W reg JEEP Grand Cherokee 4.0 limited @ £3250 - Darth Vaders
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Compared to similar age Shoguns or early X Trails I can't help thinking that this left-field option looks like a lot of fun.
It's got to tow 1.6 tons of ponytrailer about 25 miles a week, and it must break down, need a new gearbox or be difficult for a wife to drive and manoeuvre. Do you reckon this is a reasonable choice?
Are they all low-tech never goes wrong and easy to fix lazy V8 workhorses? Or are they more unpopular under engineered petrol guzzlers that nobody can ever get parts for?
Your thoughts gentlemen...
Compared to similar age Shoguns or early X Trails I can't help thinking that this left-field option looks like a lot of fun.
It's got to tow 1.6 tons of ponytrailer about 25 miles a week, and it must break down, need a new gearbox or be difficult for a wife to drive and manoeuvre. Do you reckon this is a reasonable choice?
Are they all low-tech never goes wrong and easy to fix lazy V8 workhorses? Or are they more unpopular under engineered petrol guzzlers that nobody can ever get parts for?
Your thoughts gentlemen...
Aha, I see. Yep an I6 makes sense - I just saw that every other petrol GC of that era seemed to have a V8 and assumed.
Having now searched a few more Jeeps for sale I agree it's top money. It's got half the miles of most but then only partial service history. It's modified. It can't tow without a £400 tow bar fitting. Basically it's a pretty difficult car to sell I would imagine.
If I go and take a look it will be with my farmers bargain mode engaged.
Tomorrow my old man is bringing me his neighbours 2000 TD5 Discovery to look at. Apparently cherished and low mileage they will take £3,500 for it as a sort of favour. Please tell me I would be mad to buy this era and model of Disco2. I believe it was from the darkest days of the dark days of Landrover quality control.
Or is it all exaggerated?
Having now searched a few more Jeeps for sale I agree it's top money. It's got half the miles of most but then only partial service history. It's modified. It can't tow without a £400 tow bar fitting. Basically it's a pretty difficult car to sell I would imagine.
If I go and take a look it will be with my farmers bargain mode engaged.
Tomorrow my old man is bringing me his neighbours 2000 TD5 Discovery to look at. Apparently cherished and low mileage they will take £3,500 for it as a sort of favour. Please tell me I would be mad to buy this era and model of Disco2. I believe it was from the darkest days of the dark days of Landrover quality control.
Or is it all exaggerated?
Edited by converted lurker on Saturday 14th February 17:18
The Shogun sold before I could see it!
The Sept 2001 Disco2 now poses me a conundrum. It's the facelift midel with the 700 improvements with a TD5 seven seats and the air suspension replaced with coils on 110,000 miles for £3,500.
It's been well serviced and runs reasonably well.
My Dad is keen for me to buy it but I can't stop worrying that I would be as mad as Mad Jack McMad to do so. A major priority is for me not to have maintenance and repair hassles with this third vehicle...
So many options. Sports cars are so much simpler!
The Sept 2001 Disco2 now poses me a conundrum. It's the facelift midel with the 700 improvements with a TD5 seven seats and the air suspension replaced with coils on 110,000 miles for £3,500.
It's been well serviced and runs reasonably well.
My Dad is keen for me to buy it but I can't stop worrying that I would be as mad as Mad Jack McMad to do so. A major priority is for me not to have maintenance and repair hassles with this third vehicle...
So many options. Sports cars are so much simpler!
Hmm. I keep running across stories about people needing to spend big money to keep old four by fours on the road.
I'm not so sure it's going to be a better (thiree cars) strategy than just buying a modern vehicle that does everything. A four year old Kia Sorrento Auto for £13k appears to give me seven seats, 40mpg, a warranty, 0-60 in sub ten seconds and will happily tow an Ifor Willaims out of a pony club meet field on a wet day.
Boring but rational.
I'm not so sure it's going to be a better (thiree cars) strategy than just buying a modern vehicle that does everything. A four year old Kia Sorrento Auto for £13k appears to give me seven seats, 40mpg, a warranty, 0-60 in sub ten seconds and will happily tow an Ifor Willaims out of a pony club meet field on a wet day.
Boring but rational.
Swines. My cars are in a large outbuilding. My Dobermans live in the same building. If ever the cat fairies call on me they're going to need all nine lives in order to leave.
Having a roll of plastic sheeting, an old mini digger and two bags of lime stashed away just in case the dogs go postal may be too much of a precaution. But hey.
Anyone wanna buy an old escort van real cheap?
Having a roll of plastic sheeting, an old mini digger and two bags of lime stashed away just in case the dogs go postal may be too much of a precaution. But hey.
Anyone wanna buy an old escort van real cheap?
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