Hi guys,

I've recently been approach by a friend of my Dad who's selling his 52 plate L200 Warrior. It's the 2.5 TD with 150,000 miles.

He's asking £1800 for it and I went to take a look at it last night. It's in fairly good nick.

- Needs a new front bumper as its been smashed in.
- Looks like there's a bit of an oil leak, couldnt see where it was coming from but the underside of the subframe cross member was coated in black oil.
- Usual wear and tear on the inside but would probably clean up alright.

My main concern was a knocking / metallic tapping I noticed when I got back from test driving it. When stoof over the engine bay it sound like it was coming from the top but when I went to the side of the car it sounded like it was coming from underneath so I couldnt really work out what it was.

You could hear it from inside the car but it completely dissapeared when I pushed the clutch down. I was thinking clutch release bearing but its usually thats the other way around?

I didnt think to listen to it whilst revving at the time but my main concern was whether it was the bottom end bearings?

Is this a common thing with these? I'd quite like to buy it but I'm worried I'll be buying a car that needs a new engine...

Thanks in advance!

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Quote: A guest wrote in post #1

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I went to take a look at it last night. It's in fairly good nick.]

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Ah ok. That's odd. Most people I've spoken to say they are reliable work horses?

You arent the first person to say release bearing so it gives me a bit more confidence it's something I can easily fix.

i fitted a new clutch in mine and makes the noise even with a new release bearing, pissed me off a bit but it works so there we go lol
username any ref to harleys?

same as i said on the other forum u asked on ben

Yes yoser it is. I have a panhead I'm building

Yeah cheers chef, just trying to get as many peoples opinion as possible so I don't blow £1800 on a sh!tter. Confusing as everyone's opinion seems to be different, haha.

Seems alot for the miles do some hunting in ebay,
And tidy I need to get a new bike sold my sporty last year sucked fancy a shovel thought my old man got one so just kinda like em.

Yeah?

I thought it was cheap? Its a black warrior, leather, most of the options, that hard top which I'd probably sell on. I don't really know much about them but it was convenient and I thought it was cheap compared to what I'd seen on ebay? Smashed in front bumper but I'd try and pick up a new one.

Yeah my old man has a few harleys so it was always going to happen... :)

Diddnt realize it was a warrior and leather guess most that price have cloth interior ect.
Try a cheeky offer can only say no.
When I sell a car or bike I ask about 200 more than I'm happy with and when you tell someone you will drop 100-200 most of the time they are well chuffed and take it thinking they chipped you down like a boss and everyone's happy haha

£1500 is more like it

Yeah it was originally £2000 but then he said £2000.

I haven't seen any on ebay that price. There's some closer to £3000 but they're more like 100,000 miles.

£1800*

mine was 1300 120K

I'll see if I can make him an offer then. Although I dont think he'l budge.

good luck with it bud, just remember that if you buy a truck for a couple of grand with a goosed engine and then have to spend £1800 on a new engine for it, it'll still only be a couple of grand truck
that said it's possible that it could be an easy fix and you'll have got it for a steal
these trucks (as with anything in life) are only worth as much as someone else is prepared to pay