Hi all
After weighing up lots of thought, opinion and man maths I have bought myself a P38.
Its a 99 4.0. Bought it after a lot of thought and research including reading the musings of the LZ forum. I have wanted one of these for ages but have allowed negative reputation to put me off. In the end I couldn't ignore the hilarious value for money so I looked for one that I think will provide me with the least dramas and that has had as much preventative maintenance as possible!
Bought it from a guy who worked at a LR specialist - it has had a Turner engineering short block fitted and coil spring conversion. Before some of you are sick - this was actually a selling point to me. Though I don't mind wielding spanners I don't have much space or time and every seller I rang couldn't tell me their EAS was fault free so I decided to find one with coils. It is far better than the forum opinion would have you believe but i'll leave it at that because coils have their fans and haters. I don't use it to get to work and have wanted a V8 for the obvious reasons - diesel was never an option. 15-20mpg for those wondering. Or ten round town if you're enjoying the noise.
Only questions I have are;
Should I buy a Haynes for it or is there a maintenance guide on LZ?
Steering is not as precise as I would expect around the dead ahead, its possible to wiggle the wheel slightly whilst driving and not get much of a reaction. More than I would expect of a car like this. What area should I inspect/look to replace to remedy this? bushes? steering damper?
Possibly connected - hard braking from high speed gives the wheel very slight judder - no wheel wobble when driving at any speed just under heavy braking. Its not bad enough for me to worry but it is there. ideas?
I will attempt to add photos! Obviously you should clean before posting but I have driven the length of the UK, to Belgium and back and to Plymouth and back from London in the last month in it without missing a beat. Haven't had a chance to get it near a sponge (and now can't afford to anyway)
Josh
After weighing up lots of thought, opinion and man maths I have bought myself a P38.
Its a 99 4.0. Bought it after a lot of thought and research including reading the musings of the LZ forum. I have wanted one of these for ages but have allowed negative reputation to put me off. In the end I couldn't ignore the hilarious value for money so I looked for one that I think will provide me with the least dramas and that has had as much preventative maintenance as possible!
Bought it from a guy who worked at a LR specialist - it has had a Turner engineering short block fitted and coil spring conversion. Before some of you are sick - this was actually a selling point to me. Though I don't mind wielding spanners I don't have much space or time and every seller I rang couldn't tell me their EAS was fault free so I decided to find one with coils. It is far better than the forum opinion would have you believe but i'll leave it at that because coils have their fans and haters. I don't use it to get to work and have wanted a V8 for the obvious reasons - diesel was never an option. 15-20mpg for those wondering. Or ten round town if you're enjoying the noise.
Only questions I have are;
Should I buy a Haynes for it or is there a maintenance guide on LZ?
Steering is not as precise as I would expect around the dead ahead, its possible to wiggle the wheel slightly whilst driving and not get much of a reaction. More than I would expect of a car like this. What area should I inspect/look to replace to remedy this? bushes? steering damper?
Possibly connected - hard braking from high speed gives the wheel very slight judder - no wheel wobble when driving at any speed just under heavy braking. Its not bad enough for me to worry but it is there. ideas?
I will attempt to add photos! Obviously you should clean before posting but I have driven the length of the UK, to Belgium and back and to Plymouth and back from London in the last month in it without missing a beat. Haven't had a chance to get it near a sponge (and now can't afford to anyway)
Josh
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