andreadavide Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Sandbag!? Is that her name? :shake: Sound slike a wrestler- no offence! :shake: Sandbag is her codename due to her role when offroading..... 8-) Andrea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 I dunno. I come on here for some good sound advice and off you all go at a tangent. I have one of my own: It takes me back to when I was a sixteen year old kid working in the Daily Mirror readers service. We used to get all the letters for the agony aunt Marge Proops and I wasn't allowed to read any with a red star stuck on them because I was under eighteen. Needless to say I only read those ones....and phwoaarr - the things people put in letters to total strangers. Now I'm thirty odd years older and enduring looking after the snaps for Deidre's Photo Casbook (aside from all the page three girls and bloody footballers). None of this gets me any closer to a decision on an MV and I have to sell the Iltis and buy a garage whatever happens. Oh yes, and the wife SWMBOAAC - already has a car - sometimes I'm allowed to drive it. She never wants to drive the Iltis - but favours a proper jeep. What proper is, I do not know. For fear of opening up a WW2 versus PW battle again (zzzz)I shall move on swiftly. Pass the Solpadene... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Just gg buy the Champ - then if she cribs tell her it IS a "proper jeep"!! :-D :-D :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 No buy a Dodge, that she will love, easy to drive and it does impress in the supermarket car park. If a school run is involved you are onto a winner the kids want to go in it and the front bumper is just right for nudging BMWs out of the way. The downside is if the DIY kicks in, no chance of the excuse 'We can't buy it , it won't fit in the car'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Article on the ups and downs of buying a Champ in this months IMPS mag, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Mark, I think you have answered your own question, if you are not totally convinced in your own mind there is no point in asking others on here. :dunno: To be really happy with an old vehicle you need to be able to ignore its faults and foibles and be completely at ease with your choice, warts and all. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooTallMike Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 I can do you a good deal on a MUTT and it's not too far away from you... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Signals Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Article on the ups and downs of buying a Champ in this months IMPS mag, Anyone in the position to be able to scan me this and pm me it? Or photocopy and post? I'd be interested to read it. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Go and have a good look at one...if you get that buzz of excitement you'll know you really want one....take a test drive.....if you come back grinning like an idiot you'll know it's already sold..... Advice from a very poor man with a very full garage....and driveway.....and field........ :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 My advice would be don't buy something unless it's what you actually want. You may end up resenting the vehicle when something goes wrong with it, rather than enjoying the challenge of repairing it. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 I don't like the looks of a standard Champ. I have owned a M38 once and liked it. Derived from the WW2 Jeep but is better designed. Also rarer than a WW2 Jeep. They were used in the Korea war so more possible warhistory. And it is a Jeep.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted November 25, 2007 Author Share Posted November 25, 2007 The Champ is out. It's all academic because I still have the Iltis. A gentleman called out of the blue about it the other night, and although he said he isn't a member of HMVF, I am assuming he must have a line to it because he knew my name. It was all a bit odd really - but any interest is welcome. However, I haven't even put it on Milweb yet.... Not sure of where to go after the Iltis has moved on. I think I want something British and may even go down a path I thought would never appeal......Land Rovers. Being a spanner numpty I don't want anything difficult to play with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Well...while LR's can be a right royal pain in the arts and bits horrendously expensive depending on where you get them ...on the up side they are just like a big Meccanno kit . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 The Champ is out. It's all academic because I still have the Iltis. A gentleman called out of the blue about it the other night, and although he said he isn't a member of HMVF, I am assuming he must have a line to it because he knew my name. It was all a bit odd really - but any interest is welcome. However, I haven't even put it on Milweb yet.... Not sure of where to go after the Iltis has moved on. I think I want something British and may even go down a path I thought would never appeal......Land Rovers. Being a spanner numpty I don't want anything difficult to play with. Easy go buy a Dodge! Why people make such a song and dance when they KNOW the answer is soooo simple. :dunno: On the Britsh side get a Gipsy and a real smile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goanna Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 The main thing about Champs I don't like is their handling characteristics in rough terain . The suspension setup on them gives a very vague feeling off road , you don't get an idea of what its going to do- e.g., tip over . In a Land Rover or Jeep , you fell every tiny bump and you know what it's going to do, but the Champ doesn't tell you when it's about to do something radical . I have been in Champs , very nice on the highway , smooth and comfy . Land Rovers and Jeeps feel like a bucket of bolts on the highway , screaming / howling transfer boxes , but better off road . Depends on what you want to do with it . Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da bomb Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Buy a Humber 1 Ton, or a Pig probably cheaper! same chassis and suspension design but bigger with a better carrying capacity, and you can sleep in it at a show, drive it across country without busting your spleen and wade in very deep water, with a bit of preparation, and they have the same length wheel base as a 109 Land Rover. And while the Pigs, bodywork will rust, most of it is at least 6mm thick, so it could take a while! Also the petrol consumption isnt that far away from the champs, and you don't need to MOT it as its over 3 Tons built before 1960 etc (Obviously you need to make very sure it is in Tip Top condition) and you can take all your mates to the pub in it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 And watch the traffic wardens trying to tow it away or clamp it. :naughty: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 and you can take all your mates to the pub in it!! sold. My mates would definitely love that idea. When I got the Iltis we were going to restage the Blue Max through Leigh On Sea using it and a Land Rover. We were going to play Snoopy versus the Red Baron and chase each other round the town. Maybe we should still do it. At Mil Od there was a superior little tableau with WW1 re-enactors doing a dramatised bit of Uptiddlyup stuff. I need a pickelhaube for Christmas..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 do you mean the 10th Essex :-D the Neiuport copy came from the recent US film. it is the one that crashed in the first scene. Great toy, now to get the prop to turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 Definitely - this was on the pix disk I sent you. I love those snaps, some of my best for what has been an odd year - no work since Odyssey due to poor health (barring a happy week on the Somme in October - pix to be posted soon). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 Is that film any good???????? BTW - my brother in law Roger, who we know as GUEST - got the Iltis started last night after a hiatus. Battery connection problems were the fault....... The MOT is imminent. No problem....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightweight Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 I know where you can get a nice Lightweight, rarer than a jeep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Have you seen the Champ on e bay at the mo - not a very good pic but might be worth an enquiry ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiketheBike Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 the guy pulled it before the auction ended. There is one just been put up on milweb though...looks rough but is cheap. Would you think that is worth a punt, if it does drive OK? What are the specific areas to look for...I think Chris said the footwells/floor...anywhere else? Is it easy to get hold of the tilt and bars to hold it all up? Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 The one on milweb looks ok. A nice project anyway. You can get all the panels, Malcolm Scott makes good reproductions, so the bodywork isn't an issue as long as you have the time. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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