THAT abandoned dealer again Swadlincole

[Dick Cheeseburger]

7 hours ago, omegod said:

Facebook post spotted showing that the Rover has been liberated, being offered for £250, anyone feeling brave ?

Stick on a screenshot!

[SiC]

7 hours ago, omegod said:

Facebook post spotted showing that the Rover has been liberated, being offered for £250, anyone feeling brave ?

Got a link? What about the Maestro?

[omegod]

[Cavcraft]

Group save? Happy to lob a few quid into a kitty.

[sierraman]

Wasn’t it bollocksed when it was laid up no?

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Great to see it's made it out in one piece. I'd also lob a couple of groat into a group save pot. Poor old thing deserves another chance. 

[sdkrc]

I'm also happy to contribute to the communal rover fund

[Eyersey1234]

I'm happy to contribute a bit as well 

[omegod]

I could chip in a bit, anyone fancy creating separate thread to increase  the exposure of this piece of crap 

[Cavcraft]

The big question is probably who's got the room/time/skills?

[Eyersey1234]

Good question @Cavcraft is there room at the FOD @Six-cylinder? 

[Eyersey1234]

Had a PM from Six-cylinder, sadly owing to circumstances beyond his or anyones control he is unable to help with the group save this time. 

[greengartside]

I’m happy to chuck a few quid in if we can save this!

[Eyersey1234]

I have started a new thread about the 800.

[MorrisItalSLX]

If the Rover has managed to escape, then what is going on with the Maestro and the Cavalier?

[Zelandeth]

Still surprised the Rover escaped...from what I recall it seemed pretty far gone.

Maestro is the one i would have plucked from its purgatory if I'd the space.  Still happy to throw a few quid into a pot and to potentially lend a hand if we can do something to save it.  Just have absolutely no room at the inn nor really the time for another project.

While it was quite a grim seeming spec that would have been hard to shift when it arrived there, times have changed...imagine a few people would love it as a simple way to trundle around in these days.  Know I would.

[LightBulbFun]

1 hour ago, MorrisItalSLX said:

If the Rover has managed to escape, then what is going on with the Maestro and the Cavalier?

 

2 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

Maestro is the one i would have plucked from its purgatory if I'd the space.  Still happy to throw a few quid into a pot and to potentially lend a hand if we can do something to save it.  Just have absolutely no room at the inn nor really the time for another project.

Ditto

I was wondering wasn't there also a Maestro there as well?  

any idea what happened to that?

[Dick Cheeseburger]

8 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

 

Ditto

I was wondering wasn't there also a Maestro there as well?  

any idea what happened to that?

Both still there I believe. I thought the Rover sold to Politt's mate 12 months ago for scrap value,  but I guess something changed. 

[flat4alfa]

On 3/8/2020 at 9:48 AM, sierraman said:

Wasn’t it bollocksed when it left Cowley?

FTFY

[sierraman]

I’ve seen this thing in the flesh, it’s fucked. Interesting story behind it but it’s fucked. Unlike fine wine it won’t have got any better in the 15 years it’s been sat there. 

[Billy - Medhurst]

17.12.2023 Update.

[bunglebus]

Well they're not bean tins yet

[Dick Cheeseburger]

5 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Well they're not bean tins yet

I'd say it's 100% a case of not if, but when. I still reckon it's a shame that lad managed to rescue the Rover 800 from there only for it to end up scrapped a few months later.

[Pieman]

They are beyond saving now, unless someone very brave* wants to banger race them.

[Noel Tidybeard]

13 minutes ago, Pieman said:

They are beyond saving now, unless someone very brave* wants to banger race them.

if they had a poxy blue oval badge they would be saved even if they were 3 times worse condition

[Billy - Medhurst]

For those new to this thread pics from over the years are here  ( Click  on picture to go to album ) - 

 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

And here's the 800 which was the last escapee, back in 2020:

@Motown it's still showing as SORN - do the garage still have it? 

[SiC]

Cavaliers are starting to be worth money now. 

[sierraman]

6 hours ago, SiC said:

Cavaliers are starting to be worth money now. 

Not that one. It’s a 1.4 and it was absolutely fucking fucked when it went in there 18 years ago. 

[Stinkwheel]

Damn, the maestro is still there. That would be such a good source of spares for someone, wonder if it’s still  for sale somehow