasional burble from the heater matrix, which in unrelated news, may be leaking - condensation on screen :/). Grabbed the local free paper, and spotted something distracting:
Rover SD1 V8, Genuine 29,000 miles, VGC. £1,250, 12 months MOT.
So I went to have a look. It's a V8-S, white with gold wheels. Extremely good, repainted 4 years ago with a few minor bits needed to make it perfect - a dent in the rear panel is probably the most upsetting thing, however, the part that needs the most attention is the passenger side front wheelarch (wings - £50 or so from Rimmer). Sunroof is sadly sealed shut; presumably it was leaking. Interior is frankly, incredible for a 24-year old BL car. Only very slight warping of the driver's door trim lets it down.
Mileage is undoubtedly genuine. The car runs beautifully, the wear and such match the miles.
I don't think it's the car for me. I won't be able to repair the wing, and it's such a low mileage car it would be a shame to use it to the extent I need to to keep the miles off my VW.
If anyone else is interested in it, drop me an email and I'll pass on contact details. I'm still interested myself... but I don't think I'll go for it.
Richard