gone mad

adrian hogg · Dec 21, 2020

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.

wireman · Dec 21, 2020

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.

Do it!

adrian hogg · Dec 21, 2020

wireman said:
Do it!

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

wireman · Dec 21, 2020

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

adrian hogg · Dec 21, 2020

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

Marmaduke · Dec 21, 2020

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.

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

wireman · Dec 21, 2020

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.

adrian hogg · Dec 21, 2020

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.

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

Green88 · Dec 21, 2020

Go for it!

Marmaduke · Dec 21, 2020

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

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

wireman · Dec 21, 2020

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

Yes, we like piccies!

dag019 · Dec 23, 2020

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

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.

adrian hogg · Dec 23, 2020

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.

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

adrian hogg · Dec 31, 2020

wireman said:
Yes, we like piccies!

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

minecab · Dec 31, 2020

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

adrian hogg · Dec 31, 2020

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

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

dag019 · Jan 6, 2021

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

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.

auld duffer · Jan 8, 2021

Any updates ?

adrian hogg · Jan 8, 2021

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.

auld duffer · Jan 9, 2021

Looks clean and well cared for .

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