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Post by bothwellbuyer on Oct 14, 2022 11:37:24 GMT
Blimey. Need to increase the value of mine. Just received the underbody pictures of mine before blasting it clean; and then after rust proof treatment applied. For a 2002 model, the underside is remarkably clean with barely no surface rust. The dinitrol treatment follows when things are dry. The garage just sent me pics of the petrol filler pipe after removing the plastic shroud - spotless. No rust, no muck !! Guess we just need to see the photos now 😉😉 Got another 5 pics today. I'll wait until they send me the final pics once the dinitrol has been done and attempt to load them up on here. |
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Post by firemac on Oct 14, 2022 11:37:39 GMT
I am unable to view that as I get "access denied" I will now try via a VPN which says that I am in the Netherlands.
That VPN worked, I am always a tad thoughtful about such a low mileage vehicle over a very long period. I wonder
what problems might arise as its not being used. Also £10,000 for a non supercar 17 year old vehicle is not for me
but I know lots of people won't care.
I suppose it really depends how often the car has been used Jeff. it's like Mrs P now we only use our Rav at weekends now when we have to so the Rav covered less than 2k miles last year, take that over it's age and it's 36k miles, so that Rav would or could be the same. Plus our very own Firemac did buy one from JRS with 30 odd thousand miles on the clock and his was fine :TU: It won't be a supercar as such but they are very sort after and getting rarer to find good low mileage well looked after ones and no doubt it will sell soon :yes: Indeed, Paul. That one was very good (apart from an odd smell at the start which needed quite a bit of air sprays to shift). In reality all of our 3-drs have been low mileage and not a single fault amongst them. The only downside is the fuel consumption which could be better but we are talking about 25 year old technology. That’s the only thing that puts me off having another; the 4.5 hybrid uses about half the petrol, or less, than the last 3-dr. Nevertheless they are bloody good cars. 👍👍👍😊 |
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Post by Paulus17 on Oct 14, 2022 12:05:34 GMT
I suppose it really depends how often the car has been used Jeff. it's like Mrs P now we only use our Rav at weekends now when we have to so the Rav covered less than 2k miles last year, take that over it's age and it's 36k miles, so that Rav would or could be the same. Plus our very own Firemac did buy one from JRS with 30 odd thousand miles on the clock and his was fine  It won't be a supercar as such but they are very sort after and getting rarer to find good low mileage well looked after ones and no doubt it will sell soon  Indeed, Paul. That one was very good (apart from an odd smell at the start which needed quite a bit of air sprays to shift). In reality all of our 3-drs have been low mileage and not a single fault amongst them. The only downside is the fuel consumption which could be better but we are talking about 25 year old technology. That’s the only thing that puts me off having another; the 4.5 hybrid uses about half the petrol, or less, than the last 3-dr. Nevertheless they are bloody good cars. 👍👍👍😊 Yes the downside is the fuel consumption Jim so we're glad we are doing less miles in ours at the moment, and the road tax is high. I've just looked at the MOT history on that one and corrosion is mentioned a lot :yes: |
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Post by unclebob on Oct 14, 2022 15:49:56 GMT
Indeed, Paul. That one was very good (apart from an odd smell at the start which needed quite a bit of air sprays to shift). In reality all of our 3-drs have been low mileage and not a single fault amongst them. The only downside is the fuel consumption which could be better but we are talking about 25 year old technology. That’s the only thing that puts me off having another; the 4.5 hybrid uses about half the petrol, or less, than the last 3-dr. Nevertheless they are bloody good cars. 👍👍👍😊 Yes the downside is the fuel consumption Jim so we're glad we are doing less miles in ours at the moment, and the road tax is high. I've just looked at the MOT history on that one and corrosion is mentioned a lot That’s my big gripe with dealers and vehicle corrosion …..it falls to the customer to do their homework first . I’ve just looked at the mot history ….I would touch that one with a barge pole ! MOT INFORMATION ….. Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories): Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i)) Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i)) Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened ( Trailing arm ) (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened ( Trailing arm ) (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i)) |
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Post by bothwellbuyer on Oct 14, 2022 17:21:00 GMT
Yes the downside is the fuel consumption Jim so we're glad we are doing less miles in ours at the moment, and the road tax is high. I've just looked at the MOT history on that one and corrosion is mentioned a lot That’s my big gripe with dealers and vehicle corrosion …..it fall to the customer to do their homework first . I’ve just looked at the mot history ….I would touch that one with a barge pole ! MOT INFORMATION ….. Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories): Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i)) Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i)) Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened ( Trailing arm ) (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened ( Trailing arm ) (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i)) That list indicates the rear sub frame area is in such a state that its probably got 2 years left |
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Post by unclebob on Oct 14, 2022 18:04:58 GMT
That’s my big gripe with dealers and vehicle corrosion …..it fall to the customer to do their homework first . I’ve just looked at the mot history ….I would touch that one with a barge pole ! MOT INFORMATION ….. Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories): Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i)) Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i)) Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened ( Trailing arm ) (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened ( Trailing arm ) (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i)) That list indicates the rear sub frame area is in such a state that its probably got 2 years left Have to say your route of buying a Japanese home market Rav4, Is probably a guaranteed way not have any corrosion underneath 👍🏻👍🏻 |
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Post by Paulus17 on Oct 14, 2022 18:51:10 GMT
When i put the link up i couldn't check the MOT as it wouldn't show it's history, also it's not advertised on their main page but a separate one?
