Ghosty Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 As some will know I've decided I want another R8 216, I miss my last one.Good condition preferred, will pay decent prices up to low four figures but hoping to spend around £850. Must be automatic.Early car with leather interior vastly preferred, alloys desirable but not essential. Colour no object but preferably just not silver.Will consider 400s if the right spec comes up.Distance no object. My eyes are wide open, Facebook/Gumtree/Auto Trader/C&C/eBay etc, if anyone sees anything (or has one!) please let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 216SLi (not 416 as advertised) Gearbox status unknown, but 300 BINs in Trowbridge - ad is sadly lacking in any worthwhile info however https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/rover-416/282967261362?hash=item41e229c0b2:g:6MUAAOSwtn9a-z04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Stuff pops up on the https://www.rover200.org.uk forum but you do have to be a member of the forum to see the for sale section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/rover-coupe-targa-top-auto/1298905752 Kinda does the "prelude" coupe bit too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F163045782327 Honda concerto action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 I'm aware of all of the above - I'm on the 200 forum now. It seems I live very close to another member as I regularly see what turns out to be his wife's 600, and he's spotted me in my old 200 before as well. The green 216 seems nice but I suspect it's manual. My old on specified '216 SLI AUTO' on the V5 and Cartell, and Cartell just says '216 SLI' for that one. I've PM'd the seller regardless. I don't want a Tomcat tbh, it's a pretty pointless trade as it's no more practical, and I miss the flexibility of the hatchback as it could do everything you could possibly want a car to. also I don't really want another silver one. I'd sooner keep the Prelude if that was the case. Concerto is OK but I prefer the styling of the R8, and the memories I have attached to my old one.I'm being picky but it's a car I want to keep for a long time. Shep Shepherd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 Green car is 'mmanual'. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 https://www.gumtree.com/p/rover/rover-216-gsi-automatic-1.6-petrol-40k-miles-fsh-new-mot-green-grey-beige-cloth-interior/1298199769 Early, automatic, high spec but no leather, salty price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Crazy money! oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Crazy money!Aye for that money you'd expect linseed oil on the bumpers at least... https://www.gumtree.com/p/rover/rover-216sli/1287930568 This is bonny and reasonably priced but fitted with a Ghosty-unfriendly transmission. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 https://www.gumtree.com/p/rover/rover-216-gsi-automatic-1.6-petrol-40k-miles-fsh-new-mot-green-grey-beige-cloth-interior/1298199769 Early, automatic, high spec but no leather, salty price.That is a bargain. flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 That is a bargain.Not sure if serious Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Due to car developments mine may be for sale for relatively small pennies in late summer. It's an early (1990) 416 GSI Auto.I might keep it but I might not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 £2k is too much. Not a nice colour either, and the driver's seat is horribly dirty. That silver car is nice, it's been on and off eBay for a couple of weeks. Would, but it's manual. Similarly there's a GTI twincam on Gumtree which is perfect except it being manual. Bramz, if you're selling and I've not sorted something, let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Not sure if seriousDefinitely not! Sarcasm is sometimes lost in text communication... Lacquer Peel and Kiltox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted May 17, 2018 Author Share Posted May 17, 2018 Bump just to say: my insurance renewal is up in August, so ideally I'd like to find something by then. It's okay if it's a stopgap as it'd save me paying out more than I have to - a 200 would knock quite a bit off my current premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 R8 go onto classic policies these days Keep it as a second car, like I does mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Yep my 400 is on a classic policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 note: Footman James computer said no, until I bumped-up its value to over £1k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted May 17, 2018 Author Share Posted May 17, 2018 I've had trouble getting classic policies up to now Pug 405 too new, 740 too high cylinder capacity, and I'm generally being told 30 years minimum for run of the mill cars. I could try but I'm not sure it'd work - too new is a likely reason. I can't really keep 2 cars either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 As it did with I too. At the end of the day, they're worth more now... Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 I've had trouble getting classic policies up to now Pug 405 too new, 740 too high cylinder capacity, and I'm generally being told 30 years minimum for run of the mill cars. I could try but I'm not sure it'd work - too new is a likely reason. I can't really keep 2 cars either.Lancaster (Zenith) covered my 1998 216 cabby no probs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted May 17, 2018 Author Share Posted May 17, 2018 Do classic policies preserve NCD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Mine didn’t attract NCD. Don’t know if it keeps it stagnant if you transfer it on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Lancaster (Zenith) covered my 1998 216 cabby no probsBecause ragtop. Flux (Zenith) covers my not quite 20yo 1998 306 cabby, but a similar tintop wouldn't cut it. Kiltox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Interesting stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 FJ were having none of it until it got to 20. It's hard work mind-reading the underwriting gods. mrbenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 STOP THE PRESSAGE Look what I can haz founded for you Sexy Nightfire GSi Action with Bader and Giffermiles Everything but the leather. But that can be found and easily fitted, as I have done to mine 15" Alloys are also given away for pennies these days. Even I have a spare set mrbenn, Lacquer Peel, Brodders and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted May 17, 2018 Author Share Posted May 17, 2018 Observed! It's a nice car and a bloody good example - alas the facelift 400 just really isn't to my taste, I vastly prefer grey bumper cars.Controversial opinion: I don't like Nightfire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 I don't like Nightfire. Shocker! Your brief was no silver! It's red, proper metallic red and lovely {As an aside] To give you an idea on how things are going in the R8 world recently: I went to four breaker yards today and not one had an R8. Five years ago we were tripping over them.... Parts are getting scarce: my 420 has seized rear calipers, no motor factor had next-day stock and even ECP had one last set over 6 branches. £180 plus £65 exchange fee... GSF wanted almost £100 more. This all happened in the last 36 hours too Ghosty and DVee8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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