yosini
New Member
Hello all,
I'm new to Classic Rovers, but am a bit of a car collector/addict, and needed a practical 'family' car for the new arrival (first daughter, Riley, born on Xmas day!). Started looking at modern estate cars, but I just couldn't bring myself to buy something soul-less, so looked at classic estates, my favourite option was a Volvo Amazon, but the mrs said it looked like a hearse. Then I showed her a picture of a P6 (4 door, so ultimately practical....) and she loved it, so I jumped at the opportunity to buy another classic and am now the proud owner of a V8 P6, Series 1. With a child seat...
The car has had quite a bit of upgrading done, SD1 5speed gearbox, 4-barrel Edelbrock, adjustable shocks etc, it's far from pristine but seems solid and has proven to be completely reliable over the first 2 months of ownership. There are a couple of things I'd like to fix, speedo & clock don't work, and then some clonking from the back that I don't like the sound of but I'll be asking the forum separately on those....
Great to see such an active forum and I look forward to e-meeting you all, and if you see a red S1 with black vinyl roof driving around SE London then give us a wave!
Cheers
Joe, Jacky & Riley
I'm new to Classic Rovers, but am a bit of a car collector/addict, and needed a practical 'family' car for the new arrival (first daughter, Riley, born on Xmas day!). Started looking at modern estate cars, but I just couldn't bring myself to buy something soul-less, so looked at classic estates, my favourite option was a Volvo Amazon, but the mrs said it looked like a hearse. Then I showed her a picture of a P6 (4 door, so ultimately practical....) and she loved it, so I jumped at the opportunity to buy another classic and am now the proud owner of a V8 P6, Series 1. With a child seat...
The car has had quite a bit of upgrading done, SD1 5speed gearbox, 4-barrel Edelbrock, adjustable shocks etc, it's far from pristine but seems solid and has proven to be completely reliable over the first 2 months of ownership. There are a couple of things I'd like to fix, speedo & clock don't work, and then some clonking from the back that I don't like the sound of but I'll be asking the forum separately on those....
Great to see such an active forum and I look forward to e-meeting you all, and if you see a red S1 with black vinyl roof driving around SE London then give us a wave!
Cheers
Joe, Jacky & Riley