Kiltox's 1997 Rover 216 Cabriolet (30/05 - Fixery)

[Kiltox]

andy18s is heading over to get it in a couple of weeks time!

[holbeck]

Fair enough.

[Kiltox]

Fleet reduction is going well - waiting on a train for a collection mission...

[Kiltox]

Time for some high class German motoring

 

 

Cheers Dermist - top bloke

[Guest Hooli]

That looks grim, I remember driving one half the length of the country when they were quite new. It did very well, but was as exciting as a wet weekend in Margate.

[Dermist]

I told you it would get you home!

Enjoy it and don't spare the silicone.

[beko1987]

Tigerseal will be your friend here!

 

Not that you have a perfect tip wagon at your disposal without needing to use this for a few weeks...

[Kiltox]

Other half fucking hates it too which is always fun

 

Probably be forced to clean it and get the silicone out at some point

[Kiltox]

Screwfix own brand black silicone is cheaper so I think that'll be what it's getting

[Kiltox]

The newest members of the fleet together

 

Passat actually scrubs up ok with a quick jet wash

 

[Kiltox]

Ordered a new gear knob and leather for the Passat for no reason other than it was £6 which is stupendous value

 

Going to wet vac the hell out of the seats when I get a chance and had really better put the spare wheel on in place of the OSR which has a racing slick!

[Kiltox]

Can't believe the quality of this for £6 - yes it's a little shiny and plasticy but it comes complete with the frame and everything

 

[Dermist]

If I remember correctly it has already had a replacement gaiter and knob. Check in the history.

It's possibily the start of the decline in German quality. 3 gaiters and knobs. Disgusting.

Keep up the good work!

[Kiltox]

Not bad in 280k miles really

 

Really must start on the cleaning, drying and leak sealing

[Kiltox]

Few days getting rained on (in) followed by a nice sunny day today lead to the Passat being like a fucking steam room when I went to move it today!

 

Grim.

 

Stuck it inside my unit with a dehumidifier running in the cabin to try and dry it out

[J4mes]

These are the ones that block up the drains in the scuttle panel aren't they? Might be a decent place to start..

[beko1987]

And yet your old goona has been misty windscreen free so far!

[dave j]

I had to take the carpets out of my old passat to dry them out, they were soaking! I had to seal the pollen filter housing to cure the leak for a while.

[Dermist]

I've already taken the scuttle plugs out following flooding several times before in the passenger side.

 

Have you removed the ecu casing and sealed it up in there yet?

[Kiltox]

I haven't touched it yet, letting it dry out first

 

Saw a video on YouTube of someone doing just that though

[Kiltox]

Passat is off to its new home and this heap of shite joins the fleet today

 

[320touring]

You've done well on that deal:)

[Kiltox]

Cracking little motor, I don't even think it's too rusty to be salvageable although haven't had a proper look under it yet!

 

Love me a Felicia so I do, this is my third

[Kiltox]

Having looked properly at the NSR wheel arch I'm not so sure about that last statement re rust

[The Moog]

Having looked properly at the NSR wheel arch I'm not so sure about that last statement re rust

Perhaps look less hard.... I am sure* it is all going to be ok

[Kiltox]

I might give it a skim of filler and a suitably horrible lick of paint before it gets any worse

[Kiltox]

Love this little pile of shite - few more miles today moving some stuff around. I swear it's noisier than it should be though despite the 1.3 being a horribly noisy engine anyway

 

No radio maybe distorts the experience

[The Moog]

Love this little pile of shite - few more miles today moving some stuff around. I swear it's noisier than it should be though despite the 1.3 being a horribly noisy engine anyway

 

No radio maybe distorts the experience

Glad it has found a loving home.

 

It's not noisy ... It is characterful

[Kiltox]

Shite cull is complete - everything is gone apart from my modern and my Rover 216 Cabriolet

 

MOT a few weeks ago - it needed rear trailing arm bushes and a brake pipe to pass (knew the bushes were shot)

 

All 4 tyres were badly perished and two of them pretty bald and slow punctured so it had 4 new ones yesterday

 

Drives SO well now - both the bushes and tyres have made an incredible difference

 

I think it's staying long term if I can sort out some dry under cover parking for it so a few jobs still need doing

 

Massive clean - it's pretty filthy inside. Might get a professional to do it tbh. Drivers seat is a bit worn so if I see a set of the same seats for sale in better nick I might swap them

NS window is slow - hopefully just need lubrication

New sun visors - mirror is broken on the drivers side and it has a fag burn in it

Plates more fitting with the age - need to find details on the original supplying dealer so I can get DMB to sort them out

Oil and coolant change - its not mixing them but both are overdue a change

Radio volume knob doesn't work - I might need to swap it out but I think I want to source another OEM Rover one

Mess I made of the gear gaiter swap wants sorting

CV boots and drop link boots are perished so they probably want doing

Long term - bit of rust repair and subsequent paint although I'm sure that's an expensive job to do properly! Couple of tiny dents want sorting too

 

Stands me at many times more than I paid for it after the recent MOT work and tyres but that's the Autoshite way, right? I do love it though.

[Kiltox]

Also thought the front brakes were a bit dodgy but since changing the tyres it stops a lot better - suspect they were a tad less round than required due to long periods of time sat flat!