| Author |
Message |
 Dealer or private |
jeepster
 28th Aug 2016 10:42 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 5 · Views: 2375 · Subject: Dealer or private |
hi, i nearly always buy a car from a private seller, after doing the appropriate checks.
Obviously for a new car there is no option, but did you get your car from a dealer or from a private seller. ... |
| haldex unit |
jeepster
28th Aug 2016 8:05 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 10 · Views: 6247 · Subject: haldex unit |
| hi, I know it sounds mad - why buy a car with a knackered haldex, but if you buy cars privately like i normally do any used car is a gamble, up until now i have been lucky and havent lost money, some ... |
| haldex unit |
jeepster
28th Aug 2016 6:27 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 10 · Views: 6247 · Subject: haldex unit |
| hi the last one i had needed a propshaft, i got a secondhand one and sold the car on, it was a 57 reg. with the savings rates at the moment i decided to get something a little newer, i have found a 12 ... |
| haldex unit |
jeepster
28th Aug 2016 2:16 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 10 · Views: 6247 · Subject: haldex unit |
hi bob, its not my car its one that someone is selling, the previous owner has removed the haldex fuse as the unit has become faulty,
i was wondering if a test drive with a disabled haldex would m ... |
| haldex unit |
jeepster
28th Aug 2016 12:07 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 10 · Views: 6247 · Subject: haldex unit |
| hi dunkley thanks for the info, so if a rear diff was worn, and you drove the car without the haldex functioning correctly then would you hear the noise from a worn diff |
| haldex unit |
jeepster
28th Aug 2016 8:16 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 10 · Views: 6247 · Subject: haldex unit |
| hi, if you disconnect the haldex unit by removing the fuse would still get drive to the rear wheels. |
| Highest mileage? |
jeepster
28th Aug 2016 8:10 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 139 · Views: 81225 · Subject: Highest mileage? |
245,000!!!!
Just rebuilt engine...
They break at about 240k... I know this first hand... Twice...
There is a fairly easy bit of maintenance/work that can prevent the failure and probs make them ... |
| would you buy a repaired cat d write off |
jeepster
27th Aug 2016 5:43 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 17 · Views: 8004 · Subject: would you buy a repaired cat d write off |
hi, off to manchester airport this am doing a favour for my sister hence the early start,
thanks for the input, i guess as i have had time to think doubts start creeping in, but looking around at t ... |
| would you buy a repaired cat d write off |
jeepster
26th Aug 2016 12:38 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 17 · Views: 8004 · Subject: would you buy a repaired cat d write off |
| hi pal, if the wings had been replace and there was a mismatch in the colour i wouldn't even consider the car , unlike a lot of people i do tend to buy cars privately which i know is a gamble, but i ... |
| would you buy a repaired cat d write off |
jeepster
26th Aug 2016 10:48 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 17 · Views: 8004 · Subject: would you buy a repaired cat d write off |
| hi good call on the bumper protector, he said it only suffered light damage but it was written off after the ins co took into account things like the cost of a hire car. sounds like a load of bull but ... |
| would you buy a repaired cat d write off |
jeepster
26th Aug 2016 10:36 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 17 · Views: 8004 · Subject: would you buy a repaired cat d write off |
hi, no airbag damage, no faults logged according to a i930 that i borrowed.
the guy who is selling it bought a bumper that was the same colour from a breakers so nothing has been painted, i am very ... |
| would you buy a repaired cat d write off |
jeepster
26th Aug 2016 7:50 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 17 · Views: 8004 · Subject: would you buy a repaired cat d write off |
| hi do you know why it was written off, was it repaired when you bought it |
| would you buy a repaired cat d write off |
jeepster
26th Aug 2016 7:15 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 17 · Views: 8004 · Subject: would you buy a repaired cat d write off |
| Hi all, I traded in my v70 and bought an 07 reg freelander 2 in orange / gold, after less than a week I noticed a noise coming from the propshaft, rather than fixing it the dealer gave me a full refun ... |
| Icarsoft i930 diagnostic |
jeepster
22nd Aug 2016 9:49 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 1 · Views: 1457 · Subject: re i930 |
| hi, will this work on a 2012 freelander diesel. |
| propshaft - I thought it was all going so well |
jeepster
12th Aug 2016 5:31 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 7 · Views: 3690 · Subject: propshaft - I thought it was all going so well |
hi, there is no play between the front ird and the front flange on the propshaft, but the outer casing of the propshaft does move
if i try to rotate it whilst holding the front flange so that it can ... |
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