looking to buy
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 9:55 am
morning gents - as you can see im a nubee here - but am looking for a bit of guidance regards purchasing a 110.
am currently considering this one
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 625088.htm
unfortunately i have no previous experience with this type of lorry - until now ive only had four cylinder petrol cars - but i am considering the landie because i want something as a bit of an expedition vehicle - i go up north spearfishing - and the intention is to live out of the back of it for a few days at a time.
my main concerns are running costs and reliability/performance of the 110.
it is advertised as a 3litre engine - but i cant find any listing of a LR 3l diesel - is it just the N/A 2.5 motor? if so, would this truck be able to do 100km/h down the motorway without too much fuss or is it the sort of thing which is more comfortable at 85-90km/h? its likely that i will replace the radiator/fan with a new core and a thermo-elec fan unit to increase reliabilty and engine output. should i also consider an elec water pump for it?
what are the ongoing costs of this sort of vehicle likely to be - bearing in mind that it isnt to be used as an offroad vehicle - and it will be garaged when not used. i see the firewall has been replaced which seems to be a common problem area for these lorries - what other major expenses are involved with keeping these things going? perhaps if i budgeted a couple thousand dollars a year for servicing/maintainence - would this be a reasonable expectation?
also - i have a source of waste canola oil - the intention is to convert it to biodiesel and tip it into the bum of the LR - my understanding is that other than replacing the fuel lines with more modern rubber, the engine should accomodate the fuel no problems?
lastly, its listed for about $10k - what do you think of the price - ive had a look around but there arent too many older diesel 110's to compare it to - i thought $8-9k would be more realisitic considering it is 20 years old and pretty low-tech compared to offerings from toyota and nissan of a similar age.
many thanks
marcus
am currently considering this one
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 625088.htm
unfortunately i have no previous experience with this type of lorry - until now ive only had four cylinder petrol cars - but i am considering the landie because i want something as a bit of an expedition vehicle - i go up north spearfishing - and the intention is to live out of the back of it for a few days at a time.
my main concerns are running costs and reliability/performance of the 110.
it is advertised as a 3litre engine - but i cant find any listing of a LR 3l diesel - is it just the N/A 2.5 motor? if so, would this truck be able to do 100km/h down the motorway without too much fuss or is it the sort of thing which is more comfortable at 85-90km/h? its likely that i will replace the radiator/fan with a new core and a thermo-elec fan unit to increase reliabilty and engine output. should i also consider an elec water pump for it?
what are the ongoing costs of this sort of vehicle likely to be - bearing in mind that it isnt to be used as an offroad vehicle - and it will be garaged when not used. i see the firewall has been replaced which seems to be a common problem area for these lorries - what other major expenses are involved with keeping these things going? perhaps if i budgeted a couple thousand dollars a year for servicing/maintainence - would this be a reasonable expectation?
also - i have a source of waste canola oil - the intention is to convert it to biodiesel and tip it into the bum of the LR - my understanding is that other than replacing the fuel lines with more modern rubber, the engine should accomodate the fuel no problems?
lastly, its listed for about $10k - what do you think of the price - ive had a look around but there arent too many older diesel 110's to compare it to - i thought $8-9k would be more realisitic considering it is 20 years old and pretty low-tech compared to offerings from toyota and nissan of a similar age.
many thanks
marcus