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Hi,
Just viewed a chim and need some advice on a couple of things. I intend to get Rob Ingleby to inspect however want to save my money if these point are obvious show stoppers:
what should the oil pressure be on tick-over
how much is a new screen (small chip and scratches)
very small crack (1 inch) on wing under bonnet
Thanks all advice gratefully received
Dave
Just viewed a chim and need some advice on a couple of things. I intend to get Rob Ingleby to inspect however want to save my money if these point are obvious show stoppers:
what should the oil pressure be on tick-over
how much is a new screen (small chip and scratches)
very small crack (1 inch) on wing under bonnet
Thanks all advice gratefully received
Dave
dadamsv8 said:
what should the oil pressure be on tick-over
how much is a new screen (small chip and scratches)
very small crack (1 inch) on wing under bonnet
Oil pressure at tick over IIRC 35ish & 45ish on the move.
New screen £50 if covered on insurance!
Crack? I'd be more concerned as to what caused it!
Corin Denton said:
Just wanted to see your reactions. I have driven the 4.0 and ok it is (kinda)fast but i missed the grunt of the 500. A 4.0 run smoother and more civilised.
A fourlitre is a faster car point to point on the really twisty stuff.
Corin. I've seen you post that theory before. Why would that be?
dadamsv8 said:
Hi,
Just viewed a chim and need some advice on a couple of things. I intend to get Rob Ingleby to inspect however want to save my money if these point are obvious show stoppers:
what should the oil pressure be on tick-over
how much is a new screen (small chip and scratches)
very small crack (1 inch) on wing under bonnet
Thanks all advice gratefully received
Dave
Oil pressure should be around 30-45 on idle depending on wether the engine is warm. A new screen is whatever your excess is on your insurance for a replacement (£60ish).. A "small crack"!? ..how did it get there..?
If in doubt really do get it inspected.. I've seen two quite new Chims over £20k lately with low miles on them hiding accident damage. And as for earlier ones... some of the chassis and wishbones recently have been
Cheers
Matt
2 Smokin Barrels said:
wintrading said:
Just wanted to see your reactions. I have driven the 4.0 and ok it is (kinda)fast but i missed the grunt of the 500. A 4.0 run smoother and more civilised.
A fourlitre is a faster car point to point on the really twisty stuff.
Corin. I've seen you post that theory before. Why would that be?
Sounds a reasonable point - the 5 is only quicker if you can exploit all the power, the more power you have the harder this is to do. If you have the skills then the 5 ought to be quicker, but I bet you'd find not by that much in the real world.
Steve_T said:
Corin Denton said:
wintrading said:
Just wanted to see your reactions. I have driven the 4.0 and ok it is (kinda)fast but i missed the grunt of the 500. A 4.0 run smoother and more civilised.
A fourlitre is a faster car point to point on the really twisty stuff.
Corin. I've seen you post that theory before. Why would that be?
Sounds a reasonable point - the 5 is only quicker if you can exploit all the power, the more power you have the harder this is to do. If you have the skills then the 5 ought to be quicker, but I bet you'd find not by that much in the real world.
Mine's getting better now the new Toyos are bedding in, when they were new I really noticed a lot more drift and oversteer on the same roads that I had wired in the four litre. I'm hoping this can improved with better throttle control and in an effort I have booked a Ride Drive and a trackday.
Might be the car but I'm hoping it's me.
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Corin Denton said:
2 Smokin Barrels said:
Corin Denton said:
wintrading said:
Just wanted to see your reactions. I have driven the 4.0 and ok it is (kinda)fast but i missed the grunt of the 500. A 4.0 run smoother and more civilised.
A fourlitre is a faster car point to point on the really twisty stuff.
Corin. I've seen you post that theory before. Why would that be?
Sounds a reasonable point - the 5 is only quicker if you can exploit all the power, the more power you have the harder this is to do. If you have the skills then the 5 ought to be quicker, but I bet you'd find not by that much in the real world.
Mine's getting better now the new Toyos are bedding in, when they were new I really noticed a lot more drift and oversteer on the same roads that I had wired in the four litre. I'm hoping this can improved with better throttle control and in an effort I have booked a Ride Drive and a trackday.
Might be the car but I'm hoping it's me.
Make sure you get the Ride Drive guys to teach you about anti hijack techniques in a sainsburys carpark like I did a few years back.
Still smile now remembering pulling J-turns in a Griff 500!!!!!!!!!!!
Oil pressure depends upon how accurate the guage is and (catch 22) what the guage says, shouldn't be taken as too accurate.
Windscreen is £137 RRP plus VAT; plus delivery (which can be expensive as it is so big); plus maybe new surround trim; plus fitting.
The crack might be repairable as part of a front end respray to hide the stone chips (£500-750), or it might be a lot more. Post a picture perhaps? Or why not ask the seller to repair it for you as part of the deal?
Windscreen is £137 RRP plus VAT; plus delivery (which can be expensive as it is so big); plus maybe new surround trim; plus fitting.
The crack might be repairable as part of a front end respray to hide the stone chips (£500-750), or it might be a lot more. Post a picture perhaps? Or why not ask the seller to repair it for you as part of the deal?
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