02 range rover - am I mad?
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depends on the life its had and the servicing/parts replaced to date
ive got 85K miles on mine and its not been too bad in general servicing/consumables. It has however broke down twice, both times dumping coolant. Luckily I got a warning message and pulled over before it could overheat
on one occasion it was a small bit of plastic pipe on the head that had gone brittle and failed - £15 part and fill up with coolant again. 2nd time the coolant header tank got a split in it and it wouldnt hold pressure/coolant. £40 part and refill it again
depending on the mileage its done, it may/will need the bushes doing sometime at about £600
other than that, its just minor electrical quirks/issues. They seem to eat batteries every 3 years. Servicing not so bad at independant - £250-300 every year or 15K miles ...stay away from £150 an hour dealers though
lots of info on www.fullfatrr.com
ive got 85K miles on mine and its not been too bad in general servicing/consumables. It has however broke down twice, both times dumping coolant. Luckily I got a warning message and pulled over before it could overheat
on one occasion it was a small bit of plastic pipe on the head that had gone brittle and failed - £15 part and fill up with coolant again. 2nd time the coolant header tank got a split in it and it wouldnt hold pressure/coolant. £40 part and refill it again
depending on the mileage its done, it may/will need the bushes doing sometime at about £600
other than that, its just minor electrical quirks/issues. They seem to eat batteries every 3 years. Servicing not so bad at independant - £250-300 every year or 15K miles ...stay away from £150 an hour dealers though
lots of info on www.fullfatrr.com
wouldnt worry about non dealer servicing at all....mines not been to a dealer for 5 years...just reputable 4x4 specialists
80k miles is nothing either...so long as its been looked after
sounds like a good buy ...theres a buying guide in this weeks Autocar magazine, although to be fair, theres more than enough free information available on the forums about what to look for when buying
80k miles is nothing either...so long as its been looked after
sounds like a good buy ...theres a buying guide in this weeks Autocar magazine, although to be fair, theres more than enough free information available on the forums about what to look for when buying
I have a 53 plate 4.4 that's done 130k. I've owned it for 60k of that & a relative had it prior to that.
Never goes anywhere near a main dealer as I find them expensive and not actually that clever at fixing problems! I service it myself using decent quality parts & oil which is all simple to do and cheap. It needed a new radiator a while ago & expansion tank can get brittle but again all pretty cheap stuff.
Engines can get a bit rattly on start up, playing around with oil grades can help & changing regularly does help too, other than that you live with the rattle or get some pretty expensive work done on the vanos.
Keep an eye on brake lines they are covered behind a plastic tray on the underside and they can get pretty messy & the first time you notice is when there's a pool of fluid under the car or it doesn't stop one day!
Replaced the odd track rod etc not yet had to replace any other suspension componets yet but I'm waiting for the day to arrive!
The only weird thing I've had has been the gearbox ecu failing causing rough changes - £275 for a second hand one + £100 on diagnostices at a local specialist compared to £1000 from LR! Gearbox's are pretty good ZF ones on these unlike the crappy GM one on the same era diesels.
Buy one that's been well looked after, check all the silly little things work as it's often a sign that it's been well looked after.
Never goes anywhere near a main dealer as I find them expensive and not actually that clever at fixing problems! I service it myself using decent quality parts & oil which is all simple to do and cheap. It needed a new radiator a while ago & expansion tank can get brittle but again all pretty cheap stuff.
Engines can get a bit rattly on start up, playing around with oil grades can help & changing regularly does help too, other than that you live with the rattle or get some pretty expensive work done on the vanos.
Keep an eye on brake lines they are covered behind a plastic tray on the underside and they can get pretty messy & the first time you notice is when there's a pool of fluid under the car or it doesn't stop one day!
Replaced the odd track rod etc not yet had to replace any other suspension componets yet but I'm waiting for the day to arrive!
The only weird thing I've had has been the gearbox ecu failing causing rough changes - £275 for a second hand one + £100 on diagnostices at a local specialist compared to £1000 from LR! Gearbox's are pretty good ZF ones on these unlike the crappy GM one on the same era diesels.
Buy one that's been well looked after, check all the silly little things work as it's often a sign that it's been well looked after.
In a similar position to the OP and just seen this come up on Autotrader.
3.0 TD6 HSE
2002
118k miles
£7k
Would my money be better off spent on a discovery (or, something else), or might this be worth a shot? To be honest, I thought a FFRR would be out of my budget (which probably tells me enough), but the thought of wafting in this compared to an old landcruiser/grand cherokee/pick up is appealing. Running costs not too much of an issue - I accept it will be more expensive than the others, but still got to be reasonable.
3.0 TD6 HSE
2002
118k miles
£7k
Would my money be better off spent on a discovery (or, something else), or might this be worth a shot? To be honest, I thought a FFRR would be out of my budget (which probably tells me enough), but the thought of wafting in this compared to an old landcruiser/grand cherokee/pick up is appealing. Running costs not too much of an issue - I accept it will be more expensive than the others, but still got to be reasonable.
For me it is the fear of the big bills to fix relatively minor things. Brake pipes being one example. With the cars being 10 yrs old I suspect there will be big bills just round the corner.
My TVR and D3 already take a few K out of my wallet each year and so I decided that an old FFRR was a bad idea in addition to my current cars.
My TVR and D3 already take a few K out of my wallet each year and so I decided that an old FFRR was a bad idea in addition to my current cars.
I've had mine about 15 months and have spent about a £1K in servicing, couple of tyres, other consumerables and a couple of things that were upgraded as they were getting a little tired.
Otherwise it's been a great 10K miles. I think they're great value at the moment and am currently looking to upgrade to a newer one.
Otherwise it's been a great 10K miles. I think they're great value at the moment and am currently looking to upgrade to a newer one.
Had mine 7 months and done 11k miles. Needed new brake discs + pads on the front, some tyres, a service and a gearbox flush (precaution more than anything). Drinks fuel like you wouldn't believe, but I wouldn't change it for the world. It's so comfy if you want to cruise around, fast when you need it and will go more places than you could imagine is possible on road tyres. Even had some brake lines done at an indy who replaced the lines on one side for not a lot of money.
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