Post by dave1800 on Dec 21, 2010 5:46:19 GMT
Hi everyone. I am now living in Thailand and have time on my hands and looking for a Landcrab to drive and keep me busy.
Over the years in England I have owned 6 Landcrabs, a MK1 Austin, 18/85 manual and auto, 1 x Mk2 Austin, 1x Mk2 Morris and 1 x Mk3 ex Royal Navy Austin. Having driven Landcrabs for over 400,000 miles and done my own repairs with the exception of welding, I have gained a fair bit of experience of what can and does go wrong, although to be fair with the exception of the 18/85s they were fairly reliable.
I have located a Mk1 Austin here in Thailand, but it is expensive and in very poor mechanical condition having suffered years of fitting non standard parts. I am aware of one other which is apparently in good condition other but so far cannot track it down. If anyone has any idea (there was also a Team Thailand 1800 rally car but not sure if that is here), I would be grateful as my alternative is to import from Oz or the UK which isn't easy this end as well as being expensive with tax and duties of 200% or more based on the value as assessed locally.
I recently (this month) rejoined the LOCI.
Good luck with this forum
regards
David
Over the years in England I have owned 6 Landcrabs, a MK1 Austin, 18/85 manual and auto, 1 x Mk2 Austin, 1x Mk2 Morris and 1 x Mk3 ex Royal Navy Austin. Having driven Landcrabs for over 400,000 miles and done my own repairs with the exception of welding, I have gained a fair bit of experience of what can and does go wrong, although to be fair with the exception of the 18/85s they were fairly reliable.
I have located a Mk1 Austin here in Thailand, but it is expensive and in very poor mechanical condition having suffered years of fitting non standard parts. I am aware of one other which is apparently in good condition other but so far cannot track it down. If anyone has any idea (there was also a Team Thailand 1800 rally car but not sure if that is here), I would be grateful as my alternative is to import from Oz or the UK which isn't easy this end as well as being expensive with tax and duties of 200% or more based on the value as assessed locally.
I recently (this month) rejoined the LOCI.
Good luck with this forum
regards
David
