John,
Your vent may be warranted but the fact I predominantly lurk on this list
should not be equated with a lack of info regarding Series Land Rovers. Over
a 1-1/2 year period I've passed on dozens and dozens of vehicles until I
found the right one for me. Then, I waited. And, only purchased it when the
price was dropped by the owner to a price below the reasonable going rate
for such a vehicle.
Many people lurk on this list. For many of us it is because we read the list
in digest mode. And when I have had a question, I've asked. I don't always
lurk ;-)
I know I will enjoy this rig. It was well researched and bought at a great
price with no surprises. And, the time I spend working on it along side my
teenage son is what makes it a real bargain.
Paul Schultz
pschultz@vcmails.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <Solihull@aol.com>
To: <lro@koan.team.net>; <pschultz@vcmails.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 9:53 AM
Subject: Congrat, I hope, Paul! was It's official!
> I need to vent for a moment. What I am about to discuss hasn't cost me a
> cent, in fact I have profited from the phenomenon. But I really feel for
the
> folks who get caught up in this and end up loosing thousands.
> I'm glad Paul joined the list, even to lurk. He got lots of good info,
that
> way. Better it would have been to be asking questions up front. Yes, you
> still have a RHS shifter. Over the past ten years or so, there have been
> *lots* of folks bringing in series trucks. Because US customs and DOT
don't
> care (which suits me!) or don't have the resources to check every one
coming
> in, some people of low degree, opportunists, not lifelong Rover folks,
> brought over vehicles that had only had the number plate changed, or maybe
> shifted to LHS. I was paid well, to come behind a guy named Cambridge,
> sending trucks over for an outfit called "Renewed Traditions" to sort out
> some of his "She'll be right, mate!" patches. I wasn't always successful.
I
> don't think either are in business anymore, so much the better. I have two
> trucks for sale right now for people who didn't do any research before
> buying. I have one more, that won't be for sale for a loooong time, sold
on
> LRX for ten grand, wasn't worth over three, and was one of those Renewed
> Traditions trucks. One's a 79ish 109 regular RHS thats tagged as a 69.
Frame
> is shot, owner has 9 grand in it, you get the picture? Other is 2wd,
Belgian
> specs 24v, owner paid $4500 in spring to buy it and $2000 in repairs. I
hope
> to sell it today and clear $1500 for the owner after the last shop bill is
> paid.
> Puh-leeeeeeze, Paul, and all others contemplating series ownership. Get
lots
> of info, early. Join a club. Ask the 'dumb questions' and save yourself
lots
> of grief.
> Cheers!
> John Dillingham
> Vintage Rover Service
> Canton, Georgia
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