Now the proud owner of an immaculate 1987 Mercedes 280GE..... I'll get my coat.

£5k

Cheers

Just bought a 110 V8 Station Wagon, will need to get it transported home as it's a non runner. Any idea what it weighs? Cheers

Now, now.... Didn't buy it. It is the red one that was lsited on eBay a couple of weeks ago, up for £5500 on a buy it now. Originally white, then apparently painted pink and used as a promotional vehicle. Allegedly. Then painted its current colour. Looks like someone 'did it up' in the past -...

Going to look at a 71 RR tomorrow - where should I be looking for Chassis/body numbers etc to make sure what I'm looking at is what it says it is? Cheers

Cheers for that. It definitely won't be the daily driver - got that covered. I don't expect to do more than 3000 miles a year in it - the Volvo only does 20mpg, I'm not expecting miracles. I had thought about ditching the daily and going for a Disco 3 TD5, but I need something I can be pretty...

I used to have the occasional use of a (newish) 90 in the early nineties - the VW is a beaten up 200k Caravelle, and I'm restoring a 65 VW Splitty Crew Cab. I've driven plenty of noisy old crap that doesn't drive straight in the past....

I'm getting rid of a VW van I've used for tip runs and a Volvo 960 estate I use to take the dog out in and using a Land Rover to do both jobs. Simple and reliable is good - thinking about an early Disco, early classic RR or a lwb series 2/2a/3. Always wanted a lwb station wagon - question is how...