Converting it back to original

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Ryan	Ryan posted 11 Years Ago Post Details
Group: G4 Member Posts: 78, Visits: 3.7K	Rich, Haha, peer pressure has been a big down fall of mine all my adult life! As for LRO, maybe I'll drop them an email when I have the full vehicle history and explain the full picture. The link didn't work for me, but I'll try again once I've become a fully fledged and payed up member (later tonight most probably). I'll take your word on the orange truck feeling, for now. Though I do occasionally see a G4 D2 near Wallingford and the driver always looks happy, I can't give him a wave as I use my motorbike everyday and he'll just think I'm mad. BD52CTV Strong people are harder to kill and generally more useful.
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Emon	Emon posted 11 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Committee Members Posts: 695, Visits: 2.5K	Hi, Welcome to the forum and I hope you become a club member. We are keen to encourage for G4s to be restored to original. To answer the financial question posed earlier and whether it is worth it obviously depends on the current state and mileage. Some points to mention: Defenders are best to restore, there seems to be more demand than the other models; Due to the demand for a Defender, the premium can be as much as ~75% for a G4 compared to a non-G4, just search on eBay there is one there for sale at the moment. For example if a standard 2002 County is valued at £8k, a fully kitted to original G4 spec could fetch £14k. Therefore your purchase cost + the cost to restore will determine whether you potentially remain in 'positive equity' As others have mentioned already, you will restore it to orange because you want to and love to. It is an emotional decision at the end. Regards, Emon Chairman 2008 - 2016 Current G4 - D3 LHD V8 BN55WRG Previous G4 - D3 from Belgian national selections, BG08VFK Previous G4 - 110, BT52OVG
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Ryan	Ryan posted 11 Years Ago Post Details
Group: G4 Member Posts: 78, Visits: 3.7K	Emon, Thanks for the welcome and reply. The cost of the vehicle doesn't come into it really as I've had it coming up 4 years now. The mileage is just over 73k and the important parts are all in really good order and anything that isn't will be back to 100% when it goes through the paint phase. I've considered selling in the past, even advertised it once due to lack of use, had a load of interest but just couldn't do it. I think it's a keeper. Just filled in the form and payed the £25 via paypal to become a fully fledged member of the G4OC! I guess I wait now till I'm given full access, and then I'll be all over this forum and website researching, planning, prepping and generally getting involved where I can. Regards, Ryan BD52CTV Strong people are harder to kill and generally more useful.
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Farmer Chalk	Farmer Chalk posted 11 Years Ago Post Details
Group: G4 Member Posts: 168, Visits: 2.2K	Have you finished it yet? Welcome to the club..... That must be brilliant uncovering the history as good as yours and is definately worth keeping.... Painting it orange is a must! Not only will it increase its value but also makes it unique and knowing the Defender theft issue certainly less theft prone ! You will be amazed the reaction they get with people stopping in their tracks when they see one! It's sometimes like they've seen the Holy Grail! It's definately worth trying the LRO route as it would make a fascinating story.... And following it as a project vehicle actually makes it a better long term story than a short article.... Well done again you lucky lucky man! Farmer Chalk... 2008 G4 D3 BT08BRF Fleet number 45....
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stu_007	stu_007 posted 11 Years Ago Post Details
Group: G4 Member Posts: 1.1K, Visits: 22K	Sounds like it had similar history to my first D110, GHZ! Current: "YYS" Range Rover 2006 Thailand Support Vehicle - Fleet No 81 Previous: "OWD" D2 Commercial (IBIJ-666) 2003 Australia - Support Vehicle "AVJ" F2 (4826 YBP) 2007 Mongolian Recce Vehicle "OZR" D110 (1930 YBA) 2007 Mongolian Recce Vehicle "GHZ" D110 2003 South Africa - Team Vehicle No 60 2006 Setup and Communication Vehicle
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