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go for it mate they will fit on the rides not to bad but you do have to avoid bumping up and down kerbs and to be honest in the snow and ice they are **** as they dont cut thru they just sit on the top but i still havent taken the 22s off mine and wont be i can run my all day on the motorway setting with no rubbing and can drop to access height and still be used- be like me not everyone who owns a rr needs to take it off road and get it dirty they are also a nice every day vehicle that looks nice and gets looked at---- take a look at my pics
 
sandyt said:
putting bigger wheels on will definately not improve the ride look at putting hurricanes on they look proper and like some horrible bling machine if thats what you want fair play but I believe the BMW may be a better motor for you
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Oiii!!!! Nowt wrong with the BMW I'll have you know!!! I'm the proud owner of an X5 as well as a P38!! I don't know any BMW owner who would want to mess up their X5 like this guy wants to mess up a P38. Sounds like he needs a Ford Escort, not a Range Rover and definitely not an X5.....
 
rangiegal said:
Oiii!!!! Nowt wrong with the BMW I'll have you know!!! I'm the proud owner of an X5 as well as a P38!! I don't know any BMW owner who would want to mess up their X5 like this guy wants to mess up a P38. Sounds like he needs a Ford Escort, not a Range Rover and definitely not an X5.....
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why the fook do i need an escort ???? ass hole
 
they will fit with minor work and will give yu exceptional ground clearance for this sort of weather. you might need to trim the arches slightly. ;).
 
Oiii!!!! Nowt wrong with the BMW I'll have you know!!! I'm the proud owner of an X5 as well as a P38!! I don't know any BMW owner who would want to mess up their X5 like this guy wants to mess up a P38. Sounds like he needs a Ford Escort, not a Range Rover and definitely not an X5.....

Sorry rangiegal nothing personal but why an X5??
 
leemundy said:
fook me wish i'd never asked!!!! :rolleyes:
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these lot are just pulling your plonker mate,buy them try them if it dont feel right sell em,price is good though.
ive got 18 inch hurracanes on mine and the rides superb

tony

ps did you get a warrenty acklam arnt too sweet to deal with by the rumoors ive heard,and you alsp get 90 days warrenty by law with the sale of goods act so if anything goes wrong get it straight back to them,

enjoy your new car mate,there brilliant even with there quirks,each to there own i think
 
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monty1 said:
these lot are just pulling your plonker mate,buy them try them if it dont feel right sell em,price is good though.
ive got 18 inch hurracanes on mine and the rides superb

tony

ps did you get a warrenty acklam arnt too sweet to deal with by the rumoors ive heard,and you alsp get 90 days warrenty by law with the sale of goods act so if anything goes wrong get it straight back to them,

enjoy your new car mate,there brilliant even with there quirks,each to there own i think
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yeah full years warranty with it mate theyre not so bad ive bought afew cars off em eh

cheers
 
p38on22s said:
go for it mate they will fit on the rides not to bad but you do have to avoid bumping up and down kerbs and to be honest in the snow and ice they are **** as they dont cut thru they just sit on the top but i still havent taken the 22s off mine and wont be i can run my all day on the motorway setting with no rubbing and can drop to access height and still be used- be like me not everyone who owns a rr needs to take it off road and get it dirty they are also a nice every day vehicle that looks nice and gets looked at---- take a look at my pics
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Had a look, it looks cock.Unless yer a rag n bone man/pikey then it suits.
 
p38on22s said:
go for it mate they will fit on the rides not to bad but you do have to avoid bumping up and down kerbs and to be honest in the snow and ice they are **** as they dont cut thru they just sit on the top but i still havent taken the 22s off mine and wont be i can run my all day on the motorway setting with no rubbing and can drop to access height and still be used- be like me not everyone who owns a rr needs to take it off road and get it dirty they are also a nice every day vehicle that looks nice and gets looked at---- take a look at my pics
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Gets looked at 'cos it looks COCK!
 
sandyt said:
Oiii!!!! Nowt wrong with the BMW I'll have you know!!! I'm the proud owner of an X5 as well as a P38!! I don't know any BMW owner who would want to mess up their X5 like this guy wants to mess up a P38. Sounds like he needs a Ford Escort, not a Range Rover and definitely not an X5.....

Sorry rangiegal nothing personal but why an X5??
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Hi Sandyt

Really because my partner needs much better, supportive recaro-type sports seats due to having a very severe form of destructive arthritis and long trips in the Rangie were making life really miserable for her, recovery taking several days after a long trip. The leather interior of the Rangie is nice, but does not offer anything near the same support as the sport style recaro chair found in sports cars generally. Checked into pricing for these for the p38 and it just wasn't feasible, even if a wrecked Overfinch interior happened to come available (they don't, at least not in the past few years I've been looking!). Other mods to other models could be done, but again not cost effective and I wanted to maintain the electric seat adjustment as well, and not confuse the BECM!! Quotes were all in the 1000's and it wasn't too clever to spend this on a 1999 car, I thought.

So looked around at everything else - short list ended up VW Touareg, and Merc ML. Also looked at Volvo XC90, Audi Q7, Nissan Qashqai, several other Jap / Korean jobbies - shoguns, toyotas etc etc and loads of others.Newer Rangies suffer from similar seat problems to the P38 - not supportive or adjustable enough.
Nothing came near the BMW in terms of comfort, style, driving experience and dealer support - I've found main dealers helpful, unlike the snotty to£$ers at Land Rover stealerships. Not to mention all the nice toys in the car!! - sat nav, TV, Phone, top quality stereo with DSP etc. etc.
The seats are finished in beautiful soft black Nappa leather, seat heating is awesome (unlike the non-working P38 jobbies which always need repair and were never that great to start with anyhow!) and a great help for someone with arthritis, let alone the rest of us in weather like this! The seats are also infinitely adjustable with a lumbar support as well.

Driving experience is brilliant - it drives like a 5-series, road handling is awesome. Not as capable in extreme offroad conditions, but this is largely due to having ridiculously low profile tyres on huge alloys more than anything else. :eek:I've swopped out the 19" Michelin Diamaris tyres at the moment for 17" Vredestein winter tyres till around April. I've been in rural Norfolk with the X5 and I must say, its been a driving pleasure. I love my Rangie, but the drive is completely different. I don't miss the tramlining and other handling quirks of the P38 one bit, although I do miss the big loadspace and other things about the Rangie, which is still standing on the drive waiting for better weather to unpack her and take pics to sell her. :)

The X5 I've got is a gorgeous colour (Toledo Blue) and it is a stylish car. Lots of envious looks and lots of road range vented at Bimmers, though, unlike the pitying looks :D one gets in an aging P38:D:D especially when its on the verge broken down again:D:D

The Touareg was more bloated looking like it was on steroids, and was bigger and wider, making parking a nuisance, and there are reliability issues with earlier models, plus the seats were not as good as the x5, and the Merc was, well, boring and a bit like a van in looks and driving experience....that's just my personal experience and an informed choice after 30 years of driving a 4x4 in all conceivable conditions!!!!!:cool:

I think chavs and idiots can be found behind the wheel of most marques these days, not just Bimmers......just look at some of the p38 ads on ebay (and some of the horrible looking chav wheels / LP tyres discussed on here at times!!) :doh:
 
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