Hi all
After asking for some help on here I finally settled on buying a Range Rover Vogue 2001 over a Disco. I found a very nice looking Green one (three owners) on ebay and paid 8 grand for it in the end. It seemed in almost perfect condition and the low milage really did it for me.
Over the following week I spent some time trying to figure out if I'd get buyers remorse where you part with a large sum of money and then regret it once the buzz disapears. In the back of my mind it felt like a bit of a reckless splash out and I tend towards being fruggle most of the time.
I have to admit I found the interior build quality (in terms of the dash and control panels) quite poor compared to my Audi A3 2002 and the buttons feel like you have to be a bit gentle with them.
The sat nav (which I didn't expect to be any good due to it's age) has worked very well and got me home from where I purchased it. I have also used it while driving round Buxton and Whalley Bridge and I am pleased with it. The stereo is very nice but shame I cannot use my ipod with it.
The best bit I enjoyed was the comfort, heated seats and the Program on the Heater system which seems to warm the car up super fast compared with the Audi. My daughter loves it and especially loves the fact that we can lower the car down so she can get out.
In the first week I was just doing local drives and I was starting to fret with the huge amounts of petrol it was using, this was when I started to think that maybe I'd made a mistake. I think filled the tank right up which cost me nearly 100 pounds which added to the worry. From that day on I spent almost every evening driving up in to the peaks and cruising round to see how I really felt about the car. The thing that kept coming back was how comfortable it was to drive and the V8 power was a total pleasure. The drive itself is effortless and I adore the seating position.
I started to have my doubts after a fault with the EAS. I had to buy some cables and fixed it but found that I need to be a bit more careful how I treat it as the electronics seem to be easily confused. I started to feel a bit doubtful and wondered if I should have gone for the more sensible Discovery especially after remembering getting warned off the Range Rover a few times. ANyway I got it fixed and continued my nighly drives and stated to fall in love again but in the back off my mind there was and is a niggling doubt.
One night I took the Audi A3 out to the shops rather than use the thirsty V8. It was then that I realised I would probably never go back to driving a normal sized car. It felt like driving a go-kart and was suprisingly uncomfortable over little bumps.
I can now honestly say I am glad I bought it and even go as far as to say I do love it.
There are still things that I can't understand, for a car that cost a fortune the pastic bits inside feel cheap but then I hope that all the money was put in to the mechanical side of the car rather than the gadgets. There are also a few annoying glitches like the EAS which ten years ago could have seen you taking your car to the main dealer often. I never really got why it should just switch itself off just because it thinks there is a fault...why not just warn you and leave it working especially if you were half way up a mountain.
ANyway cheers for reading, I wanted to at least let you all know how I got on with it after the help I got given.
After asking for some help on here I finally settled on buying a Range Rover Vogue 2001 over a Disco. I found a very nice looking Green one (three owners) on ebay and paid 8 grand for it in the end. It seemed in almost perfect condition and the low milage really did it for me.
Over the following week I spent some time trying to figure out if I'd get buyers remorse where you part with a large sum of money and then regret it once the buzz disapears. In the back of my mind it felt like a bit of a reckless splash out and I tend towards being fruggle most of the time.
I have to admit I found the interior build quality (in terms of the dash and control panels) quite poor compared to my Audi A3 2002 and the buttons feel like you have to be a bit gentle with them.
The sat nav (which I didn't expect to be any good due to it's age) has worked very well and got me home from where I purchased it. I have also used it while driving round Buxton and Whalley Bridge and I am pleased with it. The stereo is very nice but shame I cannot use my ipod with it.
The best bit I enjoyed was the comfort, heated seats and the Program on the Heater system which seems to warm the car up super fast compared with the Audi. My daughter loves it and especially loves the fact that we can lower the car down so she can get out.
In the first week I was just doing local drives and I was starting to fret with the huge amounts of petrol it was using, this was when I started to think that maybe I'd made a mistake. I think filled the tank right up which cost me nearly 100 pounds which added to the worry. From that day on I spent almost every evening driving up in to the peaks and cruising round to see how I really felt about the car. The thing that kept coming back was how comfortable it was to drive and the V8 power was a total pleasure. The drive itself is effortless and I adore the seating position.
I started to have my doubts after a fault with the EAS. I had to buy some cables and fixed it but found that I need to be a bit more careful how I treat it as the electronics seem to be easily confused. I started to feel a bit doubtful and wondered if I should have gone for the more sensible Discovery especially after remembering getting warned off the Range Rover a few times. ANyway I got it fixed and continued my nighly drives and stated to fall in love again but in the back off my mind there was and is a niggling doubt.
One night I took the Audi A3 out to the shops rather than use the thirsty V8. It was then that I realised I would probably never go back to driving a normal sized car. It felt like driving a go-kart and was suprisingly uncomfortable over little bumps.
I can now honestly say I am glad I bought it and even go as far as to say I do love it.
There are still things that I can't understand, for a car that cost a fortune the pastic bits inside feel cheap but then I hope that all the money was put in to the mechanical side of the car rather than the gadgets. There are also a few annoying glitches like the EAS which ten years ago could have seen you taking your car to the main dealer often. I never really got why it should just switch itself off just because it thinks there is a fault...why not just warn you and leave it working especially if you were half way up a mountain.
ANyway cheers for reading, I wanted to at least let you all know how I got on with it after the help I got given.
you have got to love them!!!!
