the money pit.........a tale of heart ache and expense

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I will add, even though it has basically fallen to bits on me, the spares are pretty cheap. A Toyota would have cost many ££££££. (And they do break, just not as much or so often)
 
Jaytee112 said:
I did the thing everyone says you shouldn't do - buy the first car you see. BUT, //-- SNIP --// The funny thing is, I still love it, even though it wonders all over the road.........
TBC :)
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I did even worse. I was driving home with no intention of buying a car whatsoever. Spotted the car on the way home, stopped for a look and bought it. I never even made it home before the alternator failed. Sometimes I think the constant drain on the wallet is me just trying to avoid the conclusion I made a bad decision.

Saint and the others sometimes tot up what they've spent. I daren't. Although as long as my annual bonus performance give-the-dog-a-bone payment covers it I'm not too hassled. :)
 
I'm guilty of doing the same kind of thing too - was after a Rangie, bought the second one I saw, purely because it was the only one at a reasonable price at the time, it has no service history, but has been ok for 18 months, a small collection of problems and expenditure, but I love it. So I’ve just bought another one with 213,000 mile on the clock, via email correspondence, which I’ve not even seen yet! I'll be selling the first one soon ish (SWMBO says so)!

Maybe there should be some kind of support group for this kind of thing!
 
Datatek said:
Big mistake:rolleyes: If I had the cash for a decent car, I would not be driving any land rover product.:(
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Whats up with the rangie? You've had it ages havent you why not sell up and buy jap?

I couldnt own anything jap same age or value jap jeeps are just horrible cheep and nasty its like being sat in a astra van. il be keeping my 400quid rangie till i can afford a newer one or till it rots away. Its brilliant its huge sticks out like a sore thumb its comfy its good on fuel it towes anything thrown at it. And so far its been the most reliable
 
stustrong said:
Whats up with the rangie? You've had it ages havent you why not sell up and buy jap?

I couldnt own anything jap same age or value jap jeeps are just horrible cheep and nasty its like being sat in a astra van. il be keeping my 400quid rangie till i can afford a newer one or till it rots away. Its brilliant its huge sticks out like a sore thumb its comfy its good on fuel it towes anything thrown at it. And so far its been the most reliable
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I have it because to get a decent Pajero or Land Cruiser would cost at least three times what I paid for the P38. As for cheap and nasty, none of my jap vehicles have let the rain in, none have had the head lining falling down nor have they suffered all the niggly problems I have had with the P38, nor have I ever felt the need to purchase and carry diagnostic kit.
The P38 is cheap (and the L322) because it's crap quality.
My 29 year old MR2 is in better nick and less trouble than my P38, even the wife's 30 year old Renault 11 needs less attention.
 
Datatek said:
I have it because to get a decent Pajero or Land Cruiser would cost at least three times what I paid for the P38. As for cheap and nasty, none of my jap vehicles have let the rain in, none have had the head lining falling down nor have they suffered all the niggly problems I have had with the P38, nor have I ever felt the need to purchase and carry diagnostic kit.
The P38 is cheap (and the L322) because it's crap quality.
My 29 year old MR2 is in better nick and less trouble than my P38, even the wife's 30 year old Renault 11 needs less attention.
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If i had to pick owt else itd be a landcruiser they're huge haha. Yeh saggy roof lining here drivers and passanger door seals whistle think they need done asap. The rear ashtray has broken and sticks open and rattels apart from that its alright lol
 
stustrong said:
Iv got a case of the rose tinted glasses though for me it was either this or a disco td5 manual
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You might regret that yet.

stustrong said:
If i had to pick owt else itd be a landcruiser they're huge haha. Yeh saggy roof lining here drivers and passanger door seals whistle think they need done asap. The rear ashtray has broken and sticks open and rattels apart from that its alright lol
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Mine doesn't even have a rear ashtray. Mind you, I saw one recently and was offered it for free but I prefer it without it. More space and less hassle!
 
Grrrrrr said:
You might regret that yet.



Mine doesn't even have a rear ashtray. Mind you, I saw one recently and was offered it for free but I prefer it without it. More space and less hassle!
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I rekon one day last td5 i sold it to my mum within 40hrs of having it. I might regret it one day but im a stubborn little sh1t haha. And iv just taped it shut for now i dont need an ashtray in the back i dont smoke in the back or even sit in the back for that matter lol
 
A small, but probably not so interesting update....
I have fitted the new gas vaporiser, plumbed it and yay, all sweet (even the tickover is nice now)
Quick question, but I have fitted two new thermostats in the last few weeks as the bottom of the rad is pretty much cold even after a 5/6 mile blast, both stats doing the same, is this normal? The temp gauge sits at just below half way, according to the Nanocom its cruising at 87/88 degrees, climbing to 91/92 degrees in traffic. It may just be me being paranoid as I really need the cooling to be spot on 😐
 
Datatek said:
I have it because to get a decent Pajero or Land Cruiser would cost at least three times what I paid for the P38.
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Interested to hear you say that and completely agree (having come out of a slightly newer Landcruiser Colorado D4D/Prado LC95 via a Series 2A). Particularly echo the water leak bit - in my case, unforgivably poor design around the microfilter area.

The Toyota didn't have the independent garage support and forums such as this, and parts and dealers are expensive, but then it didn't need much apart from annual servicing.

Head regrets selling the Cruiser, but strangely, heart is rather enjoying the RR trip. I reckon the necessary mindset is more like running a classic car though - it always needs a bit of TLC. Cruiser was just get in and go. I could respect it as a fantastic A-B tool, but never really enjoy it.
 
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albany said:
Interested to hear you say that and completely agree (having come out of a slightly newer Landcruiser Colorado D4D/Prado LC95 via a Series 2A). Particularly echo the water leak bit - in my case, unforgivably poor design around the microfilter area.

The Toyota didn't have the independent garage support and forums such as this, and parts and dealers are expensive, but then it didn't need much apart from annual servicing.

Head regrets selling the Cruiser, but strangely, heart is rather enjoying the RR trip. I reckon the necessary mindset is more like running a classic car though - it always needs a bit of TLC. Cruiser was just get in and go. I could respect it as a fantastic A-B tool, but never really enjoy it.
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My MR2 is 29 years old, I've had it from new, it's still get in and go:D
 
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