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[Ladaspeed]

Are those actually ex NZ Army?

If so, where can I get one.

TIA

[bogangeof]

Army ones have been thrashed dude. better off getting a white one and painting it green.

[DJZ]

I like the blacked out chrome on them.

[Ladaspeed]

I am a big fan of industrial/military looking stuff and that shit hits the mark pretty well for me.

I don't mind thrashed, every car gets that. At least you know it will have been seviced properly...

[KIRK]

i think the green is just vinyl stick on stuff?

and also i delivered them a transit van once that had be vinyled green. In conclusion this means they probably have mint paint jobs under the stickers

edit: and yeh they are army. Always a couple parked up at the army base thing on gt north rd

[Steelies]

never really known how army treats vehicles.. can totally imagine them being thrashed within an inch of their life to death until theyre dead, or being serviced once a week and sitting there..?

[Ladaspeed]

I was looking last night, suggestion was that they were just the standard green ones that had been scotchbrighted and matt clear cloated.

[Ladaspeed]

I one had a corolla wagon that was an ex rental, 180kms on it, everyone sucked their teeth and said I shouldnt have done that, but it was by far the most reliable car i have ever owned..

[RUNAMUCK]

I rode in the back of a newish hilux that was an army guys car. (army owned it) it rode so nicely off road. BUt he didn't fuck around. After all, it wasn't his car. He was a pretty hard man too.

[mjrstar]

We had them when I was in the air force.. The early attempts (2003 ish)saw them turn half green / white due to shonky paint jobs..




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They might their shit sorted now to prevent such peely-ness? They would be reasonably well serviced but will have been given death, I have towed a few planes with them when there was not much else available.. Not too flash for the clutch.

Also I reckon the navaras are not that great to drive, a little bit under powered, pretty horrid handling and sloppy feeling transmission, turning circle is massive too..

[bogangeof]

I personally thrashed the arse out of 5 of them on exercise down tekepo haha. And melted the hole back seat of one with a macine gun barrel

[Ladaspeed]

This is all good stuff.

Probably need a new/sensible car and I liked the look of these as they are 4wd but not too tall. And definately not a soccer mum unit.

I have given so many people shit about their wanky 4wd's that only ever get dirty if there are roadworks on the way to school that I have to be carful what I buy for fear of ridicule.

[Steelies]

ah, good to know they are thrashed.

[smokin' joe]

check around the mounts for the wishbones, have seen a few crack there

[flyingbrick]

I saw a bunch at auction over a year back. Turners I think but not sure. I was told they were Matt clear coated over nice paint.

[CUL8R]

Haha, I had to change 6 of them over onto muds. We had one come in once, complaining of a weird noise. The roof had had a machine gun mounted on it and was all warped, best part was all the shell casings that had gotten down the front of the dash and were rattling about..