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My poor 2 dr has been written off ... any 4 doors for sale
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 11:08 am
by RaginRover
Hi all,
In the storm the other night my 2 door rangie decided to roll down the drive way and hit the neighbours house at 2.30am (having been parked there since 7.30pm) I seemed to slip out of gear, anyway after a few
quotes and a meeting with the insurance company they have decided that it is a repairable write off and are paying me out.
I am shopping for a 4 door hopefully with EFI but I am interested in nearly any 4 door. I am in SE QLD and will travel to have a look at the cars. This is only the early stages at the moment and I haven't received my pay out yet so I am just looking but will be buying soon.
And before you ask I will get some pics tonight for you blokes to have a look at how much it takes to write off a 2 door rangie.
Tom
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 11:11 am
by N*A*M
buy it back from the insurance company and build a buggy with it
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 11:17 am
by RaginRover
N*A*M wrote:buy it back from the insurance company and build a buggy with it
Yeah it is going to auction, I just have to get that cleared by the minister of finance
I was hoping to do that but they pay out is pretty low and if I have to buy another car it mightn't be worth it.
I will go to the auction and see how much it sells for .. if it is cheap then I might buy it
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 12:15 pm
by ISUZUROVER
Sorry to hear that Tom. Is that a golden gumboot I can foresee
.
Seriously, it must be a real PITA, but at least you can upgrade. Hope you find a good 4 dr. Of course you know you really want a Land Rover instead.
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 12:48 pm
by RaginRover
ISUZUROVER wrote:Sorry to hear that Tom. Is that a golden gumboot I can foresee
.
Seriously, it must be a real PITA, but at least you can upgrade. Hope you find a good 4 dr. Of course you know you really want a Land Rover instead.
Forgot about the gumboot ...nooooooo yeah you found me out Ben, care to sell me your red landy
I will pay bottom dollar !!
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 4:02 pm
by Aquarangie
Sorry to hear that another 2 door has bitten the dust.
Go for the EFI and ZF, you won't regret it. As good as 2 door Rangies are, the later models are still easily repairable and much more comfortable. Stay away from that air suspension and ABS shit or you will be sorry!!!
A good early 4 door is a great buy for about $4K (4 speed manual and carbies), much like you 2 door mechanically, but easy to fix.
Good luck. Let me know what you buy.
Trav
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 4:12 pm
by RaginRover
Find me an EFI 4 door 4 speed auto for less than 7K then please
My 2 door was easy to fix !!!
Thanks Trav
Tom
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 4:21 pm
by ISUZUROVER
RaginRover wrote:ISUZUROVER wrote:Sorry to hear that Tom. Is that a golden gumboot I can foresee
.
Seriously, it must be a real PITA, but at least you can upgrade. Hope you find a good 4 dr. Of course you know you really want a Land Rover instead.
Forgot about the gumboot ...nooooooo yeah you found me out Ben, care to sell me your red landy
I will pay bottom dollar !!
Sorry, don't want to sell my big red truck. But if you want I can work out an attractive 3 year lease package for when I am in Germany.
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 4:25 pm
by RaginRover
ISUZUROVER wrote:RaginRover wrote:ISUZUROVER wrote:Sorry to hear that Tom. Is that a golden gumboot I can foresee
.
Seriously, it must be a real PITA, but at least you can upgrade. Hope you find a good 4 dr. Of course you know you really want a Land Rover instead.
Forgot about the gumboot ...nooooooo yeah you found me out Ben, care to sell me your red landy
I will pay bottom dollar !!
Sorry, don't want to sell my big red truck. But if you want I can work out an attractive 3 year lease package for when I am in Germany.
Cheers mate .. I hope it won;t come to that but you never know
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 4:59 pm
by Aquarangie
Bit of a bumnmer about your Rangie. With the Traction control and the MT/R's on recently, I bet your pissed off a bit!!!
You can pick up a good EFI Rangie for about that (86-87 vintage). Just got to be patient unles you really need a repacement quick, then the eraly 4 doors are not a bad option.
Regards,
Trav
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 5:03 pm
by 80diesel4play
I know a mob that has some good clean units with gas even - 4 door ZF efi all for under $8K....
Rangie Automotive - Lilydale(Melb) - serach in yellow pages...
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 8:05 pm
by derangedrover
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 8:28 pm
by modman
thats a nice rr. some good value and sensible mods there.
damn, wish i had $12k.
for someone starting a project, do the math, that price is unbeatable
double damn!!!!
david
