Genuine LR ones on mine, as that's all I could get ASAP. I'd only just bought it and hadn't got into the swing of importing yet!
Strangely, despite being in a sealed bag, there was only 7 leads, so I used the best one out of the bunch of the old ones. 4 years and no issues later...
gordonjcp wrote:
Okay, so it appears I have a fault code for a camshaft position sensor.
Mine threw this one at me out of the blue. Unplugged it, shot 20-odd year's worth of crud out with contact cleaner and all fine again. Hope yours is as easy.
no10chris wrote:
One thing no one has mentioned, what ever you do, don’t leave the key in car with door closed when connecting the battery, it WILL lock you out,
See, this is the sort of information I could have used back in 2003, instead of finding out on a Friday evening in Manchester Airport's car park!
Which one to reply to? Choices, choices!
And the same to you and yours, Richard!
In that case, well done Gordon and Richard!
All the best for '18 to all.
no10chris wrote:
You devil, your get done for speeding if your not careful 😂
Nah, they've only got one working speed gun, and I think they lent it to Indonesia. Also the police cars haven't got enough fuel for a chase of more than a mile or so! 😂
A bit late, but all the very best from Manila!
I took mine out on Christmas Day and actually got up to over 50kph!
As I said, I tried it without opening bits but it seemed a bit 'What?' 'Where?' 'When?' Like, where did this all come from?
A bit like being blindfolded and pushed into a swimming pool!
Cheers Guys!
I kinda agree on the slow start, but leaving those first trips out lost something, and the scene wasn't set.
If you get me?
no10chris wrote:
The previous owner was special ! I’d call them something else, but special doesn’t come into it, they were obviously one of those, looked after by an enthusiast people, who shouldn’t be anywhere near a p38. They must be related to the guy who sold mine, lol.
There's a guy here who owns a garage down near Alabang, that specialises in European cars. He also runs a P38 and does a fine line in San Miguel flavoured hospitality.
He turned to me one day, as we were looking at a real sorry case and said, "There are two types of people. Those who should own a P38 and those who shouldn't." How true.
Always used BFG A/T on 16's on my old UK one. Couldn't get them here, so fitted Yokohama Geolander A/T. Had them on for around two years, maybe a tad more, quiet, happy with mud 'n' stuff and seem to grip well in the wet. Again they're on 16's but at 165/70, I had to up standard height a smidgen, as they rubbed on full lock..
Morat wrote:
Or you could just smuggle them in, hidden in a container full of cocaine?
Given that Mr. Duterte is up for shooting anyone who so much as takes an aspirin, probably not the best plan!
blueplasticsoulman wrote:
lol. perhaps i wasn't tongue in cheek enough. Thatchers Britain!
Sorry if it came across wrong. :-)
It was a copy and paste from another forum where we've had this "make a fortune" debate before.
If it was do-able, I'd be a wealthy man now!
OldShep56 wrote:
I've just paid £2.96 for it, George ................... you're going to need a lot of sale to get rich.
That's very kind of you, thanks!
I've sold 15 to date which is a whole 20 quid in royalties, less 30% Withholding Tax, so yeah, only another 999,895 to go!
Let's look at this a bit closer shall we, before we get too giddy! :-)
Say we buy our '38 in the UK for 1,500 quid and then spend the same again on shipping and insurance. The vehicle (which must of course be a left hooker) will then stand us at three grand when it hits the docks. Then the fun starts. That lovely Mr Philippine-Customs will immediately hit us for 40% import duty, taking us to 4,200, providing he accepts the vehicle value of 1,500 in the first place. The actual purchase price is irrelevant, so he may decide it's worth more,probably will, and tax accordingly. Note this tax is on both the vehicle value and the shipping + insurance. He then sticks 10% VAT on top of that, bringing us to 4,620 as a minimum, then comes the killer.
This is the Ad Valorem Tax on top of the lot, which runs from 15% to 100% and is based on engine displacement. Bearing in mind they class anything over 1.6L as a 'gas guzzler', I think we can guess where our 4.6 V8 Range Rover's going to get stuck, can't we children? But let's be optimistic and stab at 75% or GBP3,645. This takes us to a nice round eight grand and right slap bang into the normal selling range. We'd probably make more money working at 7-11 for a week. ;)
Add to this several other factors such as you can only import one vehicle at a time, you must have owned it for six months overseas before you can import it, you have to prove it was bought with money made overseas, not here and in addition, you can't then sell it for three years.
All this without even thinking of the hassle of dealing with Philippine custom and import departments (oh yes, you need permission to import even before you start - not automatically forthcoming and I guess they'd question the need to import a 15-20 year old vehicle), let alone getting it registered once here.
Also let's not ignore the nice customs guy at the port who's always wanted a Range Rover as well, and decides that now is as good a time as any to realise his dream. In fact yes, let's ignore that shall we? Otherwise our little head will start to hurt!
I'll stick to mucking around with railways I think
God, I wish I could complain like this. I'd give an eye tooth, if I had one, for the price they go for there, i'd buy two, maybe three, just for spares. If you're lucky, a clunker (with the coil "enhancement") and virtually nothing else working, but good for parts, will run at around 6-7 grand. Driveable and saveable, 7 -12-ish!
Mine was eight and a bit thousand, and I chipped him down from over 12!
The '38 continues to happily undertake its daily school run duties and takes me for a morning blast most Sundays.
Now it looks like I'll have some financial stability again soon (not via book sales!), I'm making a to-do list, things that aren't urgent but need attention at some point:-
Bumpers. I’ve been hit so many times by sidecars, that front and back are both goosed. Brittle plastic and a halfwit rider isn’t a good mix. The plan is to make my own. I want to follow the existing lines as much as possible, cutting and refitting the front spoiler and spots. Nothing I’ve seen available does this (all roughy, toughy Defender types), so there's nothing that lights my candle, certainly not by the time you pay shipping and duty, so it’s time to buy the steel and a welder. But everything for them will be locally sourced. Quite looking forward to the challenge.
Suspension bushes. Nothing is really clapped out, and front Panhard along with ARB have already been done, but I'm assuming the rest are still the originals, so replacement won't go amiss. Means I’ll need to get a fitting tool, so I can take it down the local engineering shop to push new ones in. Either that, or go polybush, which I a bit loath to do.
Exhaust gaskets. I think there's a tiny blow on the driver’s side (LH) which only makes itself evident when you've been sitting in traffic for a while and it gets a tad warm under that there bonnet! May just do rocker gaskets as well
And the driver's window regulator has just decided to strip some teeth at the top of travel leaving a tiny gap at the top. Not a major problem as I have wind deflectors fitted so nothing is accessible and it doesn't let rain in. I'll either order another or, when I sort a welder out, build-up and file back the existing one.
Oh, and I really must get some o-rings for the new condenser and dryer I fitted (about two years ago!). That's all that's stopping a re-gas of the air-con. Another job to do whilst the bumper is off, I think.
So, as I say, nowt pressing, just bits and bobs that need looking at in the future.
We just love a happy ending.
davew wrote:
Yes, I would say that it is Blatant George, but the important thing is was it cathartic ?!
Just to update. Yes it was cathartic, living here can be great fun but sometimes needs an outlet!
However, "cathartic" may soon change to "deadly", as Madam has insisted that I download it onto her Kobo for her to read.
Farewell, cruel world! :-)