EeEk

Well-Known Member

• Jan 1, 2018

• #1

Just bought a B reg 110 V8 County Station Wagon, 4 speed + overdrive....needs work obviously.

The V8/4 speeder is not really my cup of tea and my first thought was rip it out for a diesel conversion.

Would it be better, as in worth more, if left a V8 / standard or will I rip it to bits and diesel it

 

doriz

Well-Known Member

• Jan 1, 2018

• #2

Bet it sounds nice, I'd keep it if yer not doing the weekly commute.

 

lightning

Well-Known Member

• Jan 1, 2018

• #3

Is it a factory V8 Defender? If so you’ll reduce the value changing it for a diesel.
If not then it doesn’t matter, if you prefer 28mpg rather than 14mpg then go for it.

 

cappers

Well-Known Member

• Jan 1, 2018

• #4

It's worth more as a genuine factory V8 110 and IMHO too many factory V8s have been ripped apart to stick diesels in them
Nothing wrong with diesels but I think its a shame to spoil an original V8 nowadays as there's not many left!

 

Flossie

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• Jan 1, 2018

• #5

If it's genuine, lpg her.

 

doriz

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• Jan 1, 2018

• #6

Flossie said:

If it's genuine, lpg her.

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Noooooooo

 

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pete1987RRC

Well-Known Member

• Jan 1, 2018

• #7

Lpg, the carp some people talk is just bollocks

 

Flossie

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• Jan 2, 2018

• #8

pete1987RRC said:

Lpg, the carp some people talk is just bollocks

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Oohh...I know nowt about lpg or v8's , I just thought cheaper fuel, keep the burble, and can be returned to stock reasonably easy. Am I wrong?

 

Flossie

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• Jan 2, 2018

• #9

doriz said:

Noooooooo

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Same question, why not? Don't Rover v8's like lpg or summit?

 

doriz

Well-Known Member

• Jan 2, 2018

• #10

Flossie said:

Same question, why not? Don't Rover v8's like lpg or summit?

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No eye deer tbh - I would just leave it original or look for one that was a diesel if economy is the goal.

 

goonarmy

Beer tester

LZIR Despatch Agent

• Jan 2, 2018

• #11

Repair and run it or do a couple of cosmetic jobs and sell it on for a profit.

 

zeaphod

Well-Known Member

• Jan 2, 2018

• #12

Export it.

 

nobber

Well-Known Member

• Jan 2, 2018

• #13

Give it to me, silly big juice guzzling thing that it is.

 

nesponge

Active Member

• Jan 2, 2018

• #14

The diesel is inferior in every way apart from fuel consumption and the ability to operate under water.

Keep the V8.

 

DanClarke

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Full Member

• Jan 2, 2018

• #15

V8's Rule! Disease-ls are duffers. ;-)

 

EeEk

Well-Known Member

• Jan 2, 2018

• #16

Aye in an ideal world where petrol was free Id have a v8 any day but 10mpg in an old 3.5 just to have a cool noise is probably not going to happen

A td5 might have been found

Anyone want a V8 starts and runs and has driven 10 feet

 

doriz

Well-Known Member

• Jan 2, 2018

• #17

EeEk said:

Anyone want a V8 starts and runs and has driven 10 feet

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Fer free?

 

EeEk

Well-Known Member

• Jan 2, 2018

• #18

doriz said:

Fer free?

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FREE!! Theres no such thing as free...not from a Scotsman anyway

 

doriz

Well-Known Member

• Jan 2, 2018

• #19

Good luck with the conversion

 

Gmacz

Well-Known Member

• Jan 2, 2018

• #20

A guy on here is looking for a basic v8 for his 90. He has a diesel that may be spare. You want diesel and he wants v8, not sure where this is going....