Page 1 of 5 123 ... LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 49

Thread: What to buy...S2a or S3 Game

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Jan 2020
    Location
    Leopold
    Posts
    3
    Total Downloaded
    0

    What to buy...S2a or S3 Game

    Hi All
    I am contemplating the purchase of a Series Land Rover.

    I have found a very nice S2a 88” and a good original S3 Game. Both are around the same $$ and both are interstate.

    From my research there were around 350 Games made in Australia, this is relatively rare machine. It appears to have all original parts including ID & build plates. There are a few dings and could do with a tidy up.

    The S2a is very tidy having been restored, or partially restored.

    Thoughts please.

    Regards Craig

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Canberra
    Posts
    18,474
    Total Downloaded
    0
    All things being equal - take the Game.
    REMLR 243

    2007 Range Rover Sport TDV6
    1977 FC 101
    1976 Jaguar XJ12C
    1973 Haflinger AP700
    1971 Jaguar V12 E-Type Series 3 Roadster
    1957 Series 1 88"
    1957 Series 1 88" Station Wagon

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    The Hills.
    Posts
    15,795
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by 101RRS View Post
    All things being equal - take the Game.
    X2

    this may be of interest: Land Rover GAME – Leyland Australia's take on an upmarket Series III

    Strangely, I can clearly remember in the very early 80s a customer with a V8 Game. I can never seem to find any references to that car now.
    ​JayTee

    Nullus Anxietus

    ​Getting involved in discussions is the best way to learn.

    2000 D2 TD5 Auto: Tins
    1994 D1 300TDi Manual: Dave
    1980 SIII Petrol Tray: Doris
    OKApotamus #74
    Nanocom, D2 TD5 only.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    May 2008
    Location
    Bundaberg Qld
    Posts
    7,040
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by 101RRS View Post
    All things being equal - take the Game.
    Quote Originally Posted by johntins View Post
    X2

    this may be of interest: Land Rover GAME – Leyland Australia's take on an upmarket Series III

    Strangely, I can clearly remember in the very early 80s a customer with a V8 Game. I can never seem to find any references to that car now.
    X 3
    PaulT

    REMLR 256 / SLOw 4 (P)

    W/Shops/trailers & GS's
    RRs, Disco's, 110s & 109s.

  5. #5
    JDNSW's Avatar
    JDNSW is online now RoverLord Silver Subscriber
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Central West NSW
    Posts
    28,806
    Total Downloaded
    0
    My personal preference would be the S2a, but the Game has the advantage from the collector's point of view that it is rarer, albeit newer, and from the driver's point of view that it has synchromesh on all gears.

    But all else equal, the 2a is likely to have a greater long term value, simply because the market is much larger - the Game is only (or mainly) attractive to Australians.

    The 2a is likely to have been better built - some things, including steel quality, seem to have gone downhill under Leyland, and there is a lot more plastic on the Game. Against that, I think the Game had high back seats that are definitely more comfortable.
    John

    JDNSW
    1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
    1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Adelaide Hills. South Australia
    Posts
    13,145
    Total Downloaded
    0
    There is an image of a Game in my Profile that just appeared one day in the Friends list. (I think I suggested he Subscribe to AUILRO a few years ago so that may have been him. He rebuilt my S2A Gearbox for me as a friendly favour..

    The crowd he worked for, Wottons, were Land Rover Dealers in the Adelaide Hills.


    The only bloke I knew who desperately wanted a Game lived in the Adel. Hills I hadn't seen him for yonks.

    Was talking to a local bloke a couple of years ago & discovered the Owner had died from Cancer so who knows where his Game went on his death? Same bloke really yonks ago, loaded up his S1 with gear & his family every 2 years or so & drove over to Perth long before a good road was built. Camped along the way I believe. How they all fitted into a S1 80" Truck cab I have no idea. but they did.

    No idea if it is still in the family but I wouldn't be surprised if it was.

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Adelaide Hills. South Australia
    Posts
    13,145
    Total Downloaded
    0
    There is an image of a Game in my Profile that just appeared one day in the Friends list. (I think I suggested he Subscribe to AULRO a few years ago so that may have been him. He rebuilt my S2A Gearbox for me as a friendly favour..

    The crowd he worked for, Wottons, were Land Rover Dealers in the Adelaide Hills.


    He was the only bloke I knew who desperately wanted a Game & lived in the Adel. Hills & I hadn't seen him for yonks.

