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bit of advice buying a TAX Exempt Landy

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BeJay:
depends how far you want to travel, but   this one    might be worth at least a phone call, and maybe a look.

RICHIElandy:
cheers for all the help

might give the guy a call about the series 2a

cheers

carbore:
My experiance says you can, but need to be careful.

I bought a SIII tax exempt wiht mot off ebay fot £530 without looking at it. It was not in quite as good condition as implied (although no lies) and the "rusty bulkhead" needed repalcement and the recent gear box was a duffer it also need swivels and springs, so id say it needed about £200-300 in parts to get throught he next mot, although I could be being a perfectionist. and the chassis needs welding.

I also saw a local S2 on ebay with freewheel hubs and OD, it went for £450 ish and was a TOTAL NAIL (I had a look at it as it was down the road). Only worth breaking.

With cars this old you really need to look at them as condition is very variabl;e and if you have to travel that could rack up a lot of pertol £££, so the local papaers may be a good route as you wont get excited about something that looks lince on the pitcture or has a shiny winch/nice wheels etc on it.

Other people have paid in the £600-1000 range and got some decent cars so they are out there, but you need to be sensible and look.

Also there is a Landrover Series restoration manual (Published by LRO) that has some good buyers tips including an inspection regieme.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rover-Restoration-Portfolio-Brooklands-Portfol/dp/1855205270/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208862334&sr=8-6

Lucy1978:
I paid £500 for mine, but have had to spend money on it in teh 2 years I've been using it as my daily drive since then, tyres, new springs, battery etc.  Remember that a new Galv Chassis isn't that expensive, so buying a cheep one with a knackered chassis and doing a chassis swap could be a good option.  Old Landies with no MOT really aren't worth an awful lot so you should be able to pick up a bargain somewhere.

Spacemud:
Would agree - you can pick up a saveable Series quite cheaply. Mine came from an add in ASDA and cost £350 (if you look, you find!) I would say it was in fairly good condition considering, BUT it still cost me a few hundred to get back on the road, and I can weld.

I don't know how practical the lad is, but what I would consider doing in his position is look to pay about £800 for one with an MOT and buy a Mig welder with the rest of the money and learn to weld. That'll save a lot of money in the long run.

Although parts are really cheap and mostly easy to replace, he does need to consider the fuel expenses. Petrol engined ones will do about a third to the gallon of the type of small engined car a 16 year old would usually buy (Saxo, Clio, etc).............If he is in to classic cars then maybe he should consider starting with something else that has a small engine and is tax exempt   :-k

By the way, make sure you take a look at the Series 2 club http://www.series2club.co.uk/

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