Thought I'd give you guys an update: Halfway through scrubbing the underneath clean. Very little serious rust going on that needs immediate welding. The front jacking lifts are a bit crappy but nothing major. I've had the dashboard off and sorted out a few things under there. Mostly WD-40 on...

I have an old, rusted bumper that you could have for free, it is just a standard defender pinless thing, but it has rusted through on one side. I don't know if it is fixable or not... I have no welding experience or knowledge.

Welcome! Computers aren't so bad when you get used to them. Well thats what I told myself before I did a degree in them. I now hate them too. Sadly we can't communicate through engine rumbles as we pass through the country :/

Sadly the cost of petrol to pick these up would make them more expensive than buying new from a local garage. A small trip to the post office is a weeks worth of wages

Yeah I can imagine the no claims helps a lot. Flux wasn't a terrible price for being 21 and 0 no claims but there were better quotes out there

Its because you are under 25. I used Diamond which came out as the cheapest with breakdown cover. But mine is an old 2.5 petrol engine, things may be different for a TD5.

Another +1 on claybars. I scraped the side of my dad's car on a house, and it had a nice streak of cream house paint along the side. 45 minutes with a claybar removed all the paint, and only a few scratch marks remained. I don't think it will help with the decolouration though, would it be...

Keep checking eBay, watch the cars you would be interested in to get an idea of how much they go for. Then you can search around other places to find good deals. My budget was a lot less than yours and I came across some quite tidy vehicles (although, none were TD5s). As for insurance, it...

It is if you have sharp edges protruding out from the front. My front jack mounts are rusted a fair bit so I wouldnt want to be caught driving around some main roads with it. I don't think it would be as much of a problem if there is less sharp rust, but its so easy to slap a bumper on that its...

It was great to meet you all! And thanks for the drink Trewey.

Sounds good, sent mine to you too (I think :( )

I want to see a picture of the 90 reversed to the water, with you fishing from the inside of it :P

I'll be there tomorrow night. Got some new bolts for the bumper coming and hopefully they will arrive tomorrow. If not I'll cable tie the old one on for the night :P Let me know where to meet you Trewey, for the convoy. My mean machine isn't the fastest kid on the block, so you will probably...

Welcome! :D

Welcome! :D

It looks like I'm coming now :D Although I did pick up a bumper from St Austell today and thought it would be really quick to replace, but the old one was rusted so much that a few bolts snapped. There is a lot I need to learn :< I'll try to have it road legal for Tuesday :P

Good for you :D Enjoy it!

Be careful. I am no expert in discos (or anything tbh) but I hear that their chassis(?) goes bad very quickly, and a cheapy one might be in a state not suitable for off-roading. Make sure you know your stuff, or bring someone alone to look at it before you commit to buying. I hope someone with...

That would be great, I may end up coming to the pub instead of sailing xD I'll let you know what I'm doing Tuesday when I know for sure

Im not sure if I can yet, I'm meant to be sailing at Saltash Tuesday. If plans change I'll be there though :) In about two weeks the cleaning fun will begin, so I'll look into the other products. The car is a bit of a **** heap, even though I love it, so it might just be a case of getting the...