Delivery 23 Sep - RobT is lucky weiner Rover 820

[busmansholiday]

I'm glad that's two of us that got to travel on proper, old trains today. 

[egg]

2 hours ago, Bren said:

That could be the front cover of a Leonard Cohen LP.  Abject misery in a photograph.

Apparently the late Leonard drove a '95 Nissan Pathfinder...

https://allanshowalter.com/2020/03/07/the-cars-of-leonard-cohen-1995-nissan-pathfinder/

 

[RobT]

Well, the misery in that photo has now left my face, as I went out for a 30 mile drive this evening and ended up doing 75.  Bo11 is right, the driving position is spot on, the M-series is smooth, and it's a generally easy driving experience.  Yes there's trim rattles, but I can tune them out or have a go at bodging a fix.

70 is 3000rpm so could do with a taller fifth, but as always my benchmark is Mk3 Cavalier tall gearing.  IIRC the 2.7 Vitesse I had was also doing the same at 70.

Do I have low standards?  Possibly, but in summary:

 

[brownnova]

I absolutely need to get a shot of a Rover 800 before they all disappear! Top buyage! 

[Noel Tidybeard]

On 9/23/2020 at 8:38 AM, clayts450 said:

Old girl doing very well indeed. Keeping up, nay outpacing, bimbling morning commuters.

Comfort levels outstanding.

Annoying rattle quotient via old driver - high

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FIFY/EFA

[dollywobbler]

Nice. I'm in full agreement with how pleasant a steer these things are. The only thing that really niggled with my 820 carb was cold starting (or more specifically, the horrible idle) and the faff it was to get into fifth - really had to fight to get it into the necessary gate. 

[montytom]

Great cars love the 800 series. My 800 vitesse is off the road at the moment but is one of those cars I'd never part with

[RoadworkUK]

On 9/24/2020 at 11:03 PM, montytom said:

Great cars love the 800 series. My 800 vitesse is off the road at the moment but is one of those cars I'd never part with

I really must knock on your door one day and have a go of that; perhaps as a back-to-back with mine. Which, incidentally, has covered about 20 miles this year.

[montytom]

6 hours ago, RoadworkUK said:

I really must knock on your door one day and have a go of that; perhaps as a back-to-back with mine. Which, incidentally, has covered about 20 miles this year.

You would be made very welcome.

[mercedade]

On 9/26/2020 at 3:01 PM, RoadworkUK said:

I really must knock on your door one day and have a go of that; perhaps as a back-to-back with mine. Which, incidentally, has covered about 20 miles this year.

Is this near Braunton? My old Vitesse did the same journey a few times, but not taken the new one that way.

[RoadworkUK]

2 hours ago, mercedade said:

Is this near Braunton?

Close... Orkney! Thought it would be fun to show two pieces of rusting British engineering in a single frame

[mercedade]

1 hour ago, RoadworkUK said:

Close... Orkney! Thought it would be fun to show two pieces of rusting British engineering in a single frame

Flippin LOL!