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It's been a long time coming but I have just brought my first LS 1275, a nugget gold one ,with the original engine ( 12H902UH000727), 9/78 build date and XNFAD18Y/10451, ID PLATE , the car is in good condition,with a couple of tears in drivers seat trim and recent paint job(allthough a bit of an amateurish job, which I hope to improve myself over the next few months). the car came from Launceston , about 250 km away ,so we had a big day today,driving up ,test driving ,and driving home , the car went very well coming home ,flying over all the hills(it has twin carbs and extractors, allthough it did pull to the right when braking, which we'll look at tomorrow)it should be a great daily driver ,the car cost $3200, which I thought was a fair price ?, I'd love to hear anyones comments Tony

Author:	red078 [ Sat Aug 20, 2005 9:12 pm ]
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It's been a long time coming but I have just brought my first LS 1275, a nugget gold one ,with the original engine ( 12H902UH000727), 9/78 build date and XNFAD18Y/10451, ID PLATE , the car is in good condition,with a couple of tears in drivers seat trim and recent paint job(allthough a bit of an amateurish job, which I hope to improve myself over the next few months). the car came from Launceston , about 250 km away ,so we had a big day today,driving up ,test driving ,and driving home , the car went very well coming home ,flying over all the hills(it has twin carbs and extractors, allthough it did pull to the right when braking, which we'll look at tomorrow)it should be a great daily driver ,the car cost $3200, which I thought was a fair price ?, I'd love to hear anyones comments Tony

Author:	marcsvenson [ Sat Aug 20, 2005 9:19 pm ]
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great buy by the sounds of it i love the LS best leyland produced i think i also think that in a few years tht car will be worth a lot more then 3G ENJOY IT

Author:	willy [ Sat Aug 20, 2005 9:22 pm ]
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Well... finish the story... where did you BRING it to?

Author:	marcsvenson [ Sat Aug 20, 2005 9:25 pm ]
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UT OH not this again Brought Bought wtfc

Author:	J_A_M [ Sat Aug 20, 2005 9:29 pm ]
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big willy wrote: Well... finish the story... where did you BRING it to?

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Author:	simon k [ Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:24 pm ]
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great stuff - I'd like a 1275 LS, $3200 is very cheap IMHO

Author:	poeee [ Sat Aug 20, 2005 11:11 pm ]
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Good find man! $3200 is a steal for what you've got, if the only thing wrong with it is the tears in the front seats! Post some pix up.

Author:	Brown Clubman [ Sat Aug 20, 2005 11:43 pm ]
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well done red. Sounds like a damn fine deal to me. Good find. Would love to see some pics some time. BC

Author:	min13k [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 1:59 am ]
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3200 you stole it makka

Author:	drmini in aust [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 6:58 am ]
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I agree. My mate (boss) paid 4,500 for his last Xmas, was out of rego too. And the motor on its last legs.

Author:	red078 [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 8:22 am ]
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Thanks for the replies guys,I'd love to post some pictures but don't know how,the oil is very dirty,should I use the castrol R, or use the cheap valvoline SG oil first time and then change again in a month or so, thanks Tony

Author:	sg [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 8:26 am ]
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red078 wrote: SG oil I have oil?

Author:	drmini in aust [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 8:29 am ]
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sg wrote: red078 wrote: SG oil I have oil? Yeah BLACK oil, like in the X-files....

Author:	poeee [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 11:01 am ]
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If it's REALLY dirty... buy some cheap oil with SF rating... use that with a new oil filter for about 500km... then drain it and use the 25w50 Castrol Formula R with a new oil filter. Should clean it out a bit. Don't think you'll have to worry about it though, so just go straight to the Castrol.

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Author:	LS1380 [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 11:15 am ]
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red078 wrote: It's been a long time coming but I have just brought my first LS 1275, a nugget gold one ,with the original engine ( 12H902UH000727), 9/78 build date and XNFAD18Y/10451, ID PLATE , the car is in good condition,with a couple of tears in drivers seat trim and recent paint job(allthough a bit of an amateurish job, which I hope to improve myself over the next few months). the car came from Launceston , about 250 km away ,so we had a big day today,driving up ,test driving ,and driving home , the car went very well coming home ,flying over all the hills(it has twin carbs and extractors, allthough it did pull to the right when braking, which we'll look at tomorrow)it should be a great daily driver ,the car cost $3200, which I thought was a fair price ?, I'd love to hear anyones comments Tony Hello Tony-Welcome to the BEST mini every produced by Leyland.I also have a LS1275.Nugget Gold as well-It has had a ground -up rebuild,and when re-painted in the Gold,I have left the LS stripes off,which I think looks really fantastic.Im not sure how to put pic's on here,but if you want to have a look a this LS,plus a Hi-HO Silver LS,go to our Club Website at www.sdminiclub.org.au and into Gallery-Members cars. Enjoy.Regards. Allan.