thanks for all the wise words lads, BUT ive try to raid all my piggy banks and bank accounts and i now worked out that the G4 will be STAYIN at L R Welwyn and I will be staying with my 54 reg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11th Jul 2010 8:10 pm
mrandmrsh
Member Since: 25 Sep 2008
Location: Holmfirth
Posts: 487
Craig S-L wrote:
Only problem now is I am thinking of mods (just little things like DVD's and twin batteries and stuff) but wondering whether I should keep it genuine, as per the 06 challenge.
FWIW, my view is it is YOUR car so you can choose what to do with it but I am saddened a bit to hear stories of cars changed beyond all recognition but adding stuff that any subsequent owner could easily reverse sounds sensible to me.
Cheers
(the other) Craig2012 Defender 110 XS Utility 2.2
2012 D4 Commercial 255 8-speed, Active diff, lots of extras on order, comes Sept - ORDER CANCELLED (isn't divorce expensive....?)
2008/08 D3 HSE G4 - part exchanged for the 110
1987 110 CSW with 200 Tdi (now gone)
2007/57 D3 TDV6 HSE - NOW GONE owned 1/oct/08 to 31/dec/09
2007 Seat Altea Freetrack4 170 tdi (wife's car, wife now gone!)
11th Jul 2010 10:19 pm
PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
Posts: 4317
mrandmrsh wrote:
but I am saddened a bit to hear stories of cars changed beyond all recognition
Sorry to disagree, but the vast majority of "G4 cars" are hardly Le Mans winners, they've hardly won the Dakar or even run the Camel Trophy......they are not legendary in any way....
They are, in my opinion, very cool and I would love to have one, but as Ken said - they're just orange HSEs with the accessory book thrown at them, they don't have any mystery and they haven't rebuilt any orphanages or even saved any baby rabbits from a nasty farmer.....
Seriously - I don't see why there would be such hysteria to keep one standard in the same way that you should keep a 1960s works Mini Cooper S standard....most of the G4s on the roads today were press cars anyway
If I was you and I could get away with it, I would buy it without thinking twice....top spec, nice accessories, rear locking diff, rear air con.....fantastic....
...but after I'd bought it, I would just do what I wanted to and wouldn't worry about keeping it "authentic" in any way....
Paul
PS. Craig (and the other Craig) 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE AutoBuckingham Blue 2007 Golf GT DSG
11th Jul 2010 10:32 pm
mrandmrsh
Member Since: 25 Sep 2008
Location: Holmfirth
Posts: 487
I agree Paul but I am not that keen when someone buys a G4, strips it of all its stuff, adds go-faster stripes and big wheels and sells it as blinged up as happened recently with a G4 RRS.
BUT as I said it is the owners car and it is only a car so hey ho. Lots more important stuff happening in the world.
Cheers
C2012 Defender 110 XS Utility 2.2
2012 D4 Commercial 255 8-speed, Active diff, lots of extras on order, comes Sept - ORDER CANCELLED (isn't divorce expensive....?)
2008/08 D3 HSE G4 - part exchanged for the 110
1987 110 CSW with 200 Tdi (now gone)
2007/57 D3 TDV6 HSE - NOW GONE owned 1/oct/08 to 31/dec/09
2007 Seat Altea Freetrack4 170 tdi (wife's car, wife now gone!)
As per Craig above, of the 3 FFRR's that were supposed to go to Mongolia, but were not prepped, 2(?) were bought by dealers who had them resprayed black and sold as 'normal' cars. In fact if you really wanted a V8 D3 a couple of years ago, it would have been cheaper to buy a G4 and strip and respray it, and sell the goodies on ebay to pay for the conversion. So although the 'heritage' is limited - certainly all the RHD 06 challenge D3's were support vehicles, and the fleets were not exactly 'challenged' as much as some of the CT vehicles, certainly I have a desire to keep it recognisably a G4.
As I said, if the modifications are in keeping with the vehicle (ie exped or wild country camping prep) then that is probably OK, but not sure about interior mods.......Craig
2015 D? SDV6 HSE Loire Blue
2009 D4 TDV6 HSE Santorini Black
2006 G4 Challenge V8 HSE (Gone, but fuel bills not forgotten!)
Media Support Vehicle Stage 1 & 2 Thailand and Laos
Driven by Rudi Thoelen, 2003 Winner
12th Jul 2010 12:04 pm
PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
Posts: 4317
Craig S-L wrote:
certainly I have a desire to keep it recognisably a G4.
As I said, if the modifications are in keeping with the vehicle (ie exped or wild country camping prep) then that is probably OK
Fully agree with the two sentiments above...
Blinging them up no....but additional mods to make them even better (as per any other D3) wouldn't worry me in the least 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE AutoBuckingham Blue 2007 Golf GT DSG
oh well thats me knacked in the bank balance, went over to L R Welwyn and had a look to see if it was still there and it was. Well i say it was its havin a new home next week, So its a case of you know when u been tangoed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The next American ex-pat that calls it a "truck" is going to find out what 2.7 tons feels like on their foot...
Club "yes, I too have had the EGR's replaced..."
Club "yes, I too have had the compressor replaced..."
Club "yes, I too once had the car at the dealer for a couple of weeksnearly 4 weeksover 4 weeks...5 weeks"
Club "yes, I too have had EPB failure..."
Club "yes, I too get mysterious bings and bongs..."
18th Jul 2010 4:54 pm
mrandmrsh
Member Since: 25 Sep 2008
Location: Holmfirth
Posts: 487
Oh dear, what HAVE you done???
Welcome aboard, you'll love it.
C2012 Defender 110 XS Utility 2.2
2012 D4 Commercial 255 8-speed, Active diff, lots of extras on order, comes Sept - ORDER CANCELLED (isn't divorce expensive....?)
2008/08 D3 HSE G4 - part exchanged for the 110
1987 110 CSW with 200 Tdi (now gone)
2007/57 D3 TDV6 HSE - NOW GONE owned 1/oct/08 to 31/dec/09
2007 Seat Altea Freetrack4 170 tdi (wife's car, wife now gone!)
19th Jul 2010 10:29 am
zarnd
Member Since: 23 Apr 2010
Location: Kent
Posts: 794
Nice one! Looking forward to seeing some pics. Time will drag very slowly for you now!
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
Love it, talked yourself out of it to start with but I bet you couldn't sleep for thinking about it, nice one, enjoy 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
19th Jul 2010 10:45 am
flinty99
Member Since: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 2558
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
and it was. Well i say it was its havin a new home next week, 
Love it, talked yourself out of it to start with but I bet you couldn't sleep for thinking about it, nice one, enjoy 
