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| Intercept Member Since: 27 Feb 2017 Location: Suffolk Posts: 587   
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Anyone fancy a V8 Auto 110 Snatch with additional complications?
https://www.brightwells.com/timed-sale/5246/lot/550322 They've got 5 in the latest Brightwells auction... |
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12th Jan 2022 1:38pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3678 
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That’s not what I had in mind when I read the thread title…
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12th Jan 2022 1:49pm |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1309 
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Yeah me too
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12th Jan 2022 2:29pm |
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| Intercept Member Since: 27 Feb 2017 Location: Suffolk Posts: 587
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I'd not realised that the V8 had been swapped out for a diesel, but it makes sense given the rest of the fleet and is confirmed here:
https://www.joint-forces.com/military-land...e-defender |
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12th Jan 2022 6:23pm |
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| Trantorman Member Since: 01 Nov 2021 Location: scotland Posts: 5 |
How big a job would they be to strip back to the standard vehicle, des anyone know if all the electronics plug into the original looms or if their totally specific to the deployment?
Be interesting to see what they make. |
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12th Jan 2022 6:58pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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That's fascinating. Once again showing just how adaptable the basic vehicle is. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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12th Jan 2022 8:37pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17443 
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I cannot begin to imagine the cost to the taxpayer of each vehicle bought on the UOR, I bet it was well into five, possibly even six, figures per vehicle.
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12th Jan 2022 10:54pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Can't seem to find how many were converted, maybe 12, but total costs given as:
"The project took 11 months to move from procurement decision to operational use, and cost £50m in total" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_remote_controlled_vehicle |
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13th Jan 2022 8:02am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17443
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Around £5million per vehicle would sound about right.
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13th Jan 2022 9:17am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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I read separately that the remote control contract was £15 million. Perhaps this equipment has been re-purposed, along with the expensive ground penetrating radar kit?
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13th Jan 2022 9:23am |
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| Intercept Member Since: 27 Feb 2017 Location: Suffolk Posts: 587
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One didn't sell. The others went at prices in the pic (+10% +VAT)
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13th Jan 2022 9:58am |
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| Mdm Member Since: 11 Sep 2013 Location: Sunny Lancashire Posts: 1623
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as promised a few of the internals
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13th Jan 2022 10:05am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17443
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Wow, a Landrover-based vehicle which has depreciated even faster than a Range Rover! If the Department of Guesswork figures are roughly right, it has depreciated from £5M to £5k in about 10 years, so £450k per year. |
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13th Jan 2022 10:37am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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The ground penetrating radar kit appears to be missing, although some of the remote control kit is there. Question is whether the separate joystick control kit is included; and if it is whether it operates on a military wavelength you could not use?
I wonder even if you could get the manuals for them, via an MOD FoI request, they would be so heavily redacted as to be useless for remote control. |
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13th Jan 2022 11:25am |
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