this defender 90

polsta · Sep 25, 2011

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290613696731&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:112

whats the thoughts on this,and a rough value of it ?

all the spec stuff is a bit beyond me but wondered the thoughts on it with all that and the zinc coated chassis ? (is that good ? is that same/like galvanised ?)

just posting as its very local and just wondered thoughts on it, would wheels like that be too big for a ot of road use and its more set up for off road or does it all look and sound good and a lick of paint would finish it off niceley ?

thanks

lanny man 90 · Sep 25, 2011

it will do good money its a B reg so is old enough to be exported altho the yanks like the v8's i think it will probably do between 4 an 5k it's hard to say

Pikey · Sep 25, 2011

lanny man 90 said:
it will do good money its a B reg so is old enough to be exported altho the yanks like the v8's i think it will probably do between 4 an 5k it's hard to say

Nope gotta be original and unmolested to quaslify for export to the states. 200tdi injun will make it ineligible

oil dripper · Sep 25, 2011

redhand said:
Nope gotta be original and unmolested to quaslify for export to the states. 200tdi injun will make it ineligible

http://www.globallandrovers.com/main/site.php?use=arriving_soon ?

Pikey · Sep 25, 2011

oil dripper said:
Global Landrovers :: Rebuilt Vehicles :: Specialist Landrover Exporters ?

Not for the US market though. USA are mega strict on age related components. They charge a huge import tax on any vehicle less than 25 years old. it's to protect the US home car industry.

lanny man 90 · Sep 25, 2011

redhand said:
Nope gotta be original and unmolested to quaslify for export to the states. 200tdi injun will make it ineligible

well i didn't know that.. my mate sold a B reg modified to a guy from the Netherlands an he got 5k for his so is it only the yanks that don't allow this ???

Pikey · Sep 25, 2011

lanny man 90 said:
well i didn't know that.. my mate sold a B reg modified to a guy from the Netherlands an he got 5k for his so is it only the yanks that don't allow this ???

Yep they is very anally retentive when it comes to trying to get a non US made vehicle into the US BAsically unless it is at least 25 years old it has to meet all the emmission, safety, anti theft stds that apply to a brand new car..

polsta · Sep 25, 2011

so does that look/sound like a good one then ?

zinc coated chassis good ? them door things good ? wheels and all the bits etc ?

as i want it for a winter daily driver type machine, is that sort of set up be ok or more off road based ? would it be ok/good on fuel or any more juicy ?

any more thougths on price ? he has put a price to me hel take, so i wnated to see what thoughts on value were how it compared

also importantly....if i went to see it, what sort of things would i be checking and looking for ? as ive only looked at standard type defenders so far nothing like this

Oddie · Sep 25, 2011

Dont confuse a zinc coated chassis with a galvanised one. Any muppet can slap a bit of silver paint on the chassis to make it temporarily look useful.

polsta · Sep 26, 2011

Oddie said:
Dont confuse a zinc coated chassis with a galvanised one. Any muppet can slap a bit of silver paint on the chassis to make it temporarily look useful.

ahh is zinc coated just painted then ? ie it could just be a painted on visible parts underneath? and not a bare chassis coated job

which to be honest that was a draw if it was like a galvanised one, as im not overly keen on the color of it and dont particularly need the off road extras and guards etc as its more a road goer

bobbler · Sep 26, 2011

doesnt look bad but then it will come down to price at the end of the day.

ask more about the zinc coating. If it has been stripped back to bare metal it will last a lot longer than something that has just been slapped on top of old underseal. If it is that good you could always ask the seller to send you pics of the chassis to get a quick idea of the condition.

Guessing the other one you went to see was no good then Polsta?

USLandy · Sep 26, 2011

Yea they don't like good cars in the states. Worried if the defender was brought over here it would kill Jeep. I went through importing one last year, not that hard if you do it right. The car has to be 90% original, and the customs guys will get you if you try and bring one all loaded up for off-roading.

Fur Trapper · Sep 26, 2011

USLandy said:
Yea they don't like good cars in the states. Worried if the defender was brought over here it would kill Jeep. I went through importing one last year, not that hard if you do it right. The car has to be 90% original, and the customs guys will get you if you try and bring one all loaded up for off-roading.

Did you look at bringing 1 down from Canada, might be easier

There are alot of NATO left hand drive that go to Canada. And then you can do your mods for off roading

West Slope Rover · Sep 26, 2011

USLandy said:
Yea they don't like good cars in the states. Worried if the defender was brought over here it would kill Jeep. I went through importing one last year, not that hard if you do it right. The car has to be 90% original, and the customs guys will get you if you try and bring one all loaded up for off-roading.

They didn't like the Defender for the same reason they didn't like the Suzuki Samurai. They weren't considered safe by the nanny state. The Zuk rolled over too easily and the Defender could not be fitted with the proper air bags.

lynall · Sep 26, 2011

It says in the advert hes had a new galved cross member fitted so i would say hes painted the rest of the chassis to match.
If you are old enough classic car insurance will be cheap.

Lynall

Fur Trapper · Sep 26, 2011

West Slope Rover said:
They didn't like the Defender for the same reason they didn't like the Suzuki Samurai. They weren't considered safe by the nanny state. The Zuk rolled over too easily and the Defender could not be fitted with the proper air bags.

Yes the air bag issue stopped Land rover from exporting the new defender's to the USA. But does not stop people from importing used defenders into the USA as long as they meet the safety requirement for the year they are made.
Would be cheaper to get a used one from Canada than try to import yourself.
As loads go to Canada under the same rules and they like there defenders in Canada.

As I have checked this out,
and have seen several defenders here in Michigan with Canada plates, we are only 1/4 mile from Canada

PS they have to be 25 yrs old or older

bobbler · Sep 26, 2011

is all good advice on here about importing a landy into the US but sort of feel sorry for the OP here.

He lives in Portsmouth UK :doh:

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