The Range Rover Classic thread:
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Nothing wrong with LPG for me. Mine has done nearly 60k on lpg and it works fine.
I have underslung tanks so you wouldn't know. It gives me the equivalent of 30mpg and I run half a tank of petrol through it every 5 or so tanks of gas.
Only real problem is the availability of lpg stations. They aren't as common as you might think. If you have to go out of your way to get fuel it rather defeats the object!
I have underslung tanks so you wouldn't know. It gives me the equivalent of 30mpg and I run half a tank of petrol through it every 5 or so tanks of gas.
Only real problem is the availability of lpg stations. They aren't as common as you might think. If you have to go out of your way to get fuel it rather defeats the object!
alolympic said:
Lovely things, something that really appeals as I struggle with having to have to a 'modern' car for long family journeys. A good RR could be a great solution.
Any chance people could provide some buying guidance, weak spots to look our for etc.?
Look for rust, then rust and when you have looked twice for rust, look for rust again.Any chance people could provide some buying guidance, weak spots to look our for etc.?
More detail to follow....
I'd say it is all down to frame and chassis rust. Everything else can be remedied using Ebay and a basic toolkit.
Lift up carpets around A and B pillars and all around the boot. And the whole rear arches, top to bottom. Under the bonnet look where the inner wings meet the bulkhead. Sticking your head under its arse and looking for spalling metal at the back of the arches and around the body mounts. If all those areas are clean and free from bodge work then it's worth having a much more extensive look. But if you find proper rust in those areas then personally I wouldn't bother looking any further.
Very easy to make the outside look brand new so you have to ignore appearance. I would also ignore price. Plenty of £10k+ ones that are just as rotten as £2k ones.
If I wanted an easy life then I'd budget about £15k/£20k and look to buy one of Kingsly's soft resto cars. They buy pretty solid ones to start with and the soft resto specifically deals with all the rot prone areas. That'll give you a car that will probably be solid for a decade and hold its value also.
Lift up carpets around A and B pillars and all around the boot. And the whole rear arches, top to bottom. Under the bonnet look where the inner wings meet the bulkhead. Sticking your head under its arse and looking for spalling metal at the back of the arches and around the body mounts. If all those areas are clean and free from bodge work then it's worth having a much more extensive look. But if you find proper rust in those areas then personally I wouldn't bother looking any further.
Very easy to make the outside look brand new so you have to ignore appearance. I would also ignore price. Plenty of £10k+ ones that are just as rotten as £2k ones.
If I wanted an easy life then I'd budget about £15k/£20k and look to buy one of Kingsly's soft resto cars. They buy pretty solid ones to start with and the soft resto specifically deals with all the rot prone areas. That'll give you a car that will probably be solid for a decade and hold its value also.
Chalk me up as another Rangie fan (though not of the early ones... I know, burn me at the stake!)
This was mine, a 1992 3.9 V8 Vogue SE bought as a bit of a project, restored and upgraded over time before eventually being sold an exported to Spain.
Eventually I decided I missed Rangies so much I bought a P38 - not my best decision though it had at least already been converted to coils. That was eventually sold and broken for spares.
Now I have a Cayenne Turbo and a V8 Grand Cherokee but I still love the RRC and would have one in the garage if I had the room.
This was mine, a 1992 3.9 V8 Vogue SE bought as a bit of a project, restored and upgraded over time before eventually being sold an exported to Spain.
Eventually I decided I missed Rangies so much I bought a P38 - not my best decision though it had at least already been converted to coils. That was eventually sold and broken for spares.
Now I have a Cayenne Turbo and a V8 Grand Cherokee but I still love the RRC and would have one in the garage if I had the room.
My fathers RR, bought by him from Land Rover in 1990 I think as an ex-demonstator, LHD, exported to US and driven from NY to Mexico, brought back again and has been a daily driver for him since. Had an engine rebuild, respray and every other repair in between in its life. Part of the family!
Has anyone got an old car-phone in their RRC? Mine has had one at some point (still showing the holes in the dash/centre console, and for some reason I really want to put one back in for the full nineties effect 
First I need to get my radio sorted, there's only so long you can't drive around without any music
First I need to get my radio sorted, there's only so long you can't drive around without any music
0llie said:
Has anyone got an old car-phone in their RRC? Mine has had one at some point (still showing the holes in the dash/centre console, and for some reason I really want to put one back in for the full nineties effect
First I need to get my radio sorted, there's only so long you can't drive around without any music
Let me know where you find one as i want one for the M635First I need to get my radio sorted, there's only so long you can't drive around without any music
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