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

[Junkman]

Which ticket for you then?

[barmatt]

No, no, a thousand times no.

 

[AMC Rebel]

I know absolutely nothing about these, my entire knowledge is based upon what has been written on here by members of this forum.

 

Yet, despite this and the apparent absolute certainty that it will expensively grenade itself within 20 minutes of setting off in it, leaving you with a worthless car stranded miles from home after stumping up for travel, insurance and personal time, you are actually all buying tickets for it. 

 

Was it all Quentin Wilsoneqsue lies and generalisation? Are they actually not that bad or does everyone simply ignore their own advice?

 

Obviously the 'funny' way to end this post would be to buy a ticket but its only 1.15pm and I'm not pissed yet, just tipsy so will leave it for now.

 

I reckon the tide is turning for the P38.

 

There is an article this very month in a Land Rover licker mag giving extensive suggestions about how to avoid a bad one - this alone suggests it is possible.  Interestingly, they list the virtues of the P38, including that it's not the instantly dissolving rust bucket that other LR products can be.

 

Junkman's appears mostly untampered with too - the phase of economics which led the previous owner(s) of my Rangie to fit a diesel engine and junk the air springs for coils has passed it by and the good news at this distance is that air springs are no longer the instant bankruptcy they were.

 

At least, that's what I keep telling myself

 

Of course someone on PC tried running one for a while on the basis "they can't be that bad" and gave up after concluding they can indeed.

[ShiteRider]

Could i have number 9 please.

[barefoot]

Am I correct in thinking that in true VW Beetle/Porsche 911 fashion, the 4.6 litre lump from this rangie will come out after removing just four bolts, whereupon it will fit with similar ease straight into my X-308?

[The Moog]

One random for Bucketeer. ... I am sure* he will have enough money to drive it back to Bulgaria 

[chaseracer]

My honest conclusion:

 

An example that has survived the past 20 odd years can't be a time bomb on its last ticks before doomsday.

The car had sat for weeks when Chaseracer came to look at it and then it did need a tickle with the jumper leads,

which is no surprise. Once they were attached, it started right up, gave two seconds of lifter rattle, as expected,

then immediately went into suspension aerobics without any further ado.

 

It is a completely GAWJUSS example which drives beautifully, and I am gutted that circumstances dictate other than a situation of immediate buyage.

[Junkman]

01 Wilson²
02 Longblackcoat
03 Fat_Pirate
04 richardthestag
05 Tayne
06
07
08
09 ShiteRider
10 SamR380
11
12
13 Breadvan72
14 Dave_Q
15
16
17
18
19
20
21 meshking
22 Fat_Pirate
23 barmatt
24
25
26
27 95 quid Peugeot
28 gadgetgricey
29 Supernaut
30 dave21478
31 dave21478
32
33
34
35
36
37
38 NorfolkNWeigh
39 njgleeds
40 flat4alfa
41 Coprolalia
42 Breadvan72
43 Bucketeer
44 Longblackcoat
45
46 NorfolkNWeigh
47
48
49
50
51 AMC Rebel
52 richardthestag
53 Cavcraft
54
55
56
57
58 The Moog
59 The Moog

[andy18s]

What I really need right now is a gas guzzling v8 4x4,has the steering wheel on the wrong side,and is the best part of 2500 miles away from me

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 and 55 for me please 😄😄😄

[Junkman]

Junkman's appears mostly untampered with too

It is indeed and that alone appears to contribute much to their health.

Too often I've seen them with borked transfer cases or suspension on 20" rimz yo.

[Junkman]

01 Wilson²

02 Longblackcoat

03 Fat_Pirate

04 richardthestag

05 Tayne

06

07

08

09 ShiteRider

10 SamR380

11

12

13 Breadvan72

14 Dave_Q

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 meshking

22 Fat_Pirate

23 barmatt

24

25 andy18s

26

27 95 quid Peugeot

28 gadgetgricey

29 Supernaut

30 dave21478

31 dave21478

32

33

34

35

36

37

38 NorfolkNWeigh

39 njgleeds

40 flat4alfa

41 Coprolalia

42 Breadvan72

43 Bucketeer

44 Longblackcoat

45

46 NorfolkNWeigh

47

48

49

50

51 AMC Rebel

52 richardthestag

53 Cavcraft

54

55 andy18s

56

57

58 The Moog

59 The Moog

[Junkman]

Am I correct in thinking that in true VW Beetle/Porsche 911 fashion, the 4.6 litre lump from this rangie will come out after removing just four bolts, whereupon it will fit with similar ease straight into my X-308?

Am I correct in thinking that mine is way too clean for being butchered?

[doug]

Go on then, one random for me.

