Have you got an old Land Rover for sale?

Okay no problem if anyone has got one of these then please shout.

Andrew

"Mr.Nice." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Twas Fri, 27 Aug 2004 13:59:11 GMT when "Andrew Renshaw"
> <andrew.hart.i hate [email protected]> put finger to keyboard
> producing:
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>Well my wife's Cavalier has finally come to the end of it's life and I am
>>going to give her my Disco.
>>
>>So I am looking for a Land Rover Series 3 or 110, 109. It must have the
>>capability to have 12 seats, even if the back bench seats are missing. It
>>must have six forward facing seats (or if you have fitted the cubby in the
>>front, the seat must still be available for me to fit). It must have an
>>MOT
>>(at least three months), not too bothered about tax. I am not worried if
>>it
>>needs a little bit of work on the body (little bit of easy welding) or the
>>trim looks a little tired.
>>
>>I would prefer a diesel (Would consider a normal petrol that has an
>>unleaded
>>head but please no V8's), I am not worried if it is 20 years old 9or so)
>>as
>>long as it goes and isn't a complete dog with more holes in the chassis
>>than
>>a fishing net.
>>
>>I have got hundreds to spend and not thousands.
>>
>>Fianlly, it must be within 150 miles of Hartlepool (North East UK).
>>
>>Anyone help please preferably within the next two weeks? Cash is waiting.
>>
>>Andrew
>>
>>P.S. Please mail me on andrew.at.preaching.co.uk. (Take out the two dots
>>around the at and stick the @ sign in, you know what I mean, I get sick of
>>spam.) Or post a reply here. I can come round straight away and see it.
>>
>
> I already mentioned this but I think your best bet is a regular 3 door
> 110 with inward-facing bench seats in the back your budget is simply
> too low for a 110 station wagon, and I'd look for a late series 3 too.
>
> when I lived in your area there is a guy out at wingate I used to use,
> he has alot of ex-military 109's (or he used to have).
>
> if you really want forward facing seats you can fit them to a 3 door
> 109/110 but you'll not find them included in that kind of budget I
> expect.
>
> best of luck with your search though ;o)
>
>
> Regards.
> Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)
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Twas Fri, 27 Aug 2004 17:25:24 +0100 when Tim Hobbs
<[email protected]> put finger to keyboard producing:

>On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 17:22:43 +0100, Tim Hobbs
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 15:04:37 GMT, "Andrew Renshaw" <andrew.hart.i hate
>>[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>After consulting with the boss I would consider a Series 3 SWB as long as it
>>>has 6 seats, or a 90 (it could have seven seats and I would be happy).
>>>
>>>I do not want another Disco though I have one and I love it.
>>>
>>>
>>>Andrew
>>>
>>
>>I don't know how easy it would be to persuade a Range Rover to take
>>the dicky seats out of a Disco, but Classic's seem to be just about
>>worthless these days. I reckon you'd find a decent late 80's Range
>>Rover for about a grand. Various bits would be rotten, but they are
>>reputedly no more difficult to fix than a Series.
>
>Sorry, that should read "Classics seem to be just about worthless".
>
>My apologies to the millions of homeless apostrophes out there.

I thought seriously about a classic as there are a few with v8's
around here for £800-£1000, rusty but mot'd.


Regards.
Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)
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In news:[email protected],
Richard Brookman <[email protected]> blithered:
> Tim Hobbs wrote:
>>
>> Why do you discount the V8? A decent V8 will give fuel economy not
>> far removed from the 2.25 petrol, but substantially better
>> performance.
>
> Agreed.
>
> Current figures:
> Series 2a SWB 2.25 petrol - 14.7 mpg
> Range Rover 4.6 V8 petrol - 17 mpg
>
> Yet I still go to work in the Series. WHY???

Cause you're a Land Rover Numpty!

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