Hi all again ;)
I mistakenly sold my 1984 110V8CSW as it needed some work doing, px'ing it for a Jeep Cherokee 4l '97 facelift. The Jeeps a nice car but it won't tow the mobile espresso trailer, which weighs 2 tons. It has the power, but snakes at anything over 45mph, even after fitting a stabiliser hitch. I realised this within two days of buying the Jeep, and called the dealer to see if the Landrover was still around, but alas, it had sold. Someone got a great bargain - they gave me £1500 and sold it for the same.
Anyway, a friend of mine has an old RR3.5 carb in rather good condition for the year. It's an '86 which passes it's MOT each year without fail so far (he's had the car for at least the last 6 years), has virtually no rust that I can see (but I've yet to inspect the vehicle really closely) - only the slightest of rust appearing on the tailgate. I don't think the headlining is sagging either. It's done less than 50k miles (MOT's to prove) and will be for sale soon for around £800.
I see that I can get a later (89/90) RR for the same money, but with higher mileage and often worse condition. Is there any reason why I should go for a later model if I end up getting a RR? Will the RR tow my trailer as well as the 110 did? Is a diesel RR any good?
110's seem to be very expensive (I really did let mine go for too little). I don't know whether to go for an older RR like the one above, or just splash out around £6k for whatever that will get me in either a 110, RR, Toyota Surf or even better, the 3.1TD Isuzu Trooper.I do virtually no offroading if this makes a difference - I just need a heavy tow vehicle that can tow over two tons...