Turktowner

Turktowner

Still muckin about
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Hello all,

Here's my first ever Land Rover. Been waiting 30 odd years to buy a teenage wish and am just loving it -
should've done it so much sooner though.

Is it just me or does everyone go underneath with a can of WD40 to stop all the squeaking?

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Weeelll, like most girls of a certain age, close inspection shows up the flaws. Touch ups with the wrong white mostly and the odd bubble.
I was lead to believe it's Ivory White, but it's not. Looking into it further and based on it's year, White Arctic is the next purchase..
 
Turktowner said:
Weeelll, like most girls of a certain age, close inspection shows up the flaws. Touch ups with the wrong white mostly and the odd bubble.
I was lead to believe it's Ivory White, but it's not. Looking into it further and based on it's year, White Arctic is the next purchase..
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Wouldn't worry too much about minor body faults, all landrovers will have a bit of reaction on the alloy body. Chassis and bulkhead condition are all important, nice paintwork only gets em nicked! :(
 
First of all, spend as much as you can afford on security...

Thank you. Security? You bet - bunch of thieving pikeys down here. I've had an immobiliser fitted already. Guess there must be loads of posts on the pro's and con's of other methods, will investigate.
 
Cat 1 alarm, Tracker of some kind, Disklok, pedal locks....do your research, there are good and bad out there
 
Turktowner said:
First of all, spend as much as you can afford on security...

Thank you. Security? You bet - bunch of thieving pikeys down here. I've had an immobiliser fitted already. Guess there must be loads of posts on the pro's and con's of other methods, will investigate.
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There will be lots of posts. I think the pedal locks work quite well, although I have never had one.

Remote farm, garage outside the window, and a 12 bore by the bed works for me! ;) :D
 
Turboman said:
Wouldn't worry too much about minor body faults, all landrovers will have a bit of reaction on the alloy body. Chassis and bulkhead condition are all important, nice paintwork only gets em nicked! :(
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Funny you should say that. The vendor also had a green TD5 of the same year for not a lot more. It was super up together and I should've loved it. Spent all afternoon driving one then the other and simply loved this one more - probably because it wasn't perfect...
 
Turktowner said:
Funny you should say that. The vendor also had a green TD5 of the same year for not a lot more. It was super up together and I should've loved it. Spent all afternoon driving one then the other and simply loved this one more - probably because it wasn't perfect...
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Td5 are fine, but the Tdis still give good service and have a strong following.
 
I'm new here too & they all seem a lovely bunch, just like to say welcome & that's a very nice Landy
I'm in romsey
 
Banger, Thommo, K14 - thanks. Sorry I didn't get back sooner, the "watch thread" thing didn't update me. Did any owners get down to Beaulieu last week-end?
 
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