Series 3 A worthwhile runaround?

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They have a complication just above a garden tractor so very easy to fix, the chassis and bulkhead are the big expensive bits that go wrong they tend to dissolve ;) LOL

I'd give her a good looking over underneath!! ;)
 
Id be giving that a good going over, too far for me though, you've got to apply for the docs so that's a bit of work to do
before you can drive it. There appears to be day light showing through the canvas on pic 6.
But I will have the nato hitch off it if your not using it. ;)
 
kevstar said:
Id be giving that a good going over, too far for me though, you've got to apply for the docs so that's a bit of work to do
before you can drive it. There appears to be day light showing through the canvas on pic 6.
But I will have the nato hitch off it if your not using it. ;)
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Problem is I can't get to it. Just trying to start somewhere and see if it's a fair price , and where the pitfalls are

tottot said:
Looks like a money pit, no pics of so said good chassis, no pics of bulkhead footwells, no V5. Someone is having a Giraffe
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Cheers :) This is why I asks :)
Henry_b said:
They have a complication just above a garden tractor so very easy to fix, the chassis and bulkhead are the big expensive bits that go wrong they tend to dissolve ;) LOL



I'd give her a good looking over underneath!! ;)
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The lack of complication is part of the draw. I don't know the big things but I've worked under the bonnet on these so know something about them.
Even without lockdown, I'd need someone to go over it.
It just seems too fair to be true
 
Ride height looks good, so springs and hangers could be ok. Door gaps and bulkhead sides look straight and no obvious holes. Rear crossmember looks ok, could be its been protected by all that army paint.
 
Just enlarged the pics, its extremely orginal, tyre strap, NATO hitch and 12 pin plug. I wonder if its never been civvy registerd and been kept in a barn somewhere. Is the docs could be quite simple as DVLA are used to registering ex-Army landys.
 
Its worth 2k all day long but you need to have a good look at the chassis, bulkhead etc before deciding if its worth any more.
No pic of the engine bay either.
 
I agree about the £2K, that would be my target, but its got "provence" if there's proof it was in the Falklands conflict. That's hard to value. At the moment we don't really think about that with ex-mil Series but if you look at classic sports/race cars its become a huge part of their value. The reality is that it may never become part of the value of Series LRs, but if it does then this one will be a good bet. So tis really a £2k vehicle plus a £1K+ gamble.
 
You have to view it so you know what condition the whole thing is in and what you're letting yourself in for. If I was after one I would go and look at it but it's not worth £3750, no where near not without a V5 and MOT. £2k tops I would say without seeing it in the flesh
 
An mot on these means next to nothing. I bought mine with a 12 month mot and the brakes pulled hard to the near side and the steering was dreadful. When I put petrol in it, most of it leaked out over the petrol station forecourt. It broke down on the way home and travelled the rest of the way on an AA truck. But I love it, they are simple and part prices are cheap. If the chassis and bulkhead are ok and it starts, runs and drives ok it will be a viable proposition. Be warned though, it is a million miles away from the feel of a rangie.

Col
 
I'll agree with that! Mine had a year's MOT, 3 radials and 1 cross ply, brakes full of oil, no indicators and a duff alterntor. Drove it 50 miles home with an emergency torch as a rear light. But all the repairs (and there have been a lot) still don't amount to more than a few months car payments for most people. This week I replaced the front axle wheel studs, 0.98p each.
 
Can the fella send you some more pics, of the important bits? It's obviously not been on the road in regular use, so may not have been maintained well. I would pay extra for bullet holes though.
 
I wouldn't put too much value on the 'Falklands War' statement unless you can actually see hard evidence. Very few Land Rovers were taken to the war itself, most of those that were, were lost on the Atlantic Conveyor. Any that actually made it onto the island probably wouldn't have been used on the front line or close enough to the action to get shot. Watch any old footage of the conflict itself and you see next to no Army Land Rovers, you see Falklands Island ones being requisitioned but mainly it was Scorpion tanks or BVs used cross the bog. It might have served on the island after the conflict. It always makes me smile when vendors claim that their ex army Land Rover was used by the SAS, Paras or the Marines never by some TA Pay Corps Regiment.
 
wireman said:
I wouldn't put too much value on the 'Falklands War' statement unless you can actually see hard evidence. Very few Land Rovers were taken to the war itself, most of those that were, were lost on the Atlantic Conveyor. Any that actually made it onto the island probably wouldn't have been used on the front line or close enough to the action to get shot. Watch any old footage of the conflict itself and you see next to no Army Land Rovers, you see Falklands Island ones being requisitioned but mainly it was Scorpion tanks or BVs used cross the bog. It might have served on the island after the conflict. It always makes me smile when vendors claim that their ex army Land Rover was used by the SAS, Paras or the Marines never by some TA Pay Corps Regiment.
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Mine spent most it's service carting squaddies with sprained ankles around a training camp :D
 
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