Thread: help! Please?

have you driven it?

stepping back from a jeep you are defiantly going to miss the speed off the mark amongst other things.

be a 200tdi i would think. some parts for the motor can be hard to get i am told. they are reliable if you keep them well cooled and regularly serviced.

drivetrain slop can be a problem.

rust in the rear floor and around the windows in the upper rear.

get it inspected by your closest decent independent land rover specialist, well worth the hundred or so bucks the inspection should cost...

Originally Posted by incisor

have you driven it?

stepping back from a jeep you are defiantly going to miss the speed off the mark amongst other things.

be a 200tdi i would think. some parts for the motor can be hard to get i am told. they are reliable if you keep them well cooled and regularly serviced.

drivetrain slop can be a problem.

rust in the rear floor and around the windows in the upper rear.

get it inspected by your closest decent independent land rover specialist, well worth the hundred or so bucks the inspection should cost...

Thanks.
I realise that it wont be a speed demon, but that's one of the reasons I'm looking into it. I need a vehicle that I can carry the family(and all related camping gear) in and also have the ability to play on the harder trails. At face value this meets the criteria.
As you say, I need to get it checked out.
Were(are?) there major bugs in this model?
Cheers.
Clough.

Originally Posted by cloughcarib

Were(are?) there major bugs in this model?

Sort of nowhere ... or .... everywhere

It's a 17 ? year's old car ...

So either it's in brilliant condition ... or on it's last legs

Mike

It was on it's last legs. Took it for a testdrive yesterday and the bonnet kept un-latching and threatening to fly up. The eng never stopped a heavy belching smoke(not just on acceleration), even though we drove it for half an hour. There was a 'lag' in the driveline somewhere while shifting and a heavy clunk when the clutch was engaged. I cant quite descibe the noise it made while cornering at more than a snails pace, but it was not one of those sounds that inspire confidence in a vehicle that I'm taking my Family in.
Oh well. I'm still looking for a larger 4WD.
Thanks for the advice.
Clough.

Yep sounds like a good one to stay away from, after an engine re-build it shouldn't be bellowing out smoke unless it has been fueled up a fair bit, was it black smoke?

TIM.

Originally Posted by cloughcarib

It was on it's last legs. Took it for a testdrive yesterday and the bonnet kept un-latching and threatening to fly up. The eng never stopped a heavy belching smoke(not just on acceleration), even though we drove it for half an hour. There was a 'lag' in the driveline somewhere while shifting and a heavy clunk when the clutch was engaged. I cant quite descibe the noise it made while cornering at more than a snails pace, but it was not one of those sounds that inspire confidence in a vehicle that I'm taking my Family in.
Oh well. I'm still looking for a larger 4WD.
Thanks for the advice.
Clough.