Economy on a budget

If Ive only got £1500 to spend on a LWB Landy (for my gardening business) What sort of fuel economy can I expect to get and from which models ?

Get a 110 2.5n/a diesel and buy a disco scrapper off fleabay for the engine & Transfer box. then it'll go from 23mpg to 28mpg..

buy an escort van

Beast o Bodmin said:

buy an escort van

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No comparison, I had a 1969 SWB 2.25 and I had an Escort 55 van, I know which one I prefered. The Landy bug is calling me, I do a lot of miles though!?
P.S Ive seen the real Beast of Bodmin.

Gibbs said:

P.S Ive seen the real Beast of Bodmin.

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me too.

well if ya do alot of miles a range diesel or gas v8.Maybee 1250 quids for a classic

Are there a lot of converted V8s out there? What sort of economy do they give? And can you get gas in enough places in Cornwall? Also, would it have a big gas cylinder hogging the space in the back? As I do need a lot of space.

torpedo tanks boy innum,35 mpg at cost of diesel.

Treworgey 90 said:

me too.

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Where about's?
I saw it/one of them near Camelford 9th April 2007. Got a good 4 or 5 minutes of looking through my little Russian telescope at it, it looked really relaxed and at home.

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Beast o Bodmin said:

torpedo tanks boy innum,35 mpg at cost of diesel.

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if you tickle ot along emtpy... put a big trailer on the back or load it high with toolds and other gardening ****e, and see that plummet...

I know of a mate who does just this on his 3.9EFi with gas and gets 8 MPG at the cost of diesel.

oh an i bought my first 110 NA with tax an MOT for £650, that was nearly 3 years ago when the cost of them was up - bargains are to be had if you look hard enough!

Gibbs said:

Where about's?
I saw it/one of them near Camelford 9th April 2007. Got a good 4 or 5 minutes of looking through my little Russian telescope at it, it looked really relaxed and at home.

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near Bolventor. no more than 25yds away - had a gun in me hands at the time too. stood looking at me for 2 or 3 minutes, then wandered back into the trees. me dawg was **** scared.

Wot you got in that cigar Trewy? - The Beast...........
We'll be on the Hound of the Baskervilles next...........

There's at least one family (maybe more) of Pumas living on the moor. They are descendants of escapees from a private zoo back in the 1970s. There's plenty of deer, sheep etc for them to live on, and plenty of space.
They rarely get seen because they're shy creatures and there's plenty of woodland and scrub for them to remain hidden in. Officialdom won't acknowledge their existance because they don't know what or whether they should do about them.

I heard plenty of rumours - including rumours of big cats here in the Forest of Dean. Tend to take it with a pinch of salt, but if you sin one down that way then WOW. I think that is fantastic. Please tell me your not winding me up..........

get a v8 the fuel costs will come off the profit ,so you will pay less tax at the end of the year

You could get an early 200tdi defender 110 for that money easily. Land Rovers and economy don't really go well together though, so if you want an economic van for carrying loads you should get one of these.



Gimp in shorts is optional.