Thread: 1st car, 1993 110!

Originally Posted by Ravenwin

Wow, thanks for all those responses guys! It's really nice to have so many welcoming and experienced hands.
Gordo, Les Hiddins has always been one of my role models, he's definitely someone I want to meet one day. Did he have a discovery?
Cheers Brett and Reeds90, the last owner said the timing belt was done recently at 150 000, but next week I'm taking it into a land rover mechanic to get it all looked at and checked. Before I bought it I had an RAC check done, and one of the things they picked up was that some of the suspension bushes were about to snap
Thanks Tonic, I'll definitley look into bush replacements, and I'm very interested in learning more about the mechanic engineering behind the car. I don't know that much about mechanics, but from all sources I've figured that buying a Land Rovers one of the best ways to learn !
Pete, great to hear your story, I've actually had an eye on your thread for about a week! I'll put up some pics soon, I'm just about to head out for a few hours. Interesting to hear that you've got the same clunk though, I think when I get back I'll head out again and invest in a Haynes manual, or have a look around for something similar. I want to learn what all the parts are and what they do.
Uniformed, mine is a 200tdi, and according to the last owner it had the timing belt done about 20 000kms ago. I know it's got a few leaks, the most worrying for me is clutch fluid that ends up under the pedal. It doesn't seem that rapid, but I'm definitely taking it in next week to have someone's opinion on it. There isn't much in the way of service history, as far as I'm aware the last owner (the 3rd one), just did the timing belt and water pump, and replaced the engine oil and filters every 5000kms.
Anyway thanks again to everyone and all our great advice!
Alex

Hey mate, its well worth getting a rave CD, it has everything you'll need for doing all your own servicing (I will try and learn how to do all my servicing to save money and is beneficial for when your stuck out in the bush.

Most of all mate have fun in it and have a good drive mate.

Cheers

Pete

Thanks for the link there Brett, I'll get downloading and have a flick through them tonight.
Pete, thanks for that I'm getting the rave cd right now, sounds well worth a look!
Hopefully I've attached a pic of it, still getting the hang of the reply box thingy...
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