Introduction
I have it about 6 months
I noticed a few advisories for
Assuming the previous owner didn't address it already
Some of the suspension on the 4x4 are hard to find secondhand in the UK
- corrosion on rear suspension components
Assuming the previous owner didn't address it already
Some of the suspension on the 4x4 are hard to find secondhand in the UK
That's a nice looking car!
It's the main tubular rear subframe you need to check carefully, and protect as best you can - part 1 in the diagram below.
If you get serious corrosion here, you can probably write the car off, no matter how good the rest of it is, at least unless someone decides to start producing an aftermarket replacement. OEM ones have been unavailable in the UK for some time now, and even when they were, cost north of £2k.
IM axles do aftermarket trailing arms at reasonable cost (the bits you've just had replaced), but not the main subframe.
The front subframe is also unique to this model, and corrosion in this part has recently written off another 4x4, so it's worth checking this as well.
It's the main tubular rear subframe you need to check carefully, and protect as best you can - part 1 in the diagram below.
If you get serious corrosion here, you can probably write the car off, no matter how good the rest of it is, at least unless someone decides to start producing an aftermarket replacement. OEM ones have been unavailable in the UK for some time now, and even when they were, cost north of £2k.
IM axles do aftermarket trailing arms at reasonable cost (the bits you've just had replaced), but not the main subframe.
The front subframe is also unique to this model, and corrosion in this part has recently written off another 4x4, so it's worth checking this as well.
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Beauty! And a rare model / colour combo. Definitely worth caring for and any investment you can give it 
