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Don Pamponi

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Hi folks

I'm looking to buy my 1st Rangerover this year & thought here would be a good place to start getting a feel for them. Always best to start with the owners clubs. You guys generally know ur stuff.

Never owned a 4x4 & always fancied one. I've got an old RX7 & an old M3 so I'm no stranger to low mpg toys.

Got my eye on the rangie classics in the For Sale section.

Good place to start, or is a cheap P38 the way to go?
 
Go for loads of test drives you may find that although you want a 4x4 you might not like the way they drive, then research known faults etc ;)
 
I asked about a P38 on here a while back, along the lines of 'is there one with fewer problems?'

The anwer wasn't encouraging, 'none of them work right'.....

That ^^ might be a disgruntled Disco owner mind you, they get upset that their cars don't come with any mod cons, like butlers ;)
 
TRXnMe said:
I asked about a P38 on here a while back, along the lines of 'is there one with fewer problems?'

The anwer wasn't encouraging, 'none of them work right'.....

That ^^ might be a disgruntled Disco owner mind you, they get upset that their cars don't come with any mod cons, like butlers ;)
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the biggest prob with pee38s is people think they are getting a lot of car for there money

when in reality your just getting a lot of problems for your money
 
Don Pamponi said:
What do you guys drive then? Toyota's?
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Freelander Td4 in the family here.

Don't get me wrong, it has its problems, but they are all manageable or repairable by a half competent home mechanic (me in our case).

With the P38 you HAVE to own a laptop with the right software on it if you want a fighting chance of fixing the problems yourself, plug it in, run the diagnostics and then do the detective work based on the diagnostics report.

There are a few threads on here about diagnosing faults on the P38, a quick search will give you the detail behind my comments :)

As to what folk drive it ranges from Daewoo Mtiz to actual Range Rovers ;)
 
TRXnMe said:
I asked about a P38 on here a while back, along the lines of 'is there one with fewer problems?'

The anwer wasn't encouraging, 'none of them work right'.....

That ^^ might be a disgruntled Disco owner mind you, they get upset that their cars don't come with any mod cons, like butlers ;)
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Wrong, wrong and wrong :rolleyes:

Buy any car you like! Just do it with your eyes wide open ;)
 
Cheers guys. Is it the same story with Landrovers too?
One would hope that landies & classic rangies are simpler & less prone to trouble.
 
Don Pamponi said:
Cheers guys. Is it the same story with Landrovers too?
One would hope that landies & classic rangies are simpler & less prone to trouble.
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there all landies.
the p38s are trouble. Classics are great but not many gooduns left.Whats ya budget?
 
goonarmy said:
there all landies.
the p38s are trouble. Classics are great but not many gooduns left.Whats ya budget?
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Well Im at the lower end of the market. I certainly don't have 10k to chuck at a minter (or a decent landie). Hence the interest in older classics, that & I used to lust after them in my youth. £1500ish budget
 
you wont get a great classic for 1500 quid, theyre going up in price as they are getting rarer unless there in need of some tlc. mine was cheep and used n abused off road.NICE ENOUGH TO DRIVE THOUGH, AND OK INSIDE.Random caps again.
 
Found a classic Vogue V8 with 86k locally. Already had the 2" lift kit & tubular bumpers etc. told its not been off-roaded yet. Got a few dented panels tho so not sure I believe that. Going for £1500.
 
You will get a half decent disco for two grand. If Land Rovers were so unbelievably reliable we wouldn't need a forum quite like this one.

Buyin a land rover is not so much purchasing a conveyance.... as buying into a way of life - an oily one at that!
 
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