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  1. 20th November 2010, 07:51 PM #61
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    Quote Originally Posted by JayBoRover View Post
    Well I rang the owner this morning and as expected he his not willing to discuss a price drop in the region I was talking. He did say I might get one of the other wrecks lying around his place for that sort of money, but if you thought the S1 was bad you should see the others! The feeling I got was he'd drop a little but I'd say $4k was probably his limit.

    So I'm back to plan "A" which was to find a S3, hopefully a Hardtop SWB, sell my Nissan ute with slide-on camper and then find a S1 restoration project. Somewhere in there I have to get my Rallye bike prepared for another assault on the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge in April too.

    So if anyone hears of anything I might be interested in along the lines of the above, let me know. Cheers to everyone that has contributed to this thread with advice, encouragement and offers of help etc. You have all been great.
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    Just make him an offer then you will know. From an 80" to a S3 that is a significant shift. If you are going that way you might as well go to a defender with a Tdi.
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  2. 20th November 2010, 08:43 PM #62
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    I did make him an offer and he said there's no way he'd sell it for that so I do know.
    It was always my intention to buy a "daily" driver Land Rover (I say "daily" because I generally cycle 32km's each way to work and my Nissan sits there for days at a time without use and then gets driven to the nearest Park and Ride for the odd day I can't cycle and have to take the train) and pick up a S1 as a project in addition but afterwards. When this S1 came up I thought my plan was flexible enough to change the order of purchases. So it's not really "from an 80 to an S3", more "back to S3 first then an 80".
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  3. 20th November 2010, 08:46 PM #63
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    What about this one for $3,000?

    LANDROVER SERIES 1 86" 1954 MODEL + SPARE DIFF & AXLES (eBay item 200543759553 end time 29-Nov-10 16:13:45 AEDST) : Cars, Bikes, Boats
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    Quote Originally Posted by spudboy View Post
    What about this one for $3,000?

    LANDROVER SERIES 1 86" 1954 MODEL + SPARE DIFF & AXLES (eBay item 200543759553 end time 29-Nov-10 16:13:45 AEDST) : Cars, Bikes, Boats
    C'mon JayBo - win this auction PS - I can recommend the 86 inch flavour!
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  5. 20th November 2010, 11:42 PM #65
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    Quote Originally Posted by spudboy View Post
    What about this one for $3,000?

    LANDROVER SERIES 1 86" 1954 MODEL + SPARE DIFF & AXLES (eBay item 200543759553 end time 29-Nov-10 16:13:45 AEDST) : Cars, Bikes, Boats
    $3k "purchase now" plus transport it from Tasmania to Perth plus have to source a Land Rover motor to replace the Holden Starfire one ... would end up I'd be as well off paying $4.5k for the one down the road here - something everyone has told me is far too expensive. Damn, I've just told him today I wouldn't buy it and already I'm having second thoughts. Lucky I've got a Series III to look at next week.
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  6. 21st November 2010, 07:23 AM #66
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    It seems to me you have made a sensible decision not to purchase at that price - tell 'im he's dreamin!

    Have a look in your PM,

    Cheers Charlie
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  7. 21st November 2010, 09:47 AM #67
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    86

    Did any one on this sit buy the 86"with original motor, apparently drivable one off ebay for $1680? looked pretty good.
    Makes the one in WA worth about $500 only due to 80".
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  8. 21st November 2010, 09:22 PM #68
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    Hey Dennis
    more money in Series 1's than computers
    I think he has stars in his eye's at that money
    Been a Tassie may be the prob.
    all the work putting the chassis back to normal, 52 donk, etc etc
    be up for more than what my 88 is worth in good nick
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  9. 21st November 2010, 09:27 PM #69
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    Quote Originally Posted by JayBoRover View Post
    ... Damn, I've just told him today I wouldn't buy it and already I'm having second thoughts. Lucky I've got a Series III to look at next week.
    JayBo - it comes down to patience and a bit of luck. I think you did the right thing to walk away from that one. I think it would send you broke restoring it. That chassis had major issues.

    Another one will come along, then you can look back and think how lucky you are not to be buying a new chassis from the UK
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  10. 23rd November 2010, 03:22 PM #70
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    I agree too, i paid $1100 for mine (86") which was driveable and only needs minor chassis work (rear chassis member only and slight straightening of gearbox crossmember). it also came with reconditioned replacement firewall and an extra bonnet (very straight) and spare front guards. Realise however that you may be after an 80".

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