For Sale - 1994 Rover Sterling in Woking Surrey

[Lord Sterling]

Been in contact with a fella from another Rover forum who has been trying to sell his lovely 1994 Rover Sterling for a while now. I guess the market for V6s aint that strong at the moment but I said I'd atput the word about if nothing else. There is a good chance it may be broken up for parts if not sold.

 

Story is, Ray, the owner is pensioner and cant afford the ever increasing fuel prices, he will be buying/has already bought a 2003 Rover 75 CDTi 2.0 so needs this moved on. Ray is looking for about £675 last time I checked on the forum in July but is open to offers.

 

He has emailed me a few photos and I found the original message he posted up on MG-Rover.org in July earlier this year.

 

If you cant be bothered to clicked the link, here is the post replicted with pictures (He didnt put up any pics in his post) This post was made in July this year so the price was a little higher then.

 

M reg 1994 Rover 827 Honda engined auto for sale

 

It is with regret, as I can no longer afford the expense of petrol for

the low 20's in mpg for the luxury and comfort so adequately offered by

my Rover 827 Sterling -- it has to be sold! The car and I are located in Woking, Surrey.

 

M reg - (date of 1st registration 10/11/1994) Honda engined 2.7

automatic, 139,613 miles, Nightfire Red with cream leather seating and

all the toys ([i haven't tried the aircon and the radio needs an unlock

code], but everything else works), twin electrics tow-bar, 12 months MOT

-- Yours for £775.00 - *pictures are available on request.

*

What you get for your money

 

The following information has been taken from receipts and other

documentation in my possession.

 

I purchased the car from the previous owner on 12/10/2009 and in March

2008 he spent £147.76 on new front discs and brake pads and a new

complete exhaust system.

 

During my term of ownership the following has been fitted to the car:

- New number plates

- 4 x Security locking wheel nuts

- 6 x Denso Iridium spark plugs IQ20

- Coolant drain, system flush and new coolant to 50/50 mix

- New pair EBC Ultima front brake pads

- 2nd hand quality chrome grille

- New FOS door handle and lock

- New ElectroSpark ignition lead set

- 2nd hand water valve

- New Honda Legend fuel filter

- New distributor cap

- New rotor arm

- New air filter

- New expansion tank

- New fuel hoses (all), and repair of filler pipe in connection with the

- well known RNS fuel leak problem

- 2 x new Bosch lambda sensors

- New catalytic convertor and mounting components

- New rear discs

- New rear EBC Ultima rear brake pads

- 2 x new CV joint gaiters

- New FNS ball joint

- New FOS ball joint

- 1 x new tyre -- Nexen 91V CP641

- New FNS tie rod

- New FOS tie rod

- Oil change (Castrol Magnatex 10W-40) at 139,592 miles

- New oil filter

 

An arrangement can be made concerning the current Road Tax licence which expires on 30/11/2011

 

_I have some other items available at extra cost, as follows:_

[*]New AC Delco air filter Pt No. PC 565 (for Rover 827/Honda Legend) - £8.00

[*]Thule roof bars and fittings for 827 - £35.00 and Halfords roof box - £40.00 - (both items seen in the pictures)

[*]Excellent condition Early 800 expansion tank -- Pt No. PCF 10063 - offers invited

[*]Sump gasket - £25.00

[*]Rectangular yellow number plate (for use on a tailboard) - £10.00

[*]Square yellow number plate (for use on a small trailer) - £7.00 -- both with the vehicle registration characters

[*]Drivers door master control unit for mirrors/windows (only 18 months old) - £40.00

 

Summary

This car has never let me down during my nearly two years of ownership.

It starts on the button, and the engine and gearbox are superb. The car

has been given two very slight 'supermarket car park kisses', but you

can see from the pictures that it shines up well. It needed two small

areas of welding for the recent MOT, both in the area of the rear

suspension mountings on each side and these have been

adequately repaired.

 

With fuel costs as they are, and me an OAP, I have to chase the larger

mpg returns. I am sticking with Rover, however, and will be purchasing a

2003 Rover 75 CDTi 2.0 BMW engined diesel engined Tourer with a manual

gearbox -- 50+ mpg here I come!

I hope the car gives you as much satisfaction and pleasure as it has

provided for me.

 

Regards

Ray

 

Basically,

Its a Rover 827 Sterling

Saloon,

Finished in Nightfire Red

Has a full Beige leather interior

Covered around 139k

Has had a bit of money spent on it

Car is located in Woking, Surrey

Owner wants around £675 though open to offers

 

Pictures:

 

 

I've got a few more pics of the front seats, they are not as in good condition as they look, the drivers seat certainly looks like its been sat for every one of the 139k its covered. The passenger seat probably needs a bit of a clean up but thats it. The rear bumper seems probably need a repaint by the looks of things, apart from that, if your looking for something with a bit of class to it then this might what your looking for.

 

The chaps name is Ray Attwood, I have his email address where he can be contacted at:

 

Ta for looking.

[warren t claim]

Much wantage meets much poverty. Sob!

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

He's had all this work done to the car and bought another one TO SAVE MONEY?

 

What was Earl's bicycle made of?

[Pete-M]

That's the least I expect really when I'm buying a car that age for that kind of money.

 

Otherwise it'd be a serious MOT failure worksheet on something like an 827, and a few hundred quid to put it right. Which wouldn't be cost effective as it'd still be worth less than the cost of the car and the bits - even if the car was £150ish without an MOT. For £650ish it wouldn't be a bad buy as long as it doesn't go wrong. At the end of the day if it lasts a year and then goes over the bridge of doom, and doesn't cost much to keep going in the meanwhile then that's £500 for a years motoring in a big leathery barge.

 

Disposable motoring. Bangernomics. If you like the 800 there are worse ways of getting from A-B.

 

IF the thing makes it through another MOT, there's a good chance you could make most of your money back.

[eddyramrod]

^WHS, even though I have to defer to other people's experience of these models. I like the look of that, very much. It's certainly a spec I'd be looking for in a daily-driver.

[scooters]

I posted a link to this some weeks ago. I exchanged emails on it with ray. He has it on c&c for 500 which is a total bargain. I think the v6 s are sweetie money just now a guy round the corner from me was selling a saab 93 v6 for 300 with a 8 month MOT in excellent condition last month

[Guest Len H]

I like that you have to pay extra for the trailer number plates.

[eddyramrod]

Yeah, what else is he going to use them on?

[Pete-M]

I like that you have to pay extra for the trailer number plates.

 

Yeah, that struck me as being a bit tw@tish. Like he's gonna use them again.

[r.welfare]

Shame that long list of maintenance doesn't seem to include a cambelt change, otherwise that would appear to be a good gamble for luxury bangernomics.