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To buy or not to buy....

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Cal:
Whereabouts are you looking for your vehicles  africa-eko- I've not seen many 300Tdis for £4k - but mainly end up looking at dealer's websites.

Am considering getting rid of my Disco, but prob wont getmuch for it on exchange, so same as you I would be looking for a £4k 90.

africa-eko:
looking anywhere, from ebay and autotrader to local traders, esp up north and west.
Have been looking for a month now and still no joy. The ones that are at a good price have something now quite right (welded chassis converted to SWB, "some rust", interior & back at a real state, etc).
I hope it wont be long as I am really stuffed, without a car and unable to drive away at w/ends to some fresh air away from Greater London!!! :lol:  :lol:

Best of luck to you too!

ea51 mud:
i purchased a td5 90 hard top 3 years ago - low mileage etc for a very good price from an ind dealer. did a rear window conversion with rear forward facing seats etc. no change in my insurance atall.

also since undertaken mods etc - very little change to insurance.

IMHO i would not touch the CSW if you intend to do any off roading as there is no advantage. Infact after a good mud/ water run you can simply expect to [!Expletive Deleted!] your carpets and create a smell.

you will find you pay alot more for a csw however there are alot out there that are bling!  

go for the 'van' and put geniune rear lr windows in with a forward facing seats- you get a lot more for your money.

also worth to note that once you off road and leave signs of it, i guess your re-sale value is effected anyway (if that;s important to you).

africa-eko:
Looks like I m heading this way anyway. Just missed a 300tdi csw (export specs) though and it was under 10k. Could be worth stretching my budget for, plus any mods will have to be done by a specialist as I have no space or know how to potter about...

As for offroading, I only expect to be doing some greenlaning here and there but mostly, I hope to be taking it to Marocco and West Africa (again) so it has to be neat for the UK and strong for the expedition.  Killer combination, half the time I m not even sure what I should be going for!

I am ready to take the plunge with a purchase some point this week (missed one by 500... or so), and will have a steep learning curve as all I know is from here, some LRO articles and my boyfriend's problems with our previously owned 110 with which we did 35k in Africa.

All I know is that when in trouble, the 200/300tdi can be fixed by any mechanic at the remotest village anywhere, which happened several times and means that if they can do it, I can (or will given time)!!!



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smo:
You say you are ready to purchase - dont rush, youll end up with somthing not quite right. There are plenty out there so take your time to find the perfect one :)

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