RE: PH Fleet: Range Rover Vogue SE

[krusty]

A PH Classic Range Rover gathering beckons me thinks........

[garypotter]

NO No No, stay with a rwd car no traction control, when it snows stay at home building snowmen and the best bit. NO work

ha ha
If I had a rangie I would be expected to pick up staff on the way to the office!!

[Trusty Steed]

krusty said:

A PH Classic Range Rover gathering beckons me thinks........

Im in!!

[KIG1971]

Chris,

Don't restore it, you are missing the point of them if you do. You did a great write up on the Dacia Duster a couple of weeks ago, just think of your Rangie as a British version of that.

I know that Range Rovers went all Chelsea Tractor on us, but they are generally newer ones, your Range Rover has an agricultural charm about it.

[Dusty964]

I adored my classic.
Used as a daily, loved every minute. 120 miles of motorway to pick my son up. No problem.
Snow and ice, no issue at all, they drive just like it's dry. Shooting in the middle of woods- challenge accepted.
For the age, they drive in a fairly modern manner, are comfortable, refined, well specced, plenty quick enough and ooze character.
I miss mine and am looking at one here in dubai if we decide to stay.

[FWDRacer]

geeks said:

Clear that roof Harris its dangerous

And the headlights. You might otherwise have a journalistic mishap and then look too see retrospectively if your insurance covers it.

...you get the idea.

Edited by FWDRacer on Wednesday 23 January 12:33

[Dan XJR]

Exactly the same as my 1985 Vogue! Sits all summer apart from the odd tip run, top up with fluids and when the floods or snow arrives its a fight to see who's using it.

Best car I've ever bought and as it runs on LPG cheap motoring.

As well as an Alfa you've got to own a classic rangie .

[DKL]

Trusty Steed said:

krusty said:

A PH Classic Range Rover gathering beckons me thinks........

Im in!!

Me too. Its been a hoot over the last few days, absolutely unstoppable. Even only managed the traction control on twice due to being slightly adventurous. It would take quite a bit to unstick it I feel.

[TT Tim]

Not a classic but my P38 in the snow a while back.



I adore old Rangies, cheap to fix, will go anywhere and loads of fun!

Tim

[krusty]

DKL said:

Trusty Steed said:

krusty said:

A PH Classic Range Rover gathering beckons me thinks........

Im in!!

Me too. Its been a hoot over the last few days, absolutely unstoppable. Even only managed the traction control on twice due to being slightly adventurous. It would take quite a bit to unstick it I feel.

The Landlord at one of my locals is a Classic Owner/Enthusiast and has been bleating on at me for years to get a classic gathering there. If there’s enough interest I’m sure he’ll be keen to host. He even mentioned digging out a ‘play course’ in the field adjacent
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If any PH bods read this and want me to investigate further please feel free to contact me.

[tomoleeds]

good write up,i quite this shape RR,made famous by the essex boys,they are going up in value.The mileage is hardly high,you see plenty of 5 year old with that mileage i have seen many with 200-250k.,never mind a 25-30 year old its below average mileage i would say

[sideways sid]

I borrowed a mate's scruffy Classic for a couple of weeks and loved it!

It was simultaneously comfortable and classy whilst seemingly indestructable, with accompanying V8 burble and with shed costs. Top cars.

[stolenink]

Anything from Lode Lane is superb IMHO - I really miss my 1988 90 Petrol.

Kia can give us "mischievous-yet-friendly grille and headlight arrangements" until the cows come home, but for practicality, fun and the long-lost intangible of 'driver engagement', I don't think there is anything better than the big green oval. And a LandRover of any sort really will get the cows home if you need!!

Oh Chris, I hope you performed the full Double Rimmer (for special occasions only) salute when you collected the back-box...

[CAPP0]

As per the OP, I want a V8 Defender, but, weather aside, they are fetching silly money. I've viewed and/or watched a few recently, all were MOT failures requiring work of one sort or another and all made over £2k in that condition.

Since I naturally have a pressing requirement for a second V8 4x4 on the drive, I'm now swaying towards either a Classic or a V8 Discovery. Both seem to be attainable, in a running condition, for £1000-£1500. But which to have? The Classic is the only Rangie I haven't owned (well, apart from the L405!) but the Discovery seems a bit more of a truck which can be abused and neglected without feeling too guilty about it.

Any thoughts?

[DonkeyApple]

There is something just so perfect about these old cars.

I bought my most recent one 2 years ago, this was the day I collected it. It's been in storage ever since while I plan out the full project:

[Mike_C]

I must admit, I do love my Range Rover's! Exactly the same as Chris, I first bought a 1991 Vogue SE for winter duties, which it performed effortlessly. Sadly the footwells were rotten and it had some electrical gremlins, so I got rid:



I then purchased another, this time a last-of-the-line soft-dash 1994 Vogue SE, complete with EAS (electronic air suspension) and an LPG conversion. Despite rubbish mismatched tyres (one was even a different size!) it towed 7.5tonne truck up an incline in the snow and helped save a number of other motorists in the snow last year too. Of course, it had it's problems (more electrics and the LPG system wasn't brilliant) but it did it's job:



Things have moved on a little since then, this year's winter motor (although currently for sale, sadly, due to a job change) has been utterly unstoppable so far - an ex-G4 Challenge Range Rover Sport:



I wonder what next year will hold in store??

[PascalBuyens]

DonkeyApple said:

There is something just so perfect about these old cars.

I bought my most recent one 2 years ago, this was the day I collected it. It's been in storage ever since while I plan out the full project:

When are you going to chuck that 5ltr V8 in it then?

[jamespink]

I had an X Reg Range Rover with a Schuler auto box, absolutely unstoppable in serious snow, went shopping for the village when all roads were "closed", no probs.

[f1ten]

my family enjoyed owning our spare 3.5 v8 Rangie. it was a 1984 A reg in snot green, you couldnt give it away in that colour. Manual and way before vogue came out, so no leather. we bought it 6 yrs old with low mileage. my dad proceeded to use it only for shooting and towing the odd trailer. I learned to drive in it at age 14 off road of course and latterly i used it to drive to school at 17 when i past my test. the teachers were less than impressed when i stole their spaces in this 2+ ton snot green v8 monster whilst they were running 1.6l golfs. i personally clocked a lot of miles and Opec sent extra trucks to scotland to help me fuel it. it coped with being revved to death by me at 17 followed by going through a river on the odd weekends. I just dont understand why all these fashionestas are paying £3k min for a rusted old Landie... buy a Rangie instead!

80quattro said:

Nice Range Rover, must be a real hoot in the snow !

[task]

My third, I had a 1991 4 door before this and a 1987 4 door before that.

It doesn't get used so much in the snow as a prefer to use the Discovery for that job