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That's a bugger G98:( - but like John has said - another one will be around the corner, be patient .
I know the feeling though, when Scruby appeared on ebay it took me about 12 hours to snaffle it.
Are you set on a Diesel? The 2.25 petrol isn't that much more expensive to run and is easier to sorce a good one.
Thanks guys!
I always try to have the mind set that a missed opurtunity is ussually a good thing in the end as something better will come up soon... This has not been the case with the missed purchase of 86Muds Rangy :(...
I am fairly set on a Diesel! i have always been a diesel bloke and after driving one i would love to have all that low torque in the scrub!
Keep your eyes out for me i know i will be... Don't know my chances of finding another 88 Diesel Series in as good a condition as this one :(
Sorry to hear all you guys have had similar situations seems to be a common thing for people to get "cold feet" :(
I am not angry with the bloke more disappointed that i wont get to have my first series landy for a little while longer now...
Just on the comment that the petrols are not too much more expensive to run... don't they consume almost twice as much juice as the Diesel? ;)
Man, sorry to hear that. That was in pretty good condition, but others will come up.
I don't know how much extra fuel the petrol uses, but I'd go a diesel over a petrol any day in a 4wd.
Yes, but over the last few years, at least round here diesel has mostly been around 30% more expensive, which shaves the difference quite a bit. And you have to take into account the fact that fuel is a relatively minor cost of running a vehicle unless you do a very high mileage, which is unlikely with a Series Landrover.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grover-98
John
The diesel should work out cheaper... specialy here as diesel is infact cheaper then petrol. And the motor requires less servicing costs :)Quote:
Originally Posted by JDNSW
Yes, the diesel will be cheaper but not dramatically so. I am not too sure about the lower servicing costs - fuel filters every service against occasional plugs and points, but when it comes to injector and pump overhauls, there is nothing on a petrol engine that comes close to the cost! Add that diesel oils are probably a little more expensive, and I doubt there would be much difference in the long run.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grover-98
John
Firstly I must declare, I have a diesel S3 and I love it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grover-98
I only plan to do 5000 km per year. So let's do some really rough maths.
PETROL: 18l per 100km = 1800l per 10,000km = $2070 per 10,000km (at 115c)
DIESEL: 11l per 100km = 1100l per 10,000km = $1320 per 10,000km (at 120c)
Just to give you an idea that is $375 difference a year per for 5000km
(Pretty rough I know, but if you do more KM , as John has said, it will be a bigger saving.)
Even if you take the petrol up to 20l per 100km and the diesel down to 10 it still isn't a sheep station.
Now if you look at the cost of maintaining the vehicle I expect to spend around $500 to $1000 a year just keeping this 30yo vehicle in good condition (and that's probably optimistic!)- Like most backyarders, I know little about diesel servicing so will be forced to outsource until I educate myself a little more:angel:.
As for the petrol engine I would feel a lot more confident with the basic service/tune up and could reduce my total running costs.
The reason I bought a diesel was cause I wanted it, not because its cheaper.:D
I swapped my 2.25P for a 2.25D = mainly because I wanted a diesel.
However, IME it has been quite cheap to run.
A 2.25P Needs plugs and points changed, and a seal kit for the carby every so often.
A 2.25D has no plugs or points, but a more critical fuel filter which needs changing every 10k km at $4-5 a pop.
Aside from the above, in 10 years and ~80k km I have had new nozzles fitted to the injectors (~$250) and fitted new seals to the injector pump myself (~50). However if I had needed a full pump rebuild it would have cut into my fuel savings.
Consider also the need to change diesel engine oil more frequently than petrol (well my old Mazda did anyway).
I agree with John, over the years I suspect the running and maintenance costs of the diesel might be slightly higher.
The other advantage of the petrol to me is that they are relatively easy to fault find on and more often than not be repaired easily, whereas a diesel fuel pump failure, or crook injectors, not only can't be fixed at the edge of the road but involve a nasty repair bill as well.
Then again if one was to make his own bio-diesel, it seems very appealing to own one :D.