Stanstorey
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- Sep 20, 2012
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I do a lot of of lurking and reading of forums for the various cars that I seem to acquire!
Your great forum has been incredibly helpful already, so a big thanks straight away.
Thought I ought to make an effort and introduce myself as I intend to keep this one (or at least another 80/100) for a fair time and will undoubtedly be annoying people with the usual noobie questions.
i am coming from a good few years tinkering with and buying and selling old tdi defenders, which I still do. But I have no alliance with any make as I find most have their benefits and as long as its interesting and not a jelly mould euro box I'm keen to know more!
so....I have just sold a disco 3, which was great to tow with (I use a tri-axle Brian james for moving the odd defender, RRC etc) incredibly comfortable and luxurious, but incredibly over complicated and expensive to fix even at mates rates
my issue has been there are few vehicles that I feel I can tow 3.5tonnes with safely and legally and not struggle up the hills to the point of second gear. Defenders are useless unless they have a nice big jap engine in them or an overstressed wound up td5 which in my mind then becomes unreliable.
so I've found a nice late (r plate) 24v manual 80 through a friend of a friend and collect in a week or so with a fresh mot and some tax
168k, he's had it for ten years and although its been used, he is rather good on maintenance (belts every 30k for example)
He has also put the older style injector pump on and removed egrs and immobiliser etc to simplify things (excuse lack of knowledge on exactly what has been done)
its black, with black leather (Connolly badge in the back?)
most of it seems to work inside, needs a good valet
looks rock solid underneath and he's injected waxoyl in door panels and chassis rails etc
swivels slightly damp but no land rover style leaks drips!
christ that's a lot of waffle, sorry!
the only pic I have will follow when not on stupid ipad.
More when it arrives and I've cleaned it.
Your great forum has been incredibly helpful already, so a big thanks straight away.
Thought I ought to make an effort and introduce myself as I intend to keep this one (or at least another 80/100) for a fair time and will undoubtedly be annoying people with the usual noobie questions.
i am coming from a good few years tinkering with and buying and selling old tdi defenders, which I still do. But I have no alliance with any make as I find most have their benefits and as long as its interesting and not a jelly mould euro box I'm keen to know more!
so....I have just sold a disco 3, which was great to tow with (I use a tri-axle Brian james for moving the odd defender, RRC etc) incredibly comfortable and luxurious, but incredibly over complicated and expensive to fix even at mates rates
my issue has been there are few vehicles that I feel I can tow 3.5tonnes with safely and legally and not struggle up the hills to the point of second gear. Defenders are useless unless they have a nice big jap engine in them or an overstressed wound up td5 which in my mind then becomes unreliable.
so I've found a nice late (r plate) 24v manual 80 through a friend of a friend and collect in a week or so with a fresh mot and some tax
168k, he's had it for ten years and although its been used, he is rather good on maintenance (belts every 30k for example)
He has also put the older style injector pump on and removed egrs and immobiliser etc to simplify things (excuse lack of knowledge on exactly what has been done)
its black, with black leather (Connolly badge in the back?)
most of it seems to work inside, needs a good valet
looks rock solid underneath and he's injected waxoyl in door panels and chassis rails etc
swivels slightly damp but no land rover style leaks drips!
christ that's a lot of waffle, sorry!
the only pic I have will follow when not on stupid ipad.
More when it arrives and I've cleaned it.
