Please tell me why I shouldn't buy this

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It looks sh!t, has high miles, engine bay looks poorly maintained, colour change not followed throughout, not a CSW, only two doors so the rear seats may not be on the v5 and if not... Well you know the rest!
 
Paul D said:
Ooh, not seen that before!

Not sure about it ...
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Nor me hence the post ;)

THEengineer said:
is it a gaylander or hairdressers motor :lol::lol:
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I might be a hairdresser:eek: :lol:

chezvegas said:
This one looks ok from the advert, fairly standard as far as I can see
Your not kidding about the prices jumping up, if you can hold off till summer you will save a bit
Land Rover Defender COUNTY STN WAGON 12 SEATS TDI 4dr 1993
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I do really like that, was advised to get a 300 tdi though I don't know what the difference is between the two engines, also this ones miles [and miles] away from me.

Holding out for summer will be tough, we just sold a split screen camper to buy a landrover and any money left needs to go on the house, if I start house projects first it'll eat into the landy fund:( won't if I've got one though:D

KSLB said:
It looks sh!t, has high miles, engine bay looks poorly maintained, colour change not followed throughout, not a CSW, only two doors so the rear seats may not be on the v5 and if not... Well you know the rest!
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Agree agree agree and agree [is that enough agreeing;)] I did spot the engine bay and colour change and you can see he hasn't spent any money there:(

easye1 said:
the black barstid looks like it lives in a tough area,
as 8foot walls wiv razor wire ontop looks real,
err, ****e place to live.....


no wonder theres a safe box in the back to hide from everyone....
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Did you see the hoody guy in the reflection on one of the pic's:eek:

Grimmer said:
+1, I know which one I'd be looking at if it were me;);)
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+1

redhand said:
Black one is probably nicked anorl Donny has a bad rep for nicked motors.
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:lol:
 
brianjbox said:
Educate me please

This ones older than I wanted, a few more miles than I'd have liked and looks to have had some welding on the chassis I think but what else can you see from the pic's supplied?

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I'm not after running this man's car down just learning what to look for, what looks right and what to steer clear of.

Cheers all

Brian
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19J engine.....not the most refined :eek:

Unless you want an old school tratter look for a tdi
 
A chassis being welded is fairly expected at this age, it's more down to how well it has been welded and looked after. Difficult to say from the pics but I would say its worth a look, go over the chassis with a screw driver tapping it to find anyone corrosion or body filler being used to hide holes. If I was you I would widen my search and be willing to travel a good few hundred miles to look at some good ones
 
redhand said:
Black one is probably nicked anorl Donny has a bad rep for nicked motors.
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Heh, didn't see it was from here .. think I know where it is as well, recognise the green gates.

I wouldn't give anyone 4 £1 coins for a fiver round there .. not worth the paper they're printed on!
 
blue beasty said:
19J engine.....not the most refined :eek:

Unless you want an old school tratter look for a tdi
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Thanks for that, learning all the time;)

chezvegas said:
A chassis being welded is fairly expected at this age, it's more down to how well it has been welded and looked after. Difficult to say from the pics but I would say its worth a look, go over the chassis with a screw driver tapping it to find anyone corrosion or body filler being used to hide holes. If I was you I would widen my search and be willing to travel a good few hundred miles to look at some good ones
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Cheers for the advice, problem I have with travelling further afield looking for landy's is no one else drives in my family, I'm new to the area and it's pretty rural here, no one I can ask to drive me a few hundred miles to view:(

Saying that though I have been out to Germany twice buying campers and sent £6k over to the States for one I hadn't seen beforehand;)

Last motor I bought while living up here I had to get a taxi to Louth, a coach down to Birmingham, a coach back up to Stafford then another cab, took 8 hours to get there and two hours to drive back home:rolleyes:

Paul D said:
Heh, didn't see it was from here .. think I know where it is as well, recognise the green gates.

I wouldn't give anyone 4 £1 coins for a fiver round there .. not worth the paper they're printed on!
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:lol: :lol:
 
if youve got to spend money on the house and need a family friendly car you might be better looking at 300tdi discoveries ...5 door 7 seat and a bit more padding and sound proofing ..mechanically pretty much the same as a 110 but .. half the price of a 110csw...just look for rust in the floor and inner wings

might be worth trailing round a few 4x4 independant dealers to see the range of vehicles available
 
ricc said:
if youve got to spend money on the house and need a family friendly car you might be better looking at 300tdi discoveries ...5 door 7 seat and a bit more padding and sound proofing ..mechanically pretty much the same as a 110 but .. half the price of a 110csw...just look for rust in the floor and inner wings

might be worth trailing round a few 4x4 independant dealers to see the range of vehicles available
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We did think of taking this route but there just isn't enough room behind the discovery's rear seats, we have a Husky and Northern Inuit to fit in the back as well as perhaps picnic stuff if I can convince the kids to come out for the day.

It's a shame as you said, they are half the price of a defender just don't think they're big enough:(

Was even looking at going down this route

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But worried about getting spares etc and where do you get any info on them from:confused:
 
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