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I have finally gone mad and am going to look at a series 3 109 pickup in the morning. Will doubtless be annoying you nice people in this section if it is as good as vendor claims and i buy it.

adrian hogg said:

I have finally gone mad and am going to look at a series 3 109 pickup in the morning. Will doubtless be annoying you nice people in this section if it is as good as vendor claims and i buy it.

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Do it!

wireman said:

Do it!

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i have not driven a 109 since 1984 but still have fond memories and the major plus is there is actually room for things in the back

109s are so usefull, a pick up even more so, the good thing is they are usually cheaper than a similar 88

this one has allegedly covered less than 50 k miles from new has petrol power and good quiete overdrive unit

adrian hogg said:

I have finally gone mad and am going to look at a series 3 109 pickup in the morning. Will doubtless be annoying you nice people in this section if it is as good as vendor claims and i buy it.

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Forget green oval, it's all about the black oval

I wouldn't get hung up on mileage, it might be correct, gone round the clock (more than once!), Had a new speedo fitted or clocked. Maintenance over mileage with old Land Rovers, I say.

wireman said:

I wouldn't get hung up on mileage, it might be correct, gone round the clock (more than once!), Had a new speedo fitted or clocked. Maintenance over mileage with old Land Rovers, I say.

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hopefully it will prove ok and i will be posting some pics for you/us series fans soon

Go for it!

adrian hogg said:

hopefully it will prove ok and i will be posting some pics for you/us series fans soon

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It'd be interesting to know what parts of mine are part tje original registered vehicle.....
Doors, tub, engine, roof, loom, seat box are all a definite no

adrian hogg said:

hopefully it will prove ok and i will be posting some pics for you/us series fans soon

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Yes, we like piccies!

adrian hogg said:

this one has allegedly covered less than 50 k miles from new has petrol power and good quiete overdrive unit

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I do not believe for a minute it has a quiet overdrive! It might be a good overdrive, but I have yet to find a quiet one.

dag019 said:

I do not believe for a minute it has a quiet overdrive! It might be a good overdrive, but I have yet to find a quiet one.

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it was actually a quiet one but the car was too expensive for the overall condition so still looking

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Yes, we like piccies!

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Found one it should arrive in a couple of days. It drives perfectly and i love the patina!

that is looking great. keep it looking like that no wheel upgrades ect

minecab said:

that is looking great. keep it looking like that no wheel upgrades ect

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i have to fix the frames for both door bottoms and the frame for the bonnet but everything else is serviceable. I am just unsure if i should t cut the paint or just leave it oxidised

adrian hogg said:

i have to fix the frames for both door bottoms and the frame for the bonnet but everything else is serviceable. I am just unsure if i should t cut the paint or just leave it oxidised

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Leave it, if you tcut it you will lose a lot of the patina in my opinion, but it is a person choice. Also if you tcut it unless you then regularly polish it/protect it in another fashion in a couple of years it will have dulled down again but not to the nice work worn level it is currently.

Any updates ?

It drives fine and have found an overdrive to put on it. Have a couple of pics of underside which is really nice for one that has not had new chassis.

Looks clean and well cared for .