Member Since: 23 Jan 2013
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 96
Money pit or just something to expect?
I'm interested in a Disco but the Mot history seems to suggest it's quite bad underneath.
Is this common or should this one be avoided? (it's not cheap)
Date tested
24 August 2021
PASS
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Mileage
119,097 miles
MOT test number
8256 7051 2486
Test location
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Expiry date
26 August 2022
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Rear suspension components are badly corroded
What are advisories?
Date tested
24 August 2021
FAIL
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Mileage
119,097 miles
MOT test number
8385 5900 2163
Test location
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Repair immediately (major defects):
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Rear suspension components are badly corroded
What are defects and advisories?
Date tested
27 August 2020
PASS
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Mileage
113,182 miles
MOT test number
6450 3204 1641
Test location
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Expiry date
26 August 2021
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
11th Jun 2022 1:40 pm
Robbie260
Member Since: 13 Jan 2022
Location: Highland
Posts: 37
Sounds a bit of a cracker but conversely any landy I have come to the conclusion is a money pit
11th Jun 2022 1:47 pm
riverblanche
Member Since: 31 Aug 2010
Location: retford'ish
Posts: 2215
Hi,
you can never really tell it just gives an indication what to look at
If its now wearing a new set of boots and has had rear arms and front roll bars replaced, (from previous fails/advised) then at least its been repaired, check usual stuff and pay more attention to these arears
we had a D2 that had advisories for 4 or 5 years for chassis corroded never welded it and new owners first MOT afterwards it never got mentioned and still not welded
my recent bought D3 had advised Low rear pads, when stripped the pads were fine
but the brake shoes were and its now got new discs, pads and shoes
I dont like seeing advisories for things that the owner could have seen/been aware of BEFORE going for the MOT, so bald tyres, lights outs and wipers no good does not sit well for me, preventative is better than repair
Member Since: 11 Jan 2010
Location: NW Highlands
Posts: 5098
Advisories for rust seem to depend very much on the tester.
Up here they're used to seeing it on pretty much every car and won't mention surface rust so long as the underlying metal is sound. Down south they seem, generally, much keener to put any rust as advisories.
I've never really seen susp. arms being a real issue with rust (they're kind of service parts anyway), though they will often have quite a bit of rust on them.
If it's where the arms mount rather than the arms themselves that'd be a much bigger issue.
Biggest problems now seem to be sills when not looked after (esp. when side steps were fitted) and the chassis where the rear driveshafts go through, probably because that's where plenty of brake fluid drips down before the steel brake pipes finally let go before being replaced with copper.Black 05 TDV6 HSE Auto
Grey 05 TDV6 HSE Auto (Gone)
54 TDV6 SE Man (killed by me )
11th Jun 2022 1:56 pm
rich89
Member Since: 23 Jan 2013
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 96
I'm not sure if these give a better picture of not but the seller sent me these when I requested some images of the corrosion.
11th Jun 2022 2:03 pm
riverblanche
Member Since: 31 Aug 2010
Location: retford'ish
Posts: 2215
Hi,
well the arms have not been replaced then
if the bushes are fine budget for replacing the arms when they do need doing (depends on your mileage/time) as the bolts dont look like coming out easily if unsure budget on replacing soon
bar across looks more like surface rust, as said have a look at the mounting points and cills, if possible where the drive shaft comes thorugh the hub, there has been a recent post showing this area holed.
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