Rookiescot
Well-Known Member
I have a 56 plate TD4 and although it takes a wee bit of maintenance I love it to bits.
martin1988
New Member
ha i have a 52 plate td4 and i love it.its not without its problems the last owner hasnt really looked after it very well on the servicing front ect but nothing that cant be sorted.dont listen to the defender and disco owners getting on there high horse lol,they paid waymore for the same thing.lets face it if your doing any serious off roading/trialing you by an old vitara lol
Diesel Do
Well-Known Member
disco_mikey
Active Member
Comfy, quiet (without the mud tyres on!) and can give a Deafner a run for its money in the muddy stuff
teddywood1
Well-Known Member
had my 06 td4 hse for 2 weeks now and wow what a difference between this and my 01 td4 gs faster more comfort just missing my cruise control but may be fitting one
WLJayne
Well-Known Member
A small thing to point out, petrol ones can be picked up for ten bob and a pickled egg and it's a great car to stick your spanners into for the first time. I've learned things which will come in stupidly handy for the rest of my life - none of my friends will be going to kwikfart uninformed now, if they end up going at all.
Can you imagine learning the same on a BMW 5 series or something? Nope, me neither.
Can you imagine learning the same on a BMW 5 series or something? Nope, me neither.
Singvogel
Well-Known Member
Mmm - ten bob and a pickled egg, eh.
I might just get me one for spares then.
Actually I did learn a lot from my 528i - I can't afford the BMW dealers service prices!
Singvogel.
Diesel Do
Well-Known Member
Mmm - ten bob and a pickled egg, eh.
I might just get me one for spares then.
Actually I did learn a lot from my 528i - I can't afford the BMW dealers service prices!
Singvogel.
Flash get
I can't afford a pickled egg
WLJayne
Well-Known Member
Actually I did learn a lot from my 528i - I can't afford the BMW dealers service prices!
Fair do's wasn't having a poke at Beemers, just an example of a much more complex machine that would be perhaps inaccessible to the newbie DIY mechanic
.One good thing about the 1.8 is the sheer amount of space under the bonnet - easy to find what you're looking for!!
One of these fine days when I have a garage or shed I'll pick up a K series lump for loving overhaul. Hopefully a relatively inexpensive introduction to engines in the flesh while my current lump is still driving around.
Will.
Freelaner
Landy Driver
Fair do's wasn't having a poke at Beemers, just an example of a much more complex machine that would be perhaps inaccessible to the newbie DIY mechanic
One good thing about the 1.8 is the sheer amount of space under the bonnet - easy to find what you're looking for!!
One of these fine days when I have a garage or shed I'll pick up a K series lump for loving overhaul. Hopefully a relatively inexpensive introduction to engines in the flesh while my current lump is still driving around.
Will.
if you want an uncomplicated/inexpensive petrol engine to rebuild buy a old Ford x-flow.
rebuilding a K-Series is not recommended unless you really have to.
teddywood1
Well-Known Member
give me a side valve any day
Freelaner
Landy Driver
Vagrent
Yaaaar
one sunroof........in two halves
You can't have half a sunroof, it one, two or none.
