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Cliffy you man of mystery you

Originally Posted by Cliffy

What's the go with the units in Qld.......big $ already.
$6K and it's a WA buyer!

That one is also missing its fuel cap.

Question for those that have purchased any of these in previous auctions: What's the general consensus on how they've turned out when you've got them home and had time to play with them? Any regrets? Or pleasant surprises?
The reason for asking is that a mate in WA has expressed interest in buying one but is a bit wary of bidding on something in Syd/Melb that he can't go and inspect himself.
Most of the comments that I've seen on here appear to be happy owners. Still the case?

Cheers

Originally Posted by Lafia

Question for those that have purchased any of these in previous auctions: What's the general consensus on how they've turned out when you've got them home and had time to play with them? Any regrets? Or pleasant surprises?
The reason for asking is that a mate in WA has expressed interest in buying one but is a bit wary of bidding on something in Syd/Melb that he can't go and inspect himself.
Most of the comments that I've seen on here appear to be happy owners. Still the case?

Cheers

Go in with the understanding you may not be happy. Or, more to the point, your missus may not be happy. There have ben more than a few appearing on ebay for this reason.
You may be disappointed with it's lack of power. It ain't a Ford F truck. You may be disappointed with it's thirst for fuel. After all, the ADF don't worry about fuel. You might be disappointed with the lack of comfort. Their spartan appointments. There is a reason they don't have a radio cassette player. You wouldn't hear it. You may be annoyed with all the broken or missing bits. The little things that you constantly notice needing attention but, hey, it's a Landrover.
But, if it's for you, one drive and your hooked.

There are people on this forum and REMLR who go to have a sticky at these auctions. Get them to advise you which ones not to buy.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Go in with the understanding you may not be happy. Or, more to the point, your missus may not be happy. There have ben more than a few appearing on ebay for this reason.
You may be disappointed with it's lack of power. It ain't a Ford F truck. You may be disappointed with it's thirst for fuel. After all, the ADF don't worry about fuel. You might be disappointed with the lack of comfort. Their spartan appointments. There is a reason they don't have a radio cassette player. You wouldn't hear it. You may be annoyed with all the broken or missing bits. The little things that you constantly notice needing attention but, hey, it's a Landrover.
But, if it's for you, one drive and your hooked.

There are people on this forum and REMLR who go to have a sticky at these auctions. Get them to advise you which ones not to buy.

I would agree with mick on this. The only disappointment I have is I didn't buy one sooner. My advise is if you can't loo
K for your self get some one who knows what they are looking at to check them out.
Cheers
Rod

Only 3 "complete" FFRs in Minto this month.


Compared to 7 in Brisbane.


2 of the 3 Minto FFRs are missing all their antenna brackets.


Are these hard to source?

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Go in with the understanding you may not be happy. Or, more to the point, your missus may not be happy. There have ben more than a few appearing on ebay for this reason.
You may be disappointed with it's lack of power. It ain't a Ford F truck. You may be disappointed with it's thirst for fuel. After all, the ADF don't worry about fuel. You might be disappointed with the lack of comfort. Their spartan appointments. There is a reason they don't have a radio cassette player. You wouldn't hear it. You may be annoyed with all the broken or missing bits. The little things that you constantly notice needing attention but, hey, it's a Landrover.
But, if it's for you, one drive and your hooked.

There are people on this forum and REMLR who go to have a sticky at these auctions. Get them to advise you which ones not to buy.

Thanks for that. Comfort, speed and power - in my 300tdi I'd say these are adequate. I'd assume the Isuzu 3.9 has more power and probably worse fuel consumption. I'm pretty happy with fuel consumption in the 300tdi though. And the repairs......well that's half the fun of owning one.
Cheers

Originally Posted by Lafia

Thanks for that. Comfort, speed and power - in my 300tdi I'd say these are adequate. I'd assume the Isuzu 3.9 has more power and probably worse fuel consumption. I'm pretty happy with fuel consumption in the 300tdi though. And the repairs......well that's half the fun of owning one.
Cheers

Well, I'm very disappointed with the performance of the turbo'd Perentie. The diff ratio's and the fact that it is 1% off 4t TARE is probably the reason of my disappointment. The non turbo'd 4x4's seem to go better but they are a little over half the TARE, 2.5t I think. And they have taller diffs.
I must get a FFR.
I passengered in Breaking Bad's 300Tdi whilst towing a series Landrover on a trailer. I thought it did very well.
I'd like to try one of these in a Perentie.
4.4L Twin Turbo V8 - Range Rover - Engines - Eagle Auto Parts
I might be a little happier then.