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Nope, I mean Astra van....

point well made, my van is £120 for the year, thast cheap enough for me...

hello and welcome, pop into the essex lanes thread in the greenlane section as well, quite a few people in the area...

Pre 2001 is dependant on engine size, post 2001 its on emissions, there is a calculator online where you can put your reg in... https://www.gov.uk/calculate-vehicle-tax-rates

Yep, needs to go to an auto box specialist but my guess will be down to either blocked oil filter causing low oil pressure or blocked oil ways stopping the box from changing gears correctly, basically it will be engaging/disengaging gears and friction plates due to the oil pressure being low...

imho there is no point in going the extra hassle for a 2.8, I can't see it giving that much power, no more than a decent tuned 2.5 and if you really really need that extra bit of power here and there just whack NoS on it, diesels love NoS and its cheap power...

A 96 300TDi will be 24 spline. As has been said you have a break in the drive somewhere, time to take the hubs off and inspect, could be halfshaft, CV joint or a few other things....

I'm afraid thats not correct, only if its seriously obscuring vision is it an MOT failure. The swept area of the screen is the only place where these rules apply, it doesn't mean its a definitive failure if its in this area, just if its not in this area it doesn't apply (i.e. you can have a...

There good vehicles, on road they are a dream to drive, off road they are pretty capable, they are let down by the huge rear diff tho. I went Shogun as there are loads of spares compared to the rest and they are a nice size if you get a SWB one. Its no where near as fun as the Defender but for...

As long as it doesn't obscure your line of vision it's fine. It's also technically illegal to take a swig if a drink, take your eyes of the road for a second, remove a hand from the steering wheel not in conjunction with controlling the vehicle and many other things like that...

But farm registered so needs to be trailered home, god knows when the last MOT was so could be a whloe load of things for that, its a big risk to get it back on the road. I just sold my 1991 200TDi which was well looked after, solid, new turbo, 300 axles and a whole list of other positive mods...

Theres no denying its no landrover... I am having an interesting debate on the Mitsi forums, it started of with someone asking the benefit of live front axles and has basically deteriorated into me telling them why defenders are better off roaders than any of the jap crap... Will stand by...

Was to much money sitting there on the drive, I have got a conservatory and a few other bits to pay for and rather than skint myself for summer I thought I would downgrade to a Shogun, still it does what I need it to, good little laner, comfy, warm, quiet but no where near as fun as the 90...

I would suspect its a commercial conversion that needed to have a specified kerb weight for some reason... thats my guess

That looks a beast! What engine does it use, Chevy, Ford e.t.c? Use to love the sound of me ol' mans 5.7 Ford small block. I do like the yankee stuff, shame they never figured out how to drive in the correct side though ;)

Oh yeah, I remember you.... hows it been fella? Is the V8 in? I don't know how much you have been following on here but I have no longer got a Defender, or a Land Rover but I am now in that 'other' group of laners (I got a Shogun :rolleyes:). Would be good to see you out and about, I think...

Buy a 300TDi with a galv chassis already done, theres plenty out there, prob cost less than doing your own anyway...

He's a dreamer, worth £1000 for someone to take a punt on, if it only needed a few bits for the MOT why doesn't he get it done and then he can get £2500...

Not 100% correct, theres a few other reasons as well. the rads have a tendency to lose efficiency via internal corrosion and blockages, the waterpump can also start to lose flow quite quickly, they can airlock themselves over bumpy ground and as I said before they run a fine line with their...

Most don't but when they start to get warm they go very quickly and if they go hot they do damage every time pretty much, 200's are a bit better at controlling it, that is about the only diofference imo