New replacement 4x4 pickup

[LeeGray]

Petrol v8 Range Rover with a good roof rack would be perfect for you Matthew. Cheap as chips to buy and keep on the road, even if you kill it’s engine or gearbox you can sell what’s left and not lose more than a grand. I’ve had mine coming up two years and it’s the cheapest actual cost motor I’ve ever run for work and I’ve had new Isuzu and Nissan pick ups, new and old defenders, discovery, traffic, primastar vans etc

[openspaceman]

34 minutes ago, LeeGray said:

Petrol v8 Range Rover with a good roof rack would be perfect for you Matthew. Cheap as chips to buy and keep on the road, even if you kill it’s engine or gearbox you can sell what’s left and not lose more than a grand. I’ve had mine coming up two years and it’s the cheapest actual cost motor I’ve ever run for work and I’ve had new Isuzu and Nissan pick ups, new and old defenders, discovery, traffic, primastar vans etc

Which V8? I've been offered one with the BMW engine which is playing up and am undecided. The  Rover V8 with twin Strombergs was simple and I managed about 19mpg.

[billpierce]

Delighted you have kept it old school. Was about to suggest a mk4 DC hilux for sale near me with 80k fella wants 3k for it. But reckon you have a belta there.

Pics?

Take it you have seen that landcruiser on Ebay? Low miles but £10k or something daft.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F283264663246

Hilux:
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/298032071044003/

[Khriss]

Nearly right - 3.5 V8 with luftronic injection n LPG kit, mine ran abt 32 per gallon in money terms n pulled walls over. K (  better than BMW engine n spares cheer ) k

[LeeGray]

2 hours ago, openspaceman said:

Which V8? I've been offered one with the BMW engine which is playing up and am undecided. The  Rover V8 with twin Strombergs was simple and I managed about 19mpg.

4.4 bmw is the one I’ve got and really like but some like the jag engines.

[openspaceman]

7 minutes ago, LeeGray said:

4.4 bmw is the one I’ve got and really like but some like the jag engines.

That's the same engine as the one I have been offered, I'm just worried about the cost of getting it repaired, I had  3 with rover V8s and no problems.

[LeeGray]

7 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

That's the same engine as the one I have been offered, I'm just worried about the cost of getting it repaired, I had  3 with rover V8s and no problems.

What’s the problem with it? Have you had it plugged in for diagnosis? If you were near I could lend you my reader but opposite end of the country. A lot of the time it’s a simple sensor and plug and play replacements normally cheap.

[openspaceman]

8 minutes ago, LeeGray said:

What’s the problem with it? Have you had it plugged in for diagnosis? If you were near I could lend you my reader but opposite end of the country. A lot of the time it’s a simple sensor and plug and play replacements normally cheap.

I haven't managed to start it yet , battery only just managed to turn it over and I haven't got around to trying again but I might ask you for some pointers if I have another bash.

 

I have a generic VW biased OBD2 reader.

 

[Ratman]

Any one had experience of the Nissan Navara with 3.0 V6 dci motor in it? Planning a swap next year and was looking at the Isuzu Rodeo 3.0 too. Previously owned a Nissan x-trail and loved the spec, toys and comfort for the money. Thats whats kinda steering me back towards the Navara, but apparently the V6 is on a slightly different chassis so the snapping issue is not a problem.

[LeeGray]

2 hours ago, openspaceman said:

I haven't managed to start it yet , battery only just managed to turn it over and I haven't got around to trying again but I might ask you for some pointers if I have another bash.

 

I have a generic VW biased OBD2 reader.

 

Not sure how much standard obd reads, I’ve got a Hawkeye which is a good set up for resetting most things. Happy to help if I can.