feed up with terrano

[barry23]

well this afternoon the ruddy uj snapped on the front prop shaft had this car over a month now and am feed up with it should of kept the pajero i had :nenau why the hell i didnt for ,cos this ruddy terrano is starting to be a money pit ,and i dont do money pits meself its had a new exhaust two tyres new wiper bushers new intercooler bushers now the prop shaft ,can it get any worst i realy :nenau

 

[TONUP]

That's a bad run of luck. I feel for you... what year was it?

Was this the knocking noise you reported earlier in another thread?

Regards

Alan

 

[rustic]

well this afternoon the ruddy uj snapped on the front prop shaft had this car over a month now and am feed up with it should of kept the pajero i had :nenau why the hell i didnt for ,cos this ruddy terrano is starting to be a money pit ,and i dont do money pits meself its had a new exhaust two tyres new wiper bushers new intercooler bushers now the prop shaft ,can it get any worst i realy :nenau

I assume you have the model with the front fixed hubs, the original versions had free wheel hubs, so the front prop shaft never turned unless in 4 wheel drive. So no wear and tear on the front diff, CV's,Propshaft or transfer box front end.

So I assume no one had greased the front 3 grease nipples on the front prop shaft, as you have to remove the lower engine tray.

I still believe the earlier Mavericks and Terranos ie pre intercooler are more reliable, although lacking the extra power, and maybe slight better fuel consumption.
Less to go wrong, easier to fault find and cheaper to fix. No MAF either. :doh

 

[barry23]

well guys its a 03 plate two , there a old saying fixs it ya self then you know its right the knocking nosie early well yesterday can only be down to this prop shaft two. as its gone now cos as soon as i heard it i turn the engine off and stop the car so am putting the shakeing down to the prop two ,as some one said earlyer ,, iv rang the garage i got it from and told them of it and also told them i am not happy with this car and told them tradeing standard are going to be informed ,, about this prop shaft and well after a few mm and er ers they are going to foot the bill for this and are going to pay me all the money back iv spend on the car after the warrentry ran out so result if you use a word like trading standards ,, :thumbs and they are picking the car up two as am not driving it 30 miles to them in the state its in :sly

 

[kitchenman]

I got my Maverick fixed by quoting TS they are the good guys if you are buying from trade:clap:clap

 

[rustic]

The trader will record it as "a good will gesture", as otherwise it will open the flood gates to later claims from other previous sales.

Excellent result though. :thumb2

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

the late ones haven't got grease nipples on the front prop have they?

 

[rustic]

the late ones haven't got grease nipples on the front prop have they?

:nenauSo could this be why they fail then?:nenau

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

:nenauSo could this be why they fail then?:nenau

don't quote me on that, but I'm sure it's been said on here before :nenau

 

[jims-terrano]

You have had some bad luck but at least the dealer came good for you. I have to say though I never count tyres and exhausts in with reliability of a car. Sounds like a previous owner didn't keep up to proper maintenance which is common place with second hand cars. Hopefully you'll of sorted the major issues and have a reliable motor when the UJ is fixed.

Jim

 

[Lurch]

the late ones haven't got grease nipples on the front prop have they?

Replaced mine the other week, and mine had no grease nipples fitted, the uj i fitted now has. Mine 2005 3.0di.

 

[barry23]

You have had some bad luck but at least the dealer came good for you. I have to say though I never count tyres and exhausts in with reliability of a car. Sounds like a previous owner didn't keep up to proper maintenance which is common place with second hand cars. Hopefully you'll of sorted the major issues and have a reliable motor when the UJ is fixed.

Jim

that the cazy part of it and cant for me life get me head round it the service book is bang up to date and i did point this out to them gets me thinking when people take the car for the service is it just park up for the day and the book gets stamped and handed back with as little dunn as possible ,, funny when i said the TRADEING/STANDARD word they backed down fast,, and the thing only has 70.000 miles on it on a 03 plate

 

[spudd]

well this afternoon the ruddy uj snapped on the front prop shaft had this car over a month now and am feed up with it should of kept the pajero i had :nenau why the hell i didnt for ,cos this ruddy terrano is starting to be a money pit ,and i dont do money pits meself its had a new exhaust two tyres new wiper bushers new intercooler bushers now the prop shaft ,can it get any worst i realy :nenau

Money pit your avin a larf.mines cost me well over a grand to sort.clutch,mastercylinder x2,slave cylinder.flexi pipe to slave.new clutch pedal complete new fuel lines, new fuel tank on its way.crank position sensor.new radiator. still havin abs issues gonna cost another £200.exhaust system and finally £740 for a diesel pump im sure i missed summat. oh yes rear wheel cylinder and the worlds most expesive brake shoes.STOP WHINGEING lol.oh but mine is a year older than yours.

 

[rustic]

.STOP WHINGEING lol.oh but mine is a year older than yours.

Mine is 7 years older than yours, hardly spent a thing on it.
Best car ever, owned it 16+ years.
But it is the more reliable 2.7 TD :thumb2

Costs me a fortune in waxoyl though :lol :lol



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[spudd]

Mine is 7 years older than yours, hardly spent a thing on it.
Best car ever, owned it 16+ years.
But it is the more reliable 2.7 TD :thumb2

Costs me a fortune in waxoyl though :lol :lol



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my 96 has been brill just one bottom ball joint. and practically (heres the best bit) rust free. :thumb2
but once the 02 is done im sure will love it again.

 

[makeitfit]

You're not trying hard enough and shall be considered gaaaaaay :lol I wish mine only cost a grand a year :doh but hey if I wanted economy I'd have bought a Micra :lol
Rustic, please ignore the above :thumbs

 

[spudd]

You're not trying hard enough and shall be considered gaaaaaay :lol I wish mine only cost a grand a year :doh but hey if I wanted economy I'd have bought a Micra :lol
Rustic, please ignore the above :thumbs

i got a mira aswell only cost 2 tyres. 2 indiator bulbs in 3 years.

 

[lacroupade]

You're not trying hard enough and shall be considered gaaaaaay :lol I wish mine only cost a grand a year :doh but hey if I wanted economy I'd have bought a Micra :lol
Rustic, please ignore the above :thumbs

Don't slag my Micrascope, its a killermobile!:lol

well this afternoon the ruddy uj snapped on the front prop shaft had this car over a month now and am feed up with it should of kept the pajero i had :nenau why the hell i didnt for ,cos this ruddy terrano is starting to be a money pit ,and i dont do money pits meself its had a new exhaust two tyres new wiper bushers new intercooler bushers now the prop shaft ,can it get any worst i realy :nenau

How long since you bought it - Trading Standards will confirm you've got six months from date of purchase, whatever the garage says.

 

[barry23]

Don't slag my Micrascope, its a killermobile!:lol



How long since you bought it - Trading Standards will confirm you've got six months from date of purchase, whatever the garage says.

had it 2 months now garage only give me a months warrenty (crap speller )lol,, but thats good to know mate cheers for that ,, but he`s cashing up after the prop and front wheel bearing are dun to day hopefully should be back on the road to day :augie:augie:augie

 

[lacroupade]

had it 2 months now garage only give me a months warrenty (crap speller )lol,, but thats good to know mate cheers for that ,, but he`s cashing up after the prop and front wheel bearing are dun to day hopefully should be back on the road to day :augie:augie:augie

Well done.....but he knows he's got no choice TBH because of the 6-month thing....if you get any problems just call Trading Standards, they are very helpful. You'd also be within your rights (if he refused) to have the work done elsewhere and sue him through Small Claims Court (cheap and easy) for the costs.