My own brave pill L320 4.2SC
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After a a prolapsed disc in my back I had difficulty driving our land rover evoque manual, 10minutes or so and I would have back pain that only got worse the longer I had to sit there.
Started looking for an auto and considered lots of sensible diesel stuff, until I saw a 4.2SC Range rover sport in budget.
I'm in NI and the car was in rural Wales. MOT history check wasn't great, lots of advisories at every test, but no fails for anything scarier than tires/bulbs. I contacted the owner who was waiting on someone to view the car before he considered a long distance buyer who hadn't seen the car, fair enough.
I get a message on Halloween night that if I can get there for Sunday he'll meet me at the ferry terminal in Holyhead. Ferry booked return and off I went. Nice guy, car was a little rough but crucially no issues, fresh MOT and not much rust underneath, so bought without haggling a penny lol
Had a spin around rural wales,the V8 sounds great with a supercharger whine, arm rests have taken alot of weight off my back and auto gearbox was smooth.
Ferry home was uneventful thankfully, and only fault so far is front parking sensors that I can sort easily enough myself.
It was specced with everything black, even optional black brembos instead of red, it's debadged, and has lots of options added for the rear passengers, heated perforated analine seats, audio pack etc.
The MOT history made sense when I looked through the paperwork, Range rover dealership so advisories were probably trying to drum up extra work. New supercharger 3 years ago done at the dealership, and seemingly quite alot of money spent on maintenance (is this good or bad I dont know yet!). No mention of chain tensioners but engine sounds quiet at idle. Got 16.4mpg on the motorway home, radar cc makes driving with duff leg even easier.
Loving it. Getting it up on my friends lift tonight to poke around a bit more and consider waxoyl type stuff to keep it clean.
Started looking for an auto and considered lots of sensible diesel stuff, until I saw a 4.2SC Range rover sport in budget.
I'm in NI and the car was in rural Wales. MOT history check wasn't great, lots of advisories at every test, but no fails for anything scarier than tires/bulbs. I contacted the owner who was waiting on someone to view the car before he considered a long distance buyer who hadn't seen the car, fair enough.
I get a message on Halloween night that if I can get there for Sunday he'll meet me at the ferry terminal in Holyhead. Ferry booked return and off I went. Nice guy, car was a little rough but crucially no issues, fresh MOT and not much rust underneath, so bought without haggling a penny lol
Had a spin around rural wales,the V8 sounds great with a supercharger whine, arm rests have taken alot of weight off my back and auto gearbox was smooth.
Ferry home was uneventful thankfully, and only fault so far is front parking sensors that I can sort easily enough myself.
It was specced with everything black, even optional black brembos instead of red, it's debadged, and has lots of options added for the rear passengers, heated perforated analine seats, audio pack etc.
The MOT history made sense when I looked through the paperwork, Range rover dealership so advisories were probably trying to drum up extra work. New supercharger 3 years ago done at the dealership, and seemingly quite alot of money spent on maintenance (is this good or bad I dont know yet!). No mention of chain tensioners but engine sounds quiet at idle. Got 16.4mpg on the motorway home, radar cc makes driving with duff leg even easier.
Loving it. Getting it up on my friends lift tonight to poke around a bit more and consider waxoyl type stuff to keep it clean.
Got it up on the lift today and lots of new parts visible, belts and pulleys were obviously done when the supercharger was changed, new suspension arms so bushes and ball joints are good, 2 new genuine headlights, new battery, all fluids look fresh and the right colour. and confirmed its virtually rust and leak free, I bagged a good one with nothing needing done for now.
I've never been in a bookies but I do like a gamble. Seems I've done well this time, £3500 for a keeper quality car
I've never been in a bookies but I do like a gamble. Seems I've done well this time, £3500 for a keeper quality car
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