Roffle Range Rover Roffel - It's All Over Now! Caution: Victim established!

[Junkman]

No warning lights or symbols are present!

 

That would make me extremely nervous.

 

And now on to something entirely different.

 

This is one of only two poshish WBoDs I ever had.

All others cement a remarkable track record of driving clapped out and usually completely unsuitable rubbish on its last legs,

with not a remote chance to pass another test, as Winter beaters.

The other one, many years ago, was a Saab 9000.

Like back then, it doesn't feel like I actually own it. If I see it in my driveway, I first think some arsehole parked his chod there.

Only then I remember that it's actually mine. Then I get inside and the first thing that comes to mind is where is the bloody choke on these?

Then I drive it down the road and really, really love me for what I did for me.

[hairnet]

one word - speshul

[Royale80]

I did have warning lights! (memory is not what it was!)

 

Towing the tin tent to the Lakes 6 years ago the air suspension warning lights came on-luckily I had bought when I got the car a "EAS Kicker" which  will reset the system. If I hadn't had this I would have been on the back of a tow truck. Plugged it in and all fine-until the journey home it happened twice -conveniently just before service stations -the journey up was 5.5 hours on the way back it took 8.5 hours-traffic all the way.

 

Did a bit of thinking when I got home and suspected overheating of the EAS solenoid drivers (big transistors (MOSFET's)).

 

The design of the box where all the suspension gubbings is stored is flawed in a typical Land Rover way. Air can only enter from below-the box sits high next to the engine. Heat cannot escape. Also the compressor is in the box and is only fed with hot air.

I drilled holes high up on the box to let the hot air escape and cool enter for the compressor and it's been fine since.

 

Stvee

[forddeliveryboy]

There should be more Nobel Prizes handed out.

[burraston2006]

As promised last week here's a couple of piccies of mine:

 

Interior with peeled cow,

Pez station shot (regular occurance!)

HVAC symbol on in sympathy with everybody elses!

[burraston2006]

Sorry struggling with my wanky 'phone! It'll only attach one pic at a time!

 

[burraston2006]

Why are they updide down? I'm not aussie!

[Junkman]

Passed MoT test.

No fault found.

Fault codes reset.

[dome]

Good job.

 

There's a cheap one near me on Gumtree.

 

https://www.gumtree.com/p/land-rover/range-rover-p38-hse/1194331714

 

WCPGW?

[Junkman]

It's a bit too spazzed for my taste, but my mission here is not to talk you out of it, so GIB, ffs!

[cort16]

Good job.

 

There's a cheap one near me on Gumtree.

 

https://www.gumtree.com/p/land-rover/range-rover-p38-hse/1194331714

 

WCPGW?

 

DO IT

[Junkman]

I say, if you can get it for something starting with a 5, you can't lose.

[cort16]

Even the dog thinks it's ruff, ruff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sorry

[Junkman]

Oh, it's far from being rough, and evidently it's been well kept, but for example that grade A mong exhaust would make me expect the lambda probes and catalysers throwing a fit,

consequently that daft computer pestering me with a stupid error message, which will then necessitate shelling out for passing the next emissions test.

Also, I'm not sure whether that is actually a social climber plate or not, but if it is, it's shit, as usual.

[Tayne]

Exhaust aside, it's got a very clean MoT history.

 

Worth a look if it's nearby, could be a good bargain.

[Junkman]

I'd buy it if I didn't have one yet.

[dome]

Aye, the MOT history and it being a fairly early one helps me get past the idiotic fucking exhaust and stupid wing mirrors. A number with a 5 was what I was thinking too. With the OMGPROFITZ from the Jag it would technically be a free car at that. I love man maths. 

[dome]

Son of a bitch, the adverts down when I go to message him

[Junkman]

Thanks God it's not only me this kind of shit is happening to all the time.

 

Anyway, I picked up mine and it actually made it home. How unusual, considering it's a Range Rover.

[Junkman]

I'm still on the tank from the brimmage pic.

Those things hardly need any petrol!

[chaseracer]

I'm still on the tank from the brimmage pic.

Those things hardly need any petrol!

 

You haven't used it at all, have you??! 

[Junkman]

Nearly...

[burraston2006]

I'm still on the tank from the brimmage pic.

Those things hardly need any petrol!

Lol! I'm on £160 for a couple of weekend jollies so far. Think I've done about 450 miles. Don't want to frighten myself by working out the mpg!!

[Junkman]

I will have to whack the next hunderter in soon enough.

So far it's around the 16 OMGMPG mark, but since reset, I merely averaged 23 OMGMPH, which shows you how dreadful the infrastructure really is.

[xtriple]

My big green dollop is also surprisingly economical... so long as it stays in the garage. It's when it comes out that the fuel consumption seems to get worse

[Junkman]

That's the only* justification* for me driving such cars - I hardly do 3,000 miles a year.

Thus it doesn't matter how much petrol my cars need, really.

[Royale80]

This thread must have have jinxed mine!

I've got a coolant leak from somewhere!

 

Small puddle under car.

 

Looks like a hose from the bottom of the rad-

Have a better look tomorrow.

 

Steve

[Junkman]

Time to fill it with antifreeze anyway.

[Junkman]

Some arsehole clipped the wing mirror.

[Captain Furious]

Highs will inevitably be followed by lows in P38 ownership

 

On the plus side this means you have another high to look forward to before the suspension collapses and all the electrics fail