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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
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Reconditioned engine sounds alarm bells. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner 
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
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 17th Jan 2018 10:39 pm |
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kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
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Between a 2009 370000 km driven and a 2007 196000 km driven vehicle I’d take the latter.
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| 17th Jan 2018 10:41 pm |
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jonathanrichards
Member Since: 11 Jan 2018
Location: Hull
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I asked him more about the car. Here is his answer:
Hi Jonathon.
It is common for these engines to fail anywhere from 150k due to bottom end bearing failure.
This had a fully reconditioned exchange engine fitted by an engine remanufacturing company.
All new belts were fitted at this time too.
As I have been using it for a few trips to Germany I had a Land Rover specialist give it a full check over and anything needed was done.
This included brakes. Full front arms. Intake manifold. Full service. Full fluid changes. Full turbo vacuum pipe kit change. Plus bits more
No wear anywhere apart from a bit on drivers seat folding armrest and door card chips where it's hit the seatbelt buckle.
Rear seats as new. Carpets as new. Steering wheel fine.
It wants now for nothing.
I have bought myself a new Picasso that does 70 mpg instead of 30 mpg in the Land Rover. Simple as that !!
Does that provide me with reassurance?
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| 17th Jan 2018 10:51 pm |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13906
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You need to know who dd the reconditioning of the engine. It just smells iffy to me. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
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| 17th Jan 2018 10:59 pm |
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dlgis
Member Since: 02 Oct 2015
Location: Tunbridge Wells
Posts: 398
 
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I love their warranty policy, which basically says all their vehicles are sold as scrap so no warranty provided  D4 GS 12MY
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| 17th Jan 2018 11:07 pm |
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jonathanrichards
Member Since: 11 Jan 2018
Location: Hull
Posts: 148
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If it looks too good to be true, just walk away?
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| 17th Jan 2018 11:09 pm |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13906
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Or run. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
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| 17th Jan 2018 11:11 pm |
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WW88
Member Since: 19 Aug 2017
Location: Northants
Posts: 250
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I certainly wouldn’t put my money into that D4, I’d be more tempted if it had the original engine than a reconditioned.
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| 17th Jan 2018 11:21 pm |
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jonathanrichards
Member Since: 11 Jan 2018
Location: Hull
Posts: 148
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What's wrong with reconditioned?
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| 17th Jan 2018 11:27 pm |
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Dillon
Member Since: 05 Jan 2018
Location: Brighton
Posts: 103
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I don't think I would entertain either of them to be honest.
Have you checked the vehicles on here for sale?
A couple of what appears to be really nice and better value ones there.
Just my opinion
Dillon
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| 18th Jan 2018 12:05 am |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13906
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jonathanrichards wrote:What's wrong with reconditioned?
There are a lot of bad re-conditioners out there and their is a debate about what parts are actually available to recondition these engines. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
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| 18th Jan 2018 1:06 am |
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Villager
Member Since: 05 Jan 2018
Location: Southampton
Posts: 101
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I paid £15k for a 2010 HSE with 107k last month, but I saw them with similar miles for as little as £13.5k. That D4 would have to be a lot cheaper to make sense.
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| 18th Jan 2018 1:17 am |
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lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
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I would say both to expensive for what they are, you also have to bear in mind some time in the future you are going to want to sell it on and what will a 300k D4 be worth?
Have a look for discovery metropolis for high spec, only available in 06/56 plates as only 300 made, basically HSE with all the toys/bling.
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| 18th Jan 2018 8:31 am |
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