More newbie questions

Nov 30, 2005 1 Replies
  1. N reg. Disco XS 300TDi - is there a way I can visually check if this has had the cambelt mod that is talked about for this model?


  1. Does anybody know of a worthwhile warranty company that will give a warranty on vehicle above?

  2. Is an RAC/AA inspection worth the money? Are there other organisations that do these checks?


  1. Anybody here from County Durham who has years of experience and will come with me to check a Discovery out - expenses paid? cheers Gary



(As you might be able to tell, I've found a car I really like the look of, but don't know enough to decide if I'm getting a lemon)


On or around Wed, 30 Nov 2005 22:14:47 +0000, Gary Grainger enlightened us thusly:

In theory, it should have a patch of yellow paint applied to the cover. But that's only if it was done by a dealer and they did so.

waste of time, I reckon, from my experience of used "warranties" - it's basically mechanical breakdown insurance, and there were so many exclusions on the one I had as to render it worthless.

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