635CSi

Got my 635 home today safely..despite a few niggles with the c/l.

Discovered the car has had the following completely replaced when I visited the garage where the car has been looked after for last 7 yrs....

Entire engine management system, ECU, entire ignition system - 26 mnths ago

Stainless exhaust - 26 mnths ago

Fuel pump/injector system - 30 months ago

Fueltank/all fuel lines - 36 mnths ago

Discs/calipers - 36 mnths ago

There are several other bits and pieces replaced over the 7 yrs, too many to list.  The car was also MOT'ed after the death of the owner despite not covering any miles.

She has got a very rattly top end which is going to be sorted when she is serviced.  She holds her water and temp perfectly.

I think I have bought a damn fine car for very little money

The ex owner sent her into the garage every time she coughed out of place, no expense spared, cost absolutely no object.  I have receipts totalling well over £5500 from the last 4 yrs alone.

I managed to sort the flap problem out!

Seems the c/l system has been disabled, so was able to pull the locking bar out from the catch on the flap manually..took a bit of fiddling about with but I now have it so it can be secured/unsecured manually from inside the boot.

Thanks for all the help guys, much appreciated....and thanx for the pm regarding the parts too Tan, again much appreciated cos the chrome covers on the front bumper are infact missing on my car at the mo..thanx again all of you, nice to kno there are such helpful people around 

Finally waded thru my car's service history today....its totally complete, which for an almost 23yr old car isn't bad.

From 1982 til 1994 she was cared for by Chandlers of Brighton, all stamped up in owners manual.  She then has receipts totalling just over the £7k mark from 1994 til she was put into store in 2002.  From 1994 til 2002 she covered just 10k miles, she was last MOT'ed in June 2002 and until the ticket ran out in June 2003 she covered just 1350 miles.

The second car that was for sale with mine has now been returned to its owner as it was overpriced and had many many things wrong with it.

I think once the MOT is carried out next week on mine, 3 bits of welding only, she will make a superb car...a real bargain too, I think 

After much faffing about my 6 is finally having an MOT on Monday morning at 9am.

Welding being done tomorrow and Saturday, then its me with large brush and larger tin of underseal generously attacking the under arch areas, sills and any other part that requires a coating...mainly due to the car living 6ft from the sea.  The blemishes on the bodywork are now rubbed down and primed ready for top coating...not looking forward to this bit cos the car is Polaris silver and will no doubt be a bugger to blend, but seeing as I like a challenge, it should come out ok...fingers crossed.

The bootlid has gone on strike at the moment, so good job I don't want to get anything out of it at the moment.  Bit of gentle persuasion and swearing should sort that little problem out, hopefully.

So if everything goes to plan, she will be out terrorising the natives in a couple of weeks time 

Well apart from a bad earth to be sorted tomorrow so the brake lights work, she is all ready for Monday...fingers crossed.

New battery fitted this afternoon, and after a month of standing idle she started on the button without hesitation and the Kenwood 6 disc changer works too...nice bit of rewiring, even if I do say so myself  lol.

Just got to get thru Monday, I know she is going to fail on the welding and one wiper blade, but apart from that she should be ok.  Got nice and sunburnt today while undersealing the sills and repainting the front and rear valances that had been stone chipped to death.  She may be 23yrs old but she looks pretty good really.  Quite pleased with her

All things being equal, the old lassie will be back terrorising on the 1st June.