eightinavee
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EVERY time.
nathan5346
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Ar dunno i miss me v8EVERY time.
eightinavee
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Maybe,but its just sooo easy to get into a TDI,turn the key and it goes - the same as it did last time,with half decent fuel consumption and 3-400k lifetime.No slipped liners/cracked block etc,maybe the odd headgasket or coolant leak from a P gasket - but overall less hassle.Ar dunno i miss me v8
nathan5346
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True but i still miss it... :tears:
eightinavee
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time will help,I've bin driving TDI's for so long now - and making a living fixing knackered v8's for so long now its like water off a duck's back.
I do have a customer with a Cobra rep - 8.9ltr BB Ford motor which I enjoy a quick thrash in now and again,then I happily drive around in my IIa 2 1/4 soft top,back and forth to work and up the village.(Till it gets too cold/wet and the dark nights arrive.)
I do have a customer with a Cobra rep - 8.9ltr BB Ford motor which I enjoy a quick thrash in now and again,then I happily drive around in my IIa 2 1/4 soft top,back and forth to work and up the village.(Till it gets too cold/wet and the dark nights arrive.)
nathan5346
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I got a 93 200tdi disco and a 99 520se im thinkng bout getting rid of em and buying a good 300tdi but its finding a good un
eightinavee
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True,I decided to spend the time welding a new boot floor,sides and rear arches into mine - for what it cost me I reckon it was worth the effort.It only has 170k on it,uses no oil or water,has 7 seats and will tow 3.5 tonnes - RELIABLY. I know what it can and cant do,(Which isnt much that I need.) So I'll keep using it,another 5 odd years if I can,the biggest problem is what to replace it with......
nathan5346
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I think the problem i'll have is i'll be comparing any 300tdi to the mileage/age/condition/price to me v8 and i reckon its a tall order to fill but you never know... i keep looking
eightinavee
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Its all out there,as you say keep looking.I bought a 72 S111 swb to rebuild,going to do a galv chassis/bulkhead etc with soft top.The engine will be a 200TDI from a RRC I used to own,its done 242k,fantastic engine,with a new t belt and crank seals I'll just carry on using it.(Wot LR's were supposed to be for in the old days...)
nathan5346
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Sounds great, wished id got the know how patience and funds to do such a project
eightinavee
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Its classed as a business asset,buy parts or pay tax - dunt make sense not to do it.I dont intend doing anything else for a while so it seems sensible to do something legal that I can enjoy too.There has to be some advantages to running a business,collecting vat for HMRC is not a pleasant task at times.
