Rover 2000 Drives Again (it was easy!) 

Good to see it mobile again. On steering box adjustment, the way to do it is to jack the car and get both front wheels in the air. You can then operate the steering wheel while watching for movement in the right wheel. The sweet spot of adjustment you're looking for is minimum play in the steering without adding any stiffness to the feel, which definitely must be avoided. Strange that it got stiff by itself though. I've never heard of that. Check the workshop manual on topping up the steering box oil. Cheers.

Having watched hub nut and your channel for over a year, I've come to the conclusion your channel is better. I think the greater emphasis on repairing your cars makes it more enjoyable. You're closing in on his subs numbers too, so think others agree!

It is so refreshing to see people like you keeping old vehicles alive

What a treat to see the Rover back on the road! It’s quite the gem. Those seats look wonderful. ;-)

I am SO SO happy and relieved to see the old lady back on the road! She is SO PRETTY!!! Davos white over Toledo red leather is really one of the best colour combinations, and a very rare one! Also, even rare that it is an SC model, and even has ET headrests!!

Wow. Matt absolutely wonderful to see that car out and about. And by your reaction, you really enjoying it too. Can't wait to see a full review of it one day. And yes I think you need to get a less lumpy looking roof rack. Actually get rid of it altogether, it will look good. I think the P6 is one of the best cars this country has produced, certainly in that 60s/70s era. And this the base model right? Probably the TC just gave it that performance edge. If you're into selling that car after you've restored it fully, you're onto a nice little earner.👍

Love the Rover 2000. It's my favourite car on the Furious Fleet, with the Crown Victoria a very close second. Great to see it back on the road. I'm not sure about going down the MOT exemption route though. If anything happened and someone was hurt, and it transpires the car has a fault that'd fail an MOT, you'd probably be in whole heap of trouble. £40 for an annual safety inspection is a bargain, and gives peace of mind that you've done everything possible as an owner to ensure the car is fit to be used on the road. I still MOT my Triumph Acclaim, even though technically I don't have to. The free Road Tax is nice though 👍

Well done Matt check the oil in the steering box ASAP BDX is Brilliant stuff but it's not up to running a steering box even for a short length of time ,oh and whilst you're at it Please get shot of that Pug Ugly appendage on the roof totally spoils the lines of the car ,well done and good luck with it.

Lovely to see it out on the road again, I love the old P6's, memories from my childhood! Now, all we need is the black one working, can't wait to hear that beast of a P6 fire up and run!

"Safety Inspection?" Why not just get it MOT tested? if it passes, then great. If it fails on minor points, then it is still legal to drive, so long as they are not dangerous. If it fails in a major way, then you are aware of the problems, and being the responsible person that you are, you can rectify them before driving your Rover on the road again. A "Safety Inspection" will cost just as much as a proper MOT test!

So good to see her back on the road. I absolutely adore the P6 2000 and the TC. Frankly I prefer them to the P6B V8. In my dream world I would be driving around in a P62000 always.

100% agree on the road tax situation - there should be a cleverer way... perhaps registering all of your cars on some sort of online portal and paying the highest tax band to cover all of them .. you only use one at a time after all. Great to see the Rover on the road again.

It’s great to see the Rover back on the road, as could be seen from your face, you really were enjoying driving it❤️.

The interior looks in great condition. Both the Rover and Triumph 2000 seemed to appear at much the same time in the late 60's but the Triumph had a six cylinder engine. I always thought that the exhaust note of the Rover rather let the car down...too loud and gruff. Can they be quietened with a better exhaust ?

That interior takes me right back to the mid 60s and riding in the back of my dad's 2000s.

Such a lovely car (who can resist a P6), so good to see it back on the road 👍

Great to see you enjoying your P6. Nothing like it. Re. the seatbelt. I have found it is usually due to the reel sitting at an angle other than straight. Give it a tap to level it up and it will most likely release and work fine. I had an lovely roof rack with wooden slats (after market but appears in P6 accessories brochure) for my P6B but only put it on for occasional car show as I think it spoils the line of the car and is noisy at speed. As every one else has said, that upholstery is beautiful. 😍

The clack of the gearchange is fantastic - I can imagine the car has incredible feel and a tactility that is completely absent on anything modern, especially new cars. There’s so much to be said about buttons, switches, steering and a gearchange where you feel involved and as one with the car - that is what driving is all about. Great video and so happy to see her up and driving, great video Matt!

That's a nice p6. Look even better without that roof rack. 🤣

So great to see it driving again! Such a pretty car with the perfect exterior and interior colour combination with white and red. Nice simple repairs, must feel good not to fight with parts and stuff.

