Well, technically it's a Land Rover 90 with a hard top, full roll cage, bikini top and 2.5l TDi. Not getting rid of the S3, just adding a younger sibling to the stable.
Then you'll put it through its paces and get a mate to take a picture and show us.....wontcha...
Absolutely. I plan on getting em both out(the new defender and its older sibling series 3) to the mudhole/shooting range and giving em a custom brown paint job. Ill post the pics from the for sale ad tonight.
Cool! Love the defenders.
I'm pretty fond of 'real' Rovers. Don't much care for the newer Range Rovers and Discos.
The gent selling it is in England until next tuesday so I have to wait to buy it until then. He's got another one in the same price range, a 110 3.9l petrol with the white top and blue bottom body panels. It's also got a coat of fresh paint and new interior. I guess I have til wednesday to pick which one I want.
Once I pick it up I'll be ordering a Red Dot AC, just have to wait and see which model AC I'll need depending on interior volume.
Pablo, you missed a cherry SIII Stage 1 with the roof racks and everything out your way for something ridiculously cheap like 10k. It was gorgeous. I was willing to buy it but by the time I saw the ad it had already sold.
TDi? They're offering a diesel version in the US? I've had my Jetta TDI for about 6 months now...the engine still impresses the shiat outta me! And I haven't smelled a diesel fume yet! :woohoo:
I don't believe they did offer a NAS tdi. This is a british market truck imported here. A 30+mpg off road behometh sounds like a ton of fun to me.
My friend in Oz has a 2.0 turbodiesel Freelander...it goes and goes and goes... :cheers:
Yeah, we never get the good stuff in the states. I was looking at importing a 300tdi Disco before I stumbled on these Rovers.
Now, I just have to find a 200tdi engine with a dead turbo to do a 200di swap in my series :icon_twisted:
couple of pics. I'm gonna go crazy for the next week waiting to pick it up.
(http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w317/spcterry/100_0366.jpg)
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Nice, that looks to be in fine shape too :thumb:
This is the 110 that I 'might' get instead. It's a petrol, which I DO NOT like, but I love 110's and the color scheme is so typically LR.
(http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w317/spcterry/103_0201.jpg)
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I would opt for the diesel model over a petrol model as well, they just have more character and go forever if cared for remotely decently.
what's the trasition like to go from driving "left hand side" to "right hand side"? i only ask because a few months ago my toyota dealership had a right hand drive car on display. the story was that someone had paid the extra cash to have one like that to be "unique". :dunno_white:
It's not bad. All the controls are the same(accelerator is still far right, clutch left, most transmissions are the same though some are reversed), you just have to get used to being in a different place on the road. It took me about a week before I was really confident in my driving ability, though having 3 tons of steel around me might have helped.
This title is misleading, I was expecting pictures of a tacticool mossberg defender shotgun. You sir are a waste of good bandwidth... :icon_lol:
Ok seriously get the diesel, it'll last forever with good maintenance.
The diesel is going to depend on the engine serial. Some early models were prone to irreperable block cracks.
As far as the mossy, no shotguns but I am picking up a colt combat commander tomorrow.
I bought the Combat Commander today. I bought it from a shop down in GA so it's being shipped the whole 20 miles so the pawn shop around the corner can do the transfer. Should have it in my possession NLT Monday. Mechanically, it's in perfect shape with Wilson Combat beavertail, match trigger, springs, barrel and trijicon sights. Cosmetically, it's seen better days. The shop took it on trade from a 'contractor' for a Colt Delta Elite 10mm :icon_eek: and gave me a sweet deal on it. I'm going to have my smith Duracoat it around the beginning of the year after I figure out what else I want him to do to it. I'm thinking a flat black slide and dark brown frame.
Enjoy the colt, I just picked up a Tanfoglio TA 90 in 9mm yesterday at lunch. It's basically a CZ 75 clone with the slide mounted decocker safety. I shot a rifle match last weekend where we did a lot of transitions to the pistol I had a huge time penalty on one stage I failed to complete the pistol portion we had a series of steel poppers and a texas star, I had problems on the texas star and didn't knock the last plate off before I ran out of ammo. I wound up getting tagged with a 30 second penalty for running out of ammo and a 15 second penalty for leaving one plate. 24 rounds was not enough.
did anyone else notice that the steering wheel is on the wrong side????lol...
BP, got any experience doing duracoating? I'm thinking about doing it myself on this one. One of their really dark browns along with some cocobolo grips would look pretty slick.
Quote from: joshr08 on December 11, 2009, 04:49:26 PM
did anyone else notice that the steering wheel is on the wrong side????lol...
Actually, if you want to be technical, it's on the right side :flipoff:
Quote from: spc on December 12, 2009, 04:00:24 AM
Quote from: joshr08 on December 11, 2009, 04:49:26 PM
did anyone else notice that the steering wheel is on the wrong side????lol...
Actually, if you want to be technical, it's on the right side :flipoff:
:icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol:
Quote from: spc on December 11, 2009, 04:49:42 PM
BP, got any experience doing duracoating? I'm thinking about doing it myself on this one. One of their really dark browns along with some cocobolo grips would look pretty slick.
Never done any with it. Thinking about trying it though the finish on my 1911 is wearing pretty bad too. It's all in the prep work is what I hear from a local guy that does alot of duracoat jobs. And it's apparently a cast iron Bi@tch to get off if you want to get a different finish.
C130 SNR???....apparently its till taxed until the end of March `10 here in the UK.....unless its a ringer. BTW for authenticity the yellow no` plate should be on the back and a white one should be on the front :thumb:
http://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/application?pageid=Vehicle+Enquiry&portletid=VehicleEnquiry&portletns=VehicleEnquiry_en&wfevent=link.next
Hmmm, he claims that truck as an '83, yet that website shows it as an '85.
Is that reg no an original UK one issued to that particular vehicle?? If so something is not tying up.
The DVLA has it down as a `1985 90", NOT a 1983 110.
Could be genuine reasons for it especially if the reg no is not original but tread carefully pal :thumb:
If its the same vehicle its still on the UK database so I would spend a few quid on proper vehicle check using the VIN. :thumb:
https://www.mycarcheck.com/check/C130SNR/
That registration also indicates a 2.5 diesel and the 110 is petrol. He had an 85 90inch diesel for sale, id bet that's its plate. Thanks for the carcheck link. Ill definitely use it.
Yeah, you need to be careful, the UK private buying/selling system is not foolproof and there are loads of scams and tricks that people can and do pull. Usually when the truth does reveal itself the seller and your cash have long since dissapeared :o I see it all the time when I am dealing bikes. The fact the vehicle has been or is going to be exported makes it even easier. I wouldnt even contemplate buying a used car or bike without even a basic vehicle check these days.
Lemme know if I can help or offer any more advice :thumb:
This guy imports and sells as a bit of a side business to fund his trips home to see family. I'm going to pull some strings with a buddy to see if there are any issues with him or any vehicles he has imported through DMV and SOS.
And of course, as soon as I'm getting ready to drop green on this...........I find a slick deal on a stupidly clean XJR out of range of the prince of darkness. God, I have car ADD.
fark. The engine serial indicated it was in the early batch of turbo's that had block cracking issues and something just didn't seem right about the truck in general. It didn't feel like it was well put togethor like my Series III :icon_rolleyes: I passed.
I'll probably just use that $$ to buy an overdrive and do an engine swap with a 2.4l Mercedes diesel and a few other things on my SIII.
On the bright side, got my Combat Commander and ordered Dura Coat in 'Dark Earth' Going to keep some bits silver and black and go with a sand colored G10 grip I think it'll turn out nicely.