Didn't get a chance for test drive as I became ill.
My friend has kindly taken on the task and he advised against both.
His stories of the may cars he has seen has surprised me.
He has been choosy with his selection and kept his viewing to within 40 miles from home, selectiing carefully by write up , pictures and price ( Not too cheap ) etc.
3 RR's in Hemel all with a great write up were dreadful, 2 failed to start at all with car 1 showing signs of hot water running down the side of the coolant tank nice rim of mayo in tank and under oil filler, oil leak from engine.
Car 2 similar signs to car 1, had got so hot that the dip stick and oil filler cap had siezed solid.
Car 3 started and ran with all lights on the air suspension and error messages on the console.
Others viewed
Some had damage not mentioned in the write up, one had the windscreen cracked in a u shape covering the entire windscreen
The camera does lie because one even had a different number plate than was in the picture.
Most had been around for some time, looking rather sad and unkept, not the pristine cars shown in the pictures.
One car locally sold for over 6000 but when I saw it before I became ill the oil did not reach the dipstick and when it started my wife said oh its a diesel... Whoop's... And the Satnav was just a blur, Eas lazy.
It's a shame about these beautiful cars that seem to stop being cared for around 80,000 miles, and become a bodgit it if goes wrong sort of repair, none have had recent service records, even from local dealers.
So what's the answer...
I would like a newer P38 or should I keep my old Classic which is not in the same class, or should I ask my friend to keep looking?
What would you do?
Fred
