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whats reliable then guys
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: marjan on April 30, 2008, 16:29:59 ---Having a 90 for only six months was more than enough for me, unreliable, uncomfortable, poor heater, noisy and draughty. I now have a SWB 3.0 V6 LPG Shogun and it's lovely
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I didn't know that you'd separated!
No wonder I've not seen it near where you live
As for the topic in hand................................
Bar my first Landie (a 2A Light-Weight, which gave a bad name to 'sheds' everywhere), I only had real problems with one of the others, guess which one
1. 1994 'L' registered 110Tdi Hard-Top (owned October 1997 - July 2001)
300Tdi. 50,000miles in my ownership.
Plus points; Some hard use at pay & play days, our only vehicle at the time, probably averaged 30 - 32MPG in that time, towed artics at times.
Problems? 4 new wheel-bearings (ruined at Tong by deep wading), new indicator stalk (burnt out), new tyres at 70,000miles (replacing the original Avon Rangemasters)
2. 1989 'E' registered 90V8-CSW (owned August 2001 - October 2002)
Factory built V8-CSW. 10,000miles in my ownership.
Plus points;Great noise, scared the daylights out of the B*W & Saxo brigade
Problems? Had a LPG conversion, ran atrociously ever after - wouldn't start on petrol when warm, wouldn't run properly on either when weather cold, 15MPG was a good day around town, but conversely 9MPG when towing the BWSOW in the LakeDistrict!
3. 1998 'S' registered Discovery 50th Anniversary (December 2002 - December 2005
300Tdi manual. 50,000miles in my ownership.
Plus points;Supremely capable in all aspects; from M-way travelling to towing a 1600kg twin-axle BWSOW to shifting 26 tonners, 7 seats when needed, 33MPG average, air-con to keep the wife cool, decent turning circle/manoeuvrability, it looked different enough to other Discoverys to keep me smiling.
Problems? One snapped rear shock-absorber, one puncture, a leaking windscreen, galvanitic corrosion where the mud-flap mounts bolt to the rear wing, saggy rear door hinges
4 1999 'V' registered 110 Heritage (December 2005 - present)
Td5. 22,000miles in my ownership (so far)
Plus points; The 'Icon' (what people think of as the 'Safari'), decent engine, average of 27 - 30MPG, towed up to 16 tons easily (so far......................), 11 seats (came in handy a couple of times), leather seats are more kid/Dog- proof than cloth, legible instrumentation at night (even a tachometer as standard fitting!), no oil-leaks - Yet!!, most people who go in it love it!, comfortable seating (in front only), with the rear seats folded it doubles as a 'removal van'.
Problems? Water leaks (it enters somewhere & runs around the internal 'guttering', behind the head-lining, before wetting your trousers), too low geared for m-way driving, I keep expecting to come back to it & find the model specific grille missing, steering lock could be better (contemplating putting it on 'Modular' steel wheels, for more off-set, hence greater lock)
alaric:
--- Quote ---Reliable?
PUSHBIKE
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Yeah, right, have you any idea the amount of time and money it takes to keep a decent bike running, if it's used off road. In the UK the mud kills drivetrain like nobodies business, here in Greece everything gets shaken and battered to death!
£300 or so for a rear shock, £300 or so for a front fork, £150+ for a decent wheel, £150 an end for decent brakes....
Joking aside, for reliability you need to be thinking Japanese. I know there are reliable Land Rovers out there, but finding them can be, well, unreliable...
I think the problem with the cracked heads that you hear about sometimes both on Mitsi and Toyota diesel engines is blown out of proportion - they rarely go wrong, it's just that when they do a high percentage of the failures are a cracked head - but only a small percentage fail at all. I think that makes sense...
Like any other second hand car purchase there are plenty of bad ones out there, but that's usually down to bad maintenance by an owner at some point, check service history etc. as you would for any car purchase and you should be able to find the right car.
I know that the value of second had Pajeros is dropping as the market reaches saturation, that's probably a good place to start. I prefer my Land Cruiser to my old Pajero, but it cost a lot more. Pajeros are very good value.
Good luck!
Alaric.
Popoff:
get a Fourtrak very reliable just ask any farmer :lol:
bilge rat:
actually you say fourtrack , im from village near harborough and a lot of farmers use fourtracks round here. just not big enough for what i need . by the time the kids, mrs and dog are in, then all there kit they seem to take anywhere .think it would be a right game ...alan.
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: alaric on May 05, 2008, 18:19:28 ---
--- Quote ---Reliable?
PUSHBIKE
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Yeah, right, have you any idea the amount of time and money it takes to keep a decent bike running, if it's used off road. In the UK the mud kills drivetrain like nobodies business, here in Greece everything gets shaken and battered to death!
£300 or so for a rear shock, £300 or so for a front fork, £150+ for a decent wheel, £150 an end for decent brakes....
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I'll agree on the price of decent wheels.
I had a pair built back in about 1993 for the Pace Research RC100 I owned then & (non-cycling) friends wouldn't believe me when I told them how much I paid
Now that I want a Trek (carbon-fibre) road-bike to replace my titanium, & ance again, friends are astonished at the price of the Madone range :roll:
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