defenderdavie
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ah know that a was ma btn was part o 16 air assault brigade in the 90s
ment whyd it bother ya unless you was a para
ment whyd it bother ya unless you was a para
Cos he's got nowt better to do wiv his life but spend all day googling obscure **** on tinternet.
Having said that I wouldn't expect the Paras to use 109s in anything other than admin roles.
Right went to see the landy. From what i could tell it was totally genuine but not just for the para regiment- it had been in other regiments and handed around. There was leters from landrover confirming its build and army start date, also had release papers etc aswell as pics of it in service. And alot of other history.
Had the duel tanks under front seats and white diff case, had alot of the original equipmnent and a brand new hood. Chassis looked solid and found no bad spots even int he nooks and crannys. bulkhead was solid and generally all the panels were in good nic, it was hand panted though aswell as the interior.Engine did run very sweet but no recon panel badge.
Ok what put me off was in test drive but tell me whats you think/
There was a problem with a chipped first gear tooth so it grinded slightly and changing gear was bloody difficult even double cluthing it found it hard to slot it in gear.Steering was very heavy almost stiff feeeling.
Otherwise i liked it be great for the dogs and in summertime not really for show just a fun toy but me thinking its a bit oer the odds and that steering and gearchange has really put me off.
I said to the guy i got a few checks to amke and ill let him know after the weekend. Should i just walk away?
Heavy steering could be down to all sorts of things, many of them, but not all, minor and easily fixed (Lack of oil in the steering relay is far from unusual), evens tires or tyre pressures. The gearbox could be a bigger problem. Fixing most things on a Land Rover is simple, once you've diagnosed the problem, but many of the parts are b. heavy.
Having said that most of the problems, apart from the chipped tooth, and that though annoying could last for years, sound typical Series to a degree. You really need to find someone used to series Land Rovers to give it a drive.
Some good advice there guys am glad i asked yer opinion on the matter, Its not really the shovels n axes hanging off the side that floats my boat i ahve this strange intrest in old things lol. Often buy random old **** that catches my eye think last item was a 1950 american opticians peice not that i need it just i liked the machineing that went into it...see that kinda weird old stuff.
The gearbox broken tooth indeed ahs lasted for years as it seemingly came out of service like that so not an issue just darn hard getting those gears, even double clutching so thast what got me thinkng. Tis true on military tyres so may be that causing the steering but test driving it seemed like binding to me.
Think what you advice is best and someone that knows series well tests it first i mean evryhting else seem fine and did not scare me im kinda used to the odd wobble here n there with my defender but it has feather light power steering and a very tight gearbox thats joy to use so i cant compare them their diffrent beasts all together.
Just gota find someone that knows series all my m8's have defenders.
I here you Defenderdavie i do actually wana build a 90 as i once got nearly stuck as my 110 to long for a offroad corner we attempted. Im just ootside edinburgh loads boys oot this way seem big on landys especailly defenders.
End of day think ill tell him to advertise it again and ill post it up in sale here for him aswell as a thank you gesture. I could buy it but ill keep the cash and if my car sells in time so be it i might buy it otherwise too much maybe's with potential problems that i just dont know enough about. Not to keen on the short MOT anyway though it had much more.
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