angeloc
Well-Known Member
You cannot be serious! He would spend another £2.5k replacing head gaskets in year one and it would depreciate to zero on year one - but I suppose they are cheap - I would go for the early diesel 2.0L Rover engine if on a serious budget - I had one for 10 years with no bother - not as good as the TD4 but a very capable and cheap Freelander.
Soloby Rob
Banned
There seems to be a fresh one every week now. 
2.0_hippo
Well-Known Member
Of course I'm joking - do you think I'm mad ! Lol
Mantamad
New Member
Only buy a 1.8 if its cheap, you don't do a high mileage and then budget for a head gasket replacement at some point Ok I have a 1.8 but it was crazy cheap to buy and bizarrely been very reliable.
As said above get the TD4 (from 2000 on) diesel or spend a bit less and get the earlier 2 litre diesel, TD4 especially is quite a bit quicker than a 1.8 petrol and much more economical.
Whatever you buy check that its propshafts are still in place and that the VCU is not siezed
Ok I have a 1.8 but it was crazy cheap to buy and bizarrely been very reliable.As said above get the TD4 (from 2000 on) diesel or spend a bit less and get the earlier 2 litre diesel, TD4 especially is quite a bit quicker than a 1.8 petrol and much more economical.
Whatever you buy check that its propshafts are still in place and that the VCU is not siezed
disco_mikey
Active Member
Nothing wrong with 1.8's
I have 2 now, and have had another 2 previously. Though I replace the H/G as soon as I buy the car, never had 1 fail
I have 2 now, and have had another 2 previously. Though I replace the H/G as soon as I buy the car, never had 1 fail
chromiumuk
Well-Known Member
Nothing wrong with 1.8's
I have 2 now, and have had another 2 previously. Though I replace the H/G as soon as I buy the car, never had 1 fail
Not everyone wants to change a head gasket as soon as they buy a car.
As angeldoc says, go diesel.
newcyboots
New Member
Diesel is the way forward..
Ive got a 99 XEDi (L series) and its fab.. Plenty of torque for towing, and im getting 39MPG average out of it.. TD4 is also a great engine... They are two very different engines, but to the average joe bloggs theres no difference, both sound like a diesel (ie clattery) and both go like a diesel (ie slow!)
Got to be honest, aside from different dash clocks, i really cant tell the difference between mine and my mates 02 Td4!!
If 1 had a budget of yours and i had to choose between a 2000 (v or w reg) L series with 90k on the clock, or a 2000 onwards Td4 with 160 on the clock, id go for the L series.
Whatever you choose, try and make it a L series of Td4 diesel - both are fab engines and ecenomical too...
Petrols are usually prone to failiure, but as mantamad says, if you can find one at a good price that suits your budget.. then consider it.. But you WILL have to do the head gasket at some point, so budget for that too..
Good luck
Ive got a 99 XEDi (L series) and its fab.. Plenty of torque for towing, and im getting 39MPG average out of it.. TD4 is also a great engine... They are two very different engines, but to the average joe bloggs theres no difference, both sound like a diesel (ie clattery) and both go like a diesel (ie slow!)
Got to be honest, aside from different dash clocks, i really cant tell the difference between mine and my mates 02 Td4!!
If 1 had a budget of yours and i had to choose between a 2000 (v or w reg) L series with 90k on the clock, or a 2000 onwards Td4 with 160 on the clock, id go for the L series.
Whatever you choose, try and make it a L series of Td4 diesel - both are fab engines and ecenomical too...
Petrols are usually prone to failiure, but as mantamad says, if you can find one at a good price that suits your budget.. then consider it.. But you WILL have to do the head gasket at some point, so budget for that too..
Good luck
Dartmoor Navigator
Well-Known Member
Dude, see your avatar... is that by the rad at the top of those lakey things in mid wales?
sorry
WRT Freelander
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