Another G60 ShuffleAuthor: jawapro
Date: Tue 09/10/2012 06:02 PM
Hey look - it’s another G60 on a trailer!
It’s been a while since my last G60 Shuffle (over 6 months) so it was about time to head to the far reaches of the state and bring back another car or two…
Actually - you can blame Michael, my old boss. He sent me a Gumtree ad where someone was selling a G60 in New Norfolk for $200. That’s enough to make me interested - but that’s about all - unless it has something I want for my projects.
This one had a Marks 5speed gearbox!
I’ve been looking for one for a while - including bidding on vehicles on the mainland just for the gearbox. The gearbox alone is easily worth at least $1,500.
I rang the guy as soon as I got my jaw off the floor. I was already planning to tell my boss I’d be away for the rest of the day and working out how many of my Hobartian mates I could rustle up to stand guard over it until I got there....
The bloke was telling me about it - and I couldn’t believe my ears - incredible bargain. But when we mentioned the price he realised he’d made a typo in the ad - missed a zero.
Nevertheless, from what he said it still sounded like a good buy. The gearbox alone is worth pretty much what he wanted for the vehicle - and I wouldn’t have to go to the mainland to get it.
So I sent Turkey in for a scouting mission and got a heap of photos (Turks is good like that). I ummed and ahhed for a week or so - before deciding I’d take it.
Unfortunately both Dad's and my Pajeros are currently off the road - so I called on my mate Jason to give me a hand, and Dad took the Falcon down for the trip.
There were three G60s as part of the deal - but one wasn’t worth the effort to bring back. The other was a yellow ute that looks pretty rough, but seems to have a pretty good cab all things considered.
But the impressive bit was clearly the short-wheel-base soft-top. It’s in the best nick of all my G60s - and it looks awesome. Sounds great too - as it doesn’t have an exhaust at the moment.
^ Jason’s big GU Patrol towing it’s much smaller ancestor back from Hobart.
This new G60 is awesome to behold - and will probably be the first I get back on the road now, as it should be the easiest to register.
All my G60s have names - and for now I’m calling this one Dacey (after a Game of Thrones character) but that might change. We’ll see if the name fits.
The yellow ute is currently being called Natasha (my other parts ute is called Boris) but that’ll probably change too.
And for those of you counting along at home - that makes 7 now....
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