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How much for a low mileage Rolls Royce !
« on: 22 June 2018, 16:12:08 »

Mate of mine called round this morning in a beautiful Rolls Royce Shadow 1977 model in Gold complete with private plate 45 DRK just over 30,000 miles from new with stacks of history , went to a car auction on Wednesday looking for a runaround for his daughter saw this & got it for £8,500 it's  just totally stunning 💘 Daughter finished up with a one owner Corsa .
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Re: How much for a low mileage Rolls Royce !
« Reply #1 on: 22 June 2018, 16:50:37 »

Last of the shadow 1, or early shadow2,..
Check wheel arches, chassis rails, rear lower quarters. Leaks on suspension.
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Re: How much for a low mileage Rolls Royce !
« Reply #2 on: 22 June 2018, 17:01:51 »

As BG says they can rot anywhere and they all getting on a bit now,look lovely but drive like a truck,much nicer to be a passenger in the back with the glass partition shut(if fitted) ;D
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Re: How much for a low mileage Rolls Royce !
« Reply #3 on: 22 June 2018, 17:13:17 »

All previous MOTs look good to me , don't think it actually requires one because of its age but he is booking it in at a specialist in Leeds.
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Re: How much for a low mileage Rolls Royce !
« Reply #6 on: 22 June 2018, 17:38:41 »

He was robbed.
Look at this for £1800.  :o
https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic/saturday-16th-june-2018/1990-bentley-mulsanne-s/


Any car that's not been used for five years is going to require some recommissioning. A Rolls like that is going to be even more of a wallet killer than a pampered car that's been in frequent use.
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Re: How much for a low mileage Rolls Royce !
« Reply #7 on: 22 June 2018, 17:46:54 »

Wouldn't disagree with that. A guy on another forum I frequent bought an oldish Bentley, and the amount of money he got through getting it and keeping it roadworthy was truly frightening.
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Re: How much for a low mileage Rolls Royce !
« Reply #8 on: 22 June 2018, 19:05:52 »

Have you seen the one Harry Metcalfe bought? £4100 on eBay he's just driven it to the North Pole and back.
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Re: How much for a low mileage Rolls Royce !
« Reply #9 on: 22 June 2018, 19:45:09 »

He did spend another £2.5k to do that.
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Re: How much for a low mileage Rolls Royce !
« Reply #10 on: 22 June 2018, 19:53:00 »

He was robbed.
Look at this for £1800.  :o
https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic/saturday-16th-june-2018/1990-bentley-mulsanne-s/


That's the basic mulsanne, just a V8, you want the turboR red label, Inc handling pack.
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Re: How much for a low mileage Rolls Royce !
« Reply #11 on: 22 June 2018, 20:17:14 »

It'll break him if it goes wrong in any of many areas they can go hideously wrong  :o
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« Reply #12 on: 23 June 2018, 01:31:05 »

I'd like to drive it into a swimming pool!  8)  :D  ;D
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Re: How much for a low mileage Rolls Royce !
« Reply #13 on: 23 June 2018, 07:54:55 »

Engines are basically simple[although they can look complex]lumps of iron,gearboxes no worse than other auto boxes.Big ticket items are bodywork-there's a lot of it and they do rust-braking system and Citroenesque suspension.The brake servo was[I think this still holds true of the Shadows]powered from the gearbox making the brakes less effective[needing a harder push for same effect]when in reverse.Parts costs can be reduced if they can be cross referenced with fitment to other cars e.g. many years ago a distributor cap was £70 for a Rolls one where one for a Daimler V8 250[same item]was only £10 it's a matter of knowing which parts from other vehicles fit.I'd have a Rolls/Bentley tomorrow if I had the money to buy one :y
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Re: How much for a low mileage Rolls Royce !
« Reply #14 on: 23 June 2018, 18:41:29 »

Engines are basically simple[although they can look complex]lumps of iron,gearboxes no worse than other auto boxes.Big ticket items are bodywork-there's a lot of it and they do rust-braking system and Citroenesque suspension.The brake servo was[I think this still holds true of the Shadows]powered from the gearbox making the brakes less effective[needing a harder push for same effect]when in reverse.Parts costs can be reduced if they can be cross referenced with fitment to other cars e.g. many years ago a distributor cap was £70 for a Rolls one where one for a Daimler V8 250[same item]was only £10 it's a matter of knowing which parts from other vehicles fit.I'd have a Rolls/Bentley tomorrow if I had the money to buy one :y
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Got to say it looked an absolute minter , smooth could not feel any gear changes engine was as smooth as silk & was very responsive to a right foot ! My opinion is he has bought a very nice car the plate alone must be worth a few quid.
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