1999 td5 to buy or not

hi all iam thinking to buy td5 e.s. 1999 135.000 f.s.h. it is up in derby are there loot of problems with them as i have sold my td4 which cost me a fortune to run thanks p.s i will have to buy over the telephone and take dealers word for it thanks

Hi mate brought a 1999 td5 es myself a couple of months ago well chuffed with it the only problem i've had with it is that i had to replace the the crank shaft pully as the rubber cushion thing was totally shot, it sounded like a bag of nails when it was on idle, apart from that it's been a good beast so far...

never buy a motor without seeing it unless its 50 pence

what sort of mpg do you get out of your td5.

i do a lot of motorway driving

I bought a 2000 Disco TD5 GS Auto last October and I have to say I have been most impressed with the ride quality of the air suspension and the kids love it as it has the headphone sockets in the rear so they can listen to their CD's.
The only things I have had to do so far is as follow are:-
1. Replaced front anti roll bar link arms as they were worn.
2. New shock absorbers all round as they were still the originals and were very tired.
3. New discs and brake pads.
4. Had the front bumber repainted and then some dopey young female with her boyfriends car reversed into me and broke the plastic, she offered to pay for the damage. It cost her £350 quid, no doubt she panicked as she had only passed her test that same day and her boyfriend had no idea she had borrowed his car.
5. Engine oil and filters plus air filter replaced as the service book showed that it had been serviced 4 weeks before I bought it. Checked with garage that stamped the service book and they had no record of a service been carried out. So be warned? The previuos services before that were LR dealer so they had a record. Changed the coolant as well.
6. Front and rear diff oil replaced.
7. Passenger front wheel hub replaced due to knackered bearing.
8. Near side headlight replaced due to a stone chip last week. Going to order up headlight protectors.
9. The 3 amegos appeared on the dash ABS/TC/HDC. Purchase the nanocom diagostic unit. Driver front ABS sensor falt. Replace sensor and cleared the fault. The nanocom also showed a number of stored engine faults which are now cleared.
10. Front sunroof leaking. Removed headlining and resealed front and rear sunroofs.

That is the list so far. I have still to do Auto and tranfer box oil change and that will be the lot.

I have also had a few rattles which have turned out to be broken clips.

Not bad for the past few months, but still love it and it annoys the missus as she will not drive it due to its size.

Reckon i MPG wise i get some where in the low thirties but i'm panning on fitting a EGR blanking plate which should hopefuly increase this a bit, if you do a search on here you'll find loads of people going on about these.

Ive had 3 TD5s a disco on a W, a 90 on a Y and now a 05 xs 90 and to be fair they are a great motor as long as you look after them, the key is to never let them over heat.
My 90 is now pushing 195 bhp and to be fair the fuel con is better now ive had it remaped.
Dont ask how that works!