The Doctor's travels through time. Fin.

[Macscrooge]

  On 21/03/2020 at 17:01, Andyrew said:

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That’ll polish out. 

[loserone]

Looks awesome.  I'm quite jealous.

 

Tell me it's tan leather inside..

[DoctorRetro]

  On 21/03/2020 at 17:07, loserone said:

Looks awesome.  I'm quite jealous.

 

Tell me it's tan leather inside..

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Afraid not. 

Here's some pictures. 

 

OMG Lacquer Peel! 

[ProgRocker]

Good god, that looks ruff!

[BorniteIdentity]

I love these tourers- they have zero air of lifestyle about them which is weird, but most welcome.

I still reckon I’d have gone for the free BX - as much as I love these. 

[LightBulbFun]

ohh nice!

for some reason  you dont really see that many rover estates from this time period, so its neat to see one  

[Three Speed]

I had one of those as a company car back in the day. Same colour. Loved it. 

[spartacus]

'Tis the Autoshite way to buy a minging example of what was once a fine looking car.

Well bought Doc. Tell us you're going to spray the new bumper matt black, please!

[Zelandeth]

It's slow...that front end shunt hasn't buggered the intercooler has it?

[DoctorRetro]

  On 21/03/2020 at 18:45, Zelandeth said:

It's slow...that front end shunt hasn't buggered the intercooler has it?

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I wouldn't know, how would I tell? 

[DoctorRetro]

  On 21/03/2020 at 18:41, spartacus said:

Tell us you're going to spray the new bumper matt black, please!

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I might not bother fitting it at all. 

[Zelandeth]

Biggest clue would be hissing noises and/or black smoke under load.

Actually taking a look should be pretty informative... it's basically just a radiator at the end of the day.  Damage from that sort of impact should be pretty obvious.

[DoctorRetro]

  On 21/03/2020 at 17:57, BorniteIdentity said:

I still reckon I’d have gone for the free BX - as much as I love these. 

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I needed a daily I'm afraid, so a project was out of the question. This has a year's test, so no immediate worries. (touch wood. Oh crap, hope that wood has been disinfected!) 

[hairnet]

kick its arse down the 127 obvs

good service 1st job

[DoctorRetro]

  On 21/03/2020 at 18:57, hairnet said:

kick its arse down the 127 obvs

good service 1st job

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It's almost all 50mph and average speed cameras nowadays 

[Andyrew]

Looking at that picture I'm guessing the number plate screws go into the bumper bar behind. If undone that bumper might pop out as is. 

[ruffgeezer]

  On 21/03/2020 at 18:54, TheDoctor said:

I wouldn't know, how would I tell? 

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If indeed it is so equipped. A lot of the PSA stuff had a top mount inter cooler.

[Microwave]

Fuck me that’s a lot more rough than it seemed at first

[Zelandeth]

I'm *reasonably* sure it's a vertical one to the offside of the rad on these...but it is 15+ years since I last serviced one!

[dozeydustman]

  On 21/03/2020 at 19:15, TheDoctor said:

It's almost all 50mph and average speed cameras nowadays 

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3rd gear at 50?

[Cheezey]

Nice purchase. I liked your 218 as well, looked a fun project. This looks a good candidate for a funky paint job - dazzle camouflage?

[BlankFrank]

Chuck a boost gauge on it, turn up the fuel pump and bleed valve the turbo wastegate. ?

As an added bonus the gauge will tell you if it's losing boost pressure out of any possible intercooler damage.

[Angrydicky]

Bloody hell.

 

 

 

 

Nice rack.

[DoctorRetro]

  On 22/03/2020 at 09:21, Angrydicky said:

Bloody hell.

 

 

 

 

Nice rack.

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I've bashed my head on it twice, it has to go. 

Do you know anyone who wants the wheel trims? 

[Six-cylinder]

I love the looks of the Rover 400 Tourer, but had to take the roof rack off!

[Cheezey]

  On 22/03/2020 at 10:14, TheDoctor said:

I've bashed my head on it twice, it has to go. 

Do you know anyone who wants the wheel trims? 

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@catsinthewelder might want the trims for the 220 bike. I fixed the broken one using an inner ring from a Clio wheel trim during my brief tenure but spares might be handy. 

[vulgalour]

At least the front bumper is super easy to remove on these.  As a car to just use and be practical, it's a pretty good choice.   Best of all, no need to worry about tarting it up.  Hope it looks after you.

[DoctorRetro]

I've taken it down to the local hand wash place but I only got the interior done, no point spending money on the outside. 

Here's a couple of 'arty' shots... 

[LightBulbFun]

is it just me or did anyone else initially read "418SLD"

as 486? LOL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_80486

[DoctorRetro]

Autoshite life yo. Mirror fell out.