My favourite car on the channel, brilliant to see her out and about again. Many happy Rovering miles ahead of you!

Fantastic that the P6 is out and about, Gaffer-tastic motor, best wishes.

If the seatbelt is any like the "roll out belts" in my old Volvo 140, then there is a little weight that tilts when turning hard or braking, it moves a thin blade that latches on to a one way cog in the roller, when yanked too many times, that thin blade gets bent and hook into the one way cog far to easy, yanking even harder makes it permanently hooked. All these parts are under the plastic cover on the end of the roller. IF i recall it right!? Straighten the blade gently makes the belt stop getting cought when the car is flat and you want to put it on. Never yank a belt that doesn't want to come out, the car is probable unbalanced or moving, centrifugal forces makes it hook into the cog. try again when it is straight and level.

Great to see the P6 back on the road Matt. That interior is gorgeous and looks sumptious. Rover knew how to do an interior. Clearly the P6 seat design was the inspiration for the Rover 75.

The P6 is such a work of art.... so elegant, classy, and beautifully crafted. My absolute, top-favourite car!

Congrats and lovely to see this classic Rover

Excellent news Matt good to see you getting out and about in the 2000. Fix one problem and another pops up.

Great to see your Rover out and about Matt.

It's great to see a smile on your face with the Rover Matt, when I was a lad🤣there were many Rover P6 on the estate where I lived, mainly company cars till most of them went to the dark side and changed to Ford's.

The mighty 2000 lives again! Also Bulldog BDX is the really good stuff!

Lovely stuff. Everyone goes nuts for the V8 but I've been watching a lot of 4 cylinder P6 stuff lately and I reckon I could live with one. Obviously much cheaper to buy than the V8 too which doesn't hurt.

With the steering, I had a triumph 2500 tc ( recently just sold it) and I managed to fit a prius electric steering motor to it. It had a failed safe / limp mode and was the perfect setting. Totally transformed the car...

Such comfortable cars and an advanced design in its day.

Great to see it back on the road!

it is amazing today's cars are all equipped with power steering, even a small 1.3

I would love a Rover 2000, but my mother had one back in the day and has always said that it was horrifically slow and unreliable. Do they keep up with modern traffic OK would you say?

The Rovers return!! Great to see it back on the road, keep up the good work Matt!!

Rover joy! What a result.

👍Excellent. With a Rover 2000/2200, you have a choice of two sump plugs to choose from for draining oil. One P6 feature I am not keen on is the lack of rack and pinion steering. Though, given all the other brilliant P6 design features, I am happy to overlook this.

Matt, can you share who did your upholstery? Whoever did it did a great job. I need my P6 done soonish. Runs super smooth by 4 pot standards. And yes my Securon seatbelts do exactly the same... On the lookout for a LH front wing if anyone has one....

Just a heads up, the genuine filter is still available from Land Rover dealers under part number ERR3340. It's not expensive either at around £18.96 incl. VAT, and I suspect it has a non-return valve as when I have a genuine filter the oil pressure light goes out much faster on my Land Rover 2.25 petrol - I retrofitted it to mine as I had the earlier filter. It was also fitted to late 2.25 petrol and diesel engines, 2.5 petrol and diesel, Diesel Turbo, 200Tdi, 300Tdi and Rover V8.

Good news, lovely to see the P6 on the move.

Interior looks good.

She looks superb - white with red leather is such a great combination.....I even like the roof rack!

Please don't quote me on this as it has been 35 since I owned a p6b but I seem to remember one of the seat belt reels being a bit loose and the angle it sat at changed that made the belt lock. I think they have a weight inside that flies forward in a crash locking the belt, because it was at the wrong angle the weight sat too far forward. Easy to check if my memory works just park on a hill and see if the belt comes loose.

Great to see the mighty P6 back on the road again mate 👍🏼😎

great job, l'm glad it was just the adjustment that needed backing off, I wonder what the cause was very strange? Halfords classic oil was something I used on my example, runs absolutely fine and much cheaper than millers oils which I find no better tbh! The headlamp bowls are a known rust spot, the last time I looked jrwadhams sold replacements but this was a few years ago now. Lovely interior, really goes with the white exterior; my own was mexico brown with Sandlewood leather. Another nice combination :)

Thats an Amazing & lovely Rover Matt! Glad to see it back on the road!

Plastic wheel arch liners with damping material on the back helps to reduce road noise in cars.

It’s about time!

Nicely done matt. The seat belts can be a pain to fix.

Those seats look insanely inviting.

