So - first time I've owned one and have got a family members one. Unfortunatley it's not been well looked after and has succumbed to salty wet roads in Fife a fair bit. But then that gives me a little refurb project!
Anyway - here's my list!
1) Drove it from Edinburgh to London last night and got a true 28mpg sitting at 78mph most of the way. Is that normal?
Pumping the rear tyres up from 19psi (!!!) to the 38psi spec in the book was a bit of a revelation on the handling... not sure how long they've been driving like that.
2) The central locking is intermittent. I can always get the hazards to flash but it's 50/50 that the locks will go. Any known easy fixes / places to look?
3) Rear door lock doesnt central lock at all. Is it supposed to?
4) Sunroofs leak. The seals look at bit dry and once was misaligned so is better now. It's as if the glass is stopping about 5mm short of where it should go. Can this be adjusted?
5) Car has done 117k miles. Cambelt was done at 75k. But that was 6 years ago. Is it ripe for a change or a fair bit left in it?
6) It's metallic red and I'm going to touch up a few bits. Is there a good source for matching paint? Should I be LandRover only or do Halfrauds do OK ?(aerosol for these bits is fine)
7) Have bought roof rails - looking forward to drilling holes in the roof :0 Will search for tips on this.
Please pick of which bits you can - I'll keep searching the threads in the interim. Didnt want to start 6 threads!
Overall - it's a fun car - and although painfully slow at times, actually bowls along really well / very comfy if you are patient and change your driving to suit the car. Just cruise along and look down on other cars...
Anyway - here's my list!
1) Drove it from Edinburgh to London last night and got a true 28mpg sitting at 78mph most of the way. Is that normal?
Pumping the rear tyres up from 19psi (!!!) to the 38psi spec in the book was a bit of a revelation on the handling... not sure how long they've been driving like that.
2) The central locking is intermittent. I can always get the hazards to flash but it's 50/50 that the locks will go. Any known easy fixes / places to look?
3) Rear door lock doesnt central lock at all. Is it supposed to?
4) Sunroofs leak. The seals look at bit dry and once was misaligned so is better now. It's as if the glass is stopping about 5mm short of where it should go. Can this be adjusted?
5) Car has done 117k miles. Cambelt was done at 75k. But that was 6 years ago. Is it ripe for a change or a fair bit left in it?
6) It's metallic red and I'm going to touch up a few bits. Is there a good source for matching paint? Should I be LandRover only or do Halfrauds do OK ?(aerosol for these bits is fine)
7) Have bought roof rails - looking forward to drilling holes in the roof :0 Will search for tips on this.
Please pick of which bits you can - I'll keep searching the threads in the interim. Didnt want to start 6 threads!
Overall - it's a fun car - and although painfully slow at times, actually bowls along really well / very comfy if you are patient and change your driving to suit the car. Just cruise along and look down on other cars...