Hi to all

[crabman]

Heading out to look at a Terrano tomorrow so joined the forum looking for a buyers guide.

 

[stinka]

Hello and welcome

Feel free to ask away and well try and assist

What model/year is it ?

 

[jims-terrano]

Welcome aboard, plenty help here.

 

[laurieash]

Under the back seat, inner wheel arches, cills inner and outer thats back and front.under the front were the Rad sits on.Rear floor area. rot on outside of wings back and front. very hard to get replacements.
Laurie. ps welcome to a great site.

 

[crabman]

Its a Y reg 2.7 TDi swb , ebay item 281031529554 , cheers for the warm welcome and advice .

 

[96terrano]

Its a Y reg 2.7 TDi swb , ebay item 281031529554 , cheers for the warm welcome and advice .

the red really sets it off:thumb2

 

[SPARKIEDOO]

welcome to mad hoose :lol........pay your ten-spot and we tell you more :augie

 

[crabman]

Will be joining if/when I buy one.

 

[darryl]

Will be joining if/when I buy one.

if/when u buy one its worth every penny and more to be a member here mate ps welcome to the club:thumb2

 

[R1cho]

welcome to the club, nice looking motor but i can already see the front wings are in need of repair

 

[stinka]

Just up the road from me this is. Ill cone have a look with you if ya like ...

I'm a fully qualified time served albeit ex mechanic and Terranofile

 

[geoffdown]

watch out for the millage thoses clocks have a habit of going wrong and putting new clocks in with zero on the clock so the car might have done more millage then what its saying:thumbs do a millage check on it

 

[crabman]

Thanks for the offer of assistance , just going for a quick look at it tomorrow , if I decide it is worth a punt I may well call upon you for a more thorough look over it .

 

[exosteve]

if i was you id take the bloke up on his offer if for nothing else but to meet a few people on here as there all great.
ive already had more advice than reading a hayes manual and ive yet to meet anyone.
looking forward to getting my new truck to the standard i want it and gettin a bit of bbq and green laneing wit ha few new faces.
and welcome to the club mate
steve

 

[clivvy]

yeah, can see rust on those front wings. Car seems nice, advert is suitably vague so id be on your guard. as said, front arches, sills both sides, make sur eyou run your hand up inside the inner sills too. Check the brake and fuel pipes, get a torch, and get under it-these run drivers side front to back.

Look through the rear arch, you will see the rear seat belt moutning points, make sure these arent rusting.

Check the passenger foot well for any signs/smells of damp.

if you drive it, floor it. Check the rear view for smoke. check smoke on startup, but check engine feels cold first. Check for EML, will be lit if key is in the on position (so you get all the dash lights)

ensure both front and rear washer jets work - its a pain to change if the front pump is faulty. Make sure you have plenty of power, the MAF is a common failing point, as is No1 injector and CKP sensor - watch out for random stalling (i doubt these will be an issue at that mileage)

Clutch seems to last a long time, but testing that is easy. I didnt have to change mine till 124k miles.

check the drop links, dead easy to see front and back, although these are easy and cheap to change.

well, after that its all basic stuff. These are strudy cars, but as they are TDi, you want to pay close attention to that I/C and turbo. Also, check the rear exhaust rubber mount is intact, they wear really quickly, easily seen through nearside rear wheel arch.

have fun tomorrow, id take Stinka with me for sure, because i bet he could get you some money off!! :clap

**it could just be the photo, but that bumper looks wonky, and it looks like either bad rust or a hole in the drivers front wing...not a good sign (although not a difficult fix either)

 

[crabman]

A very disappointing trip out this morning , the T2 is lingering at the back of a small forecourt with rust holes through both front wings the front grill is cracked and there is damage to the front of the bonnet , the panel behind the bumper also appears to be quite rusted , inside there is mildew/mold all across the rear seat base , I did not bother with any further checks as even had it been sound underneath it would have been a hard sell to the wife given the extra money needed to spend just on the cosmetic side of making it good .
This one is not for me .
Thanks for all the advice and offers of help to check the vehicle over .

 

[stinka]

Loads of decent ones about mate, what's your budget ?

 

[clivvy]

thought as much, the advert didnt give any confidence. i could see the bonnet/bumper issue from the crappy photo, its not worth the money, its no better than mine!