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Buckets of character! I get along great with mine, kids love it, many a happy camping trip.
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I’ll probably draw scorn for this, but all my mates who have old landies always look fairly ashen after any amount of driving in theirs. I don’t know how well the novelty survives when you’re regularly on the motorway with them.
Cool tho.
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My mate had one as his first car and into his early 30's. He went everywhere in it. I've done some long trips in it but I was in my early twenties, not sure how I'd fair now. He kept it until it caught fire on an Irish motorway. He was distraught. Then even more distraught when he got the €1000 bill from the fire service.
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Please consider something more eco if you can.
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Do you like being warm when you drive? There will be lots of road noise, not even sure they can go over 50mph with out being shaken to bits. Don't plan on getting anywhere fast.
Chasis rot, engine/gearbox/diffs leak oil, check the bulkhead as they rot.
What are parts supply like locally?
Also why not. If it doesn't work out you can always flog it on.
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Buy it. The smile will never leave your kids faces.
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How bad is a Land Rover series III 88" as a weekend escape wagon for a family of four?
We are half heartedly looking for a summer house, but suddenly our neighbour has offered us his very tidy 1982 landy for what seems a very good price (in Copenhagen money).
Would need a roof rack/tent and some sort of kitchen cabinet built in. And we'd possibly want to put in a front facing rear seat instead of one of the benches.
We don't own a car and don't need one for daily transport. Strictly weekends and holidays.
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