Thunderbird 5

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Thunderbird 5

Post by Highlander » Sun Feb 12, 2012 8:45 am

picked up another one today!

This one has been on Gumtree for a month or so now, I knew a few people who were looking for one but I couldn't convince anyone to take it! :D

I didn't really want another one but the price got to £400 ono I couldn't ignore it any longer and called the guy up.

He's had loads of interest from down South but nothing was happening so I went for a run down to the Borders to see it today.

Its a standard Japanese 88 Samurai with a set of new looking Colway C tracks, with a spare soft top and in overall great condition.

Body is excellent, not a hole to be seen anywhere, he did describe it as in good condition but I've seen my fair share of "good condition" Samurai's, usually you can stick your hand through the holes in the front footwells and at the front and back of the rear arches :D

I offered him £300 and he took my hand off! :D

Got it home this afternoon, took it for the obligatory 2 hour offroad test and had a right good look over it.

can't fault it (well apart from the brown dash)

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Re: Thinderbird 5

Post by dan_2k_uk » Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:42 am

That sounds like a bargain.

Shame about the dash but I suppose it adds to the character.

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Re: Thinderbird 5

Post by ianedwards » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:49 am

you want find any thing like that round with me, lucky lol

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Re: Thinderbird 5

Post by ScottieJ » Mon Feb 13, 2012 12:10 pm

Nice one, you've got quite a collection of SJs now :lol:
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Re: Thinderbird 5

Post by Highlander » Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:56 pm

5 now!

All I need is a bit of land and I could start my own offroading centre :lol:
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Re: Thinderbird 5

Post by OllieSJ » Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:21 pm

lads i need a sj fast a just built a tracck !!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Thinderbird 5

Post by Highlander » Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:43 pm

j373mud wrote:lads i need a sj fast a just built a tracck !!!!!!!!!!
Are you going to post this on EVERY single thread?? :hahaha:
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Re: Thunderbird 5

Post by andyrew » Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:54 pm

woah woah woah!

whats wrong with a brown dash!. i love my brown interior :thefinger:

bargain sjs are the best :doublethumbs:
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Re: Thunderbird 5

Post by Highlander » Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:10 pm

Rest of mine are black, never seen a brown one,

looks a bit Sh*t on many levels :hahaha:

Suppose it'll be ok once I get it dirty :D
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Re: Thunderbird 5

Post by turbo-tom » Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:15 pm

brown dash ? , never seen one of them before , you got any pics of it ? :D
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