Range Rover Classic

[Minimad5]

That red one is blooming lovely

[brickwall]

I need some 2 door splendour at some point.

[skattrd]

Nice one on the V8 Disco, they're based on the RRC anyway, so if you wanted a late one on springs a Disco is pretty close. One thing I never understood though was they have the same chassis and many other things but the turning circle of the Disco feels much smaller.

[skattrd]

I need some 2 door splendour at some point.

Do we need to organise an AS coach trip or car transporter to the continent to snaffle a load of 2dr beauties?

[Des]

I suppose a good plan would be snapping up whatever not long for this world examples are left cheaply, to use for A-frame repatriating a 2 door from the foreigns, then gutting to fix some wrong hand driveness.

 

Gather old stock rotor arms now! The new ones are shit, this will be what kills them, you have been warned.

[Skizzer]

Do we need to organise an AS coach trip or car transporter to the continent to snaffle a load of 2dr beauties?

 

Count me in.  (Busy this weekend though )

[Hawkeyethenoo]

You made me look - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1997-LAND-ROVER-RANGE-ROVER-HSE-AUTO-BLUE-/281711440945?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item41974f7431

 

Suits you sir...

[brickwall]

hmm. just out of MOT and a p38. New mot and he's get 1500 as it's a post 97

[EssDeeWon]

Always really wanted one of these in 3.9 Vogue SE flavour, Plymough blue with Winchester grey leather and colour keyed alloys.

 

They retailed new at about £31k in 1992, the new 2015 RR Vogue is in the region of £100k !!

[andy18s]

I remember when my boss at the time ('97) drove into the wood yard in his brand new RR hse v8.We all marvelled at how it glided around silently and woo_ed at the air springs as he dropped off his horsebox for us to fill with firewood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Having my diesel dse clatter into life in the mornings just doesn't have the same feelings to it.

It is working it's way under my skin though,like an old dog that needs taking care of in its pensionable years

[MarvinsMom]

damn you.... damn you all!!

 

you have got me looking at rangie classics now!

[Forty-two]

Everyone should own a classic V8 Range Rover. Mine was an auto 87 E reg, 3.5 efi.

 

Had various problem, inner wings rotten, rear cross member rotten, boot floor (I lifted just the corner of the boot carpet and put it back down), rear tail gate held down with a bungie cord, wet floors due to rust holes in the floor, rear seat belt mounts just about attached to the wings. The engine was sound after it was diagnosed with a blown head gasket, which I had fixed. While in there it had hydraulic cam followers replaced and other oily parts.

 

It lasted a year with me and got sold on at MOT time.

 

If I had the spare cash I would have another.

[wuvvum]

I'd quite like to try a bent eight Rangie at some point - both of mine have been diesels.  A V8 with LPG should be as cheap to run as a VM, shouldn't it?

[Junkman]

Do not buy a Classic* (Classic is the newfangled term for backwards) Range Rover, unless it's a two door without all mod cons.

Face it (and the ones who had one, please admit it), the overloaded post '86 livestyle soccer mom heated steering wheel contraptions are the biggest tosh ever unloaded to an unsuspecting paying public.

Do not just avoid this shit, boycott it!

 

You will inevitably sink in a sea of snot.

These things are worse than any Citroen SM could ever be!

They are typically British money grabs of the worst Thatcher era kind.

There is no fucking way you will be happy with them, unless you don't have to worry about shelling out the rent for an appartment in Kensington and send your three children to boarding school and university.

 

Trust me, this is the truth.

 

Do not end up being a shivering wreck.

There is much shite out there to chose from.

Do NOT buy a Classic* Range Rover, unless you can afford hundreds of hours of therapy.

 

It's not worth it.

Life is too short to waste it on this utter tosh.

Buy something you can actually enjoy.

Those Range Rovers aren't shite. They are shit. Trust me on this.

 

If you really need a 4X4 with all mod cons, buy a Chevy Blazer. It's superior in every single aspect, every fuckig pore.

 

Actually, buy what you want. I'm not responsible. But don't call on me when you bought one of these dismal pieces of shit  and need help because you are suicidal.

 

Why people never listen to me despite I'm always right is a phenomenon that will never cease to amaze me.

[Junkman]

Actually, buy a Bentley Mulsanne Turbo instead.

Because it's the right thing to do.

