Ridiculous pick up bought..........slight pineapple content

[Rocket88]

I fancied a pickup.........but all the ones I looked at in my mingebag price range were either dull/banjaxed [or both.] However....this appeared on Ebay.......

Properly done, and registered on the V5 as a pickup...............used to be a Granvia..........3 litre 2 wd turbo diesel

 

Flame suit donned......

[N Dentressangle]

Probably one of the nicer things you can do to a Granvia.

[Rocket88]

Apparently these have the same engine as a Landcruiser........should go well with half the body / interior missing.........

[Cavcraft]

Coffin me tea up here M8.

[BorniteIdentity]

I have a proper Granvia. They’re very good. I can’t believe that guy sold at that price; it was up for £5k a few months back.

 

Nobody knows the cars better than him. I will likely be up there in the next day or two to get an exhaust from him.

 

Enjoy it. I think it looks fab!

[oldcars]

Are these front or rear wheel drive. I hope rear, could be great fun 

[Rocket88]

RWD......as far as I know............wet roundabouts could be fun..........so could OMG SNOW KAOS.....

[Guest Conan]

Sensible thing probably is to just get a Hilux.

 

But people doesn't have to be sensible. That's boring.

[Asimo]

Needs a good polish!

[Rocket88]

Been sprayed with truck bed liner............so not an option................!

[Jim Bell]

Does the "tailgate" open?

If it's watertight in the front, and drains out the back, what's not to like?

[Rocket88]

Tailgate does open................Might have to do something about those wheels though......

[Jim Bell]

In that case, it's actually practical too!

 

Excellent darts man.

[davehedgehog31]

Haha, that's magic.

[BorniteIdentity]

Tailgate does open................Might have to do something about those wheels though......

I can swap you for some proper ones!

[Luxxo Waftybarger]

Fuppin ace in a hideous way. Could you lacquer and then polish? Put some steel wheels on it and it will look even better. Looks like real wood too.

[Datsuncog]

Loving this! Practical and plenty of poke. What could there be not to like here?

 

Looks like a decent standard of conversion too; way better than the usual eBay angle grinder 'n' mastic horrorshows - or some chump ruining an XJ40 for no particular reason.

 

Well bought, that man!

[Supernaut]

That's bloody brilliant!

 

Probably far better condition than any Hilux in your price range would be, as well.

[Rocket88]

Real wood [yer aktual oak]....wheel suggestions/offers welcome..steelies might work........ 

[Rocket88]

I can swap you for some proper ones!

 

PM me.............!

[N Dentressangle]

[Ohdearme]

And there’s me worrying about coming home in some of the stuff I buy, impressive* choice.

[DaveDorson]

Christ.

 

Well done that man.

 

I thought I was silly buying a broken MK4 golf estate with the "wrong" TDi fitted.

[barefoot]

It looks like it should have been in 'Jeepers Creepers'!

[jumpingjehovahs]

This has become my new favourite thing

 

 

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[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

You're just lucky I didn't see this on t'bay………. If I'd have seen that it would be on it's way to Belgo land already! - This didn't show up on my Granvia searches!!!! Bastard!

DIBS!!

[Lacquer Peel]

Christ.

 

Well done that man.

 

I thought I was silly buying a broken MK4 golf estate with the "wrong" TDi fitted.

The right TDI, the wrong one would be a PD TDI.

 

This Granvia looks alright but they have chocolate cylinder heads, beware.

[DaveDorson]

The right TDI, the wrong one would be a PD TDI.

 

This Granvia looks alright but they have chocolate cylinder heads, beware.

 

Depends who you're selling it to.

 

VW people pay a premium for VW stuff, and they like the PD130/150 ones.

 

Non VW people, don't like VW's, and as such won't pay the premium.

[SmokinWaffle]

That's top notch.

[vulgalour]

As these things go, that's not as dreadful as it could be.  Nice shape to the B pillar since they just followed the line of the old side windows and the very tall bed on it gives it just a hint of Sherpa.  Great that it's properly legal too, so you can actually properly enjoy using it without all that faff.  Just chucking some silver paint at the wheels would probably be the cheapest way of improving them, then they wouldn't look quite so much like nasty wheel trims.