54000 mile slipper waggon

[rotoryboy]

Green Avant




N.C.T.S

[Bibby]

Seventh owner on 54K miles? Jesus...

[s2avant95M]

just means all the nasty things like cambelts etc will need changing soon. i'm sure ive seen this before on eBay.

[Stick Insect]

just means all the nasty things like cambelts etc will need changing soon. i'm sure ive seen this before on eBay.

Says the cam belt has been done, however it is advertised elsewear. Is there a small Scottish village called elsewear?

Wish I didn't fancy it!

David

[JonnyH]

It's a Cat D insurance write off. Looks like Year 2000 accident. and has been stored for the last 5 years. Would hate to think what that's done to the engine......

[Jamo]

Cat D means nothing on a S2, insurance companies write of S2 for front light breaking!

The storage for 5 years again not really a problem.

But it's too high a price with those two thing in mind.

[JonnyH]

Right, fair enough.

Doesn't an engine standing for 5 years mean that gaskets, seals etc. which are supposed to remain lubricated are exposed to the air and dry out? I don't know if that's the case on the s2 but I've got a Westfield with a Rover V8 which wouldn't take too kindly to being left for even a year.

[S2 Ant]

Looks very nice!!!
Depending on what the damage was that could be a real bargain really

[S2 Ant]

Seems a bit strange that he got it in April 05 and is selling it 2 months later tho!
Profit making me thinks

[Jamo]

Right, fair enough.

Doesn't an engine standing for 5 years mean that gaskets, seals etc. which are supposed to remain lubricated are exposed to the air and dry out? I don't know if that's the case on the s2 but I've got a Westfield with a Rover V8 which wouldn't take too kindly to being left for even a year.

That would mean when you park your car up it would seize. Not on most modern engines.

I had a car that i stored for 5 years, came back and it started first time and ran perfectly for 18 months afterwards. Only problem i had was the Rad had become rotten which would be the only concern on the S2 as it has 2 of the ******s.

[JonnyH]

When I say they dry out - I mean over a period of months and years, not whilst you pop into Tescos for a loaf of bread

[S2 Ant]

When I say they dry out - I mean over a period of months and years, not whilst you pop into Tescos for a loaf of bread

So its safe for me to turn the car off when i go shopping then?

[Stick Insect]

So its safe for me to turn the car off when i go shopping then?

If the Rover V8 has the old 'rope' oil seal it will not take too kindly to being dried out. I have a Morris Minor Engine which was left for 18 years with no oil in it whatsoever! I put the sump back on, filled it with oil and it ran for 3k miles before It sounded a bit rumbly. It turns out that the crank had rusted inside the shells and it took the bearings out. I had the crank polished to inner tolerance and fitted new shells and it is fine again.

I know it's not an ideal example of leaving engines standing but it's the best I can provide.

David

[Jamo]

So its safe for me to turn the car off when i go shopping then?

If your shopping for a new woman, it could be a couple of years :mischeif:

[JonnyH]

Actually, probably best not to even leave it in Tesco's carpark at all. Those old ladies with fully laden trolleys are pretty scary, although I have noticed some of them employing advanced RWD driving techniques for cornering. Pity they can't brake quite as well