Jen Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Nah - V8 and LPG B) Performance and cheapness Deano and I got around Italy and most of southern France and back spending less than £400, with only occasional power steering! lol! They're not as bad as you think. Dan and his Dad spent £300 odd in Kylie the 300TDi. Besides, you don't buy/build a Landy for fuel effectiveness - otherwise we'd all be driving 1.5D punto's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Stand corrected on the cost of the fuel agree with you on the last point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 Sell the v8 and go get a 200tdi Rob! Dan went through £500 in fuel in his v8 when he came away with us! <mummble mummble> got the phone number for Silverlake, would need help with a diesel though....... find me a 200TDi and I'll put some serious thought into it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 Nah - V8 and LPG B) Performance and cheapness Deano and I got around Italy and most of southern France and back spending less than £400, with only occasional power steering! lol! They're not as bad as you think. Dan and his Dad spent £300 odd in Kylie the 300TDi. Besides, you don't buy/build a Landy for fuel effectiveness - otherwise we'd all be driving 1.5D punto's! Was the £400 with or without LPG? got meself a little confused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Rob, there's still a 300tdi sitting here if your interested and I'm open to offers... Add a VGT turbo and get the bottom end ballanced and you have awesome performance (well, for a Tdi) and decent fuel economy (I easily get 25mpg out of mine on Simex) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 Rob, there's still a 300tdi sitting here if your interested and I'm open to offers... Add a VGT turbo and get the bottom end ballanced and you have awesome performance (well, for a Tdi) and decent fuel economy (I easily get 25mpg out of mine on Simex) with the possibilities of getting a new job soon and moving out during the working week, I really need a reaosnably complete engine that doesn't need building. Thanks for the thought anyhoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Do you fancy a 300tdi and auto? Comes with free RR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 with the possibilities of getting a new job soon and moving out during the working week, I really need a reaosnably complete engine that doesn't need building. Thanks for the thought anyhoo you'll need one thats cheap to run too! rent prices where you are going aint cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Get a nice cheap Td5 and megasquirt it!!!! Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 went to have mine chipped at Brookies and they said they couldnt do it cause it was a 2000 model??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 Do you fancy a 300tdi and auto? Comes with free RR Oh god I think I'm going to go hide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 you'll need one thats cheap to run too! rent prices where you are going aint cheap! plan is to get a payrise to cover that and a motorbike at 48mpg will be the transport (unless it's snowing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 went to have mine chipped at Brookies and they said they couldnt do it cause it was a 2000 model??? I know a bloke that can chip em, basically to your spec........you tell him what you want he does it. If you dont like, it take it back and he'll change it till your happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 oh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <mutley mode> GIMME GIMME GIMME!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 plan is to get a payrise to cover that and a motorbike at 48mpg will be the transport (unless it's snowing) Are you a series man or aint yer? priorites man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 Are you a series man or aint yer? priorites man! no bowing down on the motorbikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 I know a bloke that can chip em, basically to your spec........you tell him what you want he does it. If you dont like, it take it back and he'll change it till your happy. get a garden ornament chipped?!?!?!?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 well i might have more faith in it then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 I'd stick with fish and Chips, at least when you break down in the middle of no-where you can eat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Ha Ha! pot calling kettle black? i dont go out on my own with no brakedown cover?????? Still it wouldnt be a Landie if it didnt have something wrong with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 Ha Ha! pot calling kettle black? i dont go out on my own with no brakedown cover??????Still it wouldnt be a Landie if it didnt have something wrong with it! he he, but I didn't have to rely on a flat bed anyhoo, it's your fault! I was coming down to see you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 he he, but I didn't have to rely on a flat bed anyhoo, it's your fault! I was coming down to see you Flatbed..... your time will come! coming to see me.... grateful as always! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 Flatbed..... your time will come! coming to see me.... grateful as always! so what recovery Co. was Tonk using, coz I won't bother phoning them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Mark didnt break down.... he just broke it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 so who does "broken-it-again-harumpf" recovery then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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