Wotcher chaps, I've got the opportunity to buy a truck cab for about £200 notes or so, I reckon that'll help the old beast sell if I either fit it or at least sell it with the landy. It's apparently in good condition and complete, I'll have a look at it first though.
So what does the hive mind think as to the selling potential of a truck versus rag top? I'd either sell the truck with both, or put the truck cab on and sell the rags and hoops on fleabay.
I think I paid £30 for my truck cab....
Rag and sticks always seem to sell well on ebay, so I reckon you'd at least get your money back. I'd personally value a rag top higher than a truck cab, but I can see reasons why people would prefer the truck cab.
Bet that's cleared that up for you! :)
OK, I'll buy it off you for £40 then ;-)
Jammy git.
Mind you I've just tried fleabay, it seems they go for peanuts, so perhaps I won't buy one for £200 after all!! I suppose I ought to have checked first before making up a price.
I too value the rag more than the hard top, I got rid of my hard top as it was s**te compared to the rag top but then I don't have to worry about thieves. There have been many occasions when I've been glad for the rag, tall loads such as 19" rack units for example, and during summer.
A truck cab would at least open up the agricultural market a little more though with any luck.
It's for a S2, so not entirely comparable I suppose. It's also less than mint.
Still, it'll be for sale if I ever get the cylinder head back on and the rag top fitted.
I reckon swb=ragtop, lwb=cab tho' I suppose it depends on what the buyer really wants it for a lwb would be the choice if I was wanting it for business but an swb would be my choice for private i.e. offroad type of stuff and this hot weather I yearn for a ragtop.Nice as a sunroof is being out in the fresh has it in spades. Dereh Kato - Disco 200TDi
I can sell you one for £200 if you like :)
I also think i paid about £30 for mine. I found that a truck cab wasnt very practical though as I always seemed to need the space!
In what way? - I can't really see how any Defender/110/90/series.... is particularly hard to break into.
Last one of those I moved it, slid (on its side, of course) straight into the back of the 110. Can't remember the U but it's just over 6'.
Ahh, now recreational motoring is an altogether different can of maggots.
A farmer part with real money? You've been out in the sun too long
On or around Sun, 30 Jul 2006 10:20:46 +0100, Ian Rawlings enlightened us thusly:
Truck cab is probably a better bet in this country. It's perceived to be more waterproof and more secure. It might even be so :-)
most types wanting a working vehicle aren't after a full ragtop.
as to whether you sell the hood and sticks separately, or modify it into a load bed hood, is a matter of conjecture. With a load bed canvas it might be more likely to sell, but then again, I imagine a full LWB hood set for a
110 is realtively rare and might sell well on its own.
No it's not, but harder to break into than a soft-top. Throwing a towel over something to protect it in a public place isn't as good as locking it in a metal box, even if the locks aren't that good.
Yeah but I carried three of them, upright. Took off the middle hoop and the canvas and strapped them to the front hoop. I fitted loads more gear down the sides too.
Yep, it's nice in the summer! Greenlaning sans roof is nice, although you do need to be very careful about vegetation.
I found my canvas to be more waterproof than my metal roof! Condensation on the metal roof saw to that. A stick-on lining might solve that though.
The 110 hood set is the same as the 90 hood set, just with the middle hoop and brace set repeated. A friend picked up the canvas itself for £20 in good condition.
I'll start calling round the usual haunts to see if I can get a truck cab for noddy money.
Just been smurfing the web ( white hat blue overalls ;) ) Ian I found an ad wanting a Defender ragtop
Derek Ah go on go go on go on
Cheers, I'll have a mosey when I'm not working :-(
Personally I keep both a truck cab, full length roof and a rag top, and change them about as required for the weather/usage. In this weather it's rag top, kept dissambeled in the rear in case of rain. Truck cabs can be separated along the back of the roof (although it is a lot of bolts) and thus can be stored flat, instead of that annoying L-shape.
Alex
I think the chap in question was in the U.S. though? Postage might be high!
The LROI one is in Durham (mind you the forum search engine is as much use as a Nissan Micra ) his addy is Andrew.VasahelyiATvirgin.net ( you know what to do with the @ ) God alone knows how I ended up with the link to the other site must have been download related funny though I didn't realise the defenders had been exported to the US I thought the stopped after the NAS 110 due to airbag issues must be one of a very few. Derek
Cheers mush, I'll sort sommat out this week.
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