1973 Rover P6 2000 SC Auto - MOT, 44k, good runner. SOLD

For sale: my 1973 Rover P6 2000 SC Automatic.

Price reduced by £250..!!

MOT 'til February 2017.

All of the essentials are working as they should (see below for details of the non-essentials); starts, runs, drives, changes gear, steers, stops, all without issue (although clearly like an early 1970's car, and not - say - its 2016 equivalent).

Very low mileage (currently 43963 - might go up slightly by time of sale), reflected in the evident amount of life left in the car.

The bad points are mostly the cosmetics - the paintwork is uniformly dull and has paled significantly through ageing, so the bits that have been (not very carefully) touched up (most notably on the bonnet and one of the rear wings) look noticeably deeper in colour than the rest. I waxed some panels last summer to see if it had an impact, and it did... but more radical steps might be needed by someone wanting to permanently take the appearance up a notch.

There are a few bubbly spots on the bodywork (the worst I've put in the pictures - the only visible surface rust is on the valance under the windscreen - the metal's very solid, but the brown bits don't add anything to the appearance...); there's no visible perforation anywhere, however, despite a couple of inches of bubbling behind the rear screen, and all of the structure I've been able to see has been very sound indeed. The chrome, particularly on the back bumper, is quite pitted.

Things that don't work (or don't work as well as they should):

- The fuel gauge is laughably optimistic.
- The clock doesn't work at all.
- The radio (1970's...) works, but doesn't seem to have a noise-suppressing capacitor fitted, so it's a bit of an electrical storm out there.
- The carpets and upholstery are grotty in places. There are some small tears in the driver's seat, and the general impression of the interior is of an early 70's car that hasn't really been updated... at all, ever.
- Some of the interior lights don't work.
- The tyres are old and, while legal, have some cracking round the edges. This would be my first priority if buying/ keeping the car.
- The mirrors are all appalling (by default), but the driver's side wing mirror is virtually useless (it's lost a lot of its reflective surface).

Other than that... it works. When it's hot, there's an occasional (small) clunk from the auto box when pulling to a halt; it brakes and corners like an old car (ie., pretty poorly by modern standards); it's slow (because it's the SC auto...), the steering is heavy at slow speeds, and it needs things like lead replacement fluid to allow it to take unleaded (some disagree about the need for this... but I'm naturally cautious, so...).

Slightly over a thousand quid spent in the last couple of years, mostly on servicing - just getting everything running happily, really (since it was a bit neglected when I bought it) - a new set of lights (the old sealed beams are gone...), some work to the brakes, a replacement front windscreen (because the old one was stained), plenty of general maintenance, nothing horrendous. Some service history available, but not much and mostly just the recent stuff.

Any questions, please email.

Cash on collection from Letchworth Garden City (just off A1(M), about 30 miles north of London - we're 10 minutes' walk from the station), during late evenings only please (since I have some heavy-ish work commitments), viewings by appointment (also only late evenings or weekends. I'm afraid). I can't take phonecalls during work hours, but can sometimes get to a computer and will try to answer questions as quickly as possible.

No silly offers - but if it's been advertised for a few weeks and still not sold, then consider me to be negotiable!

Thanks for looking.

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