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buying a 77 microbus 2ltr twin solexs"anygood"
kroozzn63 - February 20th, 2004 at 11:00 AM

its a 77 owned last 10 years by a fitter and turner
seems very straight average to good paint very
clean inside reco 2 ltr with twin solexs solid suspension, no rust underneath all boots etc look new he claims to care 4 it like his child but got a steal on a 91 caravelle he couldnt resist,
electronic fuel pump motor looks brand new starts
even when he soaked it with the hose he wants $2500 9 months rego is that a good price


Bizarre - February 20th, 2004 at 11:22 AM

Does it have seats ????

Just tell him those water cooled dubs are GREAT! :D (just stirrin)

That aint bad. It is a work vehicle - right??

So i guess paint etc aint that important.

What about rust???
Sliding door solid???
No pops or farts from the exhaust??
Stays in gear??
Breaks work??
Hand brake???

Nothing really wrong with the solexes - i have them but would prefer Webers. (better economy)

Mate - it has 9 mths rego

Cant go to far wrong

If it feels right and suits your purposes.....

There has been a couple of sub $1000 steals lately but they didnt have rego.
Not too far off what you are looking at.


kombikim - February 20th, 2004 at 11:45 AM

what Barry said:thumb


byronbus - February 20th, 2004 at 11:46 AM

Recently sold my 77 microbus with original everything for $7500, that sounds like a bargain


Purple Martin - February 20th, 2004 at 12:19 PM

Use a magnet to test for bog EVERYWHERE - if it passes that test, it sounds like it's worth the money.


kroozzn63 - February 20th, 2004 at 01:41 PM

so far it passes your tests, the door however rolls easy but the lock is a bit dodgey rust seems minimal original paint but ill get the magnet onto
it. im taken it for a drive sat night


kroozzn63 - February 20th, 2004 at 02:18 PM

so far it passes your tests, the door however rolls easy but the lock is a bit dodgey rust seems minimal original paint but ill get the magnet onto
it. im taken it for a drive sat night


sooty - February 20th, 2004 at 05:29 PM

I don't know about anyone else but I've had a really bad experience with electric fuel pump......opinions????


(mind you this isn't hard to change)


kroozzn63 - February 20th, 2004 at 08:23 PM

petrol pump back to mechanical
he keep backing up the mechanical side of things