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Apr 3rd, 2011, 10:07 | #1 |
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Also looking for a Amazon Estate
Hi Guys,
I had a chat with the mrs yesterday about buying an Amazon estate and I got the go ahead as long as we have one new car for her and driving in winter etc so am on the look out for a Amazon estate in good condition. Mechanically not too fussed about condition, obviously the better the condition the better but what I want is one with good body work with no or very little rust. If anyone has a good Amazon estate out there please pm, email or phone me. Am in no rush so I will wait for the right vehicle. Cheers, Mitch 07519658818 mitchthe@hotmail.com Last edited by Burdekin; Apr 3rd, 2011 at 10:29. |
Apr 3rd, 2011, 21:26 | #2 |
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hiya mitch,what about the low mileage dark green one thats advertised from a dealer on the classic car website??
bit steep at 8 grand though i know!! just ring them and offer them 5 grand!! nowt to loose! good luck with the search though. |
Apr 3rd, 2011, 22:03 | #3 |
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Thanks for the tip and will have a look.
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Apr 4th, 2011, 06:35 | #4 |
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The green one for sale at Thornfalcon classics seems to have sold. Whether they got the asking price or not, I am not sure, but it seemed to go quite quickly.
It had only done something like 43,000 miles, so in some ways it was almost too good to use as a daily driver. |
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Apr 4th, 2011, 10:08 | #5 |
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Quite a few Amazon estates available in Sweden, but of course they're left hand drive. No cheaper than in this country either....
http://www.blocket.se/ They're a bit cheaper in Finland, but I can't find a Ebay type thing for Finland. Still left hand drive and a very long way back to the UK! The increasing value of Amazon Estates - they're getting rare...
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Apr 4th, 2011, 12:05 | #6 |
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Thanks. Want it as a daily drive and left hand drive wouldn't be ideal. Anyone imported one from oz and have any idea how much it would cost to send one over? Saying that I have never seen one over there but a better chance of less rust if I did find one. Back home in Sept/Oct for a trip so if I haven't found a decent one by then I'll start to look around oz for one if price permits.
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Apr 4th, 2011, 12:15 | #7 |
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Imported a Mk2 Jag from Oz once. Seem to remember it cost around €3000, but not sure. Oz is big, so it depends on which part you are sending from. And like the States there are dry parts and wet parts. So not necessarily all rot free. Mind you that Jag had zero rust and it was fifty years old..... still miss it....
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Apr 4th, 2011, 12:33 | #8 |
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I spoke to my father on the weekend and he said it hasn't stopped raining this summer and they're still getting rain. But it's mainly the salt air that rusts cars in oz so if you can get one that's not from the coast then much better chance of no rust. I had a couple of old Holdens when I was younger and they were spotless and you see so many older cars in oz compared to the UK. In Queensland where I come from you don't even need a MOT, only if you buy a car second hand then it needs to pass the MOT but that is it. Other parts of Oz have different regulations on this though. But as I can never remember seeing an Amazon or P1800 in the 30 years I lived there then the real problem is that there just isn't many of them.
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Apr 4th, 2011, 14:02 | #9 |
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Oops, sorry Mitch, didnt realise you were from down under. Actually I work with an Aussie and he has two fifties Holdens. A ute an a sedan. He shipped one from back home and the other we went to London to get. Lovely cars.
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Apr 18th, 2011, 18:17 | #10 |
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one on ebay at the moment,sorry dont know how to put a link to it!! be quick though only 17 hours left!! not very good pics,but does look good,and the write up sounds promising if its all true and correct? worth a look though.
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