    Was talking to a local bloke a couple of years ago in the village & discovered the Owner had died from Cancer so who knows where his Game went on his death? Same bloke really, really, yonks ago, loaded up his S1 with gear & his family every 2 years or so & drove over to Perth at Xmas to visit rellies, long before a good road was built. Camped along the way I believe. How they all fitted into a S1 80" Truck cab I have no idea, but they did, apparently.

    No idea if the Game or the S1 is still in the family but I wouldn't be surprised if they were.


    BUGGER BUGGER BUGGER. Double Post. Could a Mod remove the first post #6 please?

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Narre Warren South
    Posts
    6,314
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by ceb View Post
    I am contemplating the purchase of a Series Land Rover.

    I have found a very nice S2a 88” and a good original S3 Game. Both are around the same $$ and both are interstate.

    The S2a is very tidy having been restored, or partially restored.
    As others have mentioned, the Game has a potentially higher resale value because it's a limited edition. One on here a while back was sold to someone in the US, they would love the fact that it was unique to Australia. I'm sure there would also be a market in the UK as well.

    You need to work out why you are buying it....is it an investment or are you going to actually use it ?

    I own a Defender Tanami, also a limited edition. Is it worth more than a Defender of similar age & condition ?? It has some accessories fitted by Land Rover and a sticker pack. The Game is similar but at least they are uniquely numbered (Land Rover couldn't even tell me how many Tanami's had been sold).

    You mention that the IIa is tidy & possibly partly restored, this might mean much less to be spent on it before it gets back on the road (might !). What condition is the Game in ?
    As John mentioned, is the synchro on all 4 gears important to you ? That could steer the decision one way or another although a later box can be fitted to the IIa with a few modifications.

    You say it's a IIa, are the lights in the front panel or in the wings. If headlamps are in the front panel then decision made.....get the IIa



    Colin
    '56 Series 1 with homemade welder
    '65 Series IIa Dormobile
    '70 SIIa GS
    '76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
    '81 SIII FFR
    '95 Defender Tanami
    '58 Series II (sold)
    Motorcycles :-
    Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Location
    Brisbane, Inner East.
    Posts
    11,178
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by gromit View Post
    As others have mentioned, the Game has a potentially higher resale value because it's a limited edition. One on here a while back was sold to someone in the US, they would love the fact that it was unique to Australia. I'm sure there would also be a market in the UK as well.

    You need to work out why you are buying it....is it an investment or are you going to actually use it ?

    I own a Defender Tanami, also a limited edition. Is it worth more than a Defender of similar age & condition ?? It has some accessories fitted by Land Rover and a sticker pack. The Game is similar but at least they are uniquely numbered (Land Rover couldn't even tell me how many Tanami's had been sold).

    You mention that the IIa is tidy & possibly partly restored, this might mean much less to be spent on it before it gets back on the road (might !). What condition is the Game in ?
    As John mentioned, is the synchro on all 4 gears important to you ? That could steer the decision one way or another although a later box can be fitted to the IIa with a few modifications.

    You say it's a IIa, are the lights in the front panel or in the wings. If headlamps are in the front panel then decision made.....get the IIa



    Colin
    A Game is just an SIII in fancy dress. A marketing exercise. Why would one be worth any more than any other SIII?
    URSUSMAJOR

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Location
    Brisbane, Inner East.
    Posts
    11,178
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by gromit View Post
    As others have mentioned, the Game has a potentially higher resale value because it's a limited edition. One on here a while back was sold to someone in the US, they would love the fact that it was unique to Australia. I'm sure there would also be a market in the UK as well.

    You need to work out why you are buying it....is it an investment or are you going to actually use it ?

    I own a Defender Tanami, also a limited edition. Is it worth more than a Defender of similar age & condition ?? It has some accessories fitted by Land Rover and a sticker pack. The Game is similar but at least they are uniquely numbered (Land Rover couldn't even tell me how many Tanami's had been sold).

    You mention that the IIa is tidy & possibly partly restored, this might mean much less to be spent on it before it gets back on the road (might !). What condition is the Game in ?
    As John mentioned, is the synchro on all 4 gears important to you ? That could steer the decision one way or another although a later box can be fitted to the IIa with a few modifications.

    You say it's a IIa, are the lights in the front panel or in the wings. If headlamps are in the front panel then decision made.....get the IIa



    Colin
    A Game is just an SIII in fancy dress. A marketing exercise. Why would one be worth any more than any other SIII?
    URSUSMAJOR

Page 1 of 5 123 ... LastLast

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Search AULRO.com ONLY!
Search All the Web!