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Old 01-06-2009, 11:01 PM
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For crying out loud, I absolutely hate you guys for having vehicles so darn cheap over there!!!

I wouldn't even sell you my 2000 with 60000 miles for that price!!!!

Over in the states, does there ever come a time when vehicles drop so low, that an owner actually has to pay someone to take his truck ???

Darn!
 
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Old 01-07-2009, 11:30 AM
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For crying out loud, I absolutely hate you guys for having vehicles so darn cheap over there!!!

I wouldn't even sell you my 2000 with 60000 miles for that price!!!!

Over in the states, does there ever come a time when vehicles drop so low, that an owner actually has to pay someone to take his truck ???

Darn!

yes,,,

typically they are old american made front wheel drive cars
 
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Old 01-07-2009, 11:52 AM
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looks good to me.


do a service and a shaft fix up.

looks like a nice rig.
he said "shaft", HUHUHUHU[sm=smiley35.gif]
 
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Old 01-07-2009, 01:55 PM
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Darover, why are used vehicles more expensive in canada? To answer your question..yes, when scrap metal prices are low people have to pay for somebody to tow away their vehicle.
 
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Old 01-07-2009, 08:01 PM
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I got $200 for my 1989 Toyota Camry with 190,000 miles on it that I paid $500 for 1.5 years ago.
The power windows quit, the A/C I couldnt keep full and when the fuel pump went out I drilled a hole in the gas tank, took the 5 gals of gas and put in the Rover and removed the 6 month old battery and sold a non running car for almost what I paid for it.

Is this a great country or what?
 
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Old 01-07-2009, 08:10 PM
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tell the dude, the seats don't lay back like that, its called the "command" position, not the leaning back fat *** American position.
 
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Old 01-07-2009, 09:05 PM
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looks good to me.


do a service and a shaft fix up.

looks like a nice rig.
he said "shaft", HUHUHUHU[sm=smiley35.gif]


 
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Old 01-07-2009, 09:18 PM
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Love it, love it.
My wife says that we act like we are 10 yrs old.
 
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Old 01-07-2009, 09:22 PM
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Love it, love it.
My wife says that we act like we are 10 yrs old.


is there a problem with that?
 
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Old 01-09-2009, 08:27 PM
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Well guys, we didn't buy it. We spent another night on the beach and caught a flight back early this morning.

I knew after ten seconds of sitting in it that I wasn't going to buy it. I don't hold anything against the dealer- I am just afraid his standards of a "clean" vehicle are much lower than mine, and I certainly don't think he knows much about Discos, though he claims to deal between 3-7 per month.

The body of the vehicle was almost flawless, save for a few stone pecks in the hood. First irritation was that the "Land Rover" letters were irritatingly dull.

I can't describe all of the rest of the Discos faults to you... but having driven so many of these things (and owning mine for a few months now) I know what's good. I want my '04 to feel new. AT LEAST as freaking new feeling as my 2000 Disco.

I guess I didn't realize what a good buy I got in my 2000. More than a "good buy" in the fiscal sense- I mean, my Disco is perfect. There are zero flaws. It shifts silently and smoothly... it runs perfectly, the interior is perfect, and the body is perfect.

I can't imagine that it will be so hard to find a 2004 that matches it!

We shall see... thanks for all the advice and help, guys.

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