my new 3500
- Thread starter rickyv8
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answer - yes... i think the reason is twofold...
1. Some paints are softer than others...
2. Fashion means that certain colours get changed... Browns, avacado...
Nick D pointed out that it's rare to see a 3500 in burnt grey like PAE ( grey/brown ) despite there being loads made!
NickDunning
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rockdemon said:
I suspect the survival of Almond, Mexico Brown and Tobacco Leaf cars over, say, red or blue ones, relates to the original owners IMHO. The louder colours would have been repmobiles/company cars and had hard lives. The Almond and brown ones were often purchased by retiring/retired people as status symbols etc.
Most of the decent cars I've owned originally had older owners.
Another colour you don't see enough of is Cameron Green - this is the colour I get asked for more than any other, but they're not common.
In the case of the Three Thousand Five I suspect quite a few Burnt Grey ones changed colour in later life - but there aren't many survivors either. There's a Three Thousand Five on eBay at the moment which appears to have been later re-sprayed Mexico Brown in a token effort to look more like a Series 2:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....30735104&category=29759&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619
Shame he's trying to sell the car without the plate. When I owned WPG2G I decided against doing that, and I'm very glad for the car that I didn't.
i will be using the car back and forward work and going around in so yes it shall be out and about lol
well to back up the previous posts about colour, this car was owned by an elderly couple and when the old man died his wife gave the car up, even then i dont think it was driven too much
i havent gt the v5 back yet, any way of finding out how many previous owners it has before it gets to me, which will take a few weeks
well to back up the previous posts about colour, this car was owned by an elderly couple and when the old man died his wife gave the car up, even then i dont think it was driven too much
i havent gt the v5 back yet, any way of finding out how many previous owners it has before it gets to me, which will take a few weeks
falkor
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does look superb Rickyrickyv8 said:got this on sunday night, only 59000 miles, black leather interior, almost immaculate the interior, body work quite good, just needs a tidy up
here some pics, will get better ones soon
you lucky man
what is the situation with petrol? can you just put unleaded in, no problem?
Hi Ricky
I especially like the interior - superb condition!
This is your chance to try out the Advanced Search, located under the search window at top right of the red header panel.
Unleaded or additive is a very disputed area for the V8. Once you get to the SD1 type cylinder head there is no doubt - unleaded, but the P5/P6 attracts conflicting views. There are some facts about though. First off, even if the valve heads and seats weren't suitable for unleaded in the first place, miles of use with leaded petrol will have left them with a lead "memory" which lasts a very long time. (unless you grind the valves in of course) Next, the V8 has alloy heads, so of necessity has valve seat inserts. So, even if the inserts aren't perfect for unleaded, they will be a long way along the way.
This leaves what most people find a very difficult decision. The adverts for lead additive play on a great fear of expensive disaster. So my advice is to keep the thing in perspective. Your cylinder heads will need re-building eventually, will using unleaded bring it that significantly closer? If your car is a hobby car and you don't do that many miles the answer is almost certainly "no". If you use it for work and travel all over the country @ 40,00mls per year it might be worth it.
Where you have a simple decision is whether to use an additive to improve octane number of the fuel you use. Trial and error will quickly tell you whether your car's favourite tipple leads to pinking. If it does, start by searching out a high octane petrol - Tesco do a 99 octane. Only then go on to top up with octane booster (its more expensive than upgrading to Super!) if required.
Chris
I especially like the interior - superb condition!
This is your chance to try out the Advanced Search, located under the search window at top right of the red header panel.
Unleaded or additive is a very disputed area for the V8. Once you get to the SD1 type cylinder head there is no doubt - unleaded, but the P5/P6 attracts conflicting views. There are some facts about though. First off, even if the valve heads and seats weren't suitable for unleaded in the first place, miles of use with leaded petrol will have left them with a lead "memory" which lasts a very long time. (unless you grind the valves in of course) Next, the V8 has alloy heads, so of necessity has valve seat inserts. So, even if the inserts aren't perfect for unleaded, they will be a long way along the way.
This leaves what most people find a very difficult decision. The adverts for lead additive play on a great fear of expensive disaster. So my advice is to keep the thing in perspective. Your cylinder heads will need re-building eventually, will using unleaded bring it that significantly closer? If your car is a hobby car and you don't do that many miles the answer is almost certainly "no". If you use it for work and travel all over the country @ 40,00mls per year it might be worth it.
Where you have a simple decision is whether to use an additive to improve octane number of the fuel you use. Trial and error will quickly tell you whether your car's favourite tipple leads to pinking. If it does, start by searching out a high octane petrol - Tesco do a 99 octane. Only then go on to top up with octane booster (its more expensive than upgrading to Super!) if required.
Chris