One day I promise myself I will go down to Witham to have a look at the stuff on offer SWMBO reckons in a a straight jacket in case of accidents
I went down there to collect a trailer I "won" on ebay - hell of a lot of trailer in like new condition for £150 including VAT (the arrow trailer).
Me and son had a long look around the whole site - they don't like people wandering around so its courtesy to ask beforehand - the director is worried about people claiming because of accidents and one of the staff related to me some idiot that wanted a picture taken in an armoured car and trapped his fingers on the hatch and then claimed he wasnt told it was heavy - yeah mate - half inch armour plate is very heavy!!!!!!!
The fire engines are fantastic value if that rocks your boat - land rovers seem to hold the price very well and they can get shot of all they can get hold of.
All in all, a great day out.
its all fun till you accidentally slip and bid on something ;)
im impressed that you can get a green goddess for under £2k! Thats a lot of vehicle for the money!
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Yeah, but the GG is hell to drive. I was talking a few years ago to a squaddie that drove one during the last firemans strike - you have to give the brakes a fortnights notice you want to stop!!! Half the time the fire's out before you get there they are that slow - top speed is about 45 mph.
However, I salute the vehicle as it was used to great effect in our country's hours of need - they don't need them any longer because the army can now commandeer normal fire engines etc. whereas the law did not exist before to enable this - so the normal engines remained behind the picket lines and the GG's were brought out.
The ones at Witham are in remarkable condition!!!!
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