Hello everyone!

Ian Hunt · 16-02-2010, 22:38

Hi all.
Thought I'd say a quick hello as I'm planning to pick up my Terrano at the weekend

.It's going to be a 3rd family car as I drive an (oldish) E Class Merc during the week and my wife a (much newer) A Class. It'll be something to transport us through the snowy Peak District winters, explore a few of our local green lanes, occasionaly tow a caravan & be general weekend/playday transport.

I've been browsing the classifieds for a Discovery for sometime and had a look at a few. Many I saw around my budget (£1-2K) looked pretty rotten and I worried they'd become money pits. So I cast an eye round some alternatives - Daihatsu Fourtraks looked good, wasn't keen on the Shoguns, & then discovered the Terrano 2s. I'd spotted a couple of 3 door ones till the 'boss' said I should find a 5 door/7 seater. So I did & test drove it this afternoon.

I plan to pick her up at the weekend. She's a 2.7 diesel, lwb touring on a '99 V plate, leather seats (seems quite rare & whilst I wasn't looking for them, I'm not complaining!), dark green & silver, 90k miles. It's a private sale & she is due a service (any idea how much I should expect to pay?). I'm paying a touch over £2k, does that sound fair?

I'd love to hear your opinions/comments. I expect I'll become a regular visitor here very quickly! Will be stumping up for full membership the moment the car's on the drive.

Thanks to all

Ian

zippy656 · 16-02-2010, 22:48

big welcome to you Ian, be a full meber now.. theres so much to read and look at..

I thin we got the same one.. but mines red over the silver..

great as a tugger!!!

oh, before ANY one says any thing....

its not true, im not here ALL the time..

but if you need help, just yell, im sure i can point you in th eright direction..

Zippy

sidsid06 · 16-02-2010, 22:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by zippy656

big welcome to you Ian, be a full meber now.. theres so much to read and look at..

I thin we got the same one.. but mines red over the silver..

great as a tugger!!!
.

but if you need help, just yell,

Zippy

great as a tugger!!!??

clivvy · 16-02-2010, 23:07

Hi Ian,

the new Terrano sounds great, seems a good buy to me for the money. You certainly get a better car compared to the Discovery-not that there is much wrong with a Discovery. I used to have a Fourtrak, SWB, and you made a wise decision buying the Terrano, partly because a Fourtrak really IS a farmers vehicle, not great on the road at all, but amazing off road! Superb pulling power, and just stupidly reliable. The only reason I went from Fourtrak to Maverick, is because the Fourtrak was scary to drive on the road, especialy over 50, I found the Maverick had the same expertese as the fourtrak, but MUCH better on the road!

I havent had much use out of my Maverick, but did use it to pull our small caravan from Machester to Huddersfield and it did so effortlesly-you really couldnt tell it was towing!

Well, good luck with the new Terrano, I know its silly as we all have the same thing, but some pics would be lovely!

have fun!

Clive

lacroupade · 16-02-2010, 23:28

Thats a fair price if its in OK nick.

Decent service will be £250-£300. Get them to change the rear axle oil (making sure they use only the proper LSD oil, lots of threads on here but Comma is a good one to use).

Other than that it a case of driving it to see what the usual snagging items are - rarely anything too serious.

Welcome to the looneybin!

Freebird · 17-02-2010, 06:52

Hi there Ian, spend yourself a tenner and become a full member, believe me it is money well spent, oh and welcome to the site.

zippy656 · 18-02-2010, 08:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by sidsid06

great as a tugger!!!??

yep.

landys out the Mud

caravans

vans out of ditches in the snow...

zippy656 · 18-02-2010, 08:47

when you collect it then Ian??

saturday or Sunday?

Ian Hunt · 18-02-2010, 09:06

Hoping to pick it up Saturday lunchtime

Could be useful as we appear to have snow on the ground once again!
I then want to get it a full service and all the fluids changed before any serious use.

