Bargain or walk away

2004 3.0ltr Td6.
Parked up for 9 months handbrake seized, dirty fuel put in it. Running every day, gearbox sometimes refuses to change from fourth to fifth gear.
Would 2000 be too steep for this vehicle. ?
280000 miles. Body straight and tidy, but rust has gone through through the rear inner door corner

Plastic-paddy said:

2004 3.0ltr Td6.
Parked up for 9 months handbrake seized, dirty fuel put in it. Running every day, gearbox sometimes refuses to change from fourth to fifth gear.
Would 2000 be too steep for this vehicle. ?
280000 miles. Body straight and tidy, but rust has View attachment 312849gone through through the rear inner door corner

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Too expensive IMO. Unless the gearbox has been replaced, you are likely to be in for a replacement at that mileage, the GM box rarely lasts beyond 90K miles. For what te gearbox and rust will cost you to fix, you could find a better one.

Datatek said:

Too expensive IMO. Unless the gearbox has been replaced, you are likely to be in for a replacement at that mileage, the GM box rarely lasts beyond 90K miles. For what te gearbox and rust will cost you to fix, you could find a better one.

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Thank you. I'm niggled by it. It had a gearbox service in 2022.
Buy is regularly Towing a horse box.

Plastic-paddy said:

Thank you. I'm niggled by it. It had a gearbox service in 2022.
Buy is regularly Towing a horse box.

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A service doesn't mean much, at that mileage with that type of use, and with a shifting problem, if the box isn't knackered now, it very soon will be.

Datatek said:

A service doesn't mean much, at that mileage with that type of use, and with a shifting problem, if the box isn't knackered now, it very soon will be.

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Thank you mate much appreciated .
Happy St. Patricks Day.

Way too expensive. What else will need replacing at that age/mileage? If it's been towing then all the bushes are probably dead.. dirty fuel.. what state is the rest of the fuel system?

The pic is of a RR sport l320 no gm box in that on as far as i know and the engine is more likely 2.7 tdv6 which snap cranks for fun
walk away at that mileage and price.

brianp38dse said:

The pic is of a RR sport l320 no gm box in that on as far as i know and the engine is more likely 2.7 tdv6 which snap cranks for fun
walk away at that mileage and price.

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You are right, even the diagnostic page says RRSport.

I wouldnt walk away but RUN , lol

Indeed wouldn’t touch it and for 2-3 K u could get a RRS or a D3 seeing prices are dropping , If u don’t mind me adding what ever LR ur thinking of plse check the insurance out first as prices have gone through the roof

If u intend to do the work yourself it’s best to get ur own scanner and a half decent set of tools , the Halfords professional range are good value for money

Personally have a D3 and at first thought the air suspension was complicated , but its not if u tackle into smaller areas , u will find due to there weight things like brakes and wishbone bushes will req replacing more often than others

Good luck with ur search and know there’s plenty here to guide u , as a side note in case it’s of interest I done a D3 buyers guide , seeing the RRS up to around 2009 and D3 are very similar


Hope that also helps