Member Since: 04 Feb 2024
Location: North
Posts: 13
Maximum foolhardiness!
I am hopefully picking up a 2011 D4 SDV6 XS next week and will be driving Rennes on Friday and coming back to the north on Sunday. The car itself was a farmer’s car but has been serviced quite well. Everything was working when I test drove it last week but obviously that’s no guarantee it will behave. The round trip is about 1300 miles. Any advice about prepping for the worst?
16th Feb 2024 7:07 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73045
Good AA/RAC/etc cover. As you said, hope for the best, plan for the worst.
16th Feb 2024 7:34 pm
Gilgamesh
Member Since: 01 Feb 2024
Location: Beckenham
Posts: 16
One piece of advice I would give is to bring a professional mechanic with you.
22nd Feb 2024 10:43 am
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14338
Just drive it, it'll be fine. 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
22nd Feb 2024 10:54 am
qcnr
Member Since: 23 Nov 2017
Location: Norway
Posts: 117
Change engine oil, filter and airfilter.
Clean oil has never harmed an engine.
22nd Feb 2024 11:22 am
burnerphone1357
Member Since: 04 Feb 2024
Location: North
Posts: 13
Thank you all for your replies. The car performed admirably except for a moment with a low coolant warning. Stopped and checked for leaks. Couldn’t find any. Topped it a little. No issues since. Very happy with it.D3 2004
RR 2001
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