[richardthestag]

 

I have a mate like you, hates them with a passion because of the 80's image, paradoxically loves a 911 with a whale tail.

 

rant made me grin, right about the Bentley though! Wish mrs thestag would let me fritter the kids university fees away on fuel

[garbaldy]

Junkman has a good point, a mate has had three now and all have had auto box problems with big bills, every time he hitched up a trailer with any weight it would throw up suspension faults which required dealer reset, another mate has had wind up problems on his probably due to the stupid footballers wheels on it,

Saying that I would still have a classic

[Aston Martin]

I would like a CSK

 

[Coprolalia]

I'll leave this here.

 

It parked next to me in Aldi, full of chainsaws and logging tools.

Much want. Stroke and covet.

[andy18s]

Spotted this am .absolutely mint with a nice black leather interior

[richardthestag]

Just leave some Red Shed here

 

 

Needs a lot of welding, just about everywhere. It runs but has no exhaust

[richardthestag]

I'll leave this here.

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It parked next to me in Aldi, full of chainsaws and logging tools.

Much want. Stroke and covet.

 

<anorak mode = on>

Not a lot there that existed in 1972

 

Either triggers broom or is a ringa to save on a few quids tax

[richardthestag]

Junkman has a good point, a mate has had three now and all have had auto box problems with big bills, every time he hitched up a trailer with any weight it would throw up suspension faults which required dealer reset, another mate has had wind up problems on his probably due to the stupid footballers wheels on it,

Saying that I would still have a classic

 

Autobox / suspension problems on a classic? sounds more like a p38 or newer? Classic air isnt difficult to fix. Classic autoboxes go on for ever if looked after.

 

Wind up is due to siezed centre viscous diff. pretty easy to replace

 

Fixing a classic is deciding which sized hammer you need to use

[richardthestag]

I would like a CSK

 

 

so would I but you seen the price of these things recently?

[garbaldy]

Autobox / suspension problems on a classic? sounds more like a p38 or newer? Classic air isnt difficult to fix. Classic autoboxes go on for ever if looked after.

 

Wind up is due to siezed centre viscous diff. pretty easy to replace

 

Fixing a classic is deciding which sized hammer you need to use

Nope these where newer ones and the reply was to strengthen junkman's response of buy an older electronics free one.

[Asimo]

Angle grinders, welding tools and wads of cash would be more use judging by the comments here.

 

 

"Princess Anne had one you know"  In the best colour as well.

 

One of my favourite "cars & girls" pictures ever.

[EssDeeWon]

Apparently Junkman doesn't rate these classic Rangies. 

[Des]

They may be shit but at least they take proper transmission fluid.

I recall, back in the day yo, finding the Vogue model a bit trashy, all that frivilous trinkety shit like electric seats etc. Looking now at the monstrous wank that followed they appear compact, simple and spartan. The ABS is a nice touch. 

[MarvinsMom]

i love these, i will most certainly have one one day.

 

i think that even now a nice, well presented one is a really classy and attractive looking cars on the road.

 

i know that one will drive me mad with things not working or with galloping rust, and it will try to empty my bank account as quickly as the xj6 can, but i so would love to own one, even briefly.

[Sudsprint]

Do not buy a Classic* (Classic is the newfangled term for backwards) Range Rover, unless it's a two door without all mod cons.

Face it (and the ones who had one, please admit it), the overloaded post '86 livestyle soccer mom heated steering wheel contraptions are the biggest tosh ever unloaded to an unsuspecting paying public.

Do not just avoid this shit, boycott it!

 

You will inevitably sink in a sea of snot.

These things are worse than any Citroen SM could ever be!

They are typically British money grabs of the worst Thatcher era kind.

There is no fucking way you will be happy with them, unless you don't have to worry about shelling out the rent for an appartment in Kensington and send your three children to boarding school and university.

 

Trust me, this is the truth.

 

Do not end up being a shivering wreck.

There is much shite out there to chose from.

Do NOT buy a Classic* Range Rover, unless you can afford hundreds of hours of therapy.

 

It's not worth it.

Life is too short to waste it on this utter tosh.

Buy something you can actually enjoy.

Those Range Rovers aren't shite. They are shit. Trust me on this.

 

 

 

Fantastic poem Junkman. This is your Philip Larkin moment.