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its not the 1st bad defender we have seen on here from John Craddock

there was one in the stolen section not to long ago being sold by John Craddock
 
300tdistu said:
its not the 1st bad defender we have seen on here from John Craddock

there was one in the stolen section not to long ago being sold by John Craddock
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you might like to provide some VERY strong evidence to support that comment

Accy don't like solicitors letters
 
lomo-landy, the list of faults found by "the landy specialist" makes me laugh.

drivers and passenger seatbelts damaged. Most seat belts have some sign of damage.
passenger catch ill adjusted. It's a Landy, none of the buggers shut properly.
all four track rod ends on steering dangerously worn. If so, how the hell did you drive it home, it would have steered like a jelly.
front radius arm bushes worn. They all are mate!!
rear damper bushes seriously worn. Again, quite normal, ten minutes to fix and a few pounds to buy.
rear propshaft uj worn. Did you not hear it clanking on the way home ??
front propshaft uj worn.
Did you not hear it clanking on the way home ??
front damper bushes seriously worn. Sounds like the rear ones :D:D
steering damper bushes worn. Are you sure this Landy specialist has ever seen a Landy before. :rolleyes:
various brake pipes corroded. Well they would be, good money earner for the "Landy specialist" :D:D
rear dif seal leaking . Quite normal.
various engine oil leaks. Quite normal. :D
all 4 wheels have worn and ill adjusted bearings. Oh! the bill just gets bigger
rear diff oil needs replacing. How the hell did they determine that :rolleyes:
rear brake discs and pads worn. Another money spinner for the "Landy specialist. :doh:
fuel tank leaking. Did you not notice that for yourself :eek::doh:
brake fluid discoloured. What colour is normal then??
auxilary drive belt worn. Now they are just taking the **** mate.
ignition barrel sticking. Again, did you not notice that for yourself :eek:

Your so called Landy specialist is having a bloody cash field day with you mate.
 
Sean said:
you might like to provide some VERY strong evidence to support that comment

Accy don't like solicitors letters
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he is right they had a 1973 L reg defender ....said it had had a chassis and body upgrade .....

back to the original poster .......you actually bought a car without checking it out ....?? .....ive walk round there stock pile a few times and have to say they do have some vehicles that do need a lot of work and are over priced ,but they are all landys and landys always need work ...
 
Sean said:
you might like to provide some VERY strong evidence to support that comment

Accy don't like solicitors letters
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there was a post about a motor John Craddock was selling on there ebay account think they was trying to sell a tax exempt 90 :eek::eek: or something like that

i will see if i can find the post :mad:
 
Suris said:
lomo-landy, the list of faults found by "the landy specialist" makes me laugh.

drivers and passenger seatbelts damaged. Most seat belts have some sign of damage.
passenger catch ill adjusted. It's a Landy, none of the buggers shut properly.
all four track rod ends on steering dangerously worn. If so, how the hell did you drive it home, it would have steered like a jelly.
front radius arm bushes worn. They all are mate!!
rear damper bushes seriously worn. Again, quite normal, ten minutes to fix and a few pounds to buy.
rear propshaft uj worn. Did you not hear it clanking on the way home ??
front propshaft uj worn.
Did you not hear it clanking on the way home ??
front damper bushes seriously worn. Sounds like the rear ones :D:D
steering damper bushes worn. Are you sure this Landy specialist has ever seen a Landy before. :rolleyes:
various brake pipes corroded. Well they would be, good money earner for the "Landy specialist" :D:D
rear dif seal leaking . Quite normal.
various engine oil leaks. Quite normal. :D
all 4 wheels have worn and ill adjusted bearings. Oh! the bill just gets bigger
rear diff oil needs replacing. How the hell did they determine that :rolleyes:
rear brake discs and pads worn. Another money spinner for the "Landy specialist. :doh:
fuel tank leaking. Did you not notice that for yourself :eek::doh:
brake fluid discoloured. What colour is normal then??
auxilary drive belt worn. Now they are just taking the **** mate.
ignition barrel sticking. Again, did you not notice that for yourself :eek:

Your so called Landy specialist is having a bloody cash field day with you mate.
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:hysterically_laughi classic post :D
 
Lights should be checked prior to driving on a daly basis.old bill will have ya if yer dont.and sticking ig barrell would be apprent.looks like you havent looked at this motor at all.i would never find some one like you in a million years if i was selling a motor.
 
goonarmy said:
Lights should be checked prior to driving on a daly basis.old bill will have ya if yer dont.and sticking ig barrell would be apprent.looks like you havent looked at this motor at all.i would never find some one like you in a million years if i was selling a motor.
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Plod can't do nowt if ya lights aren't working in daylight hrs. only if ya driving after dark or in poor visibility. that old "if it's fitted it's gotta be working" was done away with ages a go..
 
redhand said:
Plod can't do nowt if ya lights aren't working in daylight hrs. only if ya driving after dark or in poor visibility. that old "if it's fitted it's gotta be working" was done away with ages a go..
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how would they know the lights aint working during the day?:doh:
 
goonarmy said:
how would they know the lights aint working during the day?:doh:
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They had a nasty habit of stopping ya on a whim and then going over car to try and find something to do ya for. after the event. Checking lights were working was a fave. Tis now been decided that they only need to be working when it's darl/foggy.
 
imho its not jc thats ripped you off

its the so called indy who saw a landrover newbie coming and piled on all the usual tricks and has robbed you blind

why dont you name and shame them so we know who not to use,it seems that you are every robbing bastids perfect customer
 
a complete set of poly bushes for less than £100 and a days tinkering wold cure most of those probs. leaky steering box throw a cap full of brake fluid in the PAS reservoir, seatbelts are always frayed if not too bad leave em.

I reckon a long weekend and less than £250 would have cured most of those probs..
 
redhand said:
a complete set of poly bushes for less than £100 and a days tinkering wold cure most of those probs. leaky steering box throw a cap full of brake fluid in the PAS reservoir, seatbelts are always frayed if not too bad leave em.

I reckon a long weekend and less than £250 would have cured most of those probs..
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or a weeks work in a local indy specialist
 
redhand said:
a complete set of poly bushes for less than £100 and a days tinkering wold cure most of those probs. leaky steering box throw a cap full of brake fluid in the PAS reservoir, seatbelts are always frayed if not too bad leave em.

I reckon a long weekend and less than £250 would have cured most of those probs..
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brake fluid in the pas fluid ...??? thats a new one on me ... ? ?
 
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