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Too many land rovers so I need to offload.

'79 SWB diesel currently licensed as an agricultural machine meaning it's like a tractor - limited onroad use between fields, mot and tax exempt and I would imagine it can use red diesel.

I insure it and tax it (free) and use it occasionally as a fishing/shooting/ firewood wagon and keep it off-road. Bizarrely, the previous owner drove it from perth to Inverness everyday!

It was a shed when I got it and a fair bit of blood,sweat, tears and money went into it!

I put a new half chassis on it about three years ago and the bulkhead is solid. It would be an ideal offroad toy or easy to put on-road. The 2.25 diesel is smokey on the overrun, it needs a hub seal and the alternator is temperamental. V5 in my name.
 
How does £1200 ono sound?

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Hi There

Want would I need to do to re classify this vehicle? is there any reason why there may be a problem, i.e. something is not working that would need to be for a road going licence. Not being a mechanic is the smoke on over run a big job to fix.

Thanks 

Steve

I think changing to 'normal' taxation class is straight forward - they will be quite happy to let you pay them road tax. Mot then fill in a V70 form. Going the other way is more difficult.

The smoke is quite blue so I'm not sure if it's worn rings or valve stem seals or...?
It is a good starter(needs heat like all 2.25 diesels) and runs/pulls well so I don't think there's a lack of compression.

I should probably mot it myself and maybe ask a wee bit more for it.