Buying a series 2a

Hi I'm Rob and i currently have a landrover discovery TD5 and am looking at buying a series 2a from fleabay! Its a 1970 series 2a looks in very good condition (been rebuilt) with just a couple of jobs needed - door tops, seats and windscreen washer. Now for my questions -
is it worth £1000 in your opinions
the advert says its currently classed as PLG and it needs to be changed to get free road tax - how easy is this??

Thanks for your help guys / girls and here is hoping this is my first question of many!!!

bobhail said:

Hi I'm Rob and i currently have a landrover discovery TD5 and am looking at buying a series 2a from fleabay! Its a 1970 series 2a looks in very good condition (been rebuilt) with just a couple of jobs needed - door tops, seats and windscreen washer. Now for my questions -
is it worth £1000 in your opinions
the advert says its currently classed as PLG and it needs to be changed to get free road tax - how easy is this??

Thanks for your help guys / girls and here is hoping this is my first question of many!!!

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dunno never seen the motor

u got a link

109party said:

u got a link

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Sorry guys - not a good first impression!!!

Land rover series 2a 1970 on eBay, also, Land Rover Range Rover, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 11-Feb-09 20:04:07 GMT)

dump irons ?

think if it was me i'd be looking out for an orginal one - not one that's been cobbled together using newer parts.

to be fair it doesnt look bad, but you can't see the quality of welds from a small picture, nor can you see the standard of workmanship in general

look for an unrestored one

If you're gonna buy of evilBay, GO AND LOOK AT THE CAR FIRST COS IT MIGHT BE ****ED AFTER YOUVE PAID.

That is all.

jmattley said:

If you're gonna buy of evilBay, GO AND LOOK AT THE CAR FIRST COS IT MIGHT BE ****ED AFTER YOUVE PAID.

That is all.

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I've bought loads of motors off ebay. NEVER pay up front. not even a deposit. Pay in cash when you collect it and only after you've satisfied yourself that it's as described. Ask lots of questions before you bid if the description is a bit vague.

according to dvla it's not been on the road since 1992 and it should be maroon in colour.

slap those plates on.........FFS

barge pole as its about as 2a as my shoe size

go have a look at it if it aint as descriped walk away!

bigchap said:

according to dvla it's not been on the road since 1992 and it should be maroon in colour.

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hmmm interesting so its got t & m but its not been on the road

this is what dvla say-

Date of Liability 26 04 1992 Date of First Registration 26 06 1970 Year of Manufacture Not Available Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2286CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour MAROON Vehicle Type Approval null The information contained on this page is correct at the time of enquiry.

Cheers for the advise lads. I managed to get the seller to send me pics of the chassis - Looked like good qualtiy welding. The photo also showed the quality of the painting - very poor drips all down the sides! I now everyone paints them by hand but ffs wipe the drips with a bloody brush!!Anyway i am still looking and have set a limit of £1000 for a series 2 / 2a. Must also be prior to 1973 as i cant justify spending road tax on two vehicles to her indoors! So if anyone has a half descent one for sale let me know.

can you post some pics of the chassis tht will tell us the most

If it's so close to finishing, why is he selling it now?
Again the faults he is listing seem fairly minor, so why not fix them before selling? Or are they not so minor, in which case it definitely isn't worth £1000
Why hasn't he applied for tax free status?
Too many unanswered questions for me. Be very very careful.

The landrover sold to someone else for £1051 - i didnt fancy the risk.
A couple more i am interested in - As you guys are the experts i would appreciate your views

Landrover Series 2a SWB. land rover Series iia 88" on eBay, also, Land Rover Range Rover, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 16-Feb-09 01:00:00 GMT)
I have a mate who is a very good welder so the hole where the battery goes is no problem


LAND ROVER SERIES 2A 109 TAX EXEMPT 6 CYL L.W.B on eBay, also, Land Rover Range Rover, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 16-Feb-09 20:00:00 GMT)
Not too keen on the red but i can always change it.


LAND ROVER Landrover Series 2 2A 11A not 3 Tax exempt on eBay, also, Land Rover Range Rover, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 18-Feb-09 18:55:17 GMT)

last one looks ya best bet but it will need new door tops but there cheap second one is not very original and the chec dash looks shocking the red is ya last problem

first one has had more patches on that back door than back door bye the looks of it and it will want a new lh door bottom soon

109party said:

last one looks ya best bet but it will need new door tops but there cheap second one is not very original and the chec dash looks shocking the red is ya last problem

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Cheers for our advice lads. In your opinion what would you say the last one is worth?? The owner says he wants more than £1000 but how much more would you go??

i likes the genuine argos k&n filter on the last un,very nice touch, i thought compared to the rest the last un looks bout the best of the bunch anurl