Thread: Perentie Land Rover Buyers Guide

Came with the blue slip, No regrets with the purchase

Nothing like setting out on some new trails getting filthy and the cab dusted thoroughly

Originally Posted by Barefoot Dave

Soak it in WD40 and in 5 yrs (given the current rate of appreciation in the FRED index), you will be able to awap it for another 110!

I lost count of the number of FREDs I "salvaged" for mates, friends of the family, distant relatives, etc on camps
Of course, we had a slightly different interpretation of the acronym...

Originally Posted by usi

Nothing like setting out on some new trails getting filthy and the cab dusted thoroughly

Stop it you, you're getting me all nostalgic now!

Second round lots (at Minto) had the jack etc in them too.

If some peanut has declared the hydraulic jack a liability, they should consider the factory issue scissor jack in most new cars today - scrap value only.

The military bottle jack is superb. A piece of paper with 'Don't get under a vehicle without a jack stand' or similar should be sufficient - or let Darwinism take its course.

It's such a shame we let morons set the pace when it comes to enjoying ourselves...

Bring on the next auction round!

Matt.

Originally Posted by Barefoot Dave

Thanks Dave.
I am mainly after personal experiences and anecdotes about living with these vehicles.
Many of you know that i am an Ex-Army vehicle operator with more than enough to say by myself.
Regards, BDave.

In case its of interest to you i was working for an engineering company in Sydney 20 years ago when we were asked to tender for a contract building the chassis for these 6x6 110's .

We missed out on the contract but i recall they were desperate to get them rolling.

All i recall from the spec was the chassis were all to be galvanised after fabrication and had an intricate QA qualification.

I am still browsing here looking for that buyers guide ( spent about 20 hours reading so far ) , i have interest in the moggies too if someone can point me to any service records / defect guides for what is coming up for sale.
Its going to be a long journey , there is 2268 or so of those still to be sold as the new MANN's are delivered.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

One of our forumites has scanned me his gm120....

I'll start decoding after I get back from skiing

but from the history on it...

he got a well looked after unit, even if the last tech inspects were "dodgy"

If the very recent tech inspects look dodgy then i suspect it may be that ;

various bases want to get their share of new vehicles ASAP , so they must defect the old ones in order to get priority on replacements.

therefore previously working vehicles might get some water poured in the fuel tank , or some airlines slashed that operate gearbox selectors / drives , or fuel lines accidentally crushed.

the vehicle is then defected for being irrepairable and they get shortlisted for upgrades.

the above is only my suspicion and i could be completely wrong

if its a sensitive topic feel free to have a moderator delete the content and PM me about it

dodgy because the TI's show the vehicle to be in much better condition than it probably is and it had 2 TI's in very rapid succession.

decoding his GM120 is still on the list but Im time poor ATM.

Does the military have any dual cab perenties? Does any one know?

Originally Posted by the mike

Does the military have any dual cab perenties? Does any one know?

Not 4x4.

4x4 come in 2dr soft top (most) and 5dr wagon configuration.
6x6 - see below - looks like there are some dual cabs