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[kris9128]

hi all. my name is kris and i'm a newbie. havent yet purchased a landy. am here for a bit of advice. am looking at buying a 1996 110 and was after a bit of advice as what to look for/ avoid, pay special attention to etc etc. also what would th erunning costs be, compared to my vx omega 2.5 many thanks, kris9128

 

[RSM72]

hi all. my name is kris and i'm a newbie. havent yet purchased a landy. am here for a bit of advice. am looking at buying a 1996 110 and was after a bit of advice as what to look for/ avoid, pay special attention to etc etc. also what would th erunning costs be, compared to my vx omega 2.5 many thanks, kris9128

 

[edbell2005]

rite running costs, well ur prob get aboot 25 miles to gallon if its a 110 (which I would HIGHLY recommend!!)
other costs, put aside a couple grand a year for repairs, UJ's clutches, ball joints, propshafts, timing belts, radiators, all seem to love needing replacing.

unlike many other vehicles, milage dont mean jack!its all aboot the chasis, bulkhead, crossmember condition-NO RUST NO HOLES NO PATCHED UP HOLES IS WAT U WANT!
umm wat else, ah make sure high low diff lock on/off all engage with little more than a sturdy push (they can b pretty stiff). gearbox, test in all gears at different revs.
i would recommend a 200tdi or better a 300tdi engine, they are more refined than earlier engines and not overly complex with electricity like the latter td5 (landyzone regulars HATE electricity in their landys)

hope that helps a wee bit, theres some real jerks, oops I mean experts on here that'l be of some real good help for ya mate. the likes of slob, redhand, odenne, and even yella are the people to head for for advice, technical stuff and a rite good **** take!

enjoy,

TEDDY

 

[Sean]

put aside a couple grand a year for repairs, UJ's clutches, ball joints, propshafts, timing belts, radiators, all seem to love needing replacing.

nonsense

 

[edbell2005]

nonsense

must be only mine then!...and me old mans...and his old mans....and the guys down the road....and the bloke I work with....and his old mans.....

 

[Sean]

must be the air down there that does it

the 110 that i use daily hasnt had much more than £50 spent on it this year - last year musta been less than £200

just dunno how you can get to £2000 unless you and your family and friends have zero mechanical sympathy and pay stealer prices for parts and labour

 

[edbell2005]

must be the air down there that does it

the 110 that i use daily hasnt had much more than £50 spent on it this year - last year musta been less than £200

just dunno how you can get to £2000 unless you and your family and friends have zero mechanical sympathy and pay stealer prices for parts and labour

well then ur very lucky aint ya.jus lettin the guy know that landys can go wrong. and that there are certain common things that are prone to goin wrong. and yes, I have spent 2k. aint i unlucky.

 

[Sean]

..... I have spent 2k. aint i careless.

possibly

 

[edbell2005]

wouldnt call mechanical faults being careless...as u may tell, i'm pretty bitter bout all th things gone wrong on my landy!fookin useless heap of over hyped ****e

 

[Sean]

wouldnt call mechanical faults being careless...as u may tell, i'm pretty bitter bout all th things gone wrong on my landy!fookin useless heap of over hyped ****e

maybe the one you've got has been badly messed with in the past - i doubt if there is anyone else on here who would agree with you saying you'd need to budget £2k a year for repairs

unless they had something other than a depender and didnt own a set of spanners

 

[edbell2005]

buddy i was kinda exagerating, i dint realise someone wood take it so personal!but i stand by that landys, like everything, have their faults, and td5 onwards are even more costly wiv all their fault codes etc. sorry if i hurt ur feelings.i own spanners, but cant fix a clutch fork

 

[Pikey]

Bloming ell I can get a complete 200tdi engine for £250 and an axle (Non salisbury) for £50. that's 6 engine and axle changes for £1800 and £200 for consumables. How much damage do you do to a landy to get though 6 engines & 6 axles, in a year.????

 

[edbell2005]

uj's twice, clutch, clutch fork, clutch slave and master, new syncro mesh, gearbox backlash, proshaft. dont pretend to b a mechanic, so ofcourse hav to pay for labour....and i never greenlane...fancy takin it off my hands

 

[Sean]

uj's twice, clutch, clutch fork, clutch slave and master, new syncro mesh, gearbox backlash, proshaft. dont pretend to b a mechanic, so ofcourse hav to pay for labour....and i never greenlane...fancy takin it off my hands

sounds like you got hold of a dud and you should be giving me money to take it orf yer hands

 

[edbell2005]

cheers for shuttin the stable door

 

[Sean]

did your old man...and his old man....and the guy down the road....and the bloke I work with....and his old man all buy theirs from the same place you got yours from ?

 

[edbell2005]

no, why?horses everywhere

 

[kris9128]

thanks for all the advice and erm, comments. didn't realise it would start a domestic . having seen a few 110's and test driven 1 today me thinks me will be purchasing 1 very shortly. just gotta get rid of me thirsty vauxhall 1st. any offers

 

[edbell2005]

good choice kris. jus make sure ya dont buy a dud!thats wat we was rowin aboot.who was unluckiest!i hate fightin in public

 

[Sean]

we call that banter round these parts

did you never play that "punch me on the arm as hard as ya can game till one of us starts bleeding or crying" game at school ?