16-02-2010, 22:38	#1
Ian Hunt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Peak District Vehicle: '99 Terrano II SE Touring Posts: 125	Hello everyone! Hi all. Thought I'd say a quick hello as I'm planning to pick up my Terrano at the weekend .It's going to be a 3rd family car as I drive an (oldish) E Class Merc during the week and my wife a (much newer) A Class. It'll be something to transport us through the snowy Peak District winters, explore a few of our local green lanes, occasionaly tow a caravan & be general weekend/playday transport. I've been browsing the classifieds for a Discovery for sometime and had a look at a few. Many I saw around my budget (£1-2K) looked pretty rotten and I worried they'd become money pits. So I cast an eye round some alternatives - Daihatsu Fourtraks looked good, wasn't keen on the Shoguns, & then discovered the Terrano 2s. I'd spotted a couple of 3 door ones till the 'boss' said I should find a 5 door/7 seater. So I did & test drove it this afternoon. I plan to pick her up at the weekend. She's a 2.7 diesel, lwb touring on a '99 V plate, leather seats (seems quite rare & whilst I wasn't looking for them, I'm not complaining!), dark green & silver, 90k miles. It's a private sale & she is due a service (any idea how much I should expect to pay?). I'm paying a touch over £2k, does that sound fair? I'd love to hear your opinions/comments. I expect I'll become a regular visitor here very quickly! Will be stumping up for full membership the moment the car's on the drive. Thanks to all Ian

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16-02-2010, 22:48	#2
zippy656 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Devizes Wiltshire Vehicle: Nissan Note Ntec 1.5 Posts: 14,138	big welcome to you Ian, be a full meber now.. theres so much to read and look at.. I thin we got the same one.. but mines red over the silver.. great as a tugger!!! oh, before ANY one says any thing.... its not true, im not here ALL the time.. but if you need help, just yell, im sure i can point you in th eright direction.. Zippy

16-02-2010, 23:07	#4
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	Hi Ian, the new Terrano sounds great, seems a good buy to me for the money. You certainly get a better car compared to the Discovery-not that there is much wrong with a Discovery. I used to have a Fourtrak, SWB, and you made a wise decision buying the Terrano, partly because a Fourtrak really IS a farmers vehicle, not great on the road at all, but amazing off road! Superb pulling power, and just stupidly reliable. The only reason I went from Fourtrak to Maverick, is because the Fourtrak was scary to drive on the road, especialy over 50, I found the Maverick had the same expertese as the fourtrak, but MUCH better on the road! I havent had much use out of my Maverick, but did use it to pull our small caravan from Machester to Huddersfield and it did so effortlesly-you really couldnt tell it was towing! Well, good luck with the new Terrano, I know its silly as we all have the same thing, but some pics would be lovely! have fun! Clive

16-02-2010, 23:28	#5
lacroupade Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: All hail to the Glove of Love... Posts: 9,212	Thats a fair price if its in OK nick. Decent service will be £250-£300. Get them to change the rear axle oil (making sure they use only the proper LSD oil, lots of threads on here but Comma is a good one to use). Other than that it a case of driving it to see what the usual snagging items are - rarely anything too serious. Welcome to the looneybin!

17-02-2010, 06:52	#6
Freebird Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: West Cumbria. Vehicle: 1996 Terrano 2 Posts: 161	Hi there Ian, spend yourself a tenner and become a full member, believe me it is money well spent, oh and welcome to the site.

18-02-2010, 08:47	#8
zippy656 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Devizes Wiltshire Vehicle: Nissan Note Ntec 1.5 Posts: 14,138	when you collect it then Ian?? saturday or Sunday?

18-02-2010, 09:06	#9
Ian Hunt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Peak District Vehicle: '99 Terrano II SE Touring Posts: 125	Hoping to pick it up Saturday lunchtime Could be useful as we appear to have snow on the ground once again! I then want to get it a full service and all the fluids changed before any serious use.