To fix or not to fix that is the ?????????

andy65 · Jul 25, 2015

Hi all, i have a 2001 4.6 V8 on gas with 88,000 on the clock and have had 2years trouble free motoring with the old girl. But alas she's giving up the ghost fast so here's a list of the problems 1 Blend motors need replacing 2 ABS ECU is knackerd 3 Air Con has lost all its coolant (not sure from where yet) 4 SRS Fault 5 Sunroof will tilt but not slide back Now i have a local independant Range Rover dealer who is a top bloke but crap at giving quotes so my question is does anyone think its worth throwing money at it (i have none anyway) or pass it on. The engine and body work are mint as is the interior and i'd be sorry to see it go but not sure if i can justify the cosy, what ever that may be. TIA Andy

tomcat59alan · Jul 25, 2015

Where in North Wales? I will give you 1/4 lb of midget gems (minus the black ones), a goldfish and two toots on a rag mans trumpet.

andy65 · Jul 25, 2015

No black one's no deal. Plus I hate goldfish without chips

tomcat59alan · Jul 25, 2015

Alright, I'll put the black ones back and make some chips, you drive a hard bargain.

masonsjeep · Jul 25, 2015

Fix it. Fix it . Fix it. These things go wrong. 2 years trouble free means she now wants some love.

tomcat59alan · Jul 25, 2015

masonsjeep said:
Fix it. Fix it . Fix it. These things go wrong. 2 years trouble free means she now wants some love.

Shut up, I'm trying to do a deal.

boycie · Jul 25, 2015

Fix it .The blend motors are not that hard to replace there is a guide on the web that shows how to do the job. Took me a day to remove the dash change the motors and replace the dash taking it slow and easy.

tomcat59alan · Jul 25, 2015

boycie said:
Fix it .The blend motors are not that hard to replace there is a guide on the web that shows how to do the job. Took me a day to remove the dash change the motors and replace the dash taking it slow and easy.

Can be done without taking the dash out

boycie · Jul 25, 2015

Have you tried doing that ?.I did that's why I took the dash out

tomcat59alan · Jul 25, 2015

boycie said:
Have you tried doing that ?.I did that's why I took the dash out

Depends how supple you are.

boycie · Jul 25, 2015

I am not very supple at all ,after hanging upside down over the drivers seat I said feck it .Must admit it was a bit worrying as all the bits came out but the guide is very good shows every nut and bolt clip and spring ect.

tomcat59alan · Jul 25, 2015

boycie said:
I am not very supple at all ,after hanging upside down over the drivers seat I said feck it .Must admit it was a bit worrying as all the bits came out but the guide is very good shows every nut and bolt clip and spring ect.

Ha, would have liked to see that.

boycie · Jul 25, 2015

I had to get Jackie to pull me out ,once she had stopped laughing .

biketeacherdave · Jul 25, 2015

They are just little things and wouldn't take much to put right at all

tomcat59alan · Jul 25, 2015

boycie said:
I had to get Jackie to pull me off once ,she has stopped laughing .

Now that I would have definitely wanted to see.

holidaychicken · Jul 26, 2015

andy65 said:
Hi all, i have a 2001 4.6 V8 on gas with 88,000 (Thats almost new surely) on the clock and have had 2years trouble free motoring (Fooking miracle for any landrover) with the old girl. But alas she's giving up the ghost fast so here's a list of the problems 1 Blend motors need replacing What even are they, get over it ??? 2 ABS ECU is knackerd Like you are going to fast enough to even attempt a skid 3 Air Con has lost all its coolant (not sure from where yet) It's nearly autumn !! 4 SRS Fault Was you planning on crashing then and besides you are bigger than most things on the road ? 5 sunroof will tilt but not slide back - Ha ha ha - unless you are shooting rabbits out of it or escaping a flood i wouldn't worry about it.
Now i have a local independant Range Rover dealer who is a top bloke but crap at giving quotes so my question is does anyone think its worth throwing money at it (i have none anyway) or pass it on.
The engine and body work are mint (Thats a fuggin miracle in itself) as is the interior and i'd be sorry to see it go but not sure if i can justify the cost, what ever that may be. TIA Andy

I would say just drive it and stop looking for problems

boycie · Jul 26, 2015

It was not a pretty sight (so I am told ) .

lynx45 · Jul 26, 2015

Hi I would take my time and fix it just tackle one issue at a time,Two years trouble free for a Range Rover not bad you will only regret it if you sell as you say body / engine are mint you also know and enjoy the range rover so I would still carry on driving it

tomcat59alan · Jul 26, 2015

He would be far better selling it to me, I'm even sacrificing my black midget gems.

norseman · Jul 27, 2015

andy65 said:
Hi all, i have a 2001 4.6 V8 on gas with 88,000 on the clock and have had 2years trouble free motoring with the old girl. But alas she's giving up the ghost fast so here's a list of the problems 1 Blend motors need replacing 2 ABS ECU is knackerd 3 Air Con has lost all its coolant (not sure from where yet) 4 SRS Fault 5 Sunroof will tilt but not slide back Now i have a local independant Range Rover dealer who is a top bloke but crap at giving quotes so my question is does anyone think its worth throwing money at it (i have none anyway) or pass it on. The engine and body work are mint as is the interior and i'd be sorry to see it go but not sure if i can justify the cosy, what ever that may be. TIA Andy

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