Thread: New Defender through a broker.

Hi,
Hmm! me thinks I'm being mucked about (albeit very nicely) as it is now close of business, and I had to make the contact, most unusual for a car salesman.
"Nothing so far, but still to hear back from a couple."
I notice the add in Vic has been edited to 'demo/near new' now.
cheers

Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
Hmm! me thinks I'm being mucked about (albeit very nicely) as it is now close of business, and I had to make the contact, most unusual for a car salesman.
"Nothing so far, but still to hear back from a couple."
I notice the add in Vic has been edited to 'demo/near new' now.
cheers

Hi thats because they rego them so they can say to landrover they use it as a demo, and then they get a rebate from landrover for having a demo, most don't even get driven as demos. It just something the yard uses so they can sell them as new cheaper than the other yards.
Cheers Peter

Hi,
the ad also now lists a rego number, but it is not in the photo, and I was told it would have 12 months rego to a Victorian purchaser, but to me, being interstate, they would loan me trade plates for 14 days to get it 'home'.
Me thinks me smells a plot some where.
Thanks for the above info though, I might be able to use that some how if I get devious.
cheers

Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
the ad also now lists a rego number, but it is not in the photo, and I was told it would have 12 months rego to a Victorian purchaser, but to me, being interstate, they would loan me trade plates for 14 days to get it 'home'.
Me thinks me smells a plot some where.
Thanks for the above info though, I might be able to use that some how if I get devious.
cheers

Hi, They should sell it cheaper the less the rego and the stamp duty, they always do well with every one I have dealt with have, I have brought several from the mainland. You can buy a 28 day pass and they usually do it for you.
Cheers Peter

Hi,
well thanks to flyreels for pointing out the add for me.
The local dealer wasn't able to match the price, nor find a similar vehicle, (I did prefer white).
Although it is a bit premature, (I wasn't going to buy for a few months yet), the price was too good to pass up, so deposit has been paid and the paper work signed.
Should be able to go and pick it up in 2 weeks or so.
Now how does that Landy wave go?

cheers

edit: guess I'll have to modify my avatar too.

Hi,
have sorted the $$, the air fare, the bus fare and the return boat fare.
Tomorrow night we should be on the boat back to Tassie and pick up a tray from a mate in Launceston on the way home.
Rego inspection early next week, and then the big question - where to go first??

cheers

Hi,
Well it is here! Yea!
Flew over to Melb, bus to Geelong and drove it back last Sunday morning.
Melbourne is more of a mad house than I remember, but I was very glad to have a borrowed GPS to do the navigation for me.
Once off the boat in Devonport, I set the preferences on the GPS for 'shortest route' and 'avoid traffic', and got sent down all sorts of back country roads to Launceston, where we fitted a tray and then came down the main road home.
Very pleased with the way it drives, cab is a bit small, pity they don't make a space cab for the 130, that would be ideal.
Wired up the tray as per a trailer so I can unplug it from the chassis, and remove it easily to do work on the under tray storage areas I hope to build.
Got it Tasmanian regi$tered yesterday, it failed the road worth inspection with a loose wheel bearing.
Very glad that was found, I was rather resentful at paying $80 to inspect an brand new vehicle, but having found that, I'm a little more mellow about it.
Shall have a word with Mr Rover about a refund of the extra 1/2 hour labour I was charged to correct the fault.
Went for a drive down the Huon valley this afternoon, found a few dirt roads and some tracks to try the locking diff and low range, very nice - so predictable.
cheers

Congratulations! I'm sure you'll enjoy it very much

That wheel bearing thing is a doozy.

However there are always

Pics please