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Bootcha

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Hello people

Any of you fine landy owners help me out with some advice, i am looking to purchase my first Landrover. I need a vehicle that is cheap to buy but usable from the start. My budget is small at no more than a £1000 but i am able to slowly feed money into as i go.

I need the landy to be able to transport me the dog and various bits of kit along rough but made roads several times a week. I was thinking of picking up a series model but not sure if it is the right thing to do. I am a competent mechanic and like i said can improve it as i go so please any advice is welcome. What should i do.

many thanks

Bootcha
 
for that price you could get a disco wich would do all of that as you can take out the back seats and jus leave the front two in a guy on here has done it. or a series if you like that go anywere, uncomfortabe, useable, cheap, cheap parts, fixable, noisy and fun get a series
 
yep, get a disco if you cover any distance on fast roads ( can't do fast roads with a series) otherwise you pays yer money..........
 
Ok I accept that, BUT you can't hold a conversation at anything more than 30mph in a series ( not sure about county variants on that though) :):):)
 
Okay i hadnt thought along the disco lines, but its something that i am going to have to look at. Next question then, what do you advise i look at i guess diesel over petrol but is there an engine or model to avoid.
 
Bootcha said:
Okay i hadnt thought along the disco lines, but its something that i am going to have to look at. Next question then, what do you advise i look at i guess diesel over petrol but is there an engine or model to avoid.
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Avoid the 2.0 MPI petrol engine. Ideally you want a 300tdi diesel but a 200tdi is just as good. The only downfall with a disco is rust. The 200tdi vehicles are older than the 300tdi so more likely to be rusty but both engines are sound.
 
trax99 said:
yep, get a disco if you cover any distance on fast roads ( can't do fast roads with a series) otherwise you pays yer money..........
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disco is definatley your best choice i travel loads of road miles in mine and it is more than capable off road also i picked mine up off ebay for £600 standard done a lot of work to it since. So you could get a cheap one then spend the rest of your budget on some tyres :D
 
Second Ratty, if your doing the Series route though:-

2.25 3 bearing doosel - ok
2.25 5 bearing dooeseselel - good
2.25 petrol - built like a tank and will run for ever - but has a drink problem:)
2.6 petrol - DONT
3.5 V8 stage 1 - if you can get one in good nick buy it - if you then don't like it I'll buy it off you:5bhurray:
 
Becky B said:
disco is definatley your best choice i travel loads of road miles in mine and it is more than capable off road also i picked mine up off ebay for £600 standard done a lot of work to it since. So you could get a cheap one then spend the rest of your budget on some tyres :D
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:p:p:p now that sounds like a good idea .....:D:D:D
 
trax99 said:
Second Ratty, if your doing the Series route though:-

2.25 3 bearing doosel - ok
2.25 5 bearing dooeseselel - good
2.25 petrol - built like a tank and will run for ever - but has a drink problem:)
2.6 petrol - DONT
3.5 V8 stage 1 - if you can get one in good nick buy it - if you then don't like it I'll buy it off you:5bhurray:
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I want that cow !!!!! From ya sig !!! :D ;)
 
it is only 2" tall - dead clever pic my daughter took though makes it look bigger - mmmm - that'd be good:biggrin1:

if I can find the pic though I'll up load it
 
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