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I would like some feedback from people who have used Alpine Restorations before, good and bad. If you prefer, for some reason, please sent a private message.

Went really well, for once Old Blue didn't put up much of a fight. Bit of a squeeze to get the new outrigger aligned but not too hard. The old one was so bad (no supportat all), you can feel the difference in the bends.

What happens with the drop arm off or the drag link disconnected?

It's a V8 - not much silencing. That's a mobile phone holder - bought off eBay. Pete

I will guess at a 300tdi.

Found some holes in the tdi What have you got, 200tdi? What's in the hole where the ash tray would go?

Where you going to fit the wireless? Sorry, in car entertainment.

Are you getting upset because we gave you an answer you don't like? A D3 will cost you plenty, it's a knackered old luxury 4x4. A D2 is also the same but less expensive to put right, they don't all have ace you know. Many green laning idiots have...

https://yrmit.co.uk/product/fuel-filler-neck-lr-defender-90-83-98-not-td5/

Pretty sure I saw one. YRM maybe

Had a similar thing on a car, that was the steering box.

I have the feeling you want something that doesn't exist, also no one sits at 85mph on the motorway anymore if you want to keep their licence. 200tdi will sit on the motorway at 70mph no problem. Now you don't want diesel as its too slow, you...

America isn't interested in that though, they want all fitted parts made there aswell. BMW have a massive factory there, the biggest exporter by value than any other manufacturer. Still the powers that be are accusing them of being parts...

I thought you were asking questions about the potential cost of owning a D3? Find some for sale, see if you like them, check them over and post the pics/reports on here and you’ll get some valuable feedback on the actual vehicles. If you don’t...

I use my D1 as a daily most of the week…

So it is a hobby car then as you have a Subaru for normal duties. Suitable D2 on Def2.net for you at £2k. As for going to see some D3, how can you judge what a £3k vehicle looks like if you don't compare some? You either have the money or you...

If you are paying to have it properly restored it will cost 3 or 4 times its worth. New chassis maybe twice what it's worth. All depends how much it owes you at the moment.

No, I might have had some silly cars but they didn't cost thousands as they all sold for the same or more, so price neutral. .Fuel economy wasn't great though on some of them. Apart from the Morris Minor and 300e van they were daily drivers. I...

No, he’s not. You seem to be going round in circles as to whether to get one or not, and how much it ‘might’ need spending on it. That needs a LR crystal ball - but you know that. Go and see a couple and post on here for feedback.

With regards to Paddocks make sure you find out the supplier/manufacturer first ..........if they will tell you. AFTERMARKET means anything could turn up. Actually they have worse than Britpart, believe it or not.

With regards to Paddocks make sure you find out the supplier/manufacturer first ..........if they will tell you. AFTERMARKET means anything could turn up.

Well, that answers that then!

Didn't say set fire to your money did I? It sounds like you want a cheap D3 as a laning toy rather than something you need, a hobby car essentially. It's luck of the draw if you get a good one, realistically you won't and it will cost money...

Yes but are you still stupid?

I didn't really. My first Firebird was a months money and so was the insurance. Think I was about 26 when I realised I should start to make an effort to grow up.

We had some Romanians living next door, very dodgy and somewhat annoying. Mind you he explained that his whole country is like that and everything is open to a bribe, even to get a school place.

Being a youngster you are meant to do stupid things so just buy one. I bought plenty of impractical vehicles when I was young without any thought what so ever. It's far easier now with the Internet to gain knowledge and find parts than it was...

Series123 club or Series2 club might be worth joining. New genuine parts will be few and far between, also expensive. Good supply of most parts available aftermarket of varying quality.

Scrap.

Some of them have arrows stamped on them for alignment.