Yorkshire Pudding Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 Spotted a Range Rover at the right price , lot cheaper the the same year landy ! What do i need to pay attention to when lookin at the beast ? For the price i have to say she will have gone round the world twice . I am not expecting much , but need to know the RR weak spots . all the best yis yp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 YP, Don't know how old your new baby is going to be, but you need to look at inner wings under bonnet, sill to floorpan and the chassis for rust. All easily cut out but fairly labour intensive. The rear hatch has allways been a problem so check it can lock/unlock especially on the central locking. In fact make sure all the doors operate correctly. Make sure the engine idles smoothly and let it idle for 10 minutes or so then floor it. Look for blue smoke. This indicates valve guides and/or seals. Ideally start the rangie from stone cold. If its fully loaded make sure all works. Electric seats ete. etc. etc. ABS can be a bitch to fault find if it goes wrong. Make sure transfer box/diff lock works and does not get stuck when you apply it. Other than that, smooth on the road, knocks, rattles etc. Good luck and thanks for the carrot and parsnip