So again a lovely looking Rav on the surface but not so good underneath.
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Post by bothwellbuyer on Oct 16, 2022 17:45:47 GMT
I've loaded up a few pics of the work being done on my 2002 to dinitrol it. Its in the Hints and Tips section on how to unerseal etc. Unfortunately, the pics have come out in a random order so I will take some time to group them better. Theres pics of before; then once the pin blasting was done and the rust proofing added (milky solution), and then weld proofing, and then the dinitrol added with just some inspection to be done on Monday and small parts to be finished.
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Post by Paulus17 on Oct 27, 2022 10:55:21 GMT
Nice XTR HERE with plenty of piccys. |
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Post by jasehutch on Oct 27, 2022 12:09:47 GMT
Nice XTR HERE with plenty of piccys. That's nice..👍 |
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Post by unclebob on Oct 27, 2022 16:21:45 GMT
Nice XTR HERE with plenty of piccys. Spec looks about as good as they get …and a great colour 😉 |
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Post by firemac on Oct 27, 2022 17:02:25 GMT
Nice XTR HERE with plenty of piccys. Spec looks about as good as they get …and a great colour 😉 Looks good and the seller either knows his RAVs or has really boned up on them. Reasonable price as well 👍 |
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Post by bothwellbuyer on Oct 27, 2022 18:59:06 GMT
Spec looks about as good as they get …and a great colour 😉 Looks good and the seller either knows his RAVs or has really boned up on them. Reasonable price as well 👍 ah - the dreaded rear brake pipes corrosion mentioned in one MOT. Covered in grease which is a naughty thing to disguise rusty bits. I'd be taking a close look around the rear sub frame. |
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Post by firemac on Oct 27, 2022 19:13:58 GMT
Looks good and the seller either knows his RAVs or has really boned up on them. Reasonable price as well 👍 ah - the dreaded rear brake pipes corrosion mentioned in one MOT. Covered in grease which is a naughty thing to disguise rusty bits. I'd be taking a close look around the rear sub frame. Wish I had a tenner for every advisory I’d got on my 4.2s for so-called rusty rear brake unions, I’d be a bit better off today than I am. I even had a dealer suggest that they should grease my brake unions as part of the standard service (at a stupid price, by the way). At most, it was surface rust easily dealt with by a quick squirt of Waxoyl or ACF50. It got to the point where I told my dealer at that time that if they ever tried it again, Id take my business elsewhere. I reckon it was a Toyota dealer trade scam that people easily fell for and made the dealers some easy cash. Utter and complete bollocks! 😡😡 |
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Post by bothwellbuyer on Oct 28, 2022 10:54:24 GMT
ah - the dreaded rear brake pipes corrosion mentioned in one MOT. Covered in grease which is a naughty thing to disguise rusty bits. I'd be taking a close look around the rear sub frame. Wish I had a tenner for every advisory I’d got on my 4.2s for so-called rusty rear brake unions, I’d be a bit better off today than I am. I even had a dealer suggest that they should grease my brake unions as part of the standard service (at a stupid price, by the way). At most, it was surface rust easily dealt with by a quick squirt of Waxoyl or ACF50. It got to the point where I told my dealer at that time that if they ever tried it again, Id take my business elsewhere. I reckon it was a Toyota dealer trade scam that people easily fell for and made the dealers some easy cash. Utter and complete bollocks! 😡😡 I expect the DVSA sent out a note to MOT stations to look out for heavily undersealed brake pipes as it was being used to cover up potentially dangerous cars. Then, this would be interpreted by each MOT station differently. With the RAVs I've had, and the ones I've looked at, mention of corrosion on rear brake pipes doesn't bother me...but does draw more attention to the rear end where the subframe/wheels/suspension are meant to keep the petro tank from dragging along the road....which they do quite well unless rust has started to separate the bits.
Having just had my latest RAV (I should refer to it as number 3 perhaps) fully covered (underneath) in dinitrol, then the next MOT will be interesting as the brake pipes were done as well.
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