Moving to the dark side

As the title suggests i am changing my truck, i am looking at a landcruiser this afternoon.

My question is what to do with my truck, she is without an engine as it has been overheating, fairly sure it is the head gone.

It had several other faults as you would expect from a rangie, but was usually pretty good apart from the overheating issue.

I do not have the time/money or inclination to get her up and running again so think this is the end for her, now do i try and sell as a project, or shall i break it, as a project without an engine i think the value would be pretty low, where as if i break for parts it should make a reasonable amount back, i would like to get fair money from it either way.

What do you guys think, has anyone broke one before and would be able to give a rough idea what i should expect from it, any pitfalls etc.

Regards, Rob.

Oh yeah, its a p38 2.5dse if that helps.

pretty much always more money in breaking older cars etc. only real problems is that you could be stuck with parts for months which is only good if you have the room. i broke an st200 once and was stuck with the shell for 4 months. Had to weigh it in eventually

If you have the room then an old ****ter of an escort is worth 300 quid broken, I have broken and scraped quite a few cars.

If you can get rid of interior and engine/gearbox strip and weigh in your get better money.

A good way of seeing what people pay is ebay completed listings using advance search.

How much money do you need to get back? From what I have heard the newer trucks are quiet bullet proof if you do end up having to scrap it worth trying a Landrover one I'm sure you would get more money.

New head is cheaper than a Landcruiser although that would be my choice if I won the lottery.

Datatek said:

New head is cheaper than a Landcruiser although that would be my choice if I won the lottery.

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I second that japcrap you will always be saying to your self "the rangy did this better"

shaun69 said:

I second that japcrap you will always be saying to your self "the rangy did this better"

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No i dont agree, i have driven and used the land cruisers and the rangies quite extensively and if the rangie was a better motor thats what i would be upgrading to. it was usually the toyota did this better .........

However, i prefer driving the rangie, dont know why, i have always have a soft spot for them,

I think the looks on the rangie are far better, the toyota looks more "old man" ish but well out performs in every way.

The money and time i have spent on the rangie i would have been able to build a land cruiser from scratch.

can you tell i am hacked off with rangies at the mo ?

Thankyou to everyone who has replied to this thread, the decision is made and the rangie is on the for sale section for breaking.


Rob.

Datatek said:

New head is cheaper than a Landcruiser although that would be my choice if I won the lottery.

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Yes i totally agree, but what next, this is the 2nd engine i have had the same problem with, new gearbox, central locking plays up, transfer box rebuilt 2 years ago, drivers side blend motor has packed up, 3 water pumps, several serpentine belts, alternator, starter, injector pump, radiator, front diff, several props, god knows how many faults it keeps registering then dissapear when i hook it up, i would love to say its a good reliable motor, but the truth is, it just isnt, everytime i get in it i am just waiting for something, and as i often do a 300 mile trip towing, i dont need the hassle, the rangie has done as many miles on the back of an aa truck as it has under its own steam, when it died in bristol on the way home from cornwall and it took 3 aa changes and twelve hours to get home i had reached my limit with it :doh:.

I may well look at another one in the future (perhaps the newer ones are better) when i am doing less miles, will see how i get on with the toyota.

Rob.

any pics and how much would you like for it cheers

Rob the Rover said:

Yes i totally agree, but what next, this is the 2nd engine i have had the same problem with, new gearbox, central locking plays up, transfer box rebuilt 2 years ago, drivers side blend motor has packed up, 3 water pumps, several serpentine belts, alternator, starter, injector pump, radiator, front diff, several props, god knows how many faults it keeps registering then dissapear when i hook it up, i would love to say its a good reliable motor, but the truth is, it just isnt, everytime i get in it i am just waiting for something, and as i often do a 300 mile trip towing, i dont need the hassle, the rangie has done as many miles on the back of an aa truck as it has under its own steam, when it died in bristol on the way home from cornwall and it took 3 aa changes and twelve hours to get home i had reached my limit with it :doh:.

I may well look at another one in the future (perhaps the newer ones are better) when i am doing less miles, will see how i get on with the toyota.

Rob.

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If you have the cash then the Toyota is the way to go, there is a reason why the UN et al don't use Land Rover products. However the good news is that since Tata took over, Jaguar have moved to the top of the new car reliability stakes ahead of Lexus, now if they can work the same miracle at Land Rover that will make them amazing

Datatek said:

If you have the cash then the Toyota is the way to go, there is a reason why the UN et al don't use Land Rover products. However the good news is that since Tata took over, Jaguar have moved to the top of the new car reliability stakes ahead of Lexus, now if they can work the same miracle at Land Rover that will make them amazing

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This is nothing new, the X300 and X308 XJs were amongst the most reliable cars in their class Topping BMW, Audi and Mercedes and matching Lexus. The X308 obviusly had problems with the early V8s but that got sorted. The big improvements were thanks to Ford - not Tata.

p38on22s said:

any pics and how much would you like for it cheers

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To keep this thread free from adverts i will send you a pm regarding this.

It is also advertised in the for sale section if you wanted to have a look or post on there.

Regards, Rob.