I need an education

I need to be educated on landrovers please.

I will hopefully have about £1500 to spend on one, which must have an MOT and be tax exempt.

What do i need to look out for and is there a choice of models etc?

Get on to ebay and do a search. You'll be looking for a very early series 3 or a series 2a. Not very much difference between em really. You should be able to get a useable one for 1500 quid or less but bear in mind they are going to be very old, expensive to run and need plenty of maintenance. Getting the road tax for nowt is insignificant really.

Another one with this tax exempt obsession thing? Like Hughesy said, they're gunna be old motors. Unless you particularly want a 2a or early III get a later III in the best nick you can.

If you stop hunting for a tax exempt motor you'll have a helluva lot more to choose from, then with luck you'll spend less money on major maintenance and save yourself more than a bit of road tax.

We have a '64 beetle, a '66 beetle and a '66 split screen van, so i figured a tax exempt one would just fit in the family nicely.

I am open to suggestions tho, so you guys have given me something to think about for sure. keep the education coming

If you are handy with a spanner then look at a early 2a (All series 2 are tax free) these are a good compromise as most of the parts are cheep and easily obtainable.
Plus the 2a is the quintessential Landy and reckon to be the best looking but then again I’m biased (See my details).

clivees said:

If you are handy with a spanner then look at a early 2a (All series 2 are tax free) these are a good compromise as most of the parts are cheep and easily obtainable.
Plus the 2a is the quintessential Landy and reckon to be the best looking but then again I’m biased (See my details).

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Yer wun't like it Clive, 'ees gunna fark abart wiv it yer know!

just having a look at things on the interweb thing, from an off road point of view is a LWB better or a SWB?

SWB, better angles!

Depends, in muddy conditions its not unknown for the front axle of a LWB to be out of the clag and pulling before the backs loose traction, where a SWB with have both axles in the mire and spinning.
The SWB will be more agile.
Horses for courses

1500 quid yer say

lookin fer a tax exempt yer say