Hello all, I am Alan and after a search for a P6, i have finally found one that i am happy with. The previous owner has done a good job of looking after it and i am grateful for that.
Its rather standard from initial inspection. It has had a newish interior trimmed in cream leather with blue piping which was one of the main things on my list when looking. (a presentable interior i mean!? There are a few things to do, but corrosion isn't one of them. I have checked the best i can with my limited previous knowledge and advice and research from here. Thanks for that.
I should be in possession this week so i can draw a list up of what it is i want to do to hopefully improve it. A couple of things i have already decided on are a new stainless exhaust system. The current one isn't really what i want so i will be putting a new one on the shopping list.
The vinyl roof needs replacing so i will need to find someone to do this local to me. (SW London - M25 J10).
The gears are difficult to select at random times. I have read up on the "acorn" and suspect this, although i would need to investigate this. Would there be any other bushes i can replace whilst the gearbox is in the car? i don't want to be removing it just yet.
My other classic car has electronic ignition. Thats something i want to look into.
And a 5 speed conversion. I would need to find a 5 speed box 1st. If anyone knows of one, I am interested.
Thats it for now. I shall update the thread as i go along and will be asking plenty of questions until my knowledge grows.
Alan
Its rather standard from initial inspection. It has had a newish interior trimmed in cream leather with blue piping which was one of the main things on my list when looking. (a presentable interior i mean!? There are a few things to do, but corrosion isn't one of them. I have checked the best i can with my limited previous knowledge and advice and research from here. Thanks for that.
I should be in possession this week so i can draw a list up of what it is i want to do to hopefully improve it. A couple of things i have already decided on are a new stainless exhaust system. The current one isn't really what i want so i will be putting a new one on the shopping list.
The vinyl roof needs replacing so i will need to find someone to do this local to me. (SW London - M25 J10).
The gears are difficult to select at random times. I have read up on the "acorn" and suspect this, although i would need to investigate this. Would there be any other bushes i can replace whilst the gearbox is in the car? i don't want to be removing it just yet.
My other classic car has electronic ignition. Thats something i want to look into.
And a 5 speed conversion. I would need to find a 5 speed box 1st. If anyone knows of one, I am interested.
Thats it for now. I shall update the thread as i go along and will be asking plenty of questions until my knowledge grows.
Alan