selling up
selling up
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spongy

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2,236 posts

185 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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need some advice from you boys on here of high breedingwobblewhat a range rover would be like to have as a third car to keep the cerb company...and for those who thought ste spongys selling it.......never.I have recently started a new job so my daily driver is pedal power.....but we still need a workhorse for family trips and a monthly trip to falmouth to take supplies to my youngest who starts uni later this year.Now we will run the cerb down on occasions and wifeys z3 but will mainly use the new motor....my question is what are they like with reliability issues,and how easy are they to work on......thinking of the v8(suprise suprise).sorry its not really a cerb thing but i trust you lot more than my mum.

spongy

Original Poster:

2,236 posts

185 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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oh sorry the selling up is my work vanconfused

spongy

Original Poster:

2,236 posts

185 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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And my mum is in prison biggrin....was'nt that close to my dad anywayeek

Gray_101

1,118 posts

214 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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Get a defender... Job done.... I get all my joinery tools in mine and hose it out when it's full of saw dust hehe

spongy

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2,236 posts

185 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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:Dwhats the mpg like budgetmecoat
thanks for the heads up will look into those;)

Gray_101

1,118 posts

214 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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spongy said:
:Dwhats the mpg like budgetmecoat
thanks for the heads up will look into those;)
A few more than in the Cerb....but not much more hehe

There very farm yardy... But I love mine... When it breaks, you just fix it with a hammer wink

yajeed

5,052 posts

278 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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spongy said:
:Dwhats the mpg like budgetmecoat
thanks for the heads up will look into those;)
If you want cheap, you need a p38 4.6v8 LPG converted. Did I mention the missus is selling hers? ;-)

jackwibble

664 posts

183 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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OMG Range Rover break down more times than a .......Alfa get a disco better by far clap

camel_landy

5,421 posts

207 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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What sort of price / age of car are you looking at???

M

spongy

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2,236 posts

185 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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Think mrs sponge is trying to lift the heale house image by getting a range rover....think maybe a defender may not be what she had in mind.have noticed my old cloths have been moved to the bin,cos she says i look like a tramp most of the time.we went to a posh wedding last year in my transit van and wifey got oil on her new dress...lets just say she was not very happy,especially when i parked right outside the main entrance so her work buddies could see how well her hubby has done in lifebiggrin

C3BER

4,714 posts

247 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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D4 diesel everytime if you can spring for it. Seven seats, plenty of power and better towing options than most.

spongy

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2,236 posts

185 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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not sure about price....age about a 99-2000,or there abouts.plenty down this way but chaps at work said they are always breaking down....but then what ever car you get you can have problemsbiggrin

spongy

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2,236 posts

185 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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c3ber you are on my wave length cos i am thinking of towing at some point in the future when ahemn the cerb is in bits, and pieces need to be moved around the country.was thinking of getting a trailer to carry cerb to shows when she is finished...but i think i would be beaten up and banned from site if this were to happen.

Gray_101

1,118 posts

214 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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Good point with your wife.... You better tow the line for an easy life hehe

I've never owned a range rover so I carnt be much help... But as always...

Never buy the first one you see.

spongy

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2,236 posts

185 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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laugh unless its bright orange.....then who gives a feck cos its mineideahmmmmmmn do they come in orange

C3BER

4,714 posts

247 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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Ssssshhhhhhh it will be our secret. Towing heights are important if your towing various bits of kit so an adjustable hitch is vital. The sport is an expensive five seater without the various options a D4 has. Try a box trailer by ifor to carry the cerb wink

spongy

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2,236 posts

185 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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lol how much shelter can one man provide for his car,rolleyesgod where will this end.......just realised we only have a double bed.biggrin.

spongy

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2,236 posts

185 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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This next fact is actually true,hand on heart we are planning to move this year or very early next year because.....and this is the only reason.......i need a double or bigger garage close to home so my cerb is close at hand at all times.wifey is fed up with me never being home due to the fact my garage is miles from home.We did look into removing our dining room and converting it into a garage.....but it still needed to be bigger.This is all leading up to my body lift.smile

Gazzab

21,583 posts

306 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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I have a d3 for family duties (tonight's trip in the cerb was a squash - one child hit his head on the rear screen glass as I went over a bump near Sheffield, oops). The d3 only gets 24 mpg and that's the diesel! I do have chunky tyres and live on a steep hill and my wife had a lead foot. It's a great car. Had it for 5 years now! You can get a v8 version. Quite rare though.
Edited to say she "has" a lead right foot. IPhone keys issue.

Edited by Gazzab on Saturday 19th May 23:34

BLUETHUNDER

7,881 posts

284 months

Saturday 19th May 2012
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Dont bother with a Range Rover. If you think a Cerb saps the wallet. A Range Rover will do it twice over.If you wont to buy something from the LR stable then buy a Defender.No where near as refined. But the fkers go on forever. And if something does break then they are relativly cheap to repair.