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Hey CO folks and all Rover lovers....
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:34 pm
by Rock
Does anyone know this car or the guy who owns it? Its in Longmont, CO
Should I or Shouldn't I?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... MEWAX%3AIT
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:39 pm
by Flat_Black_Rat
I'm digging it...
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:46 pm
by mtne
Don't know about should or shouldn't but I'm in range to check it out or facilitate umm, whatever.......
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 3:09 am
by Davros
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 3:50 am
by Rock
TV200 wrote:Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Fine....
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 4:07 am
by Davros
Rock wrote:TV200 wrote:Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Fine....
I just took a closer look at the pictures in the auction. It really does seem to be a domestic version of a viet nam scooter. Totally not worth the $$$$$$$$$
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 4:55 am
by GOSTAZ
Beautiful red livery, with a dash of diamond plate to cover the rust? I mirror TV in the Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo......
Were it sand colored, and the chassis in better fettle? You would still be better off with a CJ. Or a Toyo LC.
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:59 am
by Davros
GOSTAZ wrote:Beautiful red livery, with a dash of diamond plate to cover the rust? I mirror TV in the Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo......
Were it sand colored, and the chassis in better fettle? You would still be better off with a CJ. Or a Toyo LC.
Well, the diamondplate is on the bodywork, which is an aluminum alloy called birmabright, so wouldn't rust. But the diamondplate will trap water underneath. The worst rust on series rovers are in the bulkhead, and in the chassis. However there is frequently a galvanic corrosion where the birmabright door skins meet the steel door frame. I know it says the rear xmember has been replaced, which is usually the first part of the frame to go. It's usually a stopgap repair. I've had to do about a dozen rear crossmembers.
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:14 am
by Pattio
TV200 wrote: I've had to do about a dozen rear crossmembers.
Does this have anything to do with the nickname?
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:29 am
by Davros
Pattio wrote:TV200 wrote: I've had to do about a dozen rear crossmembers.
Does this have anything to do with the nickname?
shhhhhhh
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:34 am
by mtne
Umm, so I take it that's a no...................
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:59 am
by Rock
mtne wrote:Umm, so I take it that's a no...................
Well if you see it or know the guy then maybe otherwise don't worry about it...... or TV200 will thump me, and not in the good way....
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 3:39 pm
by stiles
GOSTAZ wrote:Beautiful red livery, with a dash of diamond plate to cover the rust? I mirror TV in the Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo......
Were it sand colored, and the chassis in better fettle? You would still be better off with a CJ. Or a Toyo LC.
+1. Those fuckers rust from cathodic corrosion as noted, the steel chassis loves to rot as well and the 4 banger gas engine is anemic as hell and hard to improve as a bonus. Diamond plate covers a multitude of expensive and hard to fix sins, the electrics were questionable even when new and you're not getting any parts locally.
Unless you want to spend as much time fixing it as driving it, I'd take a pass.