Re: ..this close to buying a 110 CSW

Seems very expensive to me for that mileage.

It'll be close - depends on tyre size, fitness of springs and so on.

Look on auto trader they havea parkers used price guide, or get hold of Land Rover Owner International magazine as they have something similar in it.

Most car parks seem to be 2m clearance. I'm OK in the Discovery with the sunroof down and the Range Rover, but the roof rack on the Series 3 prevents us from going anywhere there is a lowish car park barrier. Apart from on street parking there is only one car park in Leicester that I can take that to, so if it has a roof rack on don't try it. If it hasn't and you are under the 2m it still makes you duck when you go under the barriers.

..also - just had another quick thought...

How sensitive should the standard power steering be? Should the vehicle turn at the slightest movement of the wheel or should there be a little play? Also - am I correct in assuming that it doesn't de-sensitise its-self at higher speeds?

Many thanks,

Mark

Hello..
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> Am just about to make an offer on a J Reg 200TDi 110 CSW and wanted to pick
> peoples brains on 2 points..
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> The vehicle is very clean, but has a high milage (>150k) - its priced at
> ~£6500 - is this way over the top?
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> Will I be able to park in a normal multi storey carpark? lol (This wont put
> me off buying it - it'll just mean I dont try and find out the hard way!) >
> Many thanks in advance!
>
> M
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>

This is indeed then very curious...

I'd previously test driven only non-power assisted Landrovers and as you say plenty of slop. But having tried the power-steering on the vehicle I'm considering - I had great trouble driving in a straight line - the slightest twitch of the wheel was fed straight through and effected the direction of the vehicle.

I only wondered whether it was just me or not as the garage owner had no trouble keeping the thing in a straight line!

On or around Mon, 7 Jul 2003 00:35:28 -0000, "Mark Gowans" enlightened us thusly:

sounds a bit high, although CSWs are always more than other sorts. It needs to be tiptop shape, full history and ideally a new gearbox. If it's done

I'm reasonably convinced that it'll have the LT77-type 5-speeder (reverse left and forward) and if it's original and unmodified, it'll likely be worn. The buzzwords to listen out for are "cross-drilled (transfer box) gear", but don't let on that you know that. It's a major selling point if it's had this mod done, so they should tell you. Mention that you've heard that the gearboxes can have problems with wear over 100K miles, see what happens. There is another fix, which is to fit a special plate with an oil-catcher to the transfer box, this is made/sold by Steve Parker, so that's another set of buzzwords... this does the same thing as the cross-drilled gear, i.e. supplies oil to the splines on the gearbox output/transfer box input shaft, which in the original design were not lubricated.

This is the main point. other than that, check all over for corrosion and oil leaks.

It'll be something a bit over 6' high. I think I measured mine at 6'3", and wrote it on the sun-visor. But be careful, I know someone who used to have a 109, and took it under the height thing in a car park, which it missed, then drove it into a light fitting that some clown had fitted inside the car park, at a lower height...

On or around Mon, 7 Jul 2003 06:03:35 -0000, "Mark Gowans" enlightened us thusly:

takes a bit of getting used to - there shouldn't be much play at straight ahead, though play at full lock seems common. The PAS is quite sensitive, and doesn't alter at speed. If the vehicle is very twitchy, it might benefit form checking the tracking or from different/better tyres.

that's another point, at that money, I'd expect a new set of good tyres, BFG, Michelin or similar quality. A new set thusly are getting on for 500 notes. If it's got worn, or cheapo tyres, then that's another bargaining point.

If it was this over-sensitive I suspect the seller has adjusted the slop out of the steering box and over done it a bit - it's easily adjusted though.

Twas Mon, 07 Jul 2003 07:48:48 +0100 when Austin Shackles put finger to keyboard producing:

My 110 with roof rack once fit under the height restriction on the way in with 2-3" to spare, however there was a sloping roof (roadway from upper car park) on the way out. The prats in the hats wouldn't let me out through the enterance so I had to take the roof rack off, lower the tyre pressure, drive out dragging the rack along the floor behind (I wasn't about to carry it) then refit and reinflate while partially blocking the exit (I was bloody annoyed at the prats in the hats). I'm 6'4" and the roof of my 1984 110 sat taller than my by an inch or two (not counting the rack).

-- Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.) ___________________________________________________________ "To know the character of a man, give him anonymity" - Mr.Nice.

My 110 is 2.05m high - so it depends on the car park. Most seem to be around

Parking could be difficult for the other carpark users..... My company carpark is 204 cm height, the back of my 110 is 202 cm...... That means I have to descent the slopes is reverse....... People are not used to landrovers descending in reverse...... often they panic! or get angry... and you need some extra tools, to remove cables, lightning, fire sprinklers and al the auxillairy heigth restrictions........

good luck Marc!

Tjalf, The Netherlands "Mark Gowans" schreef in bericht news:3f08b125$0$45174$ snipped-for-privacy@mercury.nildram.net...

On or around Mon, 07 Jul 2003 10:27:26 +0100, Mr.Nice. enlightened us thusly:

I'd have parked blocking the exit and left to ponder for a bit. The whole point of the bar on the entrance is to stop over-hegith vehicles getting in, and if the ceiling is lower than that, I don't see how they can get you for refusing to drive out under it.

If they called the dibbles, you could explain the situation politely, pointing out that yer vehicle fitted under the height thing with 2-3in. to spare.

Twas Mon, 07 Jul 2003 18:52:05 +0100 when Austin Shackles put finger to keyboard producing:

They were licky not to get the cr*p kicked out of the lot of them to be quite honest, jumped up power crazed silly hat wearing muppets! ahem. but I'm a much calmer man now..

-- Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.) ___________________________________________________________ "To know the character of a man, give him anonymity" - Mr.Nice.

The 110 does sit higher at the rear than you would expect. Although I know the height I never trust the numbers on the sign at an entrance. I have set the aerial to 2" higher than rear - seems to work.....except the day when SWMBO decided to go to the supermarket and forgot to check the height and almost wedged it under the restriction bar (at least they let her drive round it - thank heavens for a good traversing capability on LRs over the concrete side slopes) or there was the time when the exit bar at a country park was lower than the entrance bar - a little spade work to make 2 decent sized ruts in the ground sorted that out........yawn

Go for it - you know you want and you'll be able to bore the pub bore with 'how I got stuck in such and such car park today"!

JonW D90

-- snipped-for-privacy@ntlworld.com "When in danger, when in doubt - Run in circles, scream and shout." Rule 8g RotR (amended)

Also depends on the load - at a local car park me + one dog = no go, 4 people & 3 dogs = OK! (1983 110 V8)

Neil