would i be leading myself to a life of disappointment and headaches if i got rid of my now very unreliable flakey bmw 328, and got an old land rover?

local van rental place has been asked to clear 4 of them from an old farm over the river, they've got a series 1 pick up, with all the steel rusted away which they want to sell i think, so if anyone's interested in a restoration, let me know i'll give the number

there's one broken in half,

but theres 2 stored in a barn for the last 20 or so years. i'm tempted, i think... but i know it'll probably be a terrible idea, but surely easier to fix than my bmw when it breaks? they've all got their plates and log books, don't know how hard an mot would be

bearing in mind i need a car, still no job , my car keeps breaking, i always had a soft spot for land rovers, i live next to the river, where cars rust quick, and if it breaks, you can kick it and it'll fix it lol

got no idea of how much they'd be wanting though, and i've not seen them
i assume they can be made to run on just about everything too? if its diesel that is... which it probably wouldn't be...

not wanting to consider any others (no shoguns coozer!) kinda want an old one before its too late, like it is with mk1 escorts lol

[Edited on 2/6/11 by blakep82]

most landrovers can be fixed with wood and string, but just don't expect anything economical in anyway, at all, ever,..!



mine is a series 2 swb, truck cab, the tax is free, insurance about almost nothing through one of the historical landy clubs, and if it does break, I can fix most of it on the side of the road. Oh and it's great fun to drive off road.

hth

awesome, thats is kinda what i'm thinking^ cheap road tax (or no tax) cheap insurance, no complicated computers.
easy repairs are good. if i can save on all that, it doesn't make the economy so bad. i only really drive into town once or twice a week at the moment, or up to glasgow 1 or 2 times a fortnight

MOT might be a bit challenging on the one where the steel's rusted away

Series I's are rare now, if the chassis is gone I would look for a classic rangerover and chop the chassis down then drop the body on top.

If they have a Series I 80" I would be interested even at this distance.

lol i'm thinking one of the barn ones! which are pretty good nick apparently. not sure if they're series 1 or 2

mark, the series 1 pick up is a 80", i'm pretty sure. it certainly looks shorter than defender 90s

If they any of them were built (not registered) on or before Dec31st 1972, then they are an Historic Vehicle, and get the Free Historic Tax.

ALL landrovers are rebuildable, I have done two now.
The Serises one Should really be rebuilt on a std chassis back to original spec, as its rightly pointed out they are getting rare now.

If you cut n shut a Rangey Chassis and drop the S1 body on it, (and thats lot of work) it WILL NOT retain its registration and you would lose the Historic Status and hence not be tax free. It would get whatever the Tax status of the Rangey would be.
Otherwise you have just ringed a vehicle and would be liable to prosecution (and probably Tax Evasion).

Even the one with the broken back can have a new chassis, Marsland make all the Landy heritage chassis and are a good and reliable manufacturer. Std chassis was about £800 5 years ago.

Marsland made chassis for Land Rover at one time.
http://www.marslands.com/index.html

I have used Designa Chassis for a Coil Sprung 88" Lightweight special, and was a good chassis.
DC will make you what ever you want, and have it galvanised as well.
http://www.designa-chassis.co.uk/chassis.asp


Landys are never cheap to run.
Best option IMHO is either a V8 and LPG, or a Diesel and Home produced Bio Diesel. (You register as a Home fuel producer with Customs and Excise), and can make 2500 litres before you start to pay the silly levels of Tax on it.

With a Landy... Remember its 40's and 50's design, everything weighs a ton, and needs to be maintained as a 40's vehicle.
Its not service once a year and forget!

Still... Nothing is difficult to work on, just big and heavy!

If you want to tout them to some enthusiasts put them on the UK-LRO mailing list.
Its the Landy equivalent of LCB except its a mailing list and not a web based forum.

Linky


Good bunch on there...


Cheers

I used to have a S2 shorty - 1963 and the drivers wiper fell off on my way to work in Newcastle , I lived up near Keilder at the time and the road was deep in snow.


No problem to the LR at all, until in the blizzard the drivers wiper blade fell off....



No tools with me (amateur) so standing on the bonnet I ripped off the passenger one, and unable to loosen it to go onto the driver motor spindle, I managed to kick it onto the spindle and finally got to work.



So yes they can be fixed by kicking them...



However the heaters are crap ! if you want a good heater, off road performance and can be repaired with a hammer, buy a Lada Niva.

Hmmm, repair with a hammer or repair with a swift boot.... But which is better?

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