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Laird_Scooby

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  • Birthday 04/20/1968

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    : Next to Top Gun, Suffolk
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  1. .............. as were the spiders and mice who took up residence in the exhaust system!
  2. Looks pretty battered as well, especially for an 08 plate!
  3. Hmmmm, that's that theory gone with the wind then! I've had similar in the past, if it hasn't been the valve core leaking i've resealed the beads using one of two possible methods. First is to deflate the tyre, push the tyre as far as possible away from the bead towards the centre and run a bead of black RTV around it (inside and outside of the rim), wait 15-20 minutes for the sealant to flash off then re-inflate and leave 24 hours before refitting to allow the RTV to cure. Second method is to use TyreWeld or a similar product, drive the 20 minutes or however long it is and then check/adjust pressure to correct level. Both methods are a pain to remove the tyre when it needs changing though. A lot depends on how much life the tyre has though.
  4. Could it also be you haven't used it for a while and it's just leaked around the rim/valve? Was following a RHD USA spec Odyssey today........... more available and affordable than an Elysin but without the V6. Tempting though!
  5. Thanks, i've had a lot of Rovers and Hondas over the years and been interested in how things came about. I had a Ballade 1.5EXi about 25-30 years ago, i called it the "thinking mans 216VDP" as it went just as well, gave slightly better economy and still had similar equipment. As you say, the BAe management was very poor, almost as bad as the previous BL/ARG management had been but a definite lack of investment in newer models stifled the Rover brand, and by extension, the Honda brand. The 600/Accord (5th gen) was a superb car but Honda did most of the leg-work for that, a Rover 620 with a Honda K20 and maybe even a Rover 624 with a K24 would have been a nice facelift if BMW hadn't come along.
  6. If people think the car is underpriced they automatically assume something is wrong with it - if others are selling for £4-5k then price yours to match, you may get some more serious enquiries! Some years back i sold my old microwave on ebay, it wasn't actually that old, it was stainless steel but it was a bit small for what i needed. I set the opening bid at £9.99 and only got a couple of offers, both well under the £10 point. Needless to say i politely declined and waited for auction end then relisted it with a starting bid of £19.99 - sold the next day for £20! From this little exercise and the offers i had when it was £9.99, people will always assume the worst, give them a reason to expect better/the best and they will pay it. If some smart Alec (damn - there's my dyslexic typing again! ) asks why the price has gone up, tell them because a series of muppet thought it was knackered so you've now priced to reflect condition, rather than a quick sale. You'll probably get a few offers for ~£3.5k...........
  7. I'd suggest adding £2k to the asking price Pete! Seriously, give it a go and see what happens!
  8. The Rover 213 VDP was essentially the second gen Ballade with Rover badges and trim - as you say, the partnership (from the 1981 Anchorage Agreement) was in its infancy then but blossomed into some excellent cars, for both Honda and Rover. The previous 1st gen Ballade was only sold here as the Triumph Acclaim, itself an excellent car using the same formula. In the USA, the Acura Legend (as it was branded) set the benchmark for new cars from new "premium" divisions of existing car makers. According to an old myth (or should i say legend ) Honda stole Rovers thunder by launching the Legend a short time before intended in the USA as both the Legend and Sterling 825 (as the Rover 825 was called there) were allegedly destined to launch on the same day. Toyota, not to be outdone, created the Lexus LS400 in just 3 years, essentially revamping a Toyota Celsior (a JDM only car at the time) into a more modern rendering with extras over and above what the JDM would have had. Now, most people think of the Lexus as being the first premium brand car from a manufacturer, i am very smug when i explain the above to people who try telling me that! Whichever way you look at it, the Honda-Rover Alliance and mutally owned shares in each other (i believe 22% holding by each partner of the others company) made for some excellent cars - if it hadn't been for the aggressive takeover by BMW of Rover and BAe not being able to stand up to the Germans, i firmly believe not only would Rover still be here but Honda would have gone in a slightly different direction and both companies would be in a much better position now. Thankfully we still have some of the cars from that period.
  9. I had the Rover 827 in both Sterling (saloon) and Coupe form, both 2.7 obviously. Fantastic cars, always fancied an early Legend Coupe but no room etc etc to do what you're doing. Good luck with it all!
  10. Not only found a good home but from the sond of it, its true spiritual home too! Looking forward to the updates!
  11. Is it this one Pete? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126366131473 A lot of car for the money!
  12. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305406394946? It certainly is the same seller. Could be a number of innocent reasons like the buyer backed out on winning, the buyer lives in Scotland or somewhere equally remote/far from Todmorden (i think that's in Essex?) or similar. Could be the buyer messed the seller about or didn't make contact or maybe the seller and buyer had conflicting personalities. Just trying to play Devils Advocate here, not very successfully i don't think!
  13. Maybe someone did and that's why it's up for grabs again. Usually if there's a genuine reason for being back up for sale, the listing will say so. I wonder if it's the same seller again?
  14. From what i can work out, it was imported/registered September 2012 but is a 2005 car so got an age-related reg. By rights it should be ULEZ compliant but the TfL website says not, presumably because it's an import. Yes, 88240 but in 2019 it jumped to 88242 then back to 88240. Weird! Maybe the speedo isn't working?
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