hi there newbee here ,looking at terranos

[zippy656]

Thats great stuff,will be twin tanking i think..would miss running on a high% of veg..as i dont pay for it!

do tell more..

and can i have some??

 

[jezmondoveg]

Thought you would say that!..maybe if we get to a stage we have too much could get some your way,we did last year..but at current fuel prices to me its worth the price of diesel..so iam stockin up

may bring you some for your kind advise next time up your end of town..

 

[zippy656]

thanks...


do i need to keep some cubies ??

 

[jezmondoveg]

No,got that sorted..

how about i come green laning next year and cover fuel and some!!??

 

[jezmondoveg]

The 4x4 search continues,had a dabble with toyota surf idea,looked all evening and found not one with ant kind of service history.jap or uk

for the same price you canget a realtidy looking t2 with history,it seems like even some low mile t2 dont list service,i would think if it had any they would say??

saw this one nr me,expensive but service and from a dealer and good miles

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...red-listing/dealer/50390/usedcars?logcode=flp

 

[jezmondoveg]

so t2 still top of the pops:thumb2

 

[zippy656]

so you got snow there yet then

 

[jezmondoveg]

had a dash today nothing yet,somewhere in south coash is going to get a dump of the stuff 2nte..inches not mm!!!
but they are unsure where its going to be,bit like the national lottery but with weather....

wife keeps going on about terranos,terranos terrano...all bloody day long,i even get a full description of what colour the seats are ect...

goes to say,i think we may be having to get one! boot looks big enough for us.


will a t2 be beetter in in icy weather than the bongo,iam not talking bout off road here just winter driving..both are rear wheel drive

 

[jezmondoveg]

that south coast not coash,my hands are cold let fire go out! oops

 

[makeitfit]

my hands are cold let fire go out! oops

Blimey, that's a capital offence in our house
Must keep throwing old cupboard doors on the fire or else the bad spirits will come down the chimney and the mulled wine goes cold:sly

 

[4x4_Gav]

Hello and welcome,

I too am a new member and also a new T2 owner (and an R reg T2 2.7 TDi LWB).

The car is beautiful to drive but I have had a couple of brown trouser moments in ice thus far, could just be me not used to driving such a large heavy vehicle but it is VERY heavy and in ice on a decline trying to slow down wasnt fun yesterday for me ROFL!!!

Ended up on a junction sideways!! :doh

Other than that, AWESOME car and cant wait to test it in snow!

 

[badger]

welcome, where in nottinghamshire are you?
we are in selston, just got the maverick myself, bought as a bit of a whim from ebay, thinking how bad can it be?
well lots of welding and lots and lots of suspension parts later, it passed its mot.
an irish import, log book is wooly on age, but guess at 98, LWB.
have been using it for work, driving about 6000 miles in last two months (work are paying, plus i save tax every month) lovely to drive, does pull a bit to the left though:doh

 

[4x4_Gav]

lol - Kirkby In Ashfield here

 

[badger]

so, 3 miles away??
we used to live in nunkergate, think thats how it was spelt?
our maverick is dark blue, with irish plates RBZ, thankfully not "private plates" it actualy did come from belfast, makes the log book a bit odd for some reason.
durring the last snow me an my son were on salmon lane trying it out, first go we got stuck due to auto locker having internal parts missing:doh
got auto locker from scrappy, recond it at home, then the wife stole car to get kids to school every day!
but i was laid up in bed with flu.
the local scrapyard has a 97/98 ford maverick in, no engine or box but everything else, except one auto locker and a few bits.
was very anoyed when i found it, i had gone all the way to hull to get a seat and door card.

 

[4x4_Gav]

yup 3 miles - Small world.!!

Who would you recommend in our area to take our 4x4's to for maintenance and reps / MOTs etc

 

[jim_dave69]

Wow I know someone from Kirkby

 

[R1cho]

not to far from me i'm in derby

 

[badger]

i do my own repairs and welding, mot and other odd job (wifes car) get done at deano's garage in middlebrook, called middlebrook garrage.
from kirkby to selston, turn left at end of salmon lane, down the dip, first right at bottom, or his son has garage in selston.
dont you diy then?
give it a go, just like big boys mechano.

derby, the field at the bottom of my garden is derbyshire.

steve

 

[4x4_Gav]

Yeah, I want to start doing my own work but its a case of knowing what I am doing rofl!

I will give small jobs a go, might give servicing a go aswell

 

[badger]

give it a go, if you get stuck ask on here, if you are realy stuck i will lend a hand if at home.
milners off road sells all the bits, and only about 20mins away in matlock.
tried the bits off ebay, wasnt impressed, one seller stated location fife scotland, wasnt, he was in vietnam!!
what does your reg start with? i will keep an eye out.

has anyone else noticed last week in the bad weather the amount of terrano and maverick about grew massivly? where were they all hiding?