Looked at a County 3.9d today

[DeeJay]

I had a weak moment and visited this car dealer today. He could'nt tell me if it had aircon when I rang, as I was chasing something that I could swaparoonie around with my County and end up with air vents- god I miss this feature.
Anyway, it seemed a good buy @ $8 grand, but I told him straight away it was not what I was looking for as it has aircon with sealed vents.
Nevertheless we talked Landies for an hour :cool:
The way he described it on the phone was it was not much, when it was actually not bad at all, there was a folder in the console with receipts for at least 6 grand over the last 6 years.
Anyway, if anybody did contact him- he has had a dozen interstate calls- PM me and I can give a run down on it.
456,000 on the speedo and it has a current N.S.W. pink slip.
Anybody's from here??
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1986-Land-Rover-110-COUNTY_W0QQitemZ150051695531QQihZ005QQcategoryZ135 506QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[F4Phantom]

Nice car, has it got a new diesel non LR? Not an isuzu by any chance? Looks nice, only half an hour from my place too.

[scrambler]

Nice car, has it got a new diesel non LR? Not an isuzu by any chance? Looks nice, only half an hour from my place too.
The 1986 110 had the Isuzu 3.9 fitted from new. It won't be anything else.

[DeeJay]

U got it Scrambler. Bog standard.
My wife says WE don't want it.

[incisor]

just do it... easier to beg forgiveness than to beg for :P

ask me how i know.... :P

[DeeJay]

She was standing behind me when I wrote that:D
What would have you written?;)

[incisor]

timing is everything :P

and i would have typed i am off to get it soon.... saves telling them when they arent talking to you :P

[1103.9TDI]

Hey, Deejay, it's pretty easy to modify County vents with Series/Defender parts, so that you get the airflow through the lower windsreen area. Mine works real good.....but the vents will be painted black soon, to retain the correct 'look'.;)

[rar110]

the dash vents are blanked of with steel as part of the fire wall.

I'd immagine it would be a bit of work to take out most of the upper dash to cut and trim this out.

I think the 5 speed box would be the biggest worry. At that milage the box would have taken a pounding from the 4bd1. If you happen to take it for a drive see how it engine brakes down a big hill or mountain range. my lt85 transfer would almost always jump into neutral. increases the heart rate.

good motor, very little electrics, excellent torque. very loud especially through the air intake. not much point having a good stereo. I considered a walkey talkee head set for communicating with people inside the car.

not much can go wrong with those doors as you probably already know.

Things to consider that will cost money are fuel lift pump, rear drum brakes are not real good, engine stop control is probably on its way out (12v is not easy to find), fuel tank, 3 bolt steering box, input shaft, shocks/suspension, pitted swivel pin (leaking oil from front seal), wheel bearings, a frame ball joint, fiddled with electrics, corroded electrics, etc. you can spend a fortune on this stuff.

having said all this, i have stuck with the 4 bd1. I think it makes a great truck for off road trips. If you do strike troubles at least the Toyota mechanics recognise what they are looking at under the bonnet. I even had a Daihatsu lift pump fitted to my car by a mechanic at Bamaga on one trip.

[DeeJay]

I am still tempted tho.
The salesman took a long phone call and left me to browse through the receipts. The brake drums were replaced, and it had a 4 bolt steering column although I am not sure there was a receipt for this, or it was standard. He was a very straightforward bloke for a car salesman and told me he thought the steering wandered a bit. I saw dockets for steering tie rods, so it could be the box.THere was also a $1600 receipt for a transfer box bearing job.
What killed it for me was the noise, and the fact I am too much a petrolhead, I dont think I would ever be content with it.

[rar110]

I your car has rear disc brakes, if you buy it I would swap the rear axle first.

get rid of the snorkel and fit the cyclone under the bonnet. If water goes over the bonnet for more than a few seconds you are already in deep trouble.

I would take a 96 300 tdi for a drive before seriously considering this. Newer, less risk of consumables failing, still pre computer engine management stuff. R380 box supposed to be very good. You can pick up a good one from what ive seen for under $16000 fairly stock. As I said I like the 4bd1, but the 300 tdi certainly has more get up and go. Probably not as good torque at very low revs when crawling through rocks and stuff.

Good trip vehicle. However, any car of that age has the potential of being a money pit. I previously bought one the same year and it was. I bought my current car and it was as well.

[Quiggers]

I was reading the Monash Uni site about LRs.

The much loved (non turbo) 4BD1 at 3.9 litres, pumps out about 90hp and only 300nm, which is a bit disappointing. I would've thought the torque figure would have been much higher for a d donk of this size.....

It's interesting this conversation, the 4DB1 is the biggest diesel in a (general issue) Land Rover, ever. (The new D3 TDV8 is yet to appear).


But apparently there was a 4.2 V8D a long time ago for a Eurospec RRC, one of which belonged to my neigbour in Cammeray, who drove it from the old dart).

cheers, GQ