That's a great point, thanks UncleHo. I'll take up these fellas offer for a drive and have a chat to Sam about the possibilities.
Something I saw on the 'funny picture' thread sparked my attention. It had a picture of a motorbike and the caption "if you don't turn around the admire it after it's parked, you bought the wrong one"
Sentiment may well get me on this one. We will see...
Swaggie
Since when are QLD mod plates nationally recognised???Originally Posted by UncleHo
While WA has a similar scheme to QLD, the WA transport dept advised me that all mods need to be re-approved if registering a vehicle in WA. [this may have changed with the NCOP or I may have been misinformed]
One loophole around this may be to keep the vehicle registed in QLD for >12 months (?) after purchase, at which point you can transfer the vehicle to WA rego without the need for an inspection.
I've left a message for Sam on Carpoint, see what his thoughts are. When I 'sold' my defender to the insurance company (3 years ago), I had large tyres on which I took off and sold separately later. Wasn't going bush then, just having fun.
Not much can be done about the other mods easily I'm guessing, and it sounds strong. Strong is good...
I may be rushing a bit here though, but opportunity waits for no one, so we will see. i have possibly a couple of months before things are all ready to go out bush. But that could all come through sooner than expected as well. Life is like that.
As they say; I've heard it all now!
When I asked a seller today, "Does the defender have a service history?" the answer was, after alot of umming and ahhing and having to walk to the car to get it's log book, "No, there are a lot of blanks. I think the lady who owned it left the book at home when she got it serviced"
Really?!
Next!
Swaggie
Personally I don't bother much with service history on an older vehicle. It is easy to get a few stamps or a dodgy mechanic to fill in the blanks in a log book.As they say; I've heard it all now!
When I asked a seller today, "Does the defender have a service history?" the answer was, after alot of umming and ahhing and having to walk to the car to get it's log book, "No, there are a lot of blanks. I think the lady who owned it left the book at home when she got it serviced"
Really?!
Next!
YarnMaster
x2 on that. I looked a D2 Td5 that had been advertised as having a full service history at LR specialists. Unfortunately for the vendor I was going to have the vehicle inspected by the workshop that had supposedly serviced the vehicle. When I asked the service manager if he knew of the vehicle he told me they had no record of the car having ever been serviced by them!!
Turned out one of the owners mates worked in the parts department, and they did oil changes after hours and helped themselves to the service stamp while they were at it.
Far better getting the vehicle inspected by someone who knows what they are looking for.
It was the avoidance that bothered me and the suspicious story. From the bit i could gather it had been a rental vehicle at some point, which I don't know what to think of.
At this stage (After talking to Dave Dover -mechanic recommended on the forum somewhere -good bloke - was happy to chat) I'm budgeting $2000 on top of what I pay regardless to pull things apart and make sure all the 'show stoppers' are in good condition after purchase. May even just replace bits for the heck of it incase...
i was meticulous with the servicing on mine and still had a couple of 'show stoppers' (wheel bearing, and clutch) let go (and I am very 'gentle' with cars- so); i realise that the mechanics bull**** me despite charging more for all the extras 4WD servicing is meant to entail. (there is no way they had changed the grease in the wheel bearings ever, or even checked them as when I openned them all up no one had been in there for a long long time.)
feel much more confident now I've jumped in here and found all the advice being offered/ info available. Having the right contacts is still king!
Last edited by AndrewGJones; 11th January 2013 at 03:36 PM. Reason: spelling
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