[Junkman]

01 Wilson²

02 Longblackcoat

03 Fat_Pirate

04 richardthestag

05 Tayne

06

07

08

09 ShiteRider

10 SamR380

11

12

13 Breadvan72

14 Dave_Q

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 meshking

22 Fat_Pirate

23 barmatt

24

25 andy18s

26

27 95 quid Peugeot

28 gadgetgricey

29 Supernaut

30 dave21478

31 dave21478

32

33

34

35

36

37

38 NorfolkNWeigh

39 njgleeds

40 flat4alfa

41 Coprolalia

42 Breadvan72

43 Bucketeer

44 Longblackcoat

45 doug

46 NorfolkNWeigh

47

48

49

50

51 AMC Rebel

52 richardthestag

53 Cavcraft

54

55 andy18s

56

57

58 The Moog

59 The Moog

[Springer]

Just to annoy Tayne....no 7 for me please!

[Junkman]

01 Wilson²
02 Longblackcoat
03 Fat_Pirate
04 richardthestag
05 Tayne
06
07 Springer
08
09 ShiteRider
10 SamR380
11
12
13 Breadvan72
14 Dave_Q
15
16
17
18
19
20
21 meshking
22 Fat_Pirate
23 barmatt
24
25 andy18s
26
27 95 quid Peugeot
28 gadgetgricey
29 Supernaut
30 dave21478
31 dave21478
32
33
34
35
36
37
38 NorfolkNWeigh
39 njgleeds
40 flat4alfa
41 Coprolalia
42 Breadvan72
43 Bucketeer
44 Longblackcoat
45 doug
46 NorfolkNWeigh
47
48
49
50
51 AMC Rebel
52 richardthestag
53 Cavcraft
54
55 andy18s
56
57
58 The Moog
59 The Moog

[loserone]

oh.. go on then.

 

One random for me please Mr J

[doobietoo]

It must be my turn to win a raffle.... probably cost me more in petrol to get it home than the car is worth but hey ho number 16 please...

[TagoraSX]

17 please.

[Momentary Lapse Of Reason]

08 please

[Junkman]

01 Wilson²

02 Longblackcoat

03 Fat_Pirate

04 richardthestag

05 Tayne

06 loserone

07 Springer

08 Momentary Lapse Of Reason

09 ShiteRider

10 SamR380

11

12

13 Breadvan72

14 Dave_Q

15

16 doobietoo

17 TagoraSX

18

19

20

21 meshking

22 Fat_Pirate

23 barmatt

24

25 andy18s

26

27 95 quid Peugeot

28 gadgetgricey

29 Supernaut

30 dave21478

31 dave21478

32

33

34

35

36

37

38 NorfolkNWeigh

39 njgleeds

40 flat4alfa

41 Coprolalia

42 Breadvan72

43 Bucketeer

44 Longblackcoat

45 doug

46 NorfolkNWeigh

47

48

49

50

51 AMC Rebel

52 richardthestag

53 Cavcraft

54

55 andy18s

56

57

58 The Moog

59 The Moog

[captain_cal]

Number 11 please.

[Junkman]

01 Wilson²

02 Longblackcoat

03 Fat_Pirate

04 richardthestag

05 Tayne

06 loserone

07 Springer

08 Momentary Lapse Of Reason

09 ShiteRider

10 SamR380

11 captaincalzone

12

13 Breadvan72

14 Dave_Q

15

16 doobietoo

17 TagoraSX

18

19

20

21 meshking

22 Fat_Pirate

23 barmatt

24

25 andy18s

26

27 95 quid Peugeot

28 gadgetgricey

29 Supernaut

30 dave21478

31 dave21478

32

33

34

35

36

37

38 NorfolkNWeigh

39 njgleeds

40 flat4alfa

41 Coprolalia

42 Breadvan72

43 Bucketeer

44 Longblackcoat

45 doug

46 NorfolkNWeigh

47

48

49

50

51 AMC Rebel

52 richardthestag

53 Cavcraft

54

55 andy18s

56

57

58 The Moog

59 The Moog

[nacho man]

One random for me please.

[Cheezey]

Number 24 for me please.

[Cavcraft]

Fair play, it's going a treat this. 

[Dave_Q]

2/3rds sold in about 9 hours, could the most expensive roffle ever also be the fastest to sell out?

[garethj]

I don't need this, don't really want it.  But I also can't face missing out, so one random number for me please.

[Guest Breadvan72]

2/3rds sold in about 9 hours, could the most expensive roffle ever also be the fastest to sell out?

 

Gives me some hope of maybe trying an SD1 raffle with a somewhat chunkyish ticket price.

[Longblackcoat]

Gives me some hope of maybe trying an SD1 raffle with a somewhat chunkyish ticket price.

Not sure it would sell out, tbh.

 

Those who want an SD1 will really want to get involved, but others - me, for example - wouldn't touch it with someone else's bargepole. A P38, on the other hand, is a daily driver, and in any case easily floggable if it turns out to be overly thirsty/doesn't fit on the driveway.