[pete1987RRC]

Hi folkes

Did you see the price classics are going for?
I have 2 LSE and the 87efi on the drive which I thought were low value untill you see no MOT classis LSE selling for 2k
Quite amazed and can't quite understand it.

 

[wammers]

Yeah the price of scrap has certainly gone up.

 

[odyssey]

Hi Pete - I said at the time that you'd got a bargain . Did you get the various niggles sorted?

Looking out at about 4" of snow here - not yet had the chance to compare the P38's snow abilities, but will tomorrow . . .

Regards - Alastair

 

[dunkan]

A very low mileage soft dash LSE went for £33,000 at the NEC classic show
a few weeks back.

 

[pete1987RRC]

Yeah the price of scrap has certainly gone up.

Lozzer.

Yorkshire are the best cricket team I the uk and make good yes too

 

[pete1987RRC]

Hi Pete - I said at the time that you'd got a bargain . Did you get the various niggles sorted?

Looking out at about 4" of snow here - not yet had the chance to compare the P38's snow abilities, but will tomorrow . . .

Regards - Alastair

Hi Alistair
Hope you are well.
Your old Lse should be in the workshop next winter for some sirous welding, little bit more than a few niggles but she is a good one for a resto.
Drop us 10k and you can have it back when the p38 is dead.

Untill then just enjoy

 

[wammers]

Lozzer.

Yorkshire are the best cricket team I the uk and make good yes too

Can you please repeat that in English. What have little creatures that rub their legs on their belly to make a chirping noise got to do with the price of scrap?

 

[200tdi ayre]

My mates dad is selling his olympic .. which if you didnt know is a pre production of the csk ... and its the only one that exists. Think its being sold to one of the cheif executives of land rover for quite a large sum.

 

[pete1987RRC]

My mates dad is selling his olympic .. which if you didnt know is a pre production of the csk ... and its the only one that exists. Think its being sold to one of the cheif executives of land rover for quite a large sum.

That sounds interesting any picks

 

[StuckAgainSteve]

Classic prices have been high for quite a few years now - the fact they rot like Alfasuds probably helps as they are becoming rare.

 

[norseman]

The classic car market continues to do well & RR's are no exception. As always condition is everything & if combined with originality - so much the better. Pre '89 RRC's seem to rot less than later years, due to (unconfirmed) use of poorer quality steel that was shared with the Disco's body-shells. My present insurer was happy to increase my '87 Vogue's agreed value this year, without any premium increase.

A very Happy New Year to all forum members

 

[dunkan]

Well there's never going to be anymore made and quite a lot are rotten beyond
repair.

The reason i'm restoring mine is it should continue to rise in value rather than
if i bought a later model that loses value quicker than i can lose playing roulette

 

[StuckAgainSteve]

The classic car market continues to do well & RR's are no exception. As always condition is everything & if combined with originality - so much the better. Pre '89 RRC's seem to rot less than later years, due to (unconfirmed) use of poorer quality steel that was shared with the Disco's body-shells. My present insurer was happy to increase my '87 Vogue's agreed value this year, without any premium increase.

A very Happy New Year to all forum members

I had an 89 when it was two years old, within months of my purchasing it, it was already showing signs of rusting and bubbling quite badly, the dealers simply said "tough" it was out of warranty. I never much liked it anyway! I had it on two wheels several times - dangerous pile of crap IMHO. My 15 year old P38 is rust free - has been fairly reliable, is much better on fuel and will handle spirited driving without trying to tip over. Horses for courses, there are many, many owners who love their classics - but I'm not a fan.

 

[norseman]

I had it on two wheels several times - dangerous pile of crap IMHO. My 15 year old P38 is rust free - has been fairly reliable, is much better on fuel and will handle spirited driving without trying to tip over .

My 27 year old is rust free (admittedly thanks to an expensive corrosion-preventative regime) is reliable, again possibly due to an yearly service despite an average of only 1500 miles per annum & corners on rails (due to the retro-fit of factory anti-roll bars) but then I don't even try to get it onto two wheels! RRC's have a style & presence that no RR has had since, I think a P38 resembles a London cab & later models remind me of a transit van with windows :boxing:
But as you rightly say Steve - each to their own.

 

[tomcat59alan]

My 27 year old is rust free (admittedly thanks to an expensive corrosion-preventative regime) is reliable, again possibly due to an yearly service despite an average of only 1500 miles per annum & corners on rails (due to the retro-fit of factory anti-roll bars) but then I don't even try to get it onto two wheels! RRC's have a style & presence that no RR has had since, I think a P38 resembles a London cab & later models remind me of a transit van with windows :boxing:
But as you rightly say Steve - each to their own.

A London cab, how very dare you. See you behind the bike shed after school. Form an orderly queue behind me lads:boxing::boxing:

 

[StuckAgainSteve]

My 27 year old is rust free (admittedly thanks to an expensive corrosion-preventative regime) is reliable, again possibly due to an yearly service despite an average of only 1500 miles per annum & corners on rails (due to the retro-fit of factory anti-roll bars) but then I don't even try to get it onto two wheels! RRC's have a style & presence that no RR has had since, I think a P38 resembles a London cab & later models remind me of a transit van with windows :boxing:
But as you rightly say Steve - each to their own.

I think the original 3 door classic was a stunner - the 5 door always looked like two cars welded together to me - the P38 and L322 are much better proportioned and look like they're supposed to have 5 doors from the outset. But as you say each to their own - I can't have hated the look of 5 door classics that much - I sunk a lot of money into a nearly new one! If it was half as good as my bought on a whim beer-money p38 I would have kept it!

 

[pete1987RRC]

I have to agree the p38 is a good look and i have looked with a full wallet on a number of occasions but I can't get beyond the classic so I have 3.

Ok once you sort the rot there is little more to do and they are such easy beasts to run and maintain....

 

[blackstrat]

My 27 year old is rust free (admittedly thanks to an expensive corrosion-preventative regime) is reliable, again possibly due to an yearly service despite an average of only 1500 miles per annum & corners on rails (due to the retro-fit of factory anti-roll bars) but then I don't even try to get it onto two wheels! RRC's have a style & presence that no RR has had since, I think a P38 resembles a London cab & later models remind me of a transit van with windows :boxing:
But as you rightly say Steve - each to their own.

 

[wammers]

Early classics were pure ****e with the handling qualities of a half set jelly around corners. All were assembled with built in rust particles as a free added extra. Comparing them to a P38 is stupid, the P38 is a much better vehicle in every respect.

 

[norseman]

I still think .......'Oh sorry, I've already said that - the problems of getting old! Interestingly the plod loved 'Classics' but couldn't get shot of it's successor fast enough & I would have thought 'traffic' would have indulged in two wheel antics occasionally.