new from north somerset

[Mud_Monkey]

hi all my name is sam,

did have a discovery but after a month found it was a death trap so scrapper it,

i havnt got a nissan yet but i am going to view one tomorow its a:

nissan terrano 2.7TDi SE (1997-P) its the 5door LWB and is green over silver in colour,

hoping its what i want as i have never owned a nissan before,

hope to speak to some of you soon,:thumb2

 

[zippy656]

welocme.

youll find all the help you ever needed here


and some help you could do without!

 

[Mud_Monkey]

cheers zippy

 

[zippy656]

also look here bud

well worth a £10er..

http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13387

 

[Terranical]

cheers zippy

Wecome Mud Monkey, you've found the best 4x4 club there is! We're a helpful lot, mostly with a few screws loose, but helpful nonetheless. You're also about to buy one of the best 4x4's on the market, solid, capable and very, very reliable (mostly!) Sounds like you're not too far away from me (I'm in Bristol, although my Terrano, a '94 SWB 2.7TD is permanently based in Spain where we, me n 'er that is, spend about half the year). No doubt some more knowledgeable than me will be along shortly to tell you what to look for when considering looking at a Terrano, as they can rust, particularly if they have been used for hauling boats out of the sea at some point. The 2.7 diesel engine is pretty bomb-proof, an earlier (non-turbo, non-intercooler) version, was used in London black cabs, some knocking up mileages of in excess of 300K, and most of us here in the club have models with well over 100k on the clock (mine has done around 125K). Once again, welcome, I am sure you will find club membership at only £10 a year is money well-spent, I have saved that many times over by acting on advice from other members.

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

Wecome Mud Monkey, you've found the best 4x4 club there is! We're a helpful lot, mostly with a few screws loose, but helpful nonetheless. You're also about to buy one of the best 4x4's on the market, solid, capable and very, very reliable (mostly!) Sounds like you're not too far away from me (I'm in Bristol, although my Terrano, a '94 SWB 2.7TD is permanently based in Spain where we, me n 'er that is, spend about half the year). No doubt some more knowledgeable than me will be along shortly to tell you what to look for when considering looking at a Terrano, as they can rust, particularly if they have been used for hauling boats out of the sea at some point. The 2.7 diesel engine is pretty bomb-proof, an earlier (non-turbo, non-intercooler) version, was used in London black cabs, some knocking up mileages of in excess of 300K, and most of us here in the club have models with well over 100k on the clock (mine has done around 125K). Once again, welcome, I am sure you will find club membership at only £10 a year is money well-spent, I have saved that many times over by acting on advice from other members.

the same as he said :thumb2

 

[spinna]

Welcome aboard mud monkey:thumb2. This really is a very helpfull forum and u won't be disapointed with ur nissan (if u buy it). My patrol is family owned from new and apart from a bit of rust which will be sorted i wouldn't change it for anything

 

[Mud_Monkey]

also look here bud

well worth a £10er..

http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13387

had a look and if i get it tomorow i will definatly be doing that for a £10er
:thumbs

 

[Mud_Monkey]

thank you for all the replies, if i get the terrano tomorow i shall do the £10 membership thing, and by the sounds of it the terranos are a good 4x4, i had a discovery 300tdi before so that about all i can compair with.

cheers

 

[Mud_Monkey]

THIS IS WHAT IM GOING TO LOOK AT LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260799998391

 

[zippy656]

check inner sills, at the front and back

also check if 4wd is working ok..

normal car things, heater electric toys ect...

 

[Mud_Monkey]

check inner sills, at the front and back

also check if 4wd is working ok..

normal car things, heater electric toys ect...

will do thanks for advise mate. :thumb2

you reckon it look ok for price???

 

[zippy656]

will do thanks for advise mate. :thumb2

you reckon it look ok for price???

to me from the pics yes.

if the garage dont know a lot Id have a bash at getting it down a bit..

front looks low .. ( search here for tortion bars simple to do im told, still got mine to do ) my be able to talk a few £ off..


take your time.. get thE seat warm on the test drive.. AND THE ENGINE

some times the heater only works on full blast.. simple fix in down load section ( after £10 )


OH YES, you dont have to have that one.. if it dont " feel" right.. just cause you have gone all that way.

 

[Terranical]

THIS IS WHAT IM GOING TO LOOK AT LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260799998391

Looks pretty good from the pics, and the price is ok too, particularly as it's taxed & MOT'd. As Zippy said, check for rust in the sills, also have a poke around the rear seat belt mounts (you can see them in the rear wheel arches), rust can be a regular optional extra in this area, and that's an MOT failure. If you can crawl underneath there shouldn't be any more than surface rust, another member recently bought a very tidy 01 reg SWB Patrol, only to find the chassis rusted right through in several places - he's now in the process of fitting his original body to a replacement chassis!

 

[Mud_Monkey]

to me from the pics yes.

if the garage dont know a lot Id have a bash at getting it down a bit..

front looks low .. ( search here for tortion bars simple to do im told, still got mine to do ) my be able to talk a few £ off..


take your time.. get thE seat warm on the test drive.. AND THE ENGINE

some times the heater only works on full blast.. simple fix in down load section ( after £10 )


OH YES, you dont have to have that one.. if it dont " feel" right.. just cause you have gone all that way.

will do thanks for that mate, was gunna try get the garage down on price a little any way either that or they will have to fill the tank for me haha

 

[Mud_Monkey]

Looks pretty good from the pics, and the price is ok too, particularly as it's taxed & MOT'd. As Zippy said, check for rust in the sills, also have a poke around the rear seat belt mounts (you can see them in the rear wheel arches), rust can be a regular optional extra in this area, and that's an MOT failure. If you can crawl underneath there shouldn't be any more than surface rust, another member recently bought a very tidy 01 reg SWB Patrol, only to find the chassis rusted right through in several places - he's now in the process of fitting his original body to a replacement chassis!

i know what you mean there i went out 4 weeks ago and paid £1000.00 for a off road preped disco 300tdi only to put it in for a pre mot to have 4 pages !!! yes 4 pages of failures!!!!

so i will definatly not want that to happen again

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

Mud Monkey, you could start a thread asking what sort of things to check on a used T2, it might have some usefull results :thumbs

 

[Mud_Monkey]

Mud Monkey, you could start a thread asking what sort of things to check on a used T2, it might have some usefull results :thumbs

in what section mate??? as i aint done the £10 member thing yet so there some places i cant post on yet.????

cheers

 

[Terranical]

Mud Monkey, you could start a thread asking what sort of things to check on a used T2, it might have some usefull results :thumbs

I'd go along with that, Plank.

 

[zippy656]

in what section mate??? as i aint done the £10 member thing yet so there some places i cant post on yet.????

cheers

ANY WHERE you can get to.

we arnt as hard as some sites on where things get posted..

if when yuo do go look, and do pass Devizes on you way. kettle will be on..