Where do you buy them from character? One of the auctions I suppose.Previously:
2005 D3 2.7 TDV6 S
1984 90 2.25 Petrol CSW
1992 90 200TDi Hard Top
1995 Discovery ES 300TDi
2003 90 TD5 Truck Cab
27th Sep 2008 9:21 pm
bobic
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Anybody know what the maximum milage you would get out of a well maintained D3 before it starts running up big maintenance bills?
We had an MAN truck with over 1,000,000km. Sounds great but the running costs were crazy, actually worked out cheaper just to finance a new truck.
28th Sep 2008 12:12 am
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I think Characters one is the longest run one we've seen so far, but I'm sure there'll be someone else racking up the miles Bodsys Brake Bible
There's a nice £5k markup in that one compared to auction prices!!!I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
28th Sep 2008 10:44 am
MacLeod 313
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They go that cheap at the auctions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!jeez thats a great deal to be had. SWMBO wants a car soon and was looking at a Jimney, or a Vitara , she loves my D3 but I wont let her take it to work too often. She works as a council tax officer, and her office is above the job centre where all the dossers n wasters go to sign on. last time she took the TD5 to work it had been keyed and Special Brew cans on the bonnet.
At those auction prices we could have 2 D3's
28th Sep 2008 10:50 am
character
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ridgeback_moor wrote:
Where do you buy them from character? One of the auctions I suppose.
bca, bristish car auctions, end of lease sale, however, I have a secret to confess, I have the inside knowledge of which ones are good and realiable and the ones to stay clear of from the user!!!
This 05 plate was a good realiable workhorse that was kept for emergencies, HA have 06/56 platers coming through over the next few months, they're being de-commisioned over the next few weeks, then appraised by the lease company who will often sell them within the trade instead of sending them off to auction, these ones will all be silver which increases the likelyhood of not going through the auction halls but straight off to the trade.
Going over to Essex later this week, might see if I can get a view on whats being de-commissioned ahead of going back to the lease company, so if you're genuinely keen to have one, pm and I can keep you intouch
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28th Sep 2008 8:09 pm
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Blackbushe
28th Sep 2008 8:11 pm
character
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MacLeod 313 wrote:
Blackbushe
Nr camberly, surrey
28th Sep 2008 8:16 pm
MacLeod 313
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oh yesssssssss, thats a good place to be
28th Sep 2008 8:25 pm
NJF
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For a moment, I thought I'd wandered into the whisky thread. I'll get my coat.
28th Sep 2008 8:26 pm
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28th Sep 2008 8:31 pm
character
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sorry, a bit slow on the up take on that "blackbushe" one, been watching too much x factor !!!
28th Sep 2008 8:31 pm
character
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The Large One wrote:
Hey character
were ready to shaft you when you get a minute
hey big boy, coming down to have this steering rack thingey replaced on Thursday 2nd Oct, hope to be with yer first thing just to confuse dough (as we're booked in for 2pm), bringing a couples series 2 LR SWB to St.Austell for their wedding, recon your chap could give their LR a quick jet wash for me whilst I'm waiting !!
Ps still not had me cheque from young Pete, do you recon he used the wrong postcode
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, she loves my D3 but I wont let her take it to work too often. She works as a council tax officer, and her office is above the job centre where all the dossers n wasters go to sign on. last time she took the TD5 to work it had been keyed and Special Brew cans on the bonnet.
Blackbushe
