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Vehicle & Technical => Series Land Rovers => Topic started by: The Landy Guy on November 18, 2007, 18:58:35

Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: The Landy Guy on November 18, 2007, 18:58:35: I am thinking about spending a bit more money and time on my current land rover and then selling it on and buying something (land rover) with less work need and with MOT and on the road. Will be looking for a series still though!

Just don't have the time or money to finish the current project off and now i am driving i need something on the road!

So i just wanted to know what you might think i could get for:

1970 Series 2a SWB Truck cab
2.25lt Petrol engine (Recon'd Sump)
New Carb
New exhaust
New Fuel tank fitted
New fuel pipes
New Full wiring Loom
New Lights all round
Rear axle with Sailsbury Diff
New Oil filter
New Door tops
Straight body panels
Good condition Truck cab
Sound Chassis with no Rust
No rust on a mint bulkhead
4 Good road/mud tyres+spare
Spare bonnet
roll bar
Good brakes
Good steering
Runs well with no problems i can see
Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: Bob Ajob on November 18, 2007, 20:56:56: With all those new bits, there can't be much up with can there, or have some of the vital parts not bee fitted?

Not sure on a price, the MOT has a big bearing on a Series motor.
Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: Artwigwa on November 18, 2007, 21:21:13: Stick with what you got, Fix it, get it MOT'ed and use it! Least you know the landy inside and out... If you get another you'll be back to square one :?
Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: The Landy Guy on November 18, 2007, 22:30:12: i aint got the money to carry on with it, i want a landy in good nick and on the road!! needing not much work due to being at college i dont have the time and i need transport!!!

:cry:

shame i know but
Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: Jim-Willy on November 18, 2007, 22:37:25: I wouldn't expect more than Â£500 for a motor with no MOT.
Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: The Landy Guy on November 18, 2007, 22:39:47: yeah i thought that

i would love to put it into an MOT and finish it off just dont have the time to do what i want !
Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: The Landy Guy on November 18, 2007, 22:48:44: anyone here pay that??
Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: dave_2A_2.25Turbo on November 19, 2007, 05:56:59: What's needed for an MOT?
Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: carbore on November 19, 2007, 17:04:39: Im sure if you get rid of it you will lose money in that you only get Â£500 and then if you are strapped for cash you buy a cheap landrover that turns out to need all the work you just did to that one. You could end up buying something that ends up off the road a month later. Id do whatever you can to get that one working.
Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: The Landy Guy on November 19, 2007, 18:30:22: i would but its hard at the moment as i have no time for anything, let alone working on the land rover!!!

i will keep it and see how i get on with finishing it!!!
Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: Nick Bradshaw on November 20, 2007, 12:59:13: Have you got any mates who like Land Rovers? Local LR club? I know it must seem a bit of a job at this end, but if you just set yourself a couple of hours, or an hour, a night, you'll be surprised how quickly it takes shape. You'll lose if you sell, and on the other hand do a number on it and you've got a good truck for life. Best of luck. There must be loads of help around Bridgenorth.
Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: muddyjames on November 23, 2007, 17:02:45: why not get it through an mot and find out what is needed? may not be as much as you think :wink: :D
Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: The Landy Guy on November 24, 2007, 20:59:13: true!

need to find a way to get it there now :?
Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: Bowie on November 25, 2007, 00:39:20: Drive it.... you are insured if it is a pre-arranged MOT test.
Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: The Landy Guy on November 30, 2007, 18:50:18: ah ok

cheers for that
Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: kizz81 on November 30, 2007, 23:23:49: if you need any help im sure a couple of us would take a ride to bridge north for a day and help out, i am good at coffee and music selection :lol:
Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: jjsaul on December 01, 2007, 00:42:34: give me a shout when im home (after 17th dec ish) if you need owt mate
Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: James.Harwood on December 01, 2007, 08:56:46: With an mot it would fetch 1.5 to 2K without Â£500 would be optomistic.

Stick it in for an mot, you may be supprised, after all the only real thing that would cost for mot would be welding and you say that there isn't any.

Providin brakes and lights are ok there shouldn't be any problems
Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: The Landy Guy on December 01, 2007, 20:15:01: Quote from: "James.Harwood"
With an mot it would fetch 1.5 to 2K without Â£500 would be optomistic.

Stick it in for an mot, you may be supprised, after all the only real thing that would cost for mot would be welding and you say that there isn't any.

Providin brakes and lights are ok there shouldn't be any problems

cheers for that mate

i think the brakes are sound and i am just re-doing the lights n stuff!

ta
Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: Lucy1978 on December 02, 2007, 10:59:44: Quote from: "James.Harwood"
With an mot it would fetch 1.5 to 2K without Â£500 would be optomistic.

Bit over optimistic there, There's a guy in the forsale section breaking his project as he couldn't get the Â£2.5k he was after, that was with a brand new bulkhead and a galv chassis. When I bought mine it had 10 months MOT and I paid Â£500 for it.
[edit]Yours'll be worth a bit more than a later model as ti's tax exempt htough, keep it you know you want to[/edit]
Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: The Landy Guy on December 03, 2007, 23:07:07: i will keep it indeed!

looking back i dont think i could of sold it!!!
:roll: :cry:
Title: Thinking of selling
Post by: ian_s on December 04, 2007, 10:10:46: i've been close to selling mine a few times
generally just after something big has broken on it
but i know really that i could never sell it :)