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16years old and looking for a military defender 4 wen older

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littlepow:
Just beware most MOD landies have reached either the end of there service requirement, N/A diesel types or Rapier 127. Or they have been trashed beyond all belief and they want rid, due to high maintenace costs.

Anything from the Falklands will have been treated like dirt, and spend several weeks bobbing around on a frieghter getting back to the UK. That and not all of the Falklands has roads, so some have had a real hard life.

You might be best trying for an ex fleet TDi, usually better looked after and serviced.

al:
Eyup Bonze,
           get yourself a insurance quote first.   I`ve just phoned sureterm for a quote for one of my lads and they told me not to bother untill he`s at least 21!!!!. I did`nt dare ask for the price after that comment.
   Cheers mate
     AL :lol:

pilgrim:
the insurance was what put me off when i first looked 12 years ago. am hoping it shouldn't be too bad now.

surely they can't hold my points for speeding against me if i move to a n/a landie?

thanks for your help guys - certainly something to think about!

Baj:
My LWT costs me £88 to insure. Unlimited mileage.

OK I am in my 30s but ExMils have their advantages.

Footman James
http://www.footmanjames.co.uk/site/default.asp

Litch:
Up to the introduction of the XD and excluding the V8's (mainly rapier & ambulances) most MOD 90/110's used the 2.5NA D even when the TDi's were in widespread civy use.
They make very good basic vehicles which are very suitable to use as they are or modify to your own tastes. I wanted a good 90 and having bought ex-MOD direct before, I was more than willing to do it again but I didn't want it to remain in MOD spec but to turn it into civy spec

The way I did it was to find the best base vehicle I could and then build on it over a period of time, I did some searching and came up with what turned out to be quite a gem. Believe it or not this turned out to be an ex-RM 90 FFR hardtop which I bought for £3500.
The chassis was MINT (it had a slight twist but we put that right) and it had been fitted with a large number of new parts just prior to being cast. I got it registered and then proceeded to drive it around for 12-months just to make sure everything worked as it should and in the mean time, accumulated all the new bits!
The chassis was Waxoiled, every panel (inc bulkhead & rear body) was replaced with new items (excluding the seatbox which remains the only original part of the body) and everything was painted individually off the vehicle in 2-pack. A new factory fresh 300TDI, R380 & Disco T/box were fitted as was a replacement (disc-braked) rear axle and I changed the format to soft-top. All lights were replaced with NAS items and things like heated windscreen & mirrors, Recaro seats have been fitted to make it more civilised. In short, it is easier to list the original parts which have remained on the vehicle rather than list all the new ones (chassis, front axle, rear diff & halfshafts, suspension linkages, upper steering column, some of the dash and that is it!).

It has cost a lot of money but in its fading green paint & khaki tilt it doesn't look anything special and is still wearing its C-reg plate. I love it and am glad I did it this way rather than buying a newer (or even new) vehicle at the outset.

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