Thread: urgent info... 300tdi disco

New car for Rachael?
How much are they asking and what year 5teve?
Rust under the floor alpine windows that rust rear floor that rusts
clunks in drivetrain whines and noises from diffs and gearbox.
Basically depending on the price depending on how much u have to do to bring it up to specs. Its all relevant, By the time u fix it all up could you have gone and bought one in better condtion for the same price that the one u are looking at will be when u have finished,Your time is nothing, but if you have to pay someone then it will get expensive.
if its costing u a grand or so and u get it home and find out it needs too much work Then I am sure u will get your money back in wrecking it (thats If Rachael will let you..lol)
Just my 10 cents 5teve
Brad

sounds like it would be okay, it was just parked in the sun too much by the sounds of it...

check for anything that may indicate it has been overheated.. eg water not coolant in coolant tank etc etc etc...

thanks both... i have read a few other threads.. and am happy they are ok engines.. everything else looks ok but not sure i will get a drive in it.. so its going to be bought blind if i go for it!

any more info?

Thanks

Steve

it runs and throttle cable is as loose as anything....

has had power steering pump and belts... and also lift pump.. replaced and in last 5 years its done about 17k k's by the looks of it.

tickover seems very low tho? is that usual? and is the 300tdi a noisy engine?

teeny bit of bubble on one of the alpine windows... but nearly all the window rubbers are shot.

from what i can see the floor in the back is still shiney.. hard to get carpet up tho.

noticed tow bar says nose weight 125kg which i knew, but tow ball capacity is 4tonne? made me wonder if it was a uk import..

Thanks

Steve

Originally Posted by 5teve

it runs and throttle cable is as loose as anything....

has had power steering pump and belts... and also lift pump.. replaced and in last 5 years its done about 17k k's by the looks of it.

tickover seems very low tho? is that usual? and is the 300tdi a noisy engine?

teeny bit of bubble on one of the alpine windows... but nearly all the window rubbers are shot.

from what i can see the floor in the back is still shiney.. hard to get carpet up tho.

noticed tow bar says nose weight 125kg which i knew, but tow ball capacity is 4tonne? made me wonder if it was a uk import..

Thanks

Steve

They are all UK import......

I know you mean it might have lived there and registered there 1st...