Great video, Matt. Lovely to see the old car on the move.

Many Thanks Matt for a great video of your Rover 2000- a beautiful looking car!

Good to see your getting use of the oil drain pan Matt 👍🏻 I’ll be doing a quick oil change on my e46 this weekend actually.

Yeah P6 seats sure look inviting and supportive.

Just like Herbie! (The "Rove" Bug? 😜)

Wishy washy steering !, a bit like the land rover defender I drive today🤣🤣

Bulldog BDX is also a good Norn Iron company! With everything going on buying local seems a good idea. Bilt Hamber Ferrosol is a good Essex company and also gets good reviews

ok, good to see one p6 running time you got the other one at least started engine wise

That's good the 4 cylinder Rover P6 is going one l noticed is the motor oil you put in it Classic Car Oil nothing like that in Australia but you c a n get high kilomatage oil last time l changed the oil on my 1997 Toyotas hilux l used that oil thats all we get it was Castrol and when l chsnged the oil l drained 5 litres of oil out of it mesns it doesn't burn oil well after sll its a 22R Toyota engine

When I get another classic... (he always says) then a P6 is top of my list. Next up, you need to sort the V8 please.

Excellent Matt

Good to see the rover working again. Great car. I agree, roofrack is a bit big

Great to see this one alive again, Hows the V8 P6 ?

Great news! Enjoy!

Yey the P6 Rover back on road nice one Matty 👍👍👍👍

Brilliant colour coded shirt to match the seats never thought of that one ! 😁

Really like the seat color. Very nice.

I loved my P6 KYW 422K mexico brown

is it powered steering?

Yes! He's back on the road!

Seen a house where they had colour coded curtains, front door, garden gate, flower pots and vases don't know about the car though. 😅😂😄😂

But did u use the tea shelf

Nice one Matt 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Great job, Matt 💪🏻😀

Looking and sounding great good to see it up and running well.

Cool car.

lovely car

I'm with you on the wd40, I use p60 from the cheap shops and it is great stuff, smells nice aswell.

Great video. amazing interior

Great to see the Rover on the road again. I wish here in NZ the government was classic car friendly and let us be Rego (tax) and WOF (MOT) exempt.

You could take it a step further and put the spare tyre on the roof rack.

Red leather looks superb despite all the years. 1960s P6 pure class. By the way, depress the release button when APPLYING Handbrake. That ratchet noise makes my teeth go on edge. Most user unfriendly and uncool not to do so. What's mechanical sympathy Dad? Shaddup son and get on with your homework. Not a bad ploy to get any old car checked to MoT standards even if exempt. I sometimes do that even when a recently purchased used car has a current MoT. Do it off the DVLA record. That will involve VAT as IIRC, MoT tests is VAT exempt. Back in the 1970s, my boss had a P6 company car. Us lesser types had to make do with a company Cortina or Victor. My MG Montego Turbo will be tax exempt in three years. Unless the Government which extended the previous fairer twenty five year exemption to forty years gets in again. Their ideology being anyone with and old car is obviously an over rewarded BBC disc jockey with a shed load of old Ferraris so MUST pay.

Are you exempt from wearing the seat belt?

FILTH !!!!!!! Matt that’s a bit strong 😂 WD40 s great for tinkering mechanics but fully agree Bulldog BDX is so good and loosens my nuts time and time again 😁, fantastic to actually see the P6 on the road 👌🏻.

Be interesting to see what a lot of those old cars feel like after driving modern stuff. Whats better this or the 20 year old mini , and thats old now

is that a volvo c70 gt alloy on the floor in your garage, if it's not it looks similar

it's a Rover 🤓😩👍

Makes you want to buy a car just to try out diamond Brite 😅😄😂😅

Chuffed for you Matt , taking it to Kineton ?

Forgotten how nice that car is, lovely. Jealous.

nice leather interior on your rover

Well, that's a first.

Lovely car 🚘🚙🚗👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

But is the spray as good as Black Magic?

That roof rack can't be good for the economy, critical with the current eye watering prices. The seat belt might have a stuck inertia mechanism, might need a squirt of the magic fluid. Hopefully this comment stays with the correct video.

woohoo happy days .🤗

While it's VED exempt I'm sure you know you still have to 'tax' it with the DVLA, I got caught taking my BSA for a cheeky spin before 'renewing' my years free tax, luckily I just got a telling off by the Police but was informed that even though its exempt the same rules and actions they can take apply to classics as for a modern untaxed vehicle.

As someone who is looking for a rack yes your rack is way too high for the Rover but boy have they got expensive now.