Beware of a expensive 2nd hand red Defender Twin Cabs.

[JohnF]

A friend, John, wanted to take his Isuzu motor and gearbox out of his County, and put it into a Defender dual cab. And I was thinking I sould get his County and put my Isuzu and gearbox into it.

On a RFS Fire Brigade Training Day I had seen a couple of Red Defender Dual Cabs ex striker, Cat Nine, fire trucks with their motors out and in pieces sitting in pieces in the paddock of Yorklea Fire Control Centre, a few kilometres South of Casino, New South Wales. These had had their trays/tanks/pumps, etc. removed so were sitting there in just Cab & Chassis form. So I told John about these two Dual Cab Defenders.

The other day I rang John, and asked if he had purchased one of them. John told me that He went to Yorklea, but found they had been sold in a local Council Auction, one for $7000-- and one for around $8000-- . John said both had been under water in a flood, hence he would not have wanted to buy them anyway [No, I do not want to see your pictures of your snorkel sitting above the water with your Land Rover underwater to prove that there is nothing wrong with a Land Rover being under water].

So hopefully no one from this forum purchased these two Defenders, or if you did, realise they have been underwater, and you must now rust proof them.

Just thought I would share this just in case forum members do know the person who purchased these Defenders, so that he can be warned to rust proof them & check for and water in diffs, Swivel hubs, etc.

[BigJon]

[No, I do not want to see your pictures of your snorkel sitting above the water with your Land Rover underwater to prove that there is nothing wrong with a Land Rover being under water].

I do!

[JohnF]

actually I do enjoy pictures of Land Rovers deliberately underwater [when they still are running] but I meant do not post one just to prove a LR can go under water.

[Bigbjorn]

If they had been immersed in salt water above the door sill level for any period or fresh water up to the dashboard or steering wheel for more than 48 hours then they should have been declared to be statutory write-offs.

The VINs of statutory write-offs are recorded by all registration authorities and can never be registered again. Do you have the VINs from the auction catalogue? If so, post them on here so members will recognise the vehicles.

[LandyAndy]

Brian
Its pretty unlikely that floods involve salt water,cant imagine they were on the beach enjoying the sand!!!
Andrew

[Bigbjorn]

Brian
Its pretty unlikely that floods involve salt water,cant imagine they were on the beach enjoying the sand!!!
Andrew

Andrew, strange as it may seem to someone from the waterless west, we do have salt water tidal rivers and estuaries over here. Anyway, if they were in a fresh water flood for 48 hours they are still a statutory write-off.

[V8Ian]

Andrew, strange as it may seem to someone from the waterless west, we do have salt water tidal rivers and estuaries over here. Anyway, if they were in a fresh water flood for 48 hours they are still a statutory write-off.

I have photos on my phone (wish I could get them off) of three triples simutaniously parked in the Nullagine River about 70 km east of Marble Bar. So much for the waterless west.

[JohnF]

If they had been immersed in salt water above the door sill level for any period or fresh water up to the dashboard or steering wheel for more than 48 hours then they should have been declared to be statutory write-offs.

The VINs of statutory write-offs are recorded by all registration authorities and can never be registered again. Do you have the VINs from the auction catalogue? If so, post them on here so members will recognise the vehicles.

I was not at the auction, sodo not have he catologue. certainly the engine looked very coroded, but I did not look that close when I saw them--probably in November. I was told the RFS was very happy to ge that much money for them. It wil help our RFS budget.

[scott oz]

..........................Anyway, if they were in a fresh water flood for 48 hours they are still a statutory write-off.

Curious, why are they automaticly statutory write-off's

[The ho har's]

actually I do enjoy pictures of Land Rovers deliberately underwater [when they still are running] but I meant do not post one just to prove a LR can go under water.

Look at my sig pic


Mrs hh