"Best" way to spend £10k

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I remember the classic being the height of style and luxury before all the pretenders to the RR throne appeared so always had a soft spot for them but having spent many hours welding them back together my P38 diesel has been and continues to be a breath of fresh air. For me the the L322 is good looking but way too expensive for a £10K investment. Definitely a late P38 for me (and 1 week with Kylie in the Maldives!!).
 
Looks like the L322 wins.
What's the score with the pre 06 petrol gearbox - I thought it was only the diesels that destroyed them?
Also I've seen a winter kit mentioned but vogues had front and rear heated seats and a heated steering wheel so what else is there to heat?
Even more odd I've seen a smokers kit mentioned - sounds hideous!
 
DK, IIRC the winter kit includes the FBH (fuel burning heater) which comes on at a pre-set time or by remote. Already in situ on the diesel but special order on the petrol.

Gearboxes tend to be better on the Petrol but all need good maintenance and oil/filter changes at some stage! My 156,000 miler 4.4 V8 Petrol LPG just got me an equivalent avge of 30MPg (21p/mile) over the last 1500 miles. NOthing outside servicing etc. spent on it to date! So they can be reliable! :eek:

@OP,

MyfirstL322 seems to have a nice one for sale on here for £6,500! already LPG'd too.
 
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dkl1971 said:
Looks like the L322 wins.
What's the score with the pre 06 petrol gearbox - I thought it was only the diesels that destroyed them?( boxes are good, torque conv. can fail if abused by towing heavy ****. )
Also I've seen a winter kit mentioned but vogues had front and rear heated seats and a heated steering wheel so what else is there to heat?(windscreen)
Even more odd I've seen a smokers kit mentioned - sounds hideous!( Not SO bad, at least you can choose the colour of the smoking jacket )[/quote]
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Just had a quick nose around a 322 in a local car lot - its huge! Makes my LSE look positively thin. But on the inside its smaller, not a bad place to be but smaller all the same.
Not entirely sure its what I want. Back to the drawing board.
 
dkl1971 said:
Just had a quick nose around a 322 in a local car lot - its huge! Makes my LSE look positively thin. But on the inside its smaller, not a bad place to be but smaller all the same.
Not entirely sure its what I want. Back to the drawing board.
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take one for a test drive and then decide ;)
 
tomcat59alan said:
My last classic had uprated springs (as supplied to the police) but I much prefer the ride of the P38.Depends how confident you are driving them.
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I'm a confident driver. I had my classic on two wheels - saved by last gasp opposite lock and a spare lane. I slightly misjudged a corner. The p38 would have cornered faster without fuss. Why do you think the police uprated the springs?
 
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