Is it worth it?

[TerryS]

Originally Posted by Paul Grant

Terry, it's got to be somewhere in Nashville. What are you doing this afternoon? Want to take a long ride? This is one I'd go in on with you (and I promise not to part it out (although that lower tailgate would work perfectly on my old Rover...and I do need a hood with those hinges!!!)). It's a lot more interesting that that GDE you were looking at.

Yeah, A long ride off a short cliff.

I'm tired of paying out so much cash to haulers. I'm taking your lead from now on; I'm not buying anything outside the Triple A alotment.
Remember the Spaulding brothers up in Manchester NH? They brought in a bunch of stuff, including the nicest, cleanest 2door I ever saw. less than 20K on the clock, and genuinely owned by a little old lady out in the Cotswolds, I passed on it, as Colin was hell bent on a series truck.
Just got back from a trip out through the Bershires to pick up #3 at camp, and not figuring on Homeland Security coming home this weekend, pretty much talked myslef out of the Hen tonight. Guess who was here when I got home. Gimme a call if you feel like a couple pints.

[kalahari]

Well....Did you get it?

[TN-LR3]

someone bought her but the funny thing is the roof leaks in the rain so the seats get all wet

[smileyq]

Originally Posted by kalahari

Well....Did you get it?

I decided I was going to wait a little bit. I'll find another one a little bit later. Probably find a better one on ebay somewhere.

[TN-LR3]

the only thing was that was a LHD drive model and most of the ones imported are RHD, and someone just bought it for 4grand i think too.

[smileyq]

Yea it will be fun to work on for sure. I just felt I could find a better one after looking more into it.

[TN-LR3]

true

[landlimo]

I agree it looks like it's been resprayed. The seats were full of water when I saw it. It definitely needs some work...I'd do some research and make a lower offer.

[kalahari]

I didn't drive it, but hopped in it last Friday. There was rust starting under the front floor mats, but it didn't smell bad. I would have expected the musty mold/mildew wet car smell. You wanna smell something bad, stick your head in the other RRC they've got with all the reflectors on it. It about knocked me down when I opened the door. No way I was sitting in that POS. I was afraid the funk would get on me! I didn't notice any overspray, but then again wasn't looking. There was a small amount of rust in the lower tail gate area, usual rear hatch issues, and a bit of rust on the bottom of the hood edges. All in all not bad for it's age. My biggest concern was the sun roof panel. I didn't see any water stains on the headliner, but wouldn't doubt it was far from being leaky.

[TN-LR3]

Hey kalahari what rover did you buy after your car was smashed by that tree? Also they cleaned up the RRC with the reflectors, they took all the crap off the car, rebuilt alot of the seals in the engine, and got rid of that smell because i test drove this thing with doug walton our salesman and it smelled fine.

[kalahari]

Kinda out of the car market for a while....but that doesn't stop me from looking! I'm thinking about a white RRC or P38. Something nice enough to be a daily driver, but not too nice to offroad. Something I can build to offroad. I drove the P38 @ LRN. Not bad, but needs a 4.6 with that setup. No passing power on the interstate. It was pretty much what I'd want to do with a P38. Outside of the hood blackout and numberous stickers! I'd also probably go with a little less agressive tire. My 140,000 suburban broke down 1 too many times. That's our travel car. I traded it in on a new 2007 LTZ Suburban...white of course. It's sweet but I still want back in a LR.

We ended up getting an 05 Mini Cooper S to replace the Kalahari. The wife drives 100+ miles a day to and from work. I drive about 150 miles a week. Gas was $1.60 a gallon when we got the suburban and $3.00 a gallon when the tree claimed the Kalahari. As bad as I wanted too I just couldn't justify an extra $150+ a month for her to continue to drive the Suburban and me get a new LR. End result is she's driving the Mini and I'm driving a new suburban. Kinda bumbed out since the suburban was going to be paid off in the spring and I was getting a new used LR. Especially after just putting on an AC compressor, Brakes, Fuel Pump, and a couple of other ods and ends.

The Mini has become my project car for the time being. Works out nice since the wife is pretty much on the same page as me with the Mods. I've done Boot and Bonnet Stripes, smoke side reflectors and lenses, window and tail light tint, aero grill mod, driving lights...and the list goes on. Here is my/our new ride....

[smileyq]

How do those mini's drive? I was looking at them a while back for fun ( not to buy). How many mpg do they get?

[kalahari]

Hands down the most fun car I've ever owned. They are a real drivers cars. Rides like it's on rails, go-kart ish sort of. Much larger inside than you would think. I'm 6'1" and don't put the seat all the way back. You can also get a lot more in them that you would ever imagine. They have 3 models the Cooper, the Cooper S and the John Cooper Works. We've got the S model and it's rated @ 24-26/32. However I doubt we get that the way we drive it. It is a car that begs to be driven. The S model will fly, then add the JCW package and you get another 40 HP and better suspension, exhaust, and brakes. Honestly most days I'd rather drive it that than my new Suburban. Mini also has a good community of users going for it. Just like Land Rover there are a ton of people just nuts about their rides. I'm regularly on www.northamericanmotoring.com and www.minicc.com If you are looking in Nashville ask for John Monk and tell him Jeff Hibdon sent you. John Monk is the man. He'll hook you up. We stopped in the week before the tree hit the Kalahari to look for fun and were back a couple of weeks later to get a new one. He's well aware of the Kalahari tree saga. If you notice you won't see any used Minis on the lot. That's because they hold their value so well. The are too close in price to the new ones they would have a hard time selling the used models since the new Minis would be just a little more.

[TN-LR3]

Those mini's have ALOT of room on the front seats, my dads who's 6'4 can fit in one fine were he use to have trouble in a DISCO II. But nice ride you've done a very clean job with it. Also that white P.38 thats tricked out has some problems, their having to do some engine work and those front tires rub alot. But other wise it's a cool truck just needs to be a 4.6.

[landlimo]

So, do we know who bought the 81 RR? I kept forgetting about the OD. That definitely adds some value if it's in good working order.