Sad day

In message , Larry Shaw writes

I would have gone for a year old Disco II

On or around Thu, 24 Mar 2005 08:52:09 +0000, Marc Draper enlightened us thusly:

I was thinking along those lines meself...

Marc Draper composed the following;:

ditto .. or kept it anyway ... ;)

Looked at that option - but still 30mpg and poor performance.... (almost went the freelander route though........) Hartwells prices etc put the 'cost to change' at around £20K for a Sll Disco on an 03 plate. The japcrap 'cost to change' works out at £17K and I get all the toys....

But I know what you are saying ;)

In message , Larry Shaw writes

30 mpg is very good considering weight and size etc. Not much point looking at a decent 4x4 if you are worried about 30 mpg

But then again you will really struggle to get 30 from a Td5. 25 is more realistic.

On or around Thu, 24 Mar 2005 22:08:26 +0000, Marc Draper enlightened us thusly:

I've managed to get far less than 30 from the 300 TDi. Admittedly, it was by thrashing it up the M6 at about 85-90.

in normal pootling around it does about that.

Looking at overall costs, though... just had to replace a water pump: about

30 quid. Ball joint for the drag link on order, about 4.5 quid.

It did have to have a vacuum pump, which was 109, but then I bet so are everyone else's vacuum pumps.

basic dampers are about 20 quid a pair, springs not much more. Tyres tend to be a bit pricier than car tyres, admittedly. Insurance isn't too high.

Also, in the main, the parts are available for 10, 15, 20 year old motors. Bet it's fun getting parts for a 20-y-o nissan.

I only get 29mpg from my fiat bravo 1.4. looking at getting a 300tdi, comparing both vehicles mpg i'd rather have a land rover any day. Just got to find a decent one now.

Paul.

On or around Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:38:40 -0000, "Paul" enlightened us thusly:

there are plenty of TDis about. The later you can find, the better. Main bugbears are rear floor area corrosion and gearbox output shaft wear. 'most anything else is easily-fixed.

the former requires careful examination under the carpets in the back - you'll need a pozidriv #2 screwdriver to get the strip off the back edge to lift 'em. The latter is evidenced by excessive clunks from the transmission when going from forward to reverse and/or when changing gear, also if you come on and off the loud pedal abruptly in say 3rd gear. Budget about a grand to repair it, or looking at it another way, look to get a grand off the price. 's not the end of the world, if the vehicle is otherwsie good and the price is suitable.

rear floor is anything from about 400 quid upwards, depending on how much of the silly faffy stripping of carpets etc. you do yourself.

I bought one for my 2.5D and it cost £10 (second hand but from a landrover shop). Does the 300tdi use a much more complicated one?

I thought it was pretty much the same block?

On or around Fri, 25 Mar 2005 20:40:29 +0000, Tom Woods enlightened us thusly:

not in that respect. The 200 TDi and 300 TDi have totally different vacuum pumps. dunno if either is the same as for the NAD.