And............what does that say to you?As we all do, we browse the classifieds and online auction sites to gauge the current market for Range Rovers and land Rovers in general - and I have seen the early to mid age L322 price half in the last 6-8 months....it is quite shocking!
If you want reliable, buy a Toyota!I am looking for a daily car that probably will not see off road. Problem is i rather want it to be reliable, i sometimes do 1k miles trips 120 miles non-stop on motorway (i live in continental Europe - LHD).
I have garage, lots of spanners, even hydraulic ramp etc I can do some work on it myself, just don`t want to spend every weekend there - I already got my project car and definitely don`t won`t to wrench on it at the side of the road.
As I see this there are two options. Buy used one with somewhat documented service history for 4k or one with rebuild transmission and replaced air suspension for 8k. I can also buy face lift model `08~ for about 11k also with rebuild transmission etc but that's top of my budget and I am afraid that it will swallow same amount of money for repairs.
TBH because of this thread I almost bought Pajero Dakar from 2005 last Sunday but when i drove it and heard the noise this 4 cylinder diesel made I knew this wasn`t a car for me for a daily commute.
I am looking for a daily car that probably will not see off road. Problem is i rather want it to be reliable, i sometimes do 1k miles trips 120 miles non-stop on motorway (i live in continental Europe - LHD). I have garage, lots of spanners, even hydraulic ramp etc I can do some work on it myself, just don`t want to spend every weekend there - I already got my project car and definitely don`t won`t to wrench on it at the side of the road.
Yes, that would be pretty typical of Tojo ownership experience, but of course it is claimed the Toyota is just a truck and has no "soul", where a RR is like a beautiful woman, a joy to possess but can break your heart badly, and empty your bank account quickly.My mate has a diesel Toyota landrcruiser, takes it scotland and gets around 30 mpg and has had it from nearly new and i think he is around the 150K miles mark now. when i asked him what he has spent on it he said he thinks the brake discs were changed on one of the services......
I still think a 29 year old 110 would look good on your drive in place of that TD6 .......My mates TD5 defender has been good and when i fix it for him the parts are so cheap. i have only really done service parts and a rocker cover gasket in years.
Admittedly it drives like a massey ferguson and quite a few have been stolen but i do like it. i had a series 3 swb a while back and the parts for that were virtually free
As long as it turns up with the back full of cash i would have to agree mateI still think a 29 year old 110 would look good on your drive in place of that TD6 .......
I still think a 29 year old 110 would look good on your drive in place of that TD6 .......
As long as it turns up with the back full of cash i would have to agree mate
I'll have to get it on DVD when it comes out and give it a watch.No worries Ant, I trusted your judgement when I bought it, and still do now. I've never had any seller go over a car and its history with as much detail as you did, which is why I was more than happy to pay your asking price - something I've never done in 20+ years of car ownership.
The scene it was destroyed in was at night. There's a few rangies parked in a row and mine was either the first or second to be hit.
Range Rovers are very much a 'Love/Hate' thing
MasochistIt was a snapped crank after all. I sold it to Pinewood Studios for use in the latest James Bond film, but that was delayed and it was blown up in the last Fast and Furious instead. The mechanics at the special effects place removed the engine to fit the pyrotechnics and they sent me a pic of the crank snapped in half. If I can find it when I get back home I'll post the pic.
I loved that car, but she broke me. Don't tell the wife, but I'll deffo get another one
Saying that, it was cathartic to watch her get destroyed on an IMAX screen, even if it was only a few seconds on screen at most.