lansalot Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Hi First time poster, but I've been around here for a while now. Now it's time to jump in - and as is the custom with forums, it's with a request. I've been carefully looking around for a while now, in an attempt to get into this off-road trials malarkey (been to a couple of events and enjoyed being thrown around in my mates discovery immensely) and think I've found the vehicle for me. The owner has done a lot of work to it, and it appears to be pretty well tricked out with all the right stuff. So, in theory, it could just be one of those pay-and-play deals. And, equally in theory, it could also be a dog that he's desperate to get rid of to some fool who doesn't know his arse from his elbow. I don't want to be that fool... and the down side for me is that it's a 3-hour drive/train away, and the only expert I know probably wouldn't feel like accompanying me that far. I don't really want to risk souring the whole experience by buying a dog straight out of the gate, so as it's such a friendly community round here I thought I'd chance my arm - namely, by asking if there might be any Glasgow-based (around 10 minutes from the airport, so I'm told) experts who might be willing to accompany me in a tyre-kicking, chassis-poking, bulkhead-tapping gander-fest ? Of course, there would be a "drink" in it for you If this comes off, I'd typically be looking towards this around the weekend of the 13th/14th. Anyone up for that? Cheeky I know, but hey, worth a try. I've been following some of the threads round here for a while picking up the terminology, and while I can generally feel my way around a dodgy motor, all talk of transfer boxes, centre-lock diffs and swivels leaves me wide-eyed. Which reminds me, if anyone knows of a "beginners guide to land rovers" on the web somewhere that explains all this to the new kid, then that would be pretty smart, thanks I hate being in this position, but I do learn fast - so that's something at least... A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromit Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Which reminds me, if anyone knows of a "beginners guide to land rovers" on the web somewhere that explains all this to the new kid, then that would be pretty smart, thanks See post No. 15 and No. 19 in this thread. Buying guide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lansalot Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 See post No. 15 and No. 19 in this thread.Buying guide That's a great help for starters, many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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