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10-11-2020, 10:08 AM | #15 | |
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Like I said, I drive a Land Cruiser now when I'm not driving the FRS.. All of the capabilities of a Rover, except everything always works and they last forever. I'd still buy a hobby Rover...I DID love it. Still don't know why.
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A cheap Cruiser/4R/GX470/460/LX are triple the price and a good one is 5X what I'm paying for this so if I know that and have a bit set aside for repairs it will probably still cost less than those would. That's the only reason I'm doing it (aside from it will probably be my last sweet sounding V8 before going electric in a few years), I was pretty much set on a GX470 and had started looking at them when this landed in my lap. I love LC's, had a few back in the day, and would definitely have gone that way but the price premium on them now is outrageous. To get one with under 200k that's not a basket case you're looking at $15k for one from the mid or early 1990's, if I was in the position to drop 15+ I'd be looking at something 3 years old off lease with a 7-100 CPO warranty. This is ~11 years younger than those with way lower mileage and will be fully serviced and ready to go for at least a year (I hope). With the GX you can get nice looking ones the same age with 150k for about double what I'm paying so we decided to take that difference and have it available for repairs to this, and who knows what might come up on that ~$8-10k GX without the comprehensive service that would send it over the top. I'm focused on the GX because they're usually the same price or lower than a similar V8 4R and in much better shape as well as being way nicer.
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Ours is an '05 LX470. Paid $14,500 w/ 138K on the clock two years ago. Had to repair the Levinson subwoofer surround and fix the CD changer (previous owner's kids had thrown change into it and jammed it. Not fun). Other than that, it was in pretty much perfect condition. Changed all the fluids, including the AHC system, replaced the "T"s in the heater hose lines, and have taken it all over the place. They really are awesome vehicles. We paid $15K for our '93 Rover County LWB w/ 50K miles on it back in the late 90s... and spent at LEAST that much on it in repairs and maintenance in the next 80K miles. I get what you're saying, but really the only way you're going come out ahead with the Rover is if ... well... you just love Rovers. It's going to cost you more money than a Cruiser despite the much lower acquisition cost, and it's going to cost you a lot more time and aggravation.
Post pictures when you get it!!! I'll enjoy it THROUGH you... even better... Still miss "Emma." She was a lot of fun and a beautiful vehicle. Just very high maintenance.
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What everyone is trying to tell you is that the cost for the vehicle is a down payment on a never ending project that you will be sustaining, not just owning. Like owning a plastic pool that has pin hole leaks; the hose is always running and you're just spending money to sustain the water level.
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Do what makes you happy man.
But please keep us informed. Not in a mean or sarcastic way. But for research! Maybe this thread turns into a "Range Rovers are super reliable and fun!" Or maybe this thread turns into a "what a British POS...they don't understand electronics!" |
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^^ I will for sure! Sometimes I start threads as a repository for my thoughts and questions so I have an easy place to go back to for answers and to get smacked back into reality, this is one of those times.
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Range rovers are awesome, supercharged range rovers are not. I would never own or suggest owning a supercharged rover.
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Best wishes for a good times in your Range Rover. My British cars reminded me of an historic English author whose name violates forum rules I guess, ****ens: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."
I used to hunt for cars like that, deals unobtainable when new but screaming deals used. Some worked out, some didn't, so the time, energy and resource sucking projects were sold quickly but it's funny, I still recall the positives from those experiences. It's probably denial. Here's a list of TSB's, Recalls, Campaigns and Advisories for a Sport model '06 that might be like yours, 180 altogether, 5 of those recalls that might still be covered but the TSB's and Advisories are on you. The number, date and title might be helpful to diagnose and repair issues if you're a DIY type or reference for your mechanic. https://www.alldatadiy.com/TSB/68/06682913.html Good luck, post pics! |
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how old is the compressor, distribution and struts? i would plan for a few grand over the next year or two if you plan to drive it and they are original or even if they were replaced some time ago. I would also turn the heat on and check that the blend doors actually work if not its a complete nightmare to change.
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That's a good tip on the blend doors, I didn't do that when I saw it the first time. Thanks. Anything else hiding inside the dashboard that might jump out and bite me? Compressor and 2 of the air shocks were replaced but yeah that's definitely one of those things that has to be front and center. I'm sure not married to air suspension, in fact I don't really think I'll ever take full advantage of it other than it rides really nicely so I've already done some looking around and you can replace it with a nice coil setup for $1k and then program out the bullshit associated with it. That eliminates half of all the TSB's ever released for LR's for a total of a few hours and a few beers with a friend in the driveway on a sunny day.
I think I'm gonna need some new tools, the one for programming these is $500. Gonna need to explain that to "she who controls our world" |
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