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roughneck Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UK, Germany & USA Vehicle(s): 270 cdi.300 GD 300 GE.lwb 300 GE.swb. Disco 2 Posts: 4398 | How good is a G On Friday last my pal two dogs called me, could I help him recover a G he had bought, It hadn't moved since 1999. LWB 300 GD Auto 9 Seater,. Took OIL and a recovery bar plus all the usual gear to the location 15 miles away on Sat pm. Put some air in the tyres and towed it back to Camp Ferocious. arriving around 5-30 pm got a fresh battery out and fitted, by 5-45 we were driving it around the farm, I will leave him to tell you what he paid for it. Edited by roughneck 5/29/2006 3:57 PM | ||
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DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | RE: How good is a G Good story. Would that there were finds like that here in the states. | ||
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nadd Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UAE, Dubai Vehicle(s): G500 2016 LHD, numerous Chevys Posts: 1285 | Re: How good is a G Just saw this car today, after a very educational and entertaining visit to Camp Ferocious! I found it hard to believe it was in storage for so many years, I tell you these cars are built well, only if cared for! Reminds me of our first 463, it was apparently made in 1994, and mothballed in Germany, then we heard about it and imported it in 1997. Imagine 3 years of no use, barely 140km on the clock, and yet it was as new, the only things that needed attention were the tires (they weren't pumped up, developed flat spots), and steering damper/track rod (symptom:vibration at ~100km/h). Edited by nadd 5/29/2006 6:11 PM | ||
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roughneck Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UK, Germany & USA Vehicle(s): 270 cdi.300 GD 300 GE.lwb 300 GE.swb. Disco 2 Posts: 4398 | RE: How good is a G Yes here is a pic. (ody2.jpg) Attachments ---------------- ody2.jpg (50KB - 10 downloads) | ||
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roughneck Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UK, Germany & USA Vehicle(s): 270 cdi.300 GD 300 GE.lwb 300 GE.swb. Disco 2 Posts: 4398 | RE: How good is a G Yes here is a pic. Not bad for £500 (partofthefleet.jpg) Attachments ---------------- partofthefleet.jpg (33KB - 14 downloads) | ||
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TWODOGS Extreme Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UK Vehicle(s): Norwegian Army 240GD Posts: 584 | RE: How good is a G Pity the battery was flat I thought thay all had holes in the rear door !!! Twodogs (ody 1.JPG) Attachments ---------------- ody 1.JPG (45KB - 10 downloads) | ||
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roughneck Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UK, Germany & USA Vehicle(s): 270 cdi.300 GD 300 GE.lwb 300 GE.swb. Disco 2 Posts: 4398 | RE: How good is a G Not this one you lucky bu*** no rust to be seen any where. | ||
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roughneck Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UK, Germany & USA Vehicle(s): 270 cdi.300 GD 300 GE.lwb 300 GE.swb. Disco 2 Posts: 4398 | RE: How good is a G Update on the buy of the year. Without any further work took it for it's MOT, guess what, PASSED. | ||
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nadd Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UAE, Dubai Vehicle(s): G500 2016 LHD, numerous Chevys Posts: 1285 | Re: How good is a G Almost unbelievable! So I guess the prospect of keeping a G under storage for a few years, if done properly, is not out of the question. It is amazing what gems lie in abandoned garages around the UK NB. For those not familiar with the MoT, it is the name given to the annual vehicle roadworthiness test, mandated by what used to be the Ministry of Transport (now a Department!) | ||
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mortinson Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Madrid, España Vehicle(s): '98 G300TD LWB, '98 E300TD Saloon Posts: 1355 | RE: How good is a G roughneck - 5/30/2006 12:28 AM Yes here is a pic. Not bad for £500 Yeah, that's just because some funny b@st@rd moved the steering wheel to the other side! Now how much do you have to spend to put the poor thing right? | ||
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TWODOGS Extreme Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UK Vehicle(s): Norwegian Army 240GD Posts: 584 | RE: How good is a G I have tried sitting in the other side to drive it , its dont feel right , the wheel stays where it is Twodogs | ||
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