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 ·  Posted: 01.10.2019  ·  #121
That was a nice find ,Ally, enjoy it!
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 ·  Posted: 01.10.2019  ·  #122
Looks great for age. Hope you get plenty of use out of it.
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 ·  Posted: 01.10.2019  ·  #123
Enjoy the new toy Ally :up:
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 ·  Posted: 02.10.2019  ·  #124
A bit of a rinse to get rid of the green certainly helps.

 



Sorry I'm ruining a Defender topic :)
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 ·  Posted: 02.10.2019  ·  #125
It's looking well, for a non Defender
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 ·  Posted: 02.10.2019  ·  #126
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A bit of a rinse to get rid of the green certainly helps.

 



Sorry I'm ruining a Defender topic :)


How can you defend that. :happy:

Lovely wagon,health to enjoy.
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 ·  Posted: 26.10.2019  ·  #127
At least Land Rovers pricing is consistent.

 
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 ·  Posted: 26.10.2019  ·  #128
I only gave €400 for a real discovery (Bog use of course )
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 ·  Posted: 05.11.2019  ·  #129
Despite the very close result. The Jimny is obviously the winner.

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 ·  Posted: 06.11.2019  ·  #130
Mmmm! 🤔
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 ·  Posted: 06.11.2019  ·  #131
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A bit of a rinse to get rid of the green certainly helps.
 



I only saw this now. Nice find Ally. Is it a new toy or are you going to flip it? Rare to find one without rotten skirts. Looks mint in this pic.
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 ·  Posted: 06.11.2019  ·  #132
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A bit of a rinse to get rid of the green certainly helps.



I only saw this now. Nice find Ally. Is it a new toy or are you going to flip it? Rare to find one without rotten skirts. Looks mint in this pic.


It's staying, I absolutely love it. So much fun to drive. It's MOTd but hasn't been taxed in years and it ended up of the system, currently in a row with DVLA to keep its original registration, I think I'm winning.
I even have the original tax book but that wasn't good enough, they even suggested I trailer it to the South of England to a Suzuki owners club so they could verify it and then they would let me keep the same registration. I said sure I'll take it to a local Suzuki dealer, nope, it had to be an owner's club and there isn't one in NI.
I then found out the club in England was for Motorbikes. That stumped them!

Longer story shortened, I finally got talking to someone senior and have sent all the information away with a letter and I will hopefully receive a new tax book for it soon, then I can tax it and drive it 😁

Managed to get a hard top for it in England which my son is bringing over at Xmas

It has never been welded and on first inspection it needed nothing. It was amazing! Unfortunately I had it over the pit and adding some waxoyl and I noticed a split in that bloody dreaded body Schutz 😠 I tore it off and found some rot at the bottom of a back arch, it's only tiny but was disappointing. I've welded it up now and have inspected every inch of the car and all the rest is excellent.

I'm now looking to see the best way to remove the Schutz completely and then waxoyl it. It seems petrol is the best, but what a messy job that will be!!
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 ·  Posted: 06.11.2019  ·  #133
The work will be worth it in the end Ally
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 ·  Posted: 06.11.2019  ·  #134
So many of those got chopped & boobed by off-roaders, it's rare to find a minter.
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 ·  Posted: 06.11.2019  ·  #135
Ally, go for it. Imagine what it will look like driving on the roads in 10 years time. Class.
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 ·  Posted: 06.11.2019  ·  #136
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Ally, go for it. Imagine what it will look like driving on the roads in 10 years time. Class.


Imagine what Ally will look like in 10 years time, driving it :-/
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 ·  Posted: 06.11.2019  ·  #137
Straight after Craicfest 2029. 😝
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 ·  Posted: 06.12.2019  ·  #138
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 ·  Posted: 12.12.2019  ·  #139
This looks ready for conversion to a camper. For sale in Hillsborough. Immaculate for its age.

 
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 ·  Posted: 12.12.2019  ·  #140
with an irish reg?
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 ·  Posted: 12.12.2019  ·  #141
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with an irish reg?


Does that mean there will be a tax bill?
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 ·  Posted: 12.12.2019  ·  #142
VRT or whatever the NI equivelant is id say.
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 ·  Posted: 12.12.2019  ·  #143
No vrt, already paid
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 ·  Posted: 12.12.2019  ·  #144
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No vrt, already paid


Don’t think so Dave.... if it’s converted to a camper from the commercial tax category then revenue will want you to pony up more illegal tax..... if they can steal more from you then you better believe they will.
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 ·  Posted: 12.12.2019  ·  #145
Sure it's a defender. Just get a chassis plate of an NI one 🤫😁
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 ·  Posted: 12.12.2019  ·  #146
Automatic? I was looking for one but couldn't find one, thought they wern't available but at that price they can keep it. ill stick with my Pajero.
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 ·  Posted: 12.12.2019  ·  #147
Thats of facebook, nearly every single vehicle is listed as Automatic, it defaults to that and no one changes it.
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 ·  Posted: 13.12.2019  ·  #148
I was thinking, how could you have a proper 4x4 using an auto box, but I stand to be corrected
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 ·  Posted: 13.12.2019  ·  #149
It's a right PITA when you are actually looking for an auto as I was. Search auto and they all come up. I assume it's because it is American that it default to that.

I did put in a suggestion to Faecebook, they want me to go to court, but I am acting like Zuckerberg and using the fifth.
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 ·  Posted: 13.12.2019  ·  #150
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No vrt, already paid


Thats in the republic surely Dave? Its for sale in Northern Ireland, would it be liable for vrt, if it were bought and kept in Northern Ireland, to change the plates?
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 ·  Posted: 13.12.2019  ·  #151
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I was thinking, how could you have a proper 4x4 using an auto box, but I stand to be corrected


I have a 4x4 Pajero automatic, Dave. I don’t know if it is proper or improper but it gets me down the fields and more important it gets me out of them too. It pulls like a Train and drinks like a sow. You are right a Manuel is better, you have to go down to the low box other wise it gets kind of confused and just will not move. When I got it first I thought it was terrible but then realised you need to turn off that anti skid button otherwise it was putting the brakes on whatever wheel spun.
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 ·  Posted: 13.12.2019  ·  #152
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I was thinking, how could you have a proper 4x4 using an auto box, but I stand to be corrected


Oi!

My Vitara is auto and a fantastic 4x4

Stand corrected old chap 😂
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 ·  Posted: 13.12.2019  ·  #153
Nobody would be harder to change than myself but after purchasing quite a few Mitsubishi shoguns and always insisting on Manuel gearbox I was stumped on my last purchase when the sales rep told me that they no longer do manuel.
After some sole searching I decided to go with the automatic and would now never go back.
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 ·  Posted: 13.12.2019  ·  #154
Who is this Manuel guy you are all referring too?
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 ·  Posted: 13.12.2019  ·  #155
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Who is this Manuel guy you are all referring too?


Was thinking the same :-/ Tis manual old chaps :D
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 ·  Posted: 13.12.2019  ·  #157
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Who is this Manuel guy you are all referring too?


Was thinking the same :-/ Tis manual old chaps :D


Ok guys I will have you know that I will be speaking to daffy and will get you's sorted.😂
Earlier he was talking about shootings,so you have been warned.😄😄😄
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Who is this Manuel guy you are all referring too?


Was thinking the same :-/ Tis manual old chaps :D


Ok guys I will have you know that I will be speaking to daffy and will get you's sorted.😂
Earlier he was talking about shootings,so you have been warned.😄😄😄


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 ·  Posted: 13.12.2019  ·  #159
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I was thinking, how could you have a proper 4x4 using an auto box, but I stand to be corrected


My discovery is auto and extremely capable both on and off road
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 ·  Posted: 13.12.2019  ·  #160
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Who is this Manuel guy you are all referring too?


From Faulty Towers 😉
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