is excessivley low mileage a problem?

[Ja1983]

i`m looking into a 300TDi on an M plate, main reason is it only has 22,000 miles (with proof!) now instantly this may seem very good, but i`m not sure...

why so little use?
timing belt been changed as per 80kmiles/5year theory?
other problems relating to lack of use?

its within the price range, and from what i`ve been told is a very clean disco, just seems a bit too good!

any thoughts greatly apprechoated, other options are 200Tdi powered truck cab 90, or Tdi powered 90 van back, both with a few select goodies..


cheers

[auf_wiedersehen_pet]

Japanese???

I bought an Ex Jap 48K 'N' Plate last year - no evidence of miles.

I spent two hours ripping out carpets, underneath - poking, prodding, test drive, etc, etc.

11 months later - faultless. No rust whatsoever.

Like any other car purchase, don't take it a "face value" - check it out.

[fudge]

Bushes will be just as knakered as a 100,000 miler, rotten exhaust, perrished tyres / belts / bushes etc..... IMHO the they are just as "used" as high milers but obviously the shiney and oily buts will be fine....

[Range Rover Blues]

If it's done a lot of short journeys the engine could be quite poorly, the TDI talkes a while to warm up and whilst cold the internals are all thw wrong shape and don't fit together right, plus the oil is sluggish and not doing it's job.  80% of engine wear occurs during start up.

If it's onbly been used at weekends or for the family holiday then it could be a real time-warp.

Look at what's in front of you, not what your were lead to expect.

[Tony F]

Easy to spot if it's a Japanese re-import....

Look under the bonnet, all the stickers will be in Japanese

And if it still has the original LR radio, you will only be able to get Radio 2 as Japanese radio refequencies are much lower than ours and only overlap where Terry Wogan can be found :D  

Apparently The Japanese don't use salt on their roads, have nowhere to really go off roading and as most of the population lives in cities, don't drive long distances.

If it is one of these they seem very good, a friend has one and it is in fantastic condition.

[nzoliver]

Hi!
I have had/imported 5 of them and all have been bloody great. Just do the usuals - belt, P gasket etc and all will be well. You will need to do the PS pimp sooner or later and probably the trans and oil cooler hoses.
Ex Japans are normaly very nice indeed. Oh and as for teh radio, well chuck out the Jap spec one and as you lot have plenty of LRs there a usual spec 1 should be easy to find but we use a frequency shifter device on the antenna cable here to solve the problem.

[auf_wiedersehen_pet]

And if it still has the original LR radio, you will only be able to get Radio 2 as Japanese radio refequencies are much lower than ours and only overlap where Terry Wogan can be found.

Oh yeah. Forgot. Changed the radio. Now have one which connects to a 30gb Ipod.

Currently got 39 days of music stored!!!!

[Ja1983]

sods law, sold before i had chance to look at it!  :roll:

Thanks a lot though, certianley worth looking into should i be fortunate enough to find another!  :lol:

[hrox]

i was in teh same position as yourself.   only mine is 150k miles with full Dealer sh up to 120k miles 4 new tyres and everything generally in good con  only thing was it wont go in dif lock so i walked away not once but twice then after asking a few questions on teh web i found that if its never been in diflock then the linkages just need re greesing but i was still hesitant the day after i looked at it for the 2nd time (sunday) i phoned the chap at 8am forgetting what time it was and said i will have it.  for the price i cannot moan at all but it does need a valet and few bits doing i.e service cam belt etc.  Even if the diff lock is screwed i ant bothered as i only want it for a road car but im happy with it.

its a risk when the offer comes along but you personally have to way up at that price if this, this, and this needs doing how much will the total bill be and is it worth it?


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