Cant something be a workhorse, and an unreliable rust bucket in one?
You saw the list of repair work for ours in the 2 years we have driven it - that makes it unreliable.
But then ive only had to be recovered once (for an 18 yr old vehicle) and even then it was still drivable - just not the 250 miles to get home.
I drag trailers full of logs, out of woodlands. I load the boot with hardcore when the trailer is full. I think i got over 500ltrs of veg oil in the back once. 2 dogs. Get called out to pick up people when it snows. Tow people out of floods when it rains. Only yesterday i towed my friends van to the garage, and next month im lined up to drag my bothers VW bay window 250 miles on a trailer.
But.. the passenger window does not work, it leaks from the alpine windows, and itll need more welding for the next mot.
A landcruiser owner was giving me the old lecture once. I pointed out that, for the cost of his motor, i could buy 4 landrovers, and buy a couple of round the world air fairs for me and my partner. Sure, im impressed with landcruisers... but i have other things to spend money on besides a car!
Its a tool. Its not perfect - indeed, far far from it, but it gets the job done, most of the time : )
ps. that £500 one you linked to is pretty much what im after, except its an auto (im only breaking it for parts, but i may as well get a spare gear box for mine) and i need to do some concrete work on where im to keep it first - but thank you anyhow.
Cant something be a workhorse, and an unreliable rust bucket in one?
You saw the list of repair work for ours in the 2 years we have driven it - that makes it unreliable.
But then ive only had to be recovered once (for an 18 yr old vehicle) and even then it was still drivable - just not the 250 miles to get home.
I drag trailers full of logs, out of woodlands. I load the boot with hardcore when the trailer is full. I think i got over 500ltrs of veg oil in the back once. 2 dogs. Get called out to pick up people when it snows. Tow people out of floods when it rains. Only yesterday i towed my friends van to the garage, and next month im lined up to drag my bothers VW bay window 250 miles on a trailer.
But.. the passenger window does not work, it leaks from the alpine windows, and itll need more welding for the next mot.
A landcruiser owner was giving me the old lecture once. I pointed out that, for the cost of his motor, i could buy 4 landrovers, and buy a couple of round the world air fairs for me and my partner. Sure, im impressed with landcruisers... but i have other things to spend money on besides a car!
Its a tool. Its not perfect - indeed, far far from it, but it gets the job done, most of the time : )
ps. that £500 one you linked to is pretty much what im after, except its an auto (im only breaking it for parts, but i may as well get a spare gear box for mine) and i need to do some concrete work on where im to keep it first - but thank you anyhow.
Besides .. I cant even get through to the person selling that one, who still puts a landline number on selling adverts?
one for you tonight owas, weds 17th at 7.00pm on quest, wheeler dealers pick up a disco to do up, not the best of car programs but might give you some info
What a fantastic show , really liked how they prepared an expedition vehicle for a tough journey to the shops
Since when did fitting a roof rack and spot lights make something an expedition vehicle
I guess i did see what bits i needed to make sure i got included with a 2nd hand snorkel, assuming i ever get around to that.
...or i could just stay at home when it floods? ; )
3 door with 140k, also dealer, at £1200 -
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-LAND...6776399?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4ad98251cf
Im sure you should be able to get one well within your budget. Maybe get one with holes in the boot floor, as theyre pretty easy / cheap to do (a saturday's work, and about £100 in parts) and get it cheap that way. (i suspect the boot floor is the easiest of the common points to resolve)
oh, one thing - the kit he lists with it, as if they are extras... i think (but am not certain) that theyre present on all discos!
By raising its center of gravity, silly!
What a load of cr@p. Are all episodes that bad?
No there worse, normally the interior gets stripped out