Im in the market and im looking at cars with 80k on them im just worried that when I reach high mileage im going to have issues ?

no more than any other car - as long as it has been serviced properly to LR spec's

FSH is essential! FLRSH is even better

I'd try to stick to one owner cars if possible, loads of owners in a short space of time spell trouble. Check with LR that any recalls have been done - especialy the Front Diff which is FOC.

Land Rover service specs, plus change the gearbox fluid and filter as LR think it lasts for life. It doesn't.

You'll be lucky to find a one owner Td6 (Td6 mentioned in other thread) but it's possible.
I've had my Td6 from 28k miles to 66k miles (two years) and it's only cost me £200 other than regular servicing.

They seem well built.
Mine is a 55 plate facelifted where they addressed a few old problems like the front diff.

Vogue wrote:

loads of owners in a short space of time spell trouble.

Mine has done 95k.

Did not need much work upto 80k looking at the stuff I got with the car.

After 80k its had:

Gerabox replaced (£2k)
Alternator (£800)
ABS Pump (£650)
Radiator (£600)
Brake Caliper (£140)
Wing Mirror (£505)

Everything else has been routine service.

Bought my '03 in Jan with 84k on the clock (i think) It's been perfect apart from needing a thermostat housing and a small coolant hose from the expansion bottle.


Thermostat housing is apparently a common failure with the 4.4, something to do with one of the sensors breaking apart. 2006 Mercedes CLS
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But really finding it hard to fight the urge for a S/C...

M44K TS wrote:

Bought my '03 in Jan with 84k on the clock (i think) It's been perfect apart from needing a thermostat housing and a small coolant hose from the expansion bottle.


Thermostat housing is apparently a common failure with the 4.4, something to do with one of the sensors breaking apart.

I have a 5 previous owners, no service history at all, 2002 TD6 HSE, bought UNSEEN at an auction with 76k miles. I was advised to buy it by a mate who was in the classic car business. As it had come from a dealer, he knew it was probably a good 'un.

Apart from replacing the EAS compressor for £100 it has been fault free and the best car I have ever had. It has even stood for 4 months in the open and started first time (after charging the battery overnight). Everything works and I have had over 10,000 miles of trouble-free motoring, including 2000 miles to the Alps and back. I am probably VERY LUCKY!! However I had it checked by a LR specialist on buying it who gave it the thumbs up.

The moral of the story is that, no matter what its history, you are buying a pig in a poke and may get a diamond or a dog. See it first hand before buying, take an LR expert with you if poss and check everything, ALL switches, electronics and mechanicals if poss.

Lastly, dan_uk_1984 is selling his 4.4 LPG on ebay so check it out. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...RK:MESE:IT
I have seen it and it's a nice car. If mine wasn't so good I would have gone for it myself.

Just bought my 2002 TD6 a few weeks ago with 115k on the clock.

This vehicle had belonged to either a farmer or a horsey person, to date I have removed a full 2 gallon bucket of dried mud. The vehicle had full LR history apart from the last service which was done by a cowboy 2 days before I bought it.

Once in my ownership I decided that it required a full service and I am working on this at the moment. Engine oil and all filters have been changed, gearbox and diffs still to be done. There was a track rod end that was seized a split in one of the bottom ball joints, CV boot burst and the two upper control arm bushes were shot. I decided that with the mileage the vehicle has already covered (possibly half of that in fields) I would rather replace everything in one go rather than wait until something failed and have to strip it all again, so I have replaced every arm and joint on the front which should see the vehicle through another 100k.

It sounds like a disaster of a car but now that the suspension has been sorted out and the bodywork (which doesn't have any of the usual parking dings) is polished I have a very tidy RR to drive around in as my toy.

Thanks for the plug!

Yes 130,000 miles, the last nearly 40K of those I've done myself without any serious mishap.

Total maintenance over nearly 3 years I guess is still under £1000, inc servicing (2 oil changes per year, discs, pads etc).

My water pump went a few thou ago, but not catastrophically, just started making a noise, that was under £200 to replace inc labour. So all in all, I see high mileage as a benefit - if it can fall off, it has already fallen off. 

If you can do the mechanical work yourself and spend the extra cash on OE parts you can't go wrong.

As with any vehicle whether it has high mileage or not, preventative maintenance is the secret to keeping it on the road

47p2 wrote:

If you can do the mechanical work yourself and spend the extra cash on OE parts you can't go wrong.

As with any vehicle whether it has high mileage or not, preventative maintenance is the secret to keeping it on the road

From 80K onwards with older models your going to need to worry about the gearbox "going" (£2K+), no doubt the air-con / heating (£££) will start to misbehave in some way (first stage resistor, @ £40), electrical gremlins will creep in (side mirrors not folding ££), radiator leaks (minor £ to major ££). The front diff should have been changed by now (Free). Front track/control arms will be going (@ £70 each)

Not sure what difference having an LR service makes, other than their ability to plug in and get fault reports. (await flames!) .
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