Should I buy?

lightning · Aug 9, 2019

I would say that you won’t do better for the money, certainly round here where £5,000 won’t get you very much in the way of a TD5.
If it runs well, doesn’t pressurise the coolant, and there’s no diesel in the oil, buy it

Ttwo · Aug 9, 2019

Every time it’s had a issue he’s taken it to a expensive LR specialist so I know it’s had prop shafts and fuel pump and odd few bit over the las few years...he uses it to do a 4 mile round trip to work and has been doing only that for years

Ttwo · Aug 9, 2019

And a engine on eBay is only like £350

Thor 1950 · Aug 9, 2019

Ttwo said:
And a engine on eBay is only like £350

lightning · Aug 10, 2019

If it needs one! The engine is probably fine!

Check the coolant for oil, and the engine oil for contamination with diesel.

Ttwo · Aug 16, 2019

He’s decided to keep it after all this time making me wait

lightning · Aug 17, 2019

Well, l was looking on Ebay and quickly found two good TD5 Station Wagons with no work needed for under £8,000

They were both genuine Station Wagons and not converted vans.

Good ones are out there for sensible money.

potus · Aug 17, 2019

lightning said:
Good ones are out there for sensible money.

Agreed, some ask silly money but there are some good examples around for a reasonable price it just might take a while to find one.

Noticed a very nice 06 td5 on fb markeplace locally yesterday for 16k

, kin'ell. Furkin' dreamer, but good luck, might have someone with more money than sense turn up.

lightning · Aug 17, 2019

If you look on Ebay at completed listings that have actually sold, most are in the under £12,000 bracket.

There are one or two exceptions, very low mileage ones seem to go for mad money, although they often re appear for sale a month or so later.

Hippo · Aug 17, 2019

The asking price is just that. The sale price is whats offered.

Ttwo · Aug 17, 2019

Hold on....wait a minute.... he’s just tex me saying I might be up for a deal......I think he just likes the chase lol....I’m not paying 1p more than 4K tho even tho I was meant to buy it before him 6 years ago for 3k off our mate

Al2O3 · Aug 17, 2019

Ttwo said:
Hold on....wait a minute.... he’s just tex me saying I might be up for a deal......I think he just likes the chase lol....I’m not paying 1p more than 4K tho even tho I was meant to buy it before him 6 years ago for 3k off our mate

Play it cool, Trigger. Play it cool, son.

Ttwo · Oct 18, 2019

Ok so iv bee for a proper look and it’s not as clean as I remember...the 2 really rusty sections under seem to be a rear outrigger and another bracket but I can’t remember what it’s for.

Britcyclerider · Oct 18, 2019

All fixable but I would go over that with a fine tooth comb, as there is likely to be more hiding.....

flat · Oct 18, 2019

Wtf.

That’s not mint by a long long way......

Hippo · Oct 18, 2019

When did it last pass an mot and have yer looked on the mot history site at the history?

Ttwo · Oct 18, 2019

Yeah I thought it was mint from memory lol not so now....don’t think I should give 4 for the Milage and condition

Hippo · Oct 18, 2019

Whats the sudden change of mind to sell it? Does he realise the condition points towards a lot of work or a possible replacement chassis within a small number of years?

frog hopper · Oct 18, 2019

So the only bits not rusted to feck are covered in oil leaks.
Replacement chassis only option there I recon.

Ttwo · Oct 18, 2019

He don’t use it..his brother gave him a pick up and he just likes using that with the perks of a newer car with comforts...I didn’t think the chassis was to bad the only hole is on the front outrigger...just seems it’s a bracket and a tube rear rigger that’s shot to hell....it seems night and day from the defender I had last time..this seems new lol....not to sure what todo

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