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[greenmeanie]

My first pick was to get a Roverdrive but production of those is at a standstill and their return to the market place sounds a little iffy.
Thanks

What's the story here? Is it a supplier issue or the cost of materials going up etc?

Last time I spoke to Ray he seemed to be full of ideas for new parts for Series trucks, notably the all aluminium doors, so I didn't get the idea that his business was in trouble.

I suppose I could just phone the man up but I hate to do things like that if it ends up pushing the wrong buttons.

Cheers
Gregor

[adkrover]

I think the business is fine. Just a long term lag in production on the Roverdrive only. I did a lot of looking around and everyone I spoke to had several on backorder with no expected delivery date. I think they will be back eventually but I'm not sure I want to wait unless it is worth the wait. Does anyone know a Roverdrive first hand and is it better than a Fairey? I'd be happy with either as long as it holds up, isn't overly noisy and can have parts availabilty over the long run.

[greenmeanie]

I've got one and like it. About the only two things that have been an issue were the original design of the linkage allows it to rattle. A few washers or some bellevilles takes care of that for a couple of dollars. The other thing is the sealing washers for the mounting bolts occasionally leak. You can get replacements for these fairly cheaply from McMaster Carr.

It's been a great unit and I have some huge mileage on mine because I was commuting 1000 miles a week in it for a couple of years. It still rolls along just fine. Note that they do not appear used because those thats haves em loves em.

As to your choice. Go fairey for a cbouple of years until the Roverdrive becomes available. If you like the Fairey keep it.

Cheers
Gregor