Hi,
Can you please advise?
I have been looking at a 56 plt FFRR 4.2 S/C with 70k mls on the clock in a Private sale.
Current owner had it 3 years and had it serviced/ maintained at a reportedly competent local independent but not RR specialist. Has had car serviced 3 times during ownership.
Only queries are:
1. The car has receipts/ stamps going back to 'only 2007'?
2. From 2009 from approx 45k mls/ 2 years, the car has a gap/ no verified service history for next 12k mls until current owner bought it?
3. Owner says it has been a very reliable car and only issue he has ever had with car is that the coolant warning light intermittently comes on but coolant has always been checked by his garage and found to be no issues/ fine. His garage advised him to leave it as nothing wrong with coolant and its a waste of money to fix what is a one off intermittent electric gremlin?
4. Is 17/18 mpg on a motorway run what you would expect (he says that is average).
5. What would I be in for with a 56 plt 70k mls RR S/C by way of impending expensive maintenance?
The owner seems genuine, appears someone who could afford the maintenance and sounds like he's had the car well/ sensibly maintained
during ownership (car is reasonably priced).
I have a copy of the forum buying checklist done by someone called Matt that many refer to but wondered if you can consider my 5 questions please.
Any thoughts/ warnings/ advice would be much appreciated please/ thanks.
Can you please advise?
I have been looking at a 56 plt FFRR 4.2 S/C with 70k mls on the clock in a Private sale.
Current owner had it 3 years and had it serviced/ maintained at a reportedly competent local independent but not RR specialist. Has had car serviced 3 times during ownership.
Only queries are:
1. The car has receipts/ stamps going back to 'only 2007'?
2. From 2009 from approx 45k mls/ 2 years, the car has a gap/ no verified service history for next 12k mls until current owner bought it?
3. Owner says it has been a very reliable car and only issue he has ever had with car is that the coolant warning light intermittently comes on but coolant has always been checked by his garage and found to be no issues/ fine. His garage advised him to leave it as nothing wrong with coolant and its a waste of money to fix what is a one off intermittent electric gremlin?
4. Is 17/18 mpg on a motorway run what you would expect (he says that is average).
5. What would I be in for with a 56 plt 70k mls RR S/C by way of impending expensive maintenance?
The owner seems genuine, appears someone who could afford the maintenance and sounds like he's had the car well/ sensibly maintained
during ownership (car is reasonably priced).
I have a copy of the forum buying checklist done by someone called Matt that many refer to but wondered if you can consider my 5 questions please.
Any thoughts/ warnings/ advice would be much appreciated please/ thanks.