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Hi to everyone ,
Just joined yesterday, have bought a 1994 Fourtrack Independent
TDX silver with 120,000 miles as a project to do off roading after looking at loads of other 4x4's I thought the Fourtrack was just what I was looking for , hope I won,t be disappointed !
It has been stood for five months so think the battery is gone and the tyres are no good no MOT but has some service history as I am no mechanic am going to have a go at doing as much as I can on her .
Any advice for a new owner would be most welcome.
Hello and welcome to the
Hello and welcome to the forum and congratulations on your purchase!
Give the whole car a good scan for rust, body and chassis in particular, but really everything, they do suffer from this badly. Mechanically they are usually great and 120k miles is nothing for the diesel engine. Test that 4wd and low range works, if it has auto locking hubs these often go wrong. Check engine fluids are good. Checking the lights is also easy to do and worthwhile.
Do you want to get it an MOT and back on the road?
Once you've verified that it is good condition or sorted any problems it might have, you can start some maintenance to keep it in good condition. I'll only mention one thing now and that is the cambelt.
Sorry if that seemed a bit vague, obviously there's loads of stuff you could check, but I hope I've covered the essentials.
Thanks
Thanks yes I will get an MOT and I was going to ask about the cambelt will definitely get that done I need to put some tyres on it any ideas
I do intend going off road a fair bit but there seems so much choice out there with makes and prices
As you've noticed there's
As you've noticed there's lots of choice when it comes to tyres, it depends mostly on usage but there is always going to be a compromise between off road ability and road handling. It's easy to be tempted by the chunky looking mud tyres but if the car is going to see a significant amount of tarmac it's not worth the reduction in grip in my opinion. However seeing as the offering of all terrain tyres ranges from nearly road tyres to nearly mud tyres, it's no easier making a decision on them.
Size is another thing you will have to consider, and whether it will fit your current rims.
It's a shame you say the tyres on the car now are now good at all, otherwise I would suggest having a go with them to get a better idea of what you might want.