anybody know about Land Rovers

[docholiday]

Hi from total land rover novice

 

I am just about to buy a land rover have option of three but dont know which way to go any advice welcome

 

1. 1998 LWB 65,000 m ex hire 1 yr mot and tax, bit tatty inside and body work moderate damage, Good runner

3800 pounds

 

2 1997 SWB 92,000 m, private but I know garage who have serviced it. very good condition folding seats in back, roof rack 12 months mot 6 months tax good runner no known probs, bit of body work pain bubbling around back lights.

3000 pounds

 

3. 1994 SWB needs new seats and good clean, looks as if it will scrub up ok. not used for last six months. 62,000miles 12 moths mot and six months tax good set of off road tyres

2800 pounds

 

any body got any views LWB V SWB going to be used for rabbits, stalking and fishing

 

thanks

DOC

[V8landy]

I assume you are refering to the 90 / 110 version of the Land Rover? And not the Discovery?

 

SWB / LWb realy depends what you want to use it for.

 

Even though I am into Land Rovers mine is a 1967 SWB V8.

 

Main points though are chassie, Chassie, Chassie, oh and did I miss Chassie!

 

Body is Alluminium, (or at least mine is) not sure iff they still are?

 

Bulk-head rot.

 

Yours are a bit too new for me to realy coment on.

[George1990]

Yeh my dad like Landies. He's got an E reg which he's looked after, and recently refurbished the front axle, and had a couple of new engines and a new gearbox, but otherwise perfect. Got a bit of bubbling around the bodywork, but is to be expected.

So the main thing is to check underneath, not so much on top

[V8landy]

Thinking about it, you might be better off getting an older one, there are several plus points.

 

1 - free road tax.

2 - it will more liley have been looked after/restored (ignoring the above "restoration"!) by a real Land Rover person like me.

3 - less things to go wrong with an older one

4 - if they do go wrong easy and cheap to fix

 

Go for the V8 version and look for LPG conversion or get it fitted.

[Spaniel]

http://forum.landrovernet.com/index.php

 

Go on this web site, im sure there are guys around who would assist you in taking a look at the Landie, im still getting my S3 SWB on the road but they are easy to work on and bits are easy to purchase.

There are also a few Landies for sale at the LR Orphanage in Chippenham they advertise spares on *Bay, the guy called Richard up there seems to know his stuff, give him a call

 

cheers