Thread: Looking for a D1

Originally Posted by AK83

supreme executive power is derived by a mandate from the masses, not some farcical aquatic ceremony!

favourite scene of my favourite movie!

.. anyhow back to the D1.
Irrespective of what the owner says, get a service on the trans for peace of mind.

Transfer box is probably leaking, or going to leak the minute you drive it away and so forth.

Start it up and see if the A/C clears away the misted up windows...


Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time..

For the continued health of your young fellers' pocket, fit an EGT and a real temperature guage, preferably coupled to a large warning light and/or a loud alarm

Originally Posted by donh54

For the continued health of your young fellers' pocket, fit an EGT and a real temperature guage, preferably coupled to a large warning light and/or a loud alarm

LOL! of course for sure.
Although for the coolant temp gauge, I fitted the 1Gauge, and it simply flashes once it hits a set temperature, so no annoying flashing lights or alarm sounds.
The 1Gauge is a digital readout using VDO sensors, and the digital readout is white on blue. Once any of the sensors used hits a value you decide on, that readout inverts the colour of the gauge, and is easily seen in the corner of the eye(as the warning signal), even tho I have the screen up in the centre roof console panel.
It also has the option to add warning lights, and power feeds for any relays if you desire(eg. to switch on any additional devices like cooling fans and suchlike), but the discreet, yet still clearly visible gauge inversion works perfectly. Setting up values for all warning signs is an easy config text file that the system uses.

But once again, get gauges to watch critical aspects of the engine running conditions.

Hi Guys

I just had a mate look over the car in Sydney for me, I was told by the salesman

"no rust anywhere, none in doors or roof,the best one he has seen especially for a 20 yr old car."

Now I don't mind a little bit of work, but my mate who owns one, walked away after 5 minutes after seeing what was obvious, let alone what was hiding under the skin, I acknowledge full well that it is a 19 yr old car, but to be blatantly lied too and then caught out, this blokes reply was;

"Oh well your obviously not the right person for the car and a time waster"

The search continues!

Cheers Ian

With that kind of rust and the places it is rusted that Disco could not be road worthy with out a shed load of work. Pretty much a write of given the cost of repairs. When I brought my Disco the brake master cylinder must have leaked at some time and the fire wall therefore had some surface rust where the paint had lifted. Had to tidy that up for the road worthy.
Cheers Hall

Maybe too much opera singing gone on inside that thing

Originally Posted by ezyrama

"Oh well your obviously not the right person for the car and a time waster"

Gotta love how they BS you, and when you find them out it's your fault.

This oxygen thief couldn't lie straight in bed. Oh well, plenty more fish in the sea. Just wish I could name and shame the moron so no one else gets caught after they bodge it up to sell it. Might talk to an old contact in NSW transport department and get him to give the details to the transport inspectors. I have the vin number. That'll stuff em

Just sent an email to a contact in the dept, with the rusty photo's. He hates car salesmen, especially dogey ones.