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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: ajporter on June 26, 2005, 11:16:29
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Does anybody have any suggestions / pointers on how to get a 110 up country from Gosport to Milton Keynes?
I have just landed a nice new job back up in the MK area, but am a bit stuck getting my 110 back home. It has been off the road for a few months while I have been sorting out some bits and pieces, and now it is stuck on my old driveway unti lI find a way to get it up here (and I am sure the new occupiers won't be impressed if I leave it there) :-(
Does anybody know any car transporter rental companies or companies who would be able to move a landie for a reasonable fee?
Any pointers much appreciated.
Cheers,
Tony
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Do you have a tow vehicle ?
If so, get to your local trailer hire place and move it that way. Indespension in Southampton have a trailer that can move it, it's only about 30 quid a day.
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do you have breakdown cover?
Change your address to the new one, leave it a week , push landy onto road, ring em up and save on the fuel costs into the bargin. If they act suspicious you were just picking some stuff up from the old house :twisted:
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or
take your landie to the nearest main line station
leave it there
then move up to your new location and take a train back to said station and pick up your car
simple
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Tony,
I've sent you a PM.
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Tony,
If you're still struggling email me alaricdarmon@bigfoot.com
One of my crews at work has a car trailer, so I may be able to sort something out for you.
Alaric.
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I have a trailer.... will travel. :wink:
(also have a 110" to tow it with)
Ian
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Hi Tony, Long time no speak.
I'm down in Gosport on the weekend 9tth/10th July, if I can help out in anyways :D
Sent up a PM (or will do in sec)
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Tony, cant realy do much to help out with the transport, but if you need help at the Milton Keynes end gimmie a shout as I live here as well.
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i had to do a similar thing with my series 3, moving it from kent to derby
i hired a freelander, and a trailer
cost me about £150 all told, including the hire and a 400 mile round trip in fuel
the clutch on the freelander was [!Expletive Deleted!] by the time i'd finished with it tho :)
twasnt mine so i didnt care
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Cheers for all the replies:
Unfortunately my Disco isn't tow bar equipped so ruled out dragging it back up myself. I did consider "borrowing" the old mans 90, but a 2.5 diseasal pulling a 110 didn't really apeal.
Dyf, I really like your idea ... just a pity the 110 is off the road at the moment so undriveable. It has lost all oil pressure and I haven't had time to pull it apart and take a look.
As for using another landie (Freelander) I am tempted. The disco is in for the fuel tank recall next week and I will be getting a Freebie as a courtesy car - I wonder if it is tow bar equiped :-D
BlueCherokee - cheers for the offer. MK is my old haunting ground (as Turtle knows) but I moved "darn sarf" for work a few years back. I have to say, I am glad to be back up this end again :-)
Thanks all for the kind offers. I may be in touch. I have somebody who thinks they can get their hands on a trailer (and they have a suitable tow vehicle too) but if I am still stuck I may have to give somebody a shout. Again, many thanks and I will let you know how the saga pans out :-)
Tony
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Tony,
Hope u are all well.
You pay for a trailer and I'll provide a V8 tow truck :-)
No charge.