Do Terranos exist that don,t need welding?

[Dieseldog]

Good evening ladies and gents. I,m looking at getting a 3.0l terrano as my daily runner and for gaining access to some woodland on a steep incline. They look pretty good value for money, but seem to suffer from rot. I have read on here about 04 plates requiring alot of welding. Is this the norm. I would prefer to get my hands on a good one and then maintain it with wax oil etc, as prevention is better than cure. Vehicles advertised look great from the photos, but they never show you the under side. I know my way around csrs pretty well, but i realise sometimes corrosion can be conceled behind plastic panels, covers etc.is there any specific sneaky spots to look for, that can be done easily when i start looking at a few. My budget is up to about £3000ish. So i reckon i can get something right on miles, but don,t fancy arsing around welding. Am i being realistic or are they like hens teeth. Any advise would be appreciated.:thumb2

[jonela]

Just my opinion but If I was you I would go for the 2.7 rather than the 3.0, less to go wrong ( all gear driven, no cam chain or belt). and the these engines are more or less bomb proof. :rolleyes:

[Terrano Steve]

Buy the newest 2.7 you can find then go to town with waxoyl or dinitrol that's what I did.



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[Daemo]

Behind front bumper, sills, under wheel arche covers, boot floor, front wings, inner wings, floors, all notorious rust spots same as patrols and a lot depends on the life it has lead, harder the life the worse they are, unfortunately you can't take a car apart to check for most of the bad bits. I'd go 2.7, slower but bullit proof with very basic maintenance a million black cabs can confirm the 2.7 is awesome....

[Banshee]

Buy the newest 2.7 you can find then go to town with waxoyl or dinitrol that's what I did.



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That's exactly what I did and mines a minter underneath, hasn't had or doesn't need any welding :naughty

Waxoyled and will be topped up every 2 years

Have a look at my project thread, shows how I got it and how it is now

[rustic]

Do Terranos exist that don't need welding?

Errmmm what's welding? :nenau


Mind you, mine has been neglected this last year, due to illness, nothing more than an oil and filter change, and MOT coming due soon:eek::eek:
So I might be changing my mind next month.:augie
Yes she is coming up to 21 years from new.

This will be the first year it will be thrown in without checking it over, other than wiper blades and bulbs....:augie

I used to worry about my MOT's but since last year I have other worries, so we'll see...

[jims-terrano]

Also depends on welding skills. Over the years I've spent loads on the wifes truck and had a good friend who welded for us too. Last year I bought an mot fail, my son ended up welding it up. Got a couple of small areas that have been patched on the sills so we are going to cut the patches off and do a neater job. Doubt it'll need welding again after that.

They pay you back tho do these cars, far nicer than some 4x4s.

[briggie]

I wonder if there is such a thing as a green oval that doesn't need welding ? :augie

[elty001]

Out of all the terrano's I've owned the only one that didn't need welding at some point was my 1995 mk 1.
My latest one,a 2000 mk 3 has had more welding than my mates disco :eek:

[Daemo]

I wonder if there is such a thing as a green oval that doesn't need welding ? :augie

Not generally for the first three years of its life, then its just part of servicing.. But it's the climate we live in and the salt. I've owned 1988 Nissan patrols that still had the factory paint on the axles, a mate had a series one Land Rover which he striped down and only had to paint the chassis no welding :eek: and that was only three years ago. It really is down to climate.

[Sweety]

Had my 55 plate just short of 3 years & it still doesn't need any welding work doing I know of tbh maybe another year or 2 when it'll need some

[Dieseldog]

I,ll have a look and see what i can find out there. What fuel economy are you guys getting from the 2.7 and 3.0 motors. And finally, do both of these motors let you cruise at 75 or 80mph with out too many dramas. I know they are not built for speed, but its nice to keep the pace up once you get the speed up.
Cheers.

[solarman216]

My 2.7 Tdi will tow a car trailer with a T2 on it at 70 plus no problem, Rick

[perelaar]

My 1997 2.7 TDI does 25 miles/gallon (11l/100km), a bit less with lots of 4x4 low speed work. Still easily does 70-80 mph on the highway. Noisy, though :)

[jims-terrano]

As said noise! But wouldn't any vehicle of this type be noisey at higher speeds. That said not uncomfortable or anything.
All three of my 2.7's have or will cruise at motorway speeds, even the auto is great at keeping up with the traffic.

I found my 05 plate to be more econimal than my r plate, the auto seems to consistently getting 25 mpg tho I have done some long motorway trips this weekend and seems to of done more.

[Terrano Steve]

I feel my 2.7 is a little low geared for driving at motorway speed, if I was driving a lot more at motorway speed I would look at gearing it up a bit with bigger tyres perhaps would improve economy
As it is most of my driving is A & B roads towing a ifor Williams trailer & most days the truck goes off road so gearing works well for this.

[Sweety]

MPG wise i'm often getting around 30 mixed driving & 32-33 on a run & it drops down to around 24 when towing the caravan but normally keep my speed to 60mph max to keep the revs at around 2.5k my last one I drove it hard all of the time doing 80 easily on the motorway & got 27-28 but also had a roofrack fitted

[jonela]

I feel my 2.7 is a little low geared for driving at motorway speed, if I was driving a lot more at motorway speed I would look at gearing it up a bit with bigger tyres perhaps would improve economy
As it is most of my driving is A & B roads towing a ifor Williams trailer & most days the truck goes off road so gearing works well for this.
If you want to do lots of motorway miles get an auto,my auto fly's compared to the manual I had before . I think the overdrive gears up the top end quite a bit.:thumbs

[jims-terrano]

If you want to do lots of motorway miles get an auto,my auto fly's compared to the manual I had before . I think the overdrive gears up the top end quite a bit.:thumbs

Not sure whether the auto is faster but it's certainly a nice cruiser, still not had the bottle to try the cruise control on mine tho:doh

[terranosaurusdoug]

Kevrob9 has his 2.7 05 plate for sale, 2.7 has gear driven timing so no belt or chain changes, it looks really nice too!!