Mrs6C Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 I love driving it , looking down on the peasants below me , a guy drifted out of his lane on a big roundabout , saw 2.5t of Range Rover bearing down on him and quickly went back to whence he cameSix-Cylinder says that about the drifters, tailgaters and dodgy overtakers too. He can even go slowly in the RR and they all tuck in neatly and behave themselves, whereas if he's going all out in the Visa (which isn't actually a slouch at the upper end with its 1.7 diesel engine and the bodyweight of a Rice Krispie) he is targeted by all of them all at once. Interestingly, the combined mpg achieved between these two extremes of diesel vehicle is about 34mpg, which isn't bad. The RR manages 22-24 on a run, but goes down to around 18 towing the boat. The Visa is 51.something mpg all day long, regardless. We don't tow the boat with it though... Vince70, Wack and chodweaver 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 I was thinking of updating the look a bit, I'm not going all £1500 facelift front end, maybe just a new grille to brighten It up a bit I was thinking of contacting this guy for some style tips https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RANGE-ROVER-VOGUE/202196187472?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Or...... alf892, puddlethumper and NorfolkNWeigh 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 Has that's been in the sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 This is the way to go Or the Kahn treatment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 Fuck me , I bet plastic tits came free with that pink one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I was thinking of contacting this guy for some style tips Please don't. Sent from my BV6000 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 check out this vid..his detailing on that one probably cost more than your RR owes you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJPZmUlAdAw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 Please don't. Sent from my BV6000 using TapatalkHow about this guy then, stands back, yeah that looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 How is this going? Wack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 This is the way to go Or the Kahn treatment A company name missing a trailing 'T'. DVee8 and Wack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 How is this going? OK, there's a slight vibration when sat at lights that goes off if you put it in neutral so a gearbox flush might be due though I read good and bad things about changing the fluid so I might try an additive recommended on the RR forum first to see if it cures it I really like driving it , it does like to keep you on your toes though, when problems are announced you get the bong of death along with a message on the dash so you hear the bong and think, fuck £1500 So far I've had , bong, key battery low and bong , it's 3 degrees I've got some interior upgrades to modernise it a bit but I'm going to put it through a MOT before I spend any money on it then I'll decide whether to make it look newer with a facelifted exterior, I've got a dateless plate on retention I could put on it. I like it that much I was considering selling it and looking for something newer once I've sold the B class but newer RR prices are a laugh, I'd need to put 10K to it for a worthwhile upgrade and I might be looking at a ticking time bomb because they've all done over 100k at £13,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 Bit of an update 6 months in Nothing has fallen off , bongs of death have been key battery low and it's 3 degrees outside Mot this week, failed , steering gaiter and a link bar on the rear axle , link bar cost £11 and the gaiter was a broken jubilee clip Now has 12 months test on it Still loving it Mrs6C, Dirk Diggler, Tickman and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 #value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Ace. Glad it's going well after all the hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Ya winning there bud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Top work. I won't lie, I'm a tad jealous. Bet it was worth all the hassle now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 It was worth it, they really are like driving a school bus both in size and cornering ability but it's just so old man comfortable, returns an average of around 25mpg , it wants some cosmetic work which I have planned but the weather has been awful so I haven't gone near it I parked it on the front lawn but it's rained that much it sank , when I tried to get it out it left 2 6" ruts 15ft long, had to get the jetwash out to clean the tyres , much curtain twitching from the neighbours I need a parking place for it so I'm going to buy some gravel grids and dig it out properly dome and Tickman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Wack, on 12 Apr 2018 - 12:09 AM, said:It was worth it, they really are like driving a school bus both in size and cornering ability but it's just so old man comfortable, returns an average of around 25mpg , it wants some cosmetic work which I have planned but the weather has been awful so I haven't gone near it I parked it on the front lawn but it's rained that much it sank , when I tried to get it out it left 2 6" ruts 15ft long, had to get the jetwash out to clean the tyres , much curtain twitching from the neighbours I need a parking place for it so I'm going to buy some gravel grids and dig it out properly Ha, my old V12 XJ-S sank in the garden and I had to tow it out with my 650 Katana Wack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 New shiny bits going on dome, Mrs6C and tooSavvy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 ... that's the breaks, man :/ jumpingjehovahs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Oh noes you braked it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 They were the sticky brakes , £50 for a new caliper isn't extortionate though , got a towbar fitted on it as well , managed to find a used set of electrics as they're a fortune from land rover because it needs an ecu to control the air suspension and reversing sensors dome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 Another quick update , still going Great, still like driving the school bus , went to ellesmere port in it today didn't miss a beat, everything still works , even the AC , haven't really done much with it other than fit a towbarI'm not really sure why I've still got it , plan was to sell the B class and get Mrs wack to run about in this but she's not keen , problem is it's not a thousand pound range rover any more, I've got about £3000 in it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I wish I could give you £2500 for this and smoke it about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I saw one of these driving about the other day, on about an 03 plate. blacked out windows and a piece of laminated A4 paper sellotaped to the outside of the rear screen saying 'SORRY NO TURN SIGNALS'. Also smoking like a mutha. Dave_Q, loserone, Pillock and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 I should sell it but it is handy , especially with the towbar on now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Still a lot of car for £2.5k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 It is but I'd probably let it go for that , I need to make a decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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