28-02-09, 12:11 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Originally Posted by Aleph
Up to a month ago I drove a Rover P6 as a driver. One thing I love about it is the fact that the engine is not sophisticated.
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Have you got rid of it?
I love the P6, had two of them in the 1980s. A 3500 auto then a wonderful 3500S. Next time I see a nice one for sale here in Australia I'm going to buy it.
There is much to be said for simplicity in motor cars. I've had some wonderful modern cars but when they go wrong there is nothing you can do and if it's an intermittent electronics fault, God help you. I've had two Audis with an intermittent engine management fault and I ended up trading them both because in both cases the dealership couldn't fix the problem and one of them was still under warranty!
None of that nonsense in a Rover P6 or an older Bristol. I dare say the new Bristols aren't very complex compared with most modern cars and they should stay that way, at least in the engine bay anyway.
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