New Safari Owner

[DaveM]

Well, not really, but have just paid far too much for yet another (my 4th) Safari.
Completely standard SWB with 277km on it, in horrible 2 tone red/champagne. Not really what I wanted, but got sick of waiting for a lwb to turn up, so this will hopefully keep me happy for a few months

Not sure to what extent this will be modified, but at least 33's and a 2-3" lift with my old superior arm back on it.

[Taz]

Sweet man. Was only a matter of time
What year is your new one? Turdbo?

[DaveM]

91, non turbo, and farking expensive for what it is Oh well, will keep me entertained for a wee while. Will get a manifold from Muddyaz on TM for it in the next couple of weeks

[muskie]

hey dave, you actually seem worse than me for buying trucks and then selling, i have been living in nz for four years and have owned in excess of 12 trucks, 4 being safaris, 3 bighorns, 4 terranos, and 1 toyota. i really regret selling 2 safaris one white one being mint to the point of showroom and my first black one. i have my offroader now which i will not sell and my lwb which i dont really like, not becouse there is anything wrong with it but i just dont feel the love and its on borrowed time from one day to the next!! dont ya sometimes wish you could turn back time?

[Heath]

dont ya sometimes wish you could turn back time?

Tell me about it, some 15 years back got offered a XA coupe with 351 clevland fitted and all ready for the rear spoiler and cobra paint job (spoiler was in the boot) for $2000, but got all serious and bought a sensible car for the wife instead.

Now I couldnt buy one for love nor money for less than 20K - Bugger. Hindsight sux!!!

[DaveM]

I seem to get easily bored with vehicles, and usually only keep them for 2yrs or so. The problem is, the last 5 I've bought and sold have all been SWB Safari's

The other problem is, I'm not 100% happy with this purchase already, so looking for another off road swb, or a lwb safari/cruiser for a daily, and kit this one out for off road

[malfunction]

I seem to get easily bored with vehicles, and usually only keep them for 2yrs or so. The problem is, the last 5 I've bought and sold have all been SWB Safari's

The other problem is, I'm not 100% happy with this purchase already, so looking for another off road swb, or a lwb safari/cruiser for a daily, and kit this one out for off road

Are you Kavika on trade me?

[DaveM]

Yeah, thats me. Was going to buy your old Safari, but was waiting on a buyer for mine to get back to me which never happened. Was even interested in your current Jeep, but again, bad timing.
Sold the GU a few weeks ago now, and have been looking at a lot on TM, but the one in ChCh I was going to buy wasn't quite the price I was willing to pay, so I got sick of looking, walked down to a local dealer and handed him cash for this one

[malfunction]

Yeah, thats me. Was going to buy your old Safari, but was waiting on a buyer for mine to get back to me which never happened. Was even interested in your current Jeep, but again, bad timing.
Sold the GU a few weeks ago now, and have been looking at a lot on TM, but the one in ChCh I was going to buy wasn't quite the price I was willing to pay, so I got sick of looking, walked down to a local dealer and handed him cash for this one

I must admit I regret selling that safari a bit...

[DaveM]

I must admit I regret selling that safari a bit...

Probably about as much as I do for not just forking out the money and buying it when I had the chance!

[malfunction]

I must admit I regret selling that safari a bit...

Probably about as much as I do for not just forking out the money and buying it when I had the chance!

It had a sweet engine, I was just too lazy to lift it and put lockers in. Oh well.
Might sell Jeep and buy another diesel

[DaveM]

[quote="malfunction
Might sell Jeep and buy another diesel [/quote]
I was thinking of selling the GQ the day after I bought it. Need to start with the mods so it owes me too much to sell

[malfunction]

[quote="malfunction
Might sell Jeep and buy another diesel

I was thinking of selling the GQ the day after I bought it. Need to start with the mods so it owes me too much to sell[/quote]

Haha true that. Theres nothing left to mod on the jeep