badfluffy · Oct 25, 2021

i have been offered a p38 at silly money (cheap), looks a nice motor but suffers from electric gremlins, apparently eats battery's, radio and satnav only work when battery is low, the guys been told its becm by main stealer and quoted £2k, i know i'm going to buy it with my heart not my head, so first question is, could it be becm or is that a red herring

saxavordian · Oct 25, 2021

badfluffy said:
i have been offered a p38 at silly money (cheap), looks a nice motor but suffers from electric gremlins, apparently eats battery's, radio and satnav only work when battery is low, the guys been told its becm by main stealer and quoted £2k, i know i'm going to buy it with my heart not my head, so first question is, could it be becm or is that a red herring

Do you trust the seller integrity and does he have the quote stating the fault. Could be genuine reason. As for replacement I bow to the guys here knowledge.

RangeRoller dt · Oct 25, 2021

Take their diagnosis in mind but generally ignore it. Come to your own conclusion and trust that only. 2.5k to get mine running lr specialist said, I’m still driving around in it years later not spent that much yet all in.

If it’s worth it to you then go for it. The more they say it needs work the more discount you expect

If it’s 2k to sort how much does he think it’s worth after sorted?
2.5k? = £500 value now.

badfluffy · Oct 25, 2021

saxavordian said:
Do you trust the seller integrity and does he have the quote stating the fault. Could be genuine reason. As for replacement I bow to the guys here knowledge.

known the seller years so i believe what he says about it, the stealer on the other hand probably hasn't a clue

Mark Piercy · Oct 25, 2021

Bad door locks or fob reciever bugging out on wifi interference... If it's good money for a parts car or a fixer upper maybe. Go into it as you wish with an open mind

Grrrrrr · Oct 26, 2021

badfluffy said:
i have been offered a p38 at silly money (cheap), looks a nice motor but suffers from electric gremlins, apparently eats battery's, radio and satnav only work when battery is low, the guys been told its becm by main stealer and quoted £2k, i know i'm going to buy it with my heart not my head, so first question is, could it be becm or is that a red herring

How silly?!

badfluffy · Oct 26, 2021

Grrrrrr said:
How silly?!

about 750

Gord Wedman · Oct 26, 2021

If you like solving mysteries this will probably serve you well.

badfluffy · Oct 26, 2021

Gord Wedman said:
If you like solving mysteries this will probably serve you well.

at least the auto-box is good on it

Mark Piercy · Oct 26, 2021

badfluffy said:
about 750

Dammmmnn boy....

that not a bad price for a ton of spares or 2.25t of spares

doriz · Oct 26, 2021

badfluffy said:
i have been offered a p38 at silly money (cheap), looks a nice motor but suffers from electric gremlins, apparently eats battery's, radio and satnav only work when battery is low, the guys been told its becm by main stealer and quoted £2k, i know i'm going to buy it with my heart not my head, so first question is, could it be becm or is that a red herring

Brilliant, the evidence suggests walking away and saving your money but it’s like a drug and the initial outlay belies the true cost in man-hours (clearly I mean person-hours) and money. I fall for this trap every time

if you don’t buy it I will, oh ffs

Datatek · Oct 26, 2021

Unlikely to be the BECM, low battery volts causes all sorts of phantom problems. An MF31-1000 battery and a Nanocom for starters.
Battery drain is likely to be the RF receiver and/or damp carpets and underlay in the drivers footwell.

Grrrrrr · Oct 26, 2021

Datatek said:
Unlikely to be the BECM, low battery volts causes all sorts of phantom problems. An MF31-1000 battery and a Nanocom for starters.
Battery drain is likely to be the RF receiver and/or damp carpets and underlay in the drivers footwell.

+1 on that.

£750 is worth a punt. Even if it costs you a grand in parts (thinking all the usual things on a car 20+ years old) you could still turn a profit at the end if the bodywork and interior looks good.

Rubberknees · Oct 26, 2021

badfluffy said:
known the seller years so i believe what he says about it, the stealer on the other hand probably hasn't a clue

Not many stealers if any have a clue about the P38

Grrrrrr · Oct 26, 2021

Rubberknees said:
Not many garages if any have a clue about the P38

Edited for accuracy.

RangeRoller dt · Oct 26, 2021

Go for it.
Worst case you sell parts to make your money back then weigh it in. Doubt it will come to that. Look how many get a scrapper on here that turns into a project that ends up as a runner.
Then get another...you know who you are all of you lol

badfluffy · Oct 26, 2021

well more info comes to light, the sun roof leaks, looking more like water in electrics

jwrrc · Oct 26, 2021

+1 on the main stealer knowing nothing. If you're not after finance on a brand new Rover, they aren't all that interested in helping you, they will lighten your wallet on your way through though.
Also +1 for at 750, it'll pay you back in parts if you snout around and find it's a gonner. Fix it up and you've got something that's probably nearing the appreciating asset, not depreciating asset.

Wazzajnr · Oct 26, 2021

Stuff only working when battery low and eating batteries smacks of a dud alternator to me.

Therustbucket · Oct 27, 2021

Do it I paid £600 for mine spent 1k or so getting LPG sorted new tyres and servicing and some other bits. Probaly got a few hundred more and many hrs to spend doing the little bits so bear that in mind that little jobs add up the hrs as well.

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