Struggling Guys!!!!!!

[crotchrocket]

I've been chatting to the owner of this and i went and test drove one at the weekend :slap:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Land-Rover-Defender-50th-Anniversary-V8-Auto-LPG-/290501574973?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item43a33e413d


I'm considering seeing what the bank man says.......and getting one!

Its the 4lt V8 Auto on LPG and although its a little less comfortable and fast as the Isuzu i have a soft spot for it. Especially since i dont like the look of the Discovery with the same engine and the rangerover with the same engine has too many electrics and sensors to take off road and/or maintain...... However, believe it or not they are both cheaper!

[Bob Barker]

The back seat/seats in that thing are AWESOME!!! I don't know why but if I had the funds I'd buy it just for that!

The rest of the truck is pretty bad arse looking as well.

[alterastro]

So where did you put your right shoulder when you were driving it? :bgwo::bgwb::smilewink

[VX KAT]

JAMES!! DOOOO ETTTTT!!!! That's an awesome one! :thumbup:
Love all the details, the blacked rims are cool too. Way cooler looking than our Coniston green one. When did they put the stereo in the dash or is that a mod??? I see a little cubby tray when the stereo used to be, much more useful!
But ya do need to paint that roof back to white and then add a great big Brownchurch roof rack!
Will Claire still be speaking to you?

[tom4bren]

Will Claire still be speaking to you?

I'm not sure she ever fully recovered from the Cammo bedsheets.

[crotchrocket]

^^ hahahahahahahahah


OK GUYS


So i .................erm...................may have just done some thing a bit irrational (sp?) i decided that i cant take a bank loan and that the VX has run out of MOT so cant be driven legally until it has one. Therefore the land rover (which i would need to have the window open to allow my shoulder to stick out from Nick) is out the window.


Im travelling half the country tomorrow to pick up this :D as a winter Hack whilst i sort the VX

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/land-rover-RANGE-ROVER-VOGUE-v8-EFI-Auto-GREEN-lpg_W0QQitemZ260692849054QQcategoryZ29748QQcmdZVie wItemQQ_trksidZp5197.m7QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DLVI%26it u%3DUCI%26otn%3D5%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D5 065925990337746992


http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/B8yHlLwEGk_KGrHqEOKn_EywoiFsG-BM4Br_IQYQ_12.jpg



So this is the sound track...............one of the finsest sounds of the 20th century.....The Rover V8 :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM9VCAwDXOA

[VX KAT]

Im travelling half the country tomorrow to pick up this :D as a winter Hack whilst i sort the VX

[/IMG]

Darn...:( I wanted to see that in your driveway...

"traveling half the country..."....no,no... let me tell you about driving half the country....:laugho:

[crotchrocket]

lol, yep its 3 hours each way you know Kat !!! LOL

[yellowgizmo99]

your whole trip is just getting me to the other end of my state from where I live. lol

[circmand]

lol, yep its 3 hours each way you know Kat !!! LOL

3 days now thats a country

[yellowgizmo99]

I think he had too many letters should have been county.lol

[Ldub]

Glad to hear you're gonna stay in the VX fam...:yesgray:

[Bob Barker]

So what is MOT and how do you get more of it?

is that like a secret British mojo? Sounds like something Austin Powers (A true representation of British people:D) would know about!

[vt_maverick]

I'm pretty sure that's the same thing as our inspection sticker Bob.

James I'm sorry to see that you couldn't pick up that Defender, that thing was sweet! But what you did end up with is nice, although I'm sure it won't get the same "wows" as the Defender or VX. But you can always get one later right? :)

[crotchrocket]

Well I've just gone through doncaster on the way to leeds and its gone from foggy and dull to blue skies...... So it must be a long way!! I mean I've been on the train for 1 1/2 hours!! :D

[Ldub]

Well I've just gone through doncaster on the way to leeds and its gone from foggy and dull to blue skies...... So it must be a long way!! I mean I've been on the train for 1 1/2 hours!! :D

Are ya there yet?...:confused:...:laughing:

Miss you around here James...:(

[braaus]

Thank you James! i have a Drifter, and some years ago, i was looking for photos of other Drifters online, when i found this one:

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/17631/ppuser/3595

That made me research to find out what car was that, and now i have my JDM too! Do you still have your bike?
I have these:

Drifter:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17121683@N00/5356116525
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17121683@N00/5386524403

Honda Cafe Racer
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17121683@N00/6243184740

Good luck on your new purchase.
Cheers, Will.

[Paul_A]

So what is MOT and how do you get more of it?

is that like a secret British mojo? Sounds like something Austin Powers (A true representation of British people:D) would know about!

Lol! "Ministry of Transport" test.... Annual thing to prove your car is safe/roadworthy. Brakes, lights, horn, emissions, steering, tyres ... all that kind of good stuff! You can get failed for the stupidest of things (got failed last time for "excessive play" in the steering column.... pointed out to the tester he hadn't got the adjustment lever set properly...... pass! :p

[tom4bren]

Lol! "Ministry of Transport" test.... Annual thing to prove your car is safe/roadworthy. Brakes, lights, horn, emissions, steering, tyres ... all that kind of good stuff! You can get failed for the stupidest of things (got failed last time for "excessive play" in the steering column.... pointed out to the tester he hadn't got the adjustment lever set properly...... pass! :p

Paul,

Y'all aren't alone on the stupidity of inspections. Here are some of the things I've gotten 'failed' for in the past (not the VX though):

1. seat belt webbing was too stiff

2. hood didn't pop up when release was pulled (released but didn't didn't pop up 1").

3. lift blocks on the front - there weren't any ... he was looking at the spring perch & changed his mind when I pointed out that NOBODY would go to the trouble of installing 1/4" lift blocks:)

4. gas cap was too difficult to remove (OEM cap kept getting stolen so the aftermarket one that PO put on kept getting re-used)

5. windshield washer didn't work - it did, he just couldn't find it.

[Ldub]

Paul,

Y'all aren't alone on the stupidity of inspections. Here are some of the things I've gotten 'failed' for in the past (not the VX though):

1. seat belt webbing was too stiff


OMG...:upsetgray

Where do dillies like that come from...:confused:

I'da been hard pressed to keep from going "all in" in an effort to get that dill hole fired...by the donald, if at all possible..:laughing:

[tom4bren]

OMG...:upsetgray

Where do dillies like that come from...:confused:

I'da been hard pressed to keep from going "all in" in an effort to get that dill hole fired...by the donald, if at all possible..:laughing:

ROFL

That was with my ol' 79 Dodge Power Wagon. It got to be a 'laugh or cry' thang every year ... even started an office pool on how many things I was going to get failed on.

[tom4bren]

OMG...:upsetgray

Where do dillies like that come from...:confused:

I'da been hard pressed to keep from going "all in" in an effort to get that dill hole fired...by the donald, if at all possible..:laughing:

ROFL

That was with my ol' 79 Dodge Power Wagon. It got to be a 'laugh or cry' thang every year ... even started an office pool on how many things I was going to get failed on.