brianp38dse
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97 dse manual 97600 had it nearly 7 years been very good, fingers crossed 
365,000 2.5 dse manual
I had to replace the timing chain and gears at 342,000. A some point it had a new FIP as well. It's had several gearboxes, at least one transfer box, a front diff and a set of air bags. A few thousand miles back the wiper mechanism let go on the M3 in a rain storm
I do around 400 miles a week in it, and personally think they're great cars.
I had to replace the timing chain and gears at 342,000. A some point it had a new FIP as well. It's had several gearboxes, at least one transfer box, a front diff and a set of air bags. A few thousand miles back the wiper mechanism let go on the M3 in a rain storm
I do around 400 miles a week in it, and personally think they're great cars.
tomcat59alan
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365,000 2.5 dse manual
I had to replace the timing chain and gears at 342,000. A some point it had a new FIP as well. It's had several gearboxes, at least one transfer box, a front diff and a set of air bags. A few thousand miles back the wiper mechanism let go on the M3 in a rain storm
I do around 400 miles a week in it, and personally think they're great cars.
Sounds like Triggers broom "only fools and horses". He had the broom for 20 yrs, it had 17 new heads and 14 new handles but it was still the same broom he was issued with
Datatek
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That's encouraging, hope my DHSE lasts that long365,000 2.5 dse manual
I had to replace the timing chain and gears at 342,000. A some point it had a new FIP as well. It's had several gearboxes, at least one transfer box, a front diff and a set of air bags. A few thousand miles back the wiper mechanism let go on the M3 in a rain storm
I do around 400 miles a week in it, and personally think they're great cars.
4.6 HSE auto with 248k.
Previous owner needed to fit a new rear diff as the original one let a bolt go inside and it was expelled like a bullet from the bellhousing, a set of poly bushes and shocks along with all x4 EAS airbags and that's over 150k but that's it apart from general service items, especially tyres!
What sort of tyre mileage can you expect to see with general use with infrequent forays off into the green stuff? Thinking of that query over longevity, is the autobox prettymuch bulletproof then as I've found Citroen auto boxes go at around the same intervals as normal clutches and this is going well on the original at twice this!?!
Other replacement parts oddities include a new front heated screen due to a vandal's brick plus replacement caused by operator intervention! After locking the plip key in the car the window mechanism was bent by brute force to allow access (I kid you not!) and apparently the brutal chiselling out of the driver's door lock mechanism but these last x2 things were when he genuinely wasn't fully compos mentus.
The key main purchase thus far is that, a new plip key a tyre and a generation 3 rf receiver.
Plans ahead include an LPG service and a precautionary flush test of the cooling circuit as it was leaking from the rad but a get-it-home barrs leak 'fix' stopped this and hasn't flared up since.
Previous owner needed to fit a new rear diff as the original one let a bolt go inside and it was expelled like a bullet from the bellhousing, a set of poly bushes and shocks along with all x4 EAS airbags and that's over 150k but that's it apart from general service items, especially tyres!
What sort of tyre mileage can you expect to see with general use with infrequent forays off into the green stuff? Thinking of that query over longevity, is the autobox prettymuch bulletproof then as I've found Citroen auto boxes go at around the same intervals as normal clutches and this is going well on the original at twice this!?!
Other replacement parts oddities include a new front heated screen due to a vandal's brick plus replacement caused by operator intervention! After locking the plip key in the car the window mechanism was bent by brute force to allow access (I kid you not!) and apparently the brutal chiselling out of the driver's door lock mechanism but these last x2 things were when he genuinely wasn't fully compos mentus.
The key main purchase thus far is that, a new plip key a tyre and a generation 3 rf receiver.
Plans ahead include an LPG service and a precautionary flush test of the cooling circuit as it was leaking from the rad but a get-it-home barrs leak 'fix' stopped this and hasn't flared up since.
Datatek
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The HP24 on the 4.6 is pretty bullet proof with regular oil changes.
ady014
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117600 currently needs a bit of tlc but planning on keeping it for as long as possible, has some issues but is probably one of the best cars I've owned in over 25 years of driving. Second only to my E46 320d Touring thinking about it. 3rd place would be a BX DTR Turbo so it lives in an eclectic mix!!
Sounds like Triggers broom "only fools and horses". He had the broom for 20 yrs, it had 17 new heads and 14 new handles but it was still the same broom he was issued with
Yes, it's getting like that. I made the mistake of trying to regas the air con this week and the condenser burst! That'll be another new part then
October 1996 4.6, 175000mls, on original engine and transmission. No water loss, has never overheated, oil changes at 6000mls, with good quality oil.
Frequent, at least weekly, underbonnet checks have probably helped.
Bought it in 2000 with 53000mls, and a service history that showed 6000ml services instead of the 12000 that LR had specified for the P38 petrol, (in fact that was the main reason for buying it), and subsequent performance seems to have proved I was right.
In my opinion, that 12000ml service interval for the old V8 was the main cause of most of the engine troubles suffered with these vehicles, bearing in mind that most of these cars were bought by people with plenty of money and no interest in looking under the bonnet.
Latest failure: The bonnet release handle has broken off leaving a short stub, but is still operable.
I rest my case....
Peter.
Frequent, at least weekly, underbonnet checks have probably helped.
Bought it in 2000 with 53000mls, and a service history that showed 6000ml services instead of the 12000 that LR had specified for the P38 petrol, (in fact that was the main reason for buying it), and subsequent performance seems to have proved I was right.
In my opinion, that 12000ml service interval for the old V8 was the main cause of most of the engine troubles suffered with these vehicles, bearing in mind that most of these cars were bought by people with plenty of money and no interest in looking under the bonnet.
Latest failure: The bonnet release handle has broken off leaving a short stub, but is still operable.
I rest my case....
Peter.
tomcat59alan
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Saw one on Flea bay yesterday, not dear
tomcat59alan
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Tying a can to it's tail will make a kitten growl
A new silencer to make the car louder now that makes a lot of sense. Not.
tomcat59alan
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A new silencer to make the car louder now that makes a lot of sense. Not.
GO TO BED !!! one more sleep
Rick-the-Pick
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My Range rovers & my LR3 mileage is as high as I wish it to be.
