Excellent job on the car! Thanks for sharing! I love seeing these old Silver Spurs getting the love they deserve. I have attached a picture of my 1997 Silver spur I sold a short while ago to buy a late 80's corniche. They really are amazing cars! I give your friend props for taking the gamble and buying a fixer upper. When these cars are neglected and left unserviced for many years the costs to get them running are often more than their current value. They are great deals though, you can be driving a rolls royce for the price of a loaded honda! :xyxthumbs:
Thanks for the reply and the kind words. Your '97 looks stunning. Can't blame you one bit for trading over to the Corniche.
They are indeed amazing. The extra mile that's gone to by Rolls is just remarkable. Prior to my exposure to this one, I had only ever been around a RR when I was a kid living in San Fran. One of the kids on my little league team had a parent who drove one and I got to ride in it many times. That, however, really doesn't count when it comes to being able to appreciate and take notice of all the features, both subtle and blatantly apparent that exist inside of one of these things. For instance, how many cars have you ever seen that had a courtesy light inside the fuse panel?
:laughing: One of the very cool things that I was extremely impressed with was the mechanics and application of how the hood is counter balanced on these boats. The first time I opened the hood, I was expecting it to be just as you'd expect a 7' long x 6 foot wide hood to be and almost sent it flying with the unnecessary force I threw at it. You can literally lift the hood with your pinky. And that's just one tiny little behind the scenes feature of dozens that are in place.
Yeah, you're absolutely correct about the ones that go unserviced. They are ridiculously expensive to have serviced as it is but add in years of neglect and the $$ add up quick. This one has a problem in the brake system - somewhere. And with the brake and the self leveling all working in unison and using mineral mineral in both of its half-gallon reservoirs, it's an issue that has to be taken care of by a certified Rolls mechanic. The other thing you run into is the fact that there are no aftermarket parts for these cars because there isn't enough of a demand for anyone to make knock-off parts for them. And what really seals that particular deal is the fact that people who can afford Rolls Royce cars, don't care about aftermarket products anyway.
Now, if you'll excuse me I must go and take inventory of my Grey Poupon.
