Hi, I'm new to the forum because I'm looking at getting an old RR.

I currently have the v8 petrol L322 model which I love but it has reached the end of its life with me as I don't drive a huge number of miles and I have always loved the look of the older models (apart from the P38 which I am not a fan of).

The question is - what are the main pitfalls to look out for and would I be best paying a bit extra to get a specialist to find one for me (nb I am not very mechanical minded, which is to say, I would be likely to pick up the wrong end of a spanner ...)

Any input much appreciated!

OJ

 

you biggest issue on a RRC is going to be rust.
inside the rear door at the dog legs and in the rear wheel-wells near the seat belt mounts.

 

Like Drow said, rust on the frame, at the mud flap mounts, mounting points for everything under the hood on the inner fenders, a pillar, rear seat belt outer mount points, spare tire well, rear frame horns, around the windshield frame etc.

Everything mechanical can be rebuilt pretty easily in the RRC but the rust is the killer.

So look for rust, if you don't find much look again. If you still don't find much have some else look.

Best of luck in the search the RRC is my personnel favorite

 

Thanks for the pointers. My understanding is that the earlier hard dash models are less rust prone than the later soft dashes - is that right?

Ideally I would prefer a soft dash as they look nicer to my eyes but if it's going to increase the bork factor significantly I'll go for the hard dash ...

 

the later (soft dash) are the ones i have seen with the most problems inside the rear doors, but that's just what i have noticed

 

I guess the logical next step for me is to find someone who really knows their way around these cars to do the inspection for me. I know my limits!

I would be happy to pay someone to travel and inspect a car and then come back with a simple yes or no answer and a list of what they reckon needs doing to the car to make it reliable. Does anyone know of such a service exists?

 

add your location someone my know of a place near you

 

I'm going with the UK