1997 825 Sterling Coupe For Sale

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1997 825 Sterling Coupe For Sale

Post by JonahMau » Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:58 pm

Hello Rover800 readers,

I have a 1997 825 Sterling Coupe (Petrol - Auto)in british racing green that i would like to sell. It has 126418 Miles on the clock

As much as i love this car, i dont have time to spend fixing it up (young family and all!).

I bought it from a friend last year. It has been great to drive and it is a real talking point as I am told it is quite rare.

It is due for MOT in July 2016.

Some things i have noticed are:
The electrics (windows, mirrors, seats) stop working from time to time, then a few minutes later start working again.
The boot has a leak - i think a drainage pipe from the sunroof is blocked
The CD Statcker doesnt work and the radio's behavior has a certain quirk!
Recently it has started blowing a lot of vapour from the exhaust and it is using more coolant than it has in the past
On occasions one headlight does not work in wet weather...when it is dry they both seem to work - odd

I'll get some photos up soon but please feel free to ask any specific questions. I was hoping to get £400 (i spent £500 fixing the brakes last year).

I am located in the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames.
I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards
Greg

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Re: 1997 825 Sterling Coupe For Sale

Post by scoobyh123 » Fri Jan 22, 2016 12:26 am

Hi Greg and welcome. Pictures (i noticed you're going to add some) will be very helpful and how long has it been using coolant? It suggests the dreaded head gasket failure when the exhaust steam is factored in sadly. If it had just been a steamy exhaust i would have said it was down to the colder weather and the fact unleaded petrol has a high water content but is there anything obvious such as a loose jubilee clip, split hose, cracked expansion tank or similar?

Also is there any room to manoeuvre on the price if it turns out it is the head gasket?
Cheers,
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Re: 1997 825 Sterling Coupe For Sale

Post by JonahMau » Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:04 am

Hi Dave,

I noticed the exhaust issue about two weeks ago. I monitored it for a week while using the car as normal, driving to work each day (about 14miles return), then stopped driving and switched to public transport as I decided what I was going to do. The funny thing is that it drives ok. I should have mentioned in my original post that I had roadside assistance come and take a look last Friday night and they suggested the head gasket as a possible cause but could not confirm. If anyone feels any of the info provided means the price I am asking is unrealistic please feel free to PM me with an offer and we can arrange a time to come and take a look.

I'll get some photos up over the weekend.

Regards
Greg

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Re: 1997 825 Sterling Coupe For Sale

Post by JonahMau » Sun Jan 24, 2016 7:49 pm

Hello,

Sorry for the delay. Here are the photos. Feel free to ask questions.

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Re: 1997 825 Sterling Coupe For Sale

Post by scoobyh123 » Sun Jan 24, 2016 8:26 pm

Nice looking car, seems very familiar for some reason.

Looking at the sills, is it shadow, dirt or are the sills bubbling with rust?
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Re: 1997 825 Sterling Coupe For Sale

Post by JonahMau » Sun Jan 24, 2016 9:14 pm

Hi Dave,

What are the "sills"?

Cheers
Greg

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Re: 1997 825 Sterling Coupe For Sale

Post by scoobyh123 » Sun Jan 24, 2016 10:09 pm

The sills are the lowest part of the body, below the rubber cladding strips between the front and rear wheels Greg. They're a known rust problem on coupés sadly :

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That was just one "small looking" rust bubble on mine about 15 months back. Although the outer sills aren't structural on the coupé in terms of adding strength, they will still fail the MoT as they are within 30cm/12" of a seat belt mouting point, same distance for rear suspension if they are holed at the rear or front if they are holed there so they have to be intact for the MoT test. I know the seat belt mounts onto the seat but the seat mounts onto the floor within 12" - you see how they get you? :cry:
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Re: 1997 825 Sterling Coupe For Sale

Post by midnite » Sun Jan 24, 2016 10:20 pm

when you click on the photos my iMac comes up with a phishing website redirection warning, is this a scam or something pal.
fleet now includes
89 827 sterling auto saloon grey dead and gone
90 827 sli auto saloon pulsar silver
91 820 i special edition flaming hell red
99 820 vitesse turbo sport manual nightfire rust sold to a better owner than i

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Re: 1997 825 Sterling Coupe For Sale

Post by scoobyh123 » Sun Jan 24, 2016 10:34 pm

Welcome back from hibernation Matt! :lol: The photos work fine on my PC, links to a photo hosting website called http://postimg.org/image/a8d4am3y7/ which is the link to the first photo.
Perhaps your machine is being over-sensitive?
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Re: 1997 825 Sterling Coupe For Sale

Post by midnite » Sun Jan 24, 2016 10:39 pm

dunno dave, always unsure when a person buys a v6 auto coupe and doesn't know what sills are, seems a bit serpisshus too me
fleet now includes
89 827 sterling auto saloon grey dead and gone
90 827 sli auto saloon pulsar silver
91 820 i special edition flaming hell red
99 820 vitesse turbo sport manual nightfire rust sold to a better owner than i

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Re: 1997 825 Sterling Coupe For Sale

Post by scoobyh123 » Sun Jan 24, 2016 11:38 pm

Good point Matt but there are some who aren't "car savvy" as it were.
Cheers,
Dave

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Re: 1997 825 Sterling Coupe For Sale

Post by JonahMau » Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:17 pm

Yeah I'm not that into cars. The sills are a bit dirty, I washed the beast in the dying light on Saturday and didn't do it as well as I should have. Had a look at them under mobile torchlight tonight and they look pretty good for a car of its age. The interior is pretty good too. I got her from a friend last year to get me back into driving as I hadn't had a car for over a decade. She got me from A-B which was all I was after.

If you are interested in taking a look let me know. I have two sets of keys with working fobs although the button covers have fallen off. I have the original manual and leather case.

Midnight, are you interested in the car? What would ease your worries?

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Re: 1997 825 Sterling Coupe For Sale

Post by midnite » Mon Jan 25, 2016 11:08 pm

hi mate, no i have 4 800s already, it was just the fact that my iMac tells me I'm being redirected to a phishing website when i click your pics, and I've looked at cars before where they have been scam adverts thats all, nothing against your car my friend.
fleet now includes
89 827 sterling auto saloon grey dead and gone
90 827 sli auto saloon pulsar silver
91 820 i special edition flaming hell red
99 820 vitesse turbo sport manual nightfire rust sold to a better owner than i

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Re: 1997 825 Sterling Coupe For Sale

Post by edenrob » Mon Feb 22, 2016 9:53 pm

midnite wrote:hi mate, no i have 4 800s already, it was just the fact that my iMac tells me I'm being redirected to a phishing website when i click your pics, and I've looked at cars before where they have been scam adverts thats all, nothing against your car my friend.
All the pics come good on my PC midnite.
Rob
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