How much for an MOT pass...?

Which will be cheaper to MOT...

  • Porsche 911 C2S (997)

    Votes: 7 70.0%
  • Land Rover 110 County Station Wagon (200 tdi)

    Votes: 3 30.0%

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Most of the work is unseen but drastically needed.
2 new side sill/B post sections, bulkhead and chassis repairs, axle rebuilds and a freshen up inside.
New front prop shaft, new steering rack UJ, new suspension bushes, new snorkel, new screen wash system, new rear brake rebuild, plus quite a lot of other bits and pieces.

Cosmetically it’s still a 28 year old Land Rover. It drives really well again and comfortable on the motorway.

It still needs 4 or 5 doors and a bonnet to make it nice - the door internals are very rusty.

Just no non-rusty second hand ones available and new ones aren’t always that good. So I’m on the look out for doors.
 

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Yeh, but... how much???? :geek:
 

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Most of the work is unseen but drastically needed.
2 new side sill/B post sections, bulkhead and chassis repairs, axle rebuilds and a freshen up inside.
New front prop shaft, new steering rack UJ, new suspension bushes, new snorkel, new screen wash system, new rear brake rebuild, plus quite a lot of other bits and pieces.

Cosmetically it’s still a 28 year old Land Rover. It drives really well again and comfortable on the motorway.

It still needs 4 or 5 doors and a bonnet to make it nice - the door internals are very rusty.

Just no non-rusty second hand ones available and new ones aren’t always that good. So I’m on the look out for doors.

Do you on Defender2.net ? A mate get's a few bits on there from time to time.
 
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Yeh, but... how much???? :geek:
Reassuringly expensive...:rolleyes:

Once I get the 911 back I’ll put the costs up for both. Still no numbers on that...:eek:
 

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Reassuringly expensive...:rolleyes:

Once I get the 911 back I’ll put the costs up for both. Still no numbers on that...:eek:

Have JLP diversified into fixing cars than selling home furnishings? :rolleyes::geek::D:D
 
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Gave it a run to Leeds and Sheffield today :) (All journeys Government approved :D)
Then managed to get it parked back in its usual spot. The 2 bags of gravel and the trailer (blue tarp) are new additions from when it went away in September... I do like a nice parking challenge :cool::p:D (also means I don’t have to move the gravel now this weekend ;))

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It’s smaller and more expensive friend comes home tomorrow :)
 

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Gave it a run to Leeds and Sheffield today :) (All journeys Government approved :D)
Then managed to get it parked back in its usual spot. The 2 bags of gravel and the trailer (blue tarp) are new additions from when it went away in September... I do like a nice parking challenge :cool::p:D (also means I don’t have to move the gravel now this weekend ;))

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It’s smaller and more expensive friend comes home tomorrow :)
Love that machine!
 

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Most of the work is unseen but drastically needed.
2 new side sill/B post sections, bulkhead and chassis repairs, axle rebuilds and a freshen up inside.
New front prop shaft, new steering rack UJ, new suspension bushes, new snorkel, new screen wash system, new rear brake rebuild, plus quite a lot of other bits and pieces.

Cosmetically it’s still a 28 year old Land Rover. It drives really well again and comfortable on the motorway.

It still needs 4 or 5 doors and a bonnet to make it nice - the door internals are very rusty.

Just no non-rusty second hand ones available and new ones aren’t always that good. So I’m on the look out for doors.
Presume you know these Russ?
Parts & Accessories | Tamar Country Cars Ltd (tamarbespoke.co.uk)
 
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I've heard of them, they will be well outside of my price bracket...

Problem with aftermarket and re-manufactured doors is that they just don't fit (even worse than the Solihull originals...:rolleyes:)

Budget has gone :( for Landy now so it will keep it's original doors for the foreseeable
It looks nicely lived in anyway! I only knew about these as I almost bought one from them in 2015 ish until the wife decided she wanted to see out of the house not just a car park!
They have an ebay site which seems to cater for varying budgets, especially doors strangely (or not so)
 
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It looks nicely lived in anyway! I only knew about these as I almost bought one from them in 2015 ish until the wife decided she wanted to see out of the house not just a car park!
They have an ebay site which seems to cater for varying budgets, especially doors strangely (or not so)
"Patina"... :cool:
I used to have 5 cars on the drive, looked like NCP or a airport car park ;)

I've a 9 mile walk to get the 911 this afternoon, I'm walking because I can't afford the taxi... and there isn't a bus...
 

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"Patina"... :cool:
I used to have 5 cars on the drive, looked like NCP or a airport car park ;)

I've a 9 mile walk to get the 911 this afternoon, I'm walking because I can't afford the taxi... and there isn't a bus...

Sort of a contradiction of terms 'I've a 9 mile walk to get the 911 this afternoon, I'm walking because I can't afford the taxi' :D
 
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Sort of a contradiction of terms 'I've a 9 mile walk to get the 911 this afternoon, I'm walking because I can't afford the taxi' :D
It's not... I can't afford the taxi as I have to pay for the 911... I'd rather walk and have a 911 then take a taxi and not...:cool:
 
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Yeh, but... how much???? :geek:
£4,100 for the Landy
£6,700 for the 911

Landy would have been more if I could have found some doors. I’ve stopped looking as for some reason :rolleyes: I can’t afford any just now...:(
 

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Landy would have been more if I could have found some doors. I’ve stopped looking as for some reason :rolleyes: I can’t afford any just now...:(
:shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock: sell before you leave it outside again:D
 


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