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littlepow:

--- Quote from: "landieman07" ---i just thought that a military vehicle would have had a good life
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More likely been ragged from pillar to post, over loaded and with heavy off road use in hostile terrain.

Think more of company car, than cherished vehicle.

Although they are usually quite well maintained and repaired.

Litch:
You can get good ex-MOD vehicles but you really need to know what you are looking for before buying because there are also some real sheds but being ex-MOD there is usually a premium on the price.

My LR90 was a real gem as under the tatty body was a vehicle that had been completely overhauled just before being cast and repesented fantastic value for money. As I was the first owner (like all my ex-MOD vehicles I bought it in the days when you could buy them direct) it hadn't been played around with by anyone else so was very unmolested.

I wouldn't limit your search to an ex-MOD vehicle but it sounds to me that so far you haven't even decided what sort of vehicle to buy anyway. I would do a lot of groundwork first especially if money is tight as when you have bought a vehicle and started to spend money on it you are very unlikely to recoup what you have spent if it turns out to be the wrong vehicle for you.

Range Rover Blues:
Ex MOD vehicles might be mechanically sound, though that's a bit of a lottery, but the bargains dried up years ago, so unless you want to drive somehting that's very green, very slow and very hard to park DO NOT buy an ex-mod LR.

Probably best off with a solid if untidy 200TDi Disco, or RRC if it's the right money.

If it doesn't have to be a LR then look into the smaller JAP stuff, though it migh just be slower rather than cheaper to run :?

GREENI:
If I were looking for a new 'off the roader'..
I wouldn't want one that a load of spotty faced squaddies had ragged stupid,
and then been flung out the back of the chinook....

Ever wonder why the owners of these vehicles wear camo aswell ????

pux:

--- Quote from: "GREENI" ---If I were looking for a new 'off the roader'..
I wouldn't want one that a load of spotty faced squaddies had ragged stupid,
and then been flung out the back of the chinook....

Ever wonder why the owners of these vehicles wear camo aswell ????
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where not all spotty faced  :roll:  :wink: civvi :wink:  :lol:

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