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New Vitesse owner.

Post by JayW » Wed May 24, 2017 12:01 pm

Hi from Cornwall!

Just bought an 820 Vitesse to add to my collection of random motors.

(the same car introduced by MattB a few posts down)

Always like to have a forum on hand with every new purchase! Will add photos once I've collected it tonight!

Jay.

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Re: New Vitesse owner.

Post by scoobyh123 » Wed May 24, 2017 4:29 pm

Welcome aboard the flagship Jay! :wink: :D
Cheers,
Dave

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Re: New Vitesse owner.

Post by SJG » Wed May 24, 2017 9:55 pm

Welcome to the forum Jay
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Re: New Vitesse owner.

Post by Nuts4my827 » Thu May 25, 2017 7:13 am

Welcome aboard
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95 827 Stirling: Nightfire Saloon.
96 Coupé 827 Manual White Gold.
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99 820 Vitesse Nightfire Fastback. SERIOUS amount of welding done. Lived in a fettid garage for years.
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Re: New Vitesse owner.

Post by JayW » Thu May 25, 2017 5:45 pm

Here's the new toy:

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And of course:

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Aside from some minor external cosmetics and the usual interior niggles it's actually in really good condition. That's no surprise really with just 46k miles and having spent the vast majority of the 21st century off the road.

I will need to do some brain picking on a couple of issues though, I haven't had an 800 since 2001!

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Re: New Vitesse owner.

Post by scoobyh123 » Thu May 25, 2017 6:18 pm

Nice! What are the problems you mention on it?
Cheers,
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Re: New Vitesse owner.

Post by mercedade » Thu May 25, 2017 6:53 pm

Superb. Want to hear more.
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Gone...1998 Rover Mk2 825 Diesel (green)

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Re: New Vitesse owner.

Post by JayW » Mon May 29, 2017 7:34 am

Thanks for the welcomes!
scoobyh123 wrote:Nice! What are the problems you mention on it?
So far I've managed to fix everything but one fault:

The airbag lamp. The SRS lamp appears to be made up of 2 bulbs. When I fire it up, the SRS clearly appears to self-test for a few seconds, then it remains lit with the righthand one of its 2 bulbs flashing. It continues flashing for 10/15 minutes, then goes solidly on.

I'm hoping that the single lamp being made up of 2 bulbs (with one flashing) is a clever way of helping identify the fault... I can see no other reason for having 2 bulbs!

Other than that, I'm enjoying the car.

Thanks!

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Re: New Vitesse owner.

Post by scoobyh123 » Mon May 29, 2017 9:09 am

Could be any number of things causing the SRS light, they're a pain in the neck (sometimes literally!) and to be honest i tend to avoid the things. However you can find quite a bit of information here :

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... 2NRMVdyaFk

It's about 10th in the list but should help point you in the right direction.
Cheers,
Dave

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'88 Volvo 760 V6 Estate
'95 827 Coupé LPG gone but not forgotten!

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