1990 Silver Spirit II - Deposit taken SOLD

This Silver Spirit II was registered to the first owner of 26 years from 19th March 1990 to 14th June 2016. This car lived on the Isle of Man until it was bought and sold by Hanwells in June 2016. After three years the second owner sold it back to Hanwells, who then sold it to the third owner in June 2019. The third owner bought it to do a trip, with three friends round the French Champagne region. Interestingly he bought a Silver Shadow from Hanwells first but didn’t get on with it so took it back after a very short time and exchanged it for this Silver Spirit II.

As this car spent it's pre 2016 life on the Isle of Man it has no visible MOT history on the government site. Listed below is the stamped service history confirming the mileage. As you will see it was regularly used between 1990 and 1996 with almost 20, 000 miles recorded. It then stayed on the Isles of Man for the next 20 years covering approximately 6, 500 miles before it was first sold and serviced by Hanwells in 2016.

Registration number at time of sale; 120 XJ
Purchase date 14/ 03/ 90 from Henlys Chester

3k mile service - Rolls Royce, Henlys Chester
29/ 05/ 90
2, 582 miles

6k mile service - Rolls Royce, Henlys Chester
12/ 06/ 91
7, 304 miles

12k mile service - Rolls Royce agent (name too faint to read in service book), Westmoreland Road, Douglas, Isle of Man
20/ 05/ 92
12, 372 miles

18k mile service - Rolls Royce Motor Cars, Crewe
12/ 07/ 95
16, 888 miles

24k mile service - Rolls Royce Dutton Foreshaw, Ashton 0n Ribble, Preston
14/ 08/ 96
19, 904 miles

30k mile service - Barry Curran Motors, Douglas, Isle of Man
16/ 03/ 01
23, 222 miles

36k mile service - Barry Curran Motors, Douglas, Isle of Man
03/ 04/ 06
25, 390 miles

42k mile service - Lace Auto Centre Ltd, Douglas, Isle of Man
17/ 01/ 13
25, 851 miles

48k mile service - Hanwells
17/ 06/ 16
26, 462 miles

54k mile service - Hanwells
17/ 06/ 19
28, 604 miles

26/ 06/ 20
Rolls Royce Specialist - West Hoathly Garage
Inspect and replace active ride dampers and full suspension service

60k mile service - Rolls Royce Specialist - West Hoathly Garage
20/ 05/ 21
31, 180 miles

65k mile service - Rolls Royce Specialist - West Hoathly Garage
04/ 05/ 22
33, 177 miles

I’m the fourth owner and bought the car privately in July 2021. At the last fill-up I’ve done 1, 662 miles to date without fault at an average of 15. 7 mpg, I keep a spreadsheet of all fuel costs.

West Hoathly Garage did the annual service on 04/ 05/ 22. I’m sure they’d be happy to give you their view on the quality of this car. Their only comment was that the front wheel bearings could be slightly adjusted at it's next service.

The third owner did some considerable ‘recommissioning’ mechanical work with West Hoathly Garage as he used the car to take 3 friends on a trip around the Champagne region. Work included a pre-trip investigation of an active suspension fault where the nearside front damper was found faulty. Replacement of all 4 active ride dampers supplied by IntroCar with other suspension related parts totaling £3514. 41 were fitted in June 2020 by West Hoathly with other sundries with an invoice for £2324 for additional parts and labour.

Following the Champagne trip the third owner has West Hoathly do a full service in May 2021 at 31, 180 miles for £1979. 84.

I have parts and labour invoices totaling £9163 since September 2019, which includes the recent annual service. The majority of the work was to replace all four active dampers, which few people replace, opting for the less expensive handling pack which removes the active element of the ride.

I took a good look underneath during the service. The underside is in great condition and I've added a couple of photos here. I took lots more which I can share via a Google link.

The colour is called Rhapsody Blue, I think it looks fantastic.

The tyres are all Avon Turbosteels fitted by the previous owner. There is no invoice for these in the records as I believe Hanwells may have agreed to pay as the third owner found one of the tyres had a bulge in it when the car was supplied.

What’s it like to drive? The ‘in cabin’ experience is very different from anything else I’ve driven. You sit much higher up than I was expecting, probably so everyone can see you piloting your Rolls Royce. Visibility is great and it’s not a big car on the road, although it is long. Everyone who knows Rolls Royce always talks about the smell. It is wonderful and the seats are like a very supportive leather Chesterfield sofa.

The accelerator is sensitive, a light prod is enough to get you moving along. There’s little point in accelerating quickly but once up to speed the cruise control does a perfect job of allowing you to focus on the single finger and thumb steering technique needed to guide it along. The speedometer is also the most accurate I've know, matching exactly the readout from Google Maps.

The ride is all excellent. If you do happen to tip into a corner a little too fast the active dampers do a great job of keeping the car flatter than you would expect. Stick to the speed limits and it’s perfect for wafting around.

The only other maintenance that I've done it to replace the original radiator with a reconditioned unit from Flying Spares as the original started leaking from a very small hole in the center of the matrix.

Although I’ve only owned it since July 2021 it’s been great, but it is a little large for my garage and I'm reducing the number of classics I have.

Please contact me if you'd like a link to underbody photos and photos of the invoices,

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