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cswagon



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:34 pm    Post subject: Rover p4 100 Reply with quote
Hello
I'm hopefully going to look at a Rover P4 100 with a view to buying it and wondered if there were any suspect areas other than the norm. that these suffered from either bodily or mechanically please.
Thanks
Graham.
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Phil - Nottingham



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
P4's and especially the 100 are well made and last well but the newest will be 50 years old and the body and the 16g box chassis have loads of rust traps so beware filler and plating. Doors bonnet and boot lid are ally which can dissolve if near steel

The engine should be almost silent and smoke free and must start on the button (key actually as the 80/100 were the first Rover to dispense with it!)
Very expensive to rebuild the engine - suggest you visit the P4 Driver's Guild site and Forum and also loin the club
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Aren't they especially prone to rot around the back end of the chassis?

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Not really - some rot around the rubber bump stoop but an easy repair. The front outriggers do dissolve and the o/s one holds the brake master cylinder.

New sections can be had but the body must be lifted or access holes cut in the floor to weld the top edge - the A post & panel will then also be seen to require attention!
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
rear windows are a problem too, and if the interiors knackered walk away or re mortage your house as theyre bloody expensive to put right, ask me how i know . Sad
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks for all the replies, I'll let you know the verdict.
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