Classic Range Rover Vogue V8
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Breadvan72 said:
If you are interested I have a Land Rover Workshop Manual and Haynes Restoration Guide for classic Range Rovers.
Yes please! That would be very kind of you - least you could do after forcing me to buy this after having so much fun with your red one! ;-)Seriously though, please feel free to drop me a PM with your payment details and how much you need for them. Thanks.
SimesJH said:
That looks lovely!
Seems like you've done plenty of research on these wonderful old ladies. You'll never want another everyday car.
Thanks! I've done a fair bit of research but you only really learn about these things from getting your hands on and learning as you go. Seems like you've done plenty of research on these wonderful old ladies. You'll never want another everyday car.
0llie said:
Congratulations, and welcome to the club! ...
I do like the 3.5 engine next to the 3.9, far more responsive
And as mentioned above, you won't find a better daily driver, I can't prise myself away from mine!
Cheers, First day driving it to work tomorrow, I'll be going to bed early I'm that excited still! I do like the 3.5 engine next to the 3.9, far more responsive
And as mentioned above, you won't find a better daily driver, I can't prise myself away from mine!RicksAlfas said:
Congrats!!
Mine's having it's MOT today. Needs a patch welding and some track rod ends. Hopefully that's it for another year.
Ha! Welding.. does seem to be a regular subject on them.. This one is MOT'd till May next year but I have no doubt there will be some sort of welding then. Mine's having it's MOT today. Needs a patch welding and some track rod ends. Hopefully that's it for another year.
DKL said:
With winter tyres they are pretty much unstoppable.
Can I ask which winter tyres you use? I'd like to get some this year if funds allow as it's fairly terrifying on the old Goodyear M+S tyres it's on now. Two tons of rust and V8 takes some stopping and steering! 
Apologies for the sidetrack OP!
I think mine are Pirelli scorpion full winters. I picked them up off ebay from Reading and had them fitted to a spare set of Disco alloys. I just swop them over when the weather looks a bit iffy and then leave the on. Upto about 7 degrees they are fine and I suppose they wear a bit faster above that.
You still have to realise you have 2 tonnes to stop but they just grip. I can only recall the TC coming on very briefly a couple of times.
You still have to realise you have 2 tonnes to stop but they just grip. I can only recall the TC coming on very briefly a couple of times.
Harleyboy said:
Looks a nice one OP! Good colour too. Mine just MOT'd for £150 with small amount of welding. I love it and others seem to as well. No SUV hate at all. They look good anywhere. Sitting on BFG AT's which haven't been in snow yet but am hoping will be good.
Enjoy the wafting!
I am enjoying the wafting! Although I must admit I had my first "oh no that petrol gauge moves quickly" moment tonight - something I'd promised myself I wouldn't do. Enjoy the wafting!
Yours and 0llies look very smart. Glad that you've managed such a cheap MOT pass, gives me hope for next year.
I had my first Land Rover moment on the way home tonight. Spotted a Series Landy blocking the road I pulled up behind him to see if I could assist. Turns out he'd run out of electricity on the way back from an MOT. So I ran the chap to his house and back, but sadly even with the jump leads the older Landy was not playing ball.
Frustrating when a good deed doesn't go as planned but hopefully he's home and dry by now.
MrMoonyMan said:
I am enjoying the wafting! Although I must admit I had my first "oh no that petrol gauge moves quickly" moment tonight - something I'd promised myself I wouldn't do.
Yours and 0llies look very smart. Glad that you've managed such a cheap MOT pass, gives me hope for next year.
I had my first Land Rover moment on the way home tonight. Spotted a Series Landy blocking the road I pulled up behind him to see if I could assist. Turns out he'd run out of electricity on the way back from an MOT. So I ran the chap to his house and back, but sadly even with the jump leads the older Landy was not playing ball.
Frustrating when a good deed doesn't go as planned but hopefully he's home and dry by now.
At least you tried! I think the same about the fuel gauge but thankfully it only does fairly short trips (which is no doubt worse!). As I can't weld, I had to find a friendly bloke to look after it. He does farm machinery and land rovers and is really passionate about the RR. Not sure if this makes it any cheaper but I am always pleasantly surprised by the bill. The only downside is no paperwork and therefore no history so I keep a note of everything that's been done for the record.Yours and 0llies look very smart. Glad that you've managed such a cheap MOT pass, gives me hope for next year.
I had my first Land Rover moment on the way home tonight. Spotted a Series Landy blocking the road I pulled up behind him to see if I could assist. Turns out he'd run out of electricity on the way back from an MOT. So I ran the chap to his house and back, but sadly even with the jump leads the older Landy was not playing ball.
Frustrating when a good deed doesn't go as planned but hopefully he's home and dry by now.
Mine is fairly tidy but looks best from 5 yards!!
MrMoonyMan said:
I am enjoying the wafting! Although I must admit I had my first "oh no that petrol gauge moves quickly" moment tonight - something I'd promised myself I wouldn't do.
Yours and 0llies look very smart. Glad that you've managed such a cheap MOT pass, gives me hope for next year.
I had my first Land Rover moment on the way home tonight. Spotted a Series Landy blocking the road I pulled up behind him to see if I could assist. Turns out he'd run out of electricity on the way back from an MOT. So I ran the chap to his house and back, but sadly even with the jump leads the older Landy was not playing ball.
Frustrating when a good deed doesn't go as planned but hopefully he's home and dry by now.
Good man for helping. Yours and 0llies look very smart. Glad that you've managed such a cheap MOT pass, gives me hope for next year.
I had my first Land Rover moment on the way home tonight. Spotted a Series Landy blocking the road I pulled up behind him to see if I could assist. Turns out he'd run out of electricity on the way back from an MOT. So I ran the chap to his house and back, but sadly even with the jump leads the older Landy was not playing ball.
Frustrating when a good deed doesn't go as planned but hopefully he's home and dry by now.
That Series Landy is almost the spit of my one, right down to the scabby roof, except that mine has rear side windows as it's configured as a Station Wagon. Good on yer for stopping. I have found that classic car owners often stop to help one another, as we all know that hard shoulder feeling.
Breadvan72 said:
That Series Landy is almost the spit of my one, right down to the scabby roof, except that mine has rear side windows as it's configured as a Station Wagon. Good on yer for stopping. I have found that classic car owners often stop to help one another, as we all know that hard shoulder feeling.
Does anyone have experience of how an all terrain tyre works in snow? I'm hoping my BFG's will work in all conditions. They are 235/70 btw.Harleyboy said:
Does anyone have experience of how an all terrain tyre works in snow? I'm hoping my BFG's will work in all conditions. They are 235/70 btw.
Do yours have the snowflake mountain symbol on them? I think some do. You just need to take care and not think you are invincible. You'll get going fine, but it's the stopping and steering which catches people out. My 3 series on winter tyres has more grip than my RRC on M+S tyres...RicksAlfas said:
You just need to take care and not think you are invincible. You'll get going fine, but it's the stopping and steering which catches people out.
This is absolutely key. I may have nearly slid into a very expensive Cayenne one snowy day due to being slightly overconfident! The going bit is made much easier but you can't defeat the laws of physics when it comes to stopping!I can't imagine anything 4x4 would have a great deal of issue with most of our weather, certainly our Impreza on normal summer tyres is great.
But I don't want to turn this into the summer/winter/4wd/2wd/fwd/rwd argument. Whatever you choose just go carefully!
I live on the western escarpment of the Chilterns, and my driveway is very steep and rather rough. It is currently covered in wet leaves. I needed to select four wheel drive and low ratio to get my old Landy up the drive the other day. I don't think that my old Lotus would have made it.
I once had the conspicuous pleasure of using a 650 quid Landy to tow a new Cayenne out of a muddy field.
I once had the conspicuous pleasure of using a 650 quid Landy to tow a new Cayenne out of a muddy field.
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