I have been looking at buying a P6 for some time. Viewed 2 cars, ; 1) a 2200TC been laid up for a while but needs seats re-trimming-- it has the pleated cloth interior in an off-white colour, car is mexico brown. 2) an other mexico brown car, 3500 auto., but body issues . Both cars in Worcestershire.
My concerns in regard to a V8 is potential/ probable excess oil consumption. In the road test book I have, each car seemed to burn oil at the rate of 1 pint per 500-1000 miles,(which I regard far too excessive for a new car) whereas the oil consumption of the 4 cylinder cars were virtually nil. I've also read the V8 pulls on head studs, and did so til modifications made until mid 90's. ; possible cause of above? Should I be concerned??
The higher fuel consumption isn't so much a problem if you treat it as an "occassional car" in the classic car sense, and the extra performance is nice but not essential, on todays UK roads you can't use cars to full extent anyway with all the "policing" going on.
May I ask for your views
thanks martin
My concerns in regard to a V8 is potential/ probable excess oil consumption. In the road test book I have, each car seemed to burn oil at the rate of 1 pint per 500-1000 miles,(which I regard far too excessive for a new car) whereas the oil consumption of the 4 cylinder cars were virtually nil. I've also read the V8 pulls on head studs, and did so til modifications made until mid 90's. ; possible cause of above? Should I be concerned??
The higher fuel consumption isn't so much a problem if you treat it as an "occassional car" in the classic car sense, and the extra performance is nice but not essential, on todays UK roads you can't use cars to full extent anyway with all the "policing" going on.
May I ask for your views
thanks martin