Hi all, going to look at a nice metalic blue 2.7 hse tomorrow with 54000 miles, now friend at work seems to think at this mileage the car should of had all belts changed or is due all belts changed ? am a sparky so doesnt mean much to me .lol.. if this is right suposedly the cost of getting this done is about £2000 grand.Any advice be appreciated as dont want to be paying asking price should i like enough to buy and this needs done.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2006-Land-Rover-...139wt_1170

Yes belts need to be done at 7 years old so probably due, but shouldn't cost £2K more like £500.00

It's due a belt change soon, mileage wise the car is ok its the time scale.
Seven years is belt change time if I recall.

Nik

reid7774 wrote:

Hi all, going to look at a nice metalic blue 2.7 hse tomorrow with 54000 miles, now friend at work seems to think at this mileage the car should of had all belts changed or is due all belts changed ? am a sparky so doesnt mean much to me .lol.. if this is right suposedly the cost of getting this done is about £2000 grand.Any advice be appreciated as dont want to be paying asking price should i like enough to buy and this needs done.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2006-Land-Rover-...139wt_1170

Yep, 105k miles or 7 years....whichever comes first.

I think it's around £800-1000 from a main dealer and £450-550 from an independent.

Mine is in next week at £550 LCFC. Receiver of threatening letters from Overfinch.

I'd be wanting to know the weight rating on those wheels as well, LR never produced that wheel in a 22 inch size, so chances are its a replica, and many replicas arnt upto the correct weight rating to be used on these cars Current: 06 RR Sport HSE TDV6, Bonatti grey, black leather. Defender 90 pick up. Vito 110cdi

Previous: Mercedes CLS, BMW 330cd M sport, Nissan 200sx, Impreza STi, EP3 Civic Type R

Nice one guys, thanks for the quick replys, will give me a bit of bargaining power...cheers.

Also MisterAdam, how would i find out the weight ratio of the wheels if they are not landrover.Is it a case of the car weight say 2.5 ton, so alloy wheel rateing must be 2.5 ton.

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Is it a case of the car weight say 2.5 ton, so alloy wheel rateing must be 2.5 ton.

Should be stamped in the back of the wheel, most likely caked in brake dust but usually discoverable with quick wipe. Some replica's are ok and strong enough, some arn't, the fact replica's are made on a budget would be enough to get me questioning and checking that they are safe, especially on a 2.5ton 20 grand car. Current: 06 RR Sport HSE TDV6, Bonatti grey, black leather. Defender 90 pick up. Vito 110cdi

Previous: Mercedes CLS, BMW 330cd M sport, Nissan 200sx, Impreza STi, EP3 Civic Type R

£21k for a 2.7? Yikes!

Be worth checking it has the upgraded steering rack too. I think that didn't become standard fit on 2.7s until 2007. Otherwise running large wheels might be detrimental to the rack and thus your safety. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

mlines wrote:

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Is it a case of the car weight say 2.5 ton, so alloy wheel rateing must be 2.5 ton.

They should be rated 1/4 of 2.5 tonnes (unless you intend driving on one wheel)

Cheers guys,am picking up loads of tips of this site,which is going to be very valuable,cheers, top site, but unfortunetly car that i looked at was a friend of the owner of the garage and was"nt interested in trade in .Take it the 21000 grand price tag a bit much, whats average price for 2007...