Hi Rob, cheers for the reply. I’m not really familiar with the mechanics of these 4x4s, it’s my first time buying one, so thanks for the reply before I go ahead and actually buy it. I’m assuming the reason it doesn’t have a subframe is because it’s similar to a Range Rover in the way that the car has a frame which the engine and all components sit on which can be separated from the body ?
Anyways, after checking the MOT history properly, it appears the most recent MOT shows that it passed through an appeal. I asked the seller and he says that when he got it MOT’d they had a big disagreement, the MOT tester claimed it was the ‘subframe’ that was all rusty and seller said it was just the undertray cover. They resolved this dispute by appealing the MOT test through DVSA and the DVSA rep (who’s been an MOT tester for 20 years) said the seller was right and so it passed and the new mot test only has some advisories which I’ve put below. I’ve check the sellers claims out and can see in the MOT history it says :
This is the result of a retest carried out by DVSA due to a statutory appeal.
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
- Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Axle Corroded
So I’m just awaiting pictures from the seller now to see how bad the rust is, he said it’s just surface rust and he’s never seen a 120 Landcruiser that isn’t rusty. This is one of the better ones he’s seen.
Im quite surprised I’ve managed to find a V6 petrol version As most of the ones I’ve seen is diesel.
Do you know what the common things to look out for on the V6 model are? , the mileage is 120k. I know the diesel ones can do 200k + if well maintained. Not sure about these though. What should I be looking for.
Thanks a bunch