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General Category => CF Bedford Chat => Topic started by: broags on October 30, 2009, 07:57:35 PM
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Hi im a long time lurker recent member. What sorta price should i be expecting to pay for a runner? Being a student im pretty strapped for cash most of the time and can probably spend around 2-3k most, should i keep saving or just keep looking ?
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it all comes down to how much work its going to need or what you want it for.
do you want to customize it or not??
do you want a cheep do upper or a done up job.
how mechanical are you as beddys seem to take up a bit of time to keep on the road unless you got deep pockets and can pay to have things done for you.
prices can go from $500+ for a needs rust & work done to it to a $8000+ has v8 etc.. all done van.
keep looking & you will find a good buy.
something thats too good for the price has something hidden somewere...
good luck..
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Yeah ide love to customize it in the future but for now i just need a van to get me from a to b (and yes it has to be a beddy :P)
so for the moment i want a cheap do upper.
Im not terribly mechanical but im sure i could get rid of the rust ( i can weld ok) and paint it too .anything thats physical i could do myself im sure.
Thanks for the heads up on prices
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look at as many as you can, especially the ones you DON´T want.
The more hurry the more it costs (i am very good at buying shitty bedfords :D)
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i recon $400 is base rate for a bedford cause thats what they are worth in scrap at moment..
ive seen standard beddys go with roady for 2,500 but most wont sell with roady ay cause its too much work,
id say make sure you got a hwy diff with it cause its a nightmare if you dont, i remember my first van it was just stroke of luck it had a hwy diff.. if it hadnt i would have folked out heaps for the roadworthy and then would have cost me packets to get get me around.
anyway
good luck,
ben
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Hey man, You're only $500 short of buying mine Cheers Brian O ;D
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hey broags, do check out sandb's got a engineered v6 in it!!! disc brakes!!! needs work!!! what more could you want?
ben
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Think its a bit far away for me ,but it be nice if he had more pictures for interested buyers ;D
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P.s anyone seen pre's bedford ? Opinions ? How hard is it to replace a lost key ?
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ask johnno! i think he took his barrel down to a lock smith and got a key made,
cheers
ben
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Any locksmith can hand cut a key for you, the last one I had made(3years ago) cost $40
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hey broags dont be fooled beddies are EXXY!!! be prepared to be paying at least a few grand more to get it to where you want it. parts are rare and unless your lucky a van for 2 to 3 grand will need lots of little bits to get to where u want it. i bought mine for 2200 and have spent over 10000 all up since then... dont ask me where all the money went! thats just my experience, u may have a different one. know any beddy wreckers near you? good luck mate, westy
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man , i hate that
Timed out while the photo was uploading.....
Only three things make up most of the value of a standard beddy (or cost when you are trying to get it on the road !)
- Rust
- The front end
- the diff
A good s/h holden six is cheap but expensive to have replaced
the first beddy had one (almost)
the second seems to have two
Rebuilding the front end is my favourite way of getting to know a bedford,
rust is my least favourite.
pick your favourite and be much more fussy on the other two.
The Dog and Lemon Guide 2004 had a page on them.
If it isis too small maybe a moderator can let me know how to post it clearer, maybe with a thumbnail so it doesn't hang up anyone on dial-up???
(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg287/hughreid/bedfordDOGLEMON.jpg)
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See if this works.
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The Dog and Lemon Guide
my ex wife was both of those, a dog and a lemon ;D ;D ;D ;D
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just remember that the less money u want to pay the bigger shitbox u might get.
id rather pay good money for a better van.
there,s a guy in sydney with an orig virtually rust free SWB van .its unreg n very straight, best ive seen for a long time for the money.
it has rear windows down both sides though.
he wants about $2,000 last i heard. , his name is peter decon, lives in engadine nsw. pm me if u want his number.
marty
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wow is that van still for sale marty!!!!! that was for sale the very first time i went to sydney and stayed with you??? wow
ben
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Yeah im starting to think it may not be a good idea untill i have some more moola... especially after reading that guide posted above.
As much as i love beddys ,Maybe i should start with something simple like a purvis eureka :P which at least is built on a vw bug so i could do most of the work on that...
Thanks for all the help, much contemplating to do
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Yeah im starting to think it may not be a good idea untill i have some more moola... especially after reading that guide posted above.
I've always found that buying the bedford is only the beginning, but they are great vans ;)