As I live not too far from this copperleaf car , and have been considering purchase of my first P6 , I too, went to see this car. The respray had the patina of an older paint job, generally very nice, although there were a couple of areas which would need attention ; 1) on the offside rear wing; 2) on the offside edge of the front bonnet. So that was not so much a big concern. The interior was very nice indeed, retrimmed seats, newish carpets, very smart.
I looked at various areas , which I have been told to be wary of with this model , notably, under mat to inspect boot area, under back seat, removing soundproofing, under rear scuttle panel on rear window, all looked reasonably sound. Although I was very concious of the very recent thick shiny underseal throughout the underside of the car. (Hmm?). I was more concerned with the fact the engine would not tick over properly was the choke was pushed in after a warm up, and the exhaust note seemed to be weaker than I anticipated. Could be "set-up" or worse, low compressions.
What's raised alarm bells for me now, is the fact I've missed these body-structure findings as described on this post. Thereorectically, I could buy a car looks very nice, full 12 months MOT etc; yet in my naivety towards the model still find the car would need anywhere up up four figure sums to correct , areas which your average MOT "bod" would never inspect. And yet I potentially still could have paid a decent preminium based on its general condition in the first place.
I have great admiration for these cars, still after owning Italian cars for the last 29 years, yet having looked at a handful of cars, I'm beginning to have my doubts on finding a pleasing example.
Copperleaf (or at least a decent respray) Biscuit interior. Early features like the small brake booster and handle on the spare wheel cover. Very tasty!
