xeon

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I've been looking for a series 3 88" for a while now, its gotta be diesel but I can't seem to find any under 2k on usual sites - ebay, pistonheads, autotrader. I just missed out on one I found on autotrader earlier in the week. Anyone know a good place to get one from?
 
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I wouldn't be bothered about the swap but the insurance company will and being 20 I need to do everything i can to get a cheaper quote, thats kinda why i need a diesel


Classic Insurance with the NFU. When i was 22 I was paying £500 TPF+T for a 200 Tdi Disco
 
i found my diesel on preloved.co.uk, £550 with mot you might be lucky and find one on there.im 22 and paying £400 fully comp with lancaster insurance.
 
give some people a call, footman james & adrian flux sometimes do more than they say on the website when you ring em - I'm looking at £121 for '68 Series 2A petrol and I'm 23 :)
 
There's loads on ebay where I have been looking.. just type 'land rover series 3' in the search, but also try '111' or 'III', but beware that 'Really tidy' and 'Mint' really means full of rust.... :rolleyes:
 
Dear xeon,

I just bought (April 2010) a 88" diesel SIII for £450 and had to travel from one end of the U.K. to the other and back again to pick it up.


For my money I got what I paid for:

A project that I have spent a G on it just buying the new chassis plus over the next two months I will probably going to spend close to another G on it.

I have an uncle with a home garage so I can do the work myself to get it through the MOT and will then have a great SIII and I will know what has been done to it :)

If you don't want to spend the money and have the time then a cheap SIII is the way forward, But they have a serious weakness of rusting out at the top of the bulk head (due to the windscreen hinges) and getting a replacement at a good price is getting harder by the day :-( (There are many option around this but all cost time and money).

So I if you want a cheap SIII, when you go to look at it get under it with a torch and a flat head and inspect the chassis (really inspect) and then take your torch and look at the front vents and top of the bulk head for rust and weakness.

All this said I really hope that you find what you really really want and a price you can afford :)

Yours,

Matt.

Disclaimer: The above reply to your posting is my personal view and should in no way be use as a reason not to buy an old SIII, it is just a personal experience of the SIII I bought, I am rebuilding and think is really really ACE :)
 

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