Seriously?

[360beast]

Originally Posted by Othen

Hi Luke,
I chose to pay for private treatment (mainly because I thought the NHS would never have fixed the problem) at a specialist (the Oxford Hernia Centre). I quite glad I did, treatment was quite excellent compared with the NHS. I was in control of things all the way through, everything happened spot on time and I was able to go home the same afternoon.
The OHC gave me some painkillers to take home, but I didn't bother with them. I had a day sitting on the sofa watching daytime telly and was pretty well back to normal by the end of the week.
I hope it all goes as well for you Luke.

If you can afford it then it's definitely worth paying for private, my mate had his done there and had the same experience as you.

We are very lucky to have the NHS and the staff were all absolutely amazing, the amount of abuse they had to put up with just from patients on my ward was awful though! It's no wonder they're short staffed as they work 12 hours shifts and get treated like cr@p.

[ITSv40]

Originally Posted by Othen

This is nice:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226103527544

Totally agree

We are now in proper Rolls-Royce territory, instead of being outside the local scrapyard.

I can only fault it on two points: when the paintwork was done they omitted to have the freehand coachlines done along the chrome and bonnet line. It should have twin lines in brick red - one above and below the chrome strip, extending as a twin line along the bonnet. Minor point, but not easy to get done these days. I had my wheel discs hand lined - as per original - by an old boy in Coventry. He worked out of his garden shed and I had the privilege of watching him do them. He placed them on a turntable, gave them a spin, laid the paint loaded brush on the disc and painted a perfect coach line - all four perfect first time. A true craftsman if ever I saw one.

Second point: the bonnet is unlatched

That is exactly what one should be looking for and at about the right price point. I would buy it in a heartbeat.

[ITSv40]

Originally Posted by 360beast

I had a hernia operation yesterday and I'm in hospital, the drugs must be in my system still 🤣

The recovery truck would definitely be cheaper to get around in

All the best for a swift recovery.

[ITSv40]

Drooling over the Rolls, has brought back memories of a little feature I loved playing with. If you look at the ebay picture of the instrument cluster there is a red line drawn on the fuel gauge and marked 'min oil'. The fuel gauge normally registers fuel in the tank, but by pressing a button on the dash it switches to a float in the engine sump and measures the engine oil level. It should then always read maximum. Rolls did state in the handbook to not wholly rely on the electric gauge, but to periodically check the level with the dipstick.

It became part of the starting routine to check the oil level. Daft I know, but it just seemed civilised not to have to lift the bonnet.

[4x4]

Now on FB and reduced by £500 Link

[Othen]

Originally Posted by ITSv40

Totally agree

We are now in proper Rolls-Royce territory, instead of being outside the local scrapyard.

I can only fault it on two points: when the paintwork was done they omitted to have the freehand coachlines done along the chrome and bonnet line. It should have twin lines in brick red - one above and below the chrome strip, extending as a twin line along the bonnet. Minor point, but not easy to get done these days. I had my wheel discs hand lined - as per original - by an old boy in Coventry. He worked out of his garden shed and I had the privilege of watching him do them. He placed them on a turntable, gave them a spin, laid the paint loaded brush on the disc and painted a perfect coach line - all four perfect first time. A true craftsman if ever I saw one.

Second point: the bonnet is unlatched

That is exactly what one should be looking for and at about the right price point. I would buy it in a heartbeat.

Thank you so much for that - both the advice and the interesting anecdote about the craftsman working from his shed.

Although it was quite tempting to buy a rough 1970/80s RR for 5 grand and run it a morte (or perhaps until it was broken for spares), I tend to agree that a nice motor car like this one would probably make me much happier in the longer term.

I won't be looking at this RR in particular, but this will spur me on (no pun intended) to get a second (and larger) garage constructed at my 'Vegas place and so be in a position to accommodate a similar motor car from the autumn.

Alan

[Othen]

Originally Posted by 4x4

Now on FB and reduced by £500 Link

Thank you.

I don't have Facebook (or other social media) so I can't see the ad. Does that mean the asking price is £3,500 or £3,000 now?

Alan

[4x4]

Reduced from £4,000 on eBay to £3,500 on FB