4x4 Transits..

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4x4 Transits..

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..remember them? Not seen one in years, but there's one on eBay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-TRANSIT- ... SwYvFZK9CM

..they do the AWD ones in the newer style, but they're clearly road vehicles these days. The MK3 ones look really mean!
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I think the AA and RAC use them, especially in rural areas. I was watching one of those winter rescue programs on TV and they towed a Range Rover out of some bloke's garden with one.
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The seller could do with using a larger font in their listing.......

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Oh man I so want that
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For the best part of 5 grand the seller could have given it a 5 minute once over with some Mr Sheen.
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340truck wrote:Oh man I so want that
It is pretty fucking cheddar gorge isn't it. If I could be bothered to do the Capri up so it's worth the money....... and if I could be absolutely sure it was A1 condition........ I think I'd have that.
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Noel wrote:For the best part of 5 grand the seller could have given it a 5 minute once over with some Mr Sheen.
I literally did a little "Loll"... as the kids say :)
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Heh, some windows and a second row of seats, then it would be perfect.
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The electric and waterboard used to use them around here a bit, there were still a couple in use by BT or their contractors last year when they were renewing some overhead wiring, which were fitted with cherry pickers, there were a few Unimogs as well, handy looking bit of kit they are.
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andy a wrote:There were a few Unimogs as well, handy looking bit of kit they are.
Yeah we had two electricity poles down a few months back (the badgers had mined away at their foundations and they came down in the high winds).. a Landy arrived... then a truck carrying the poles... and later in the day, a lovely Unimog 8-) I prefer the old shape but it was still good to see one.
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Im a great fan of mid sized vans and would have loved something like this when i was in business a few years ago. The Sherpa/ LDV i had was surprisingly more enjoyable to drive than most cars but a Transit that can seriously mud plug like a land Rover would have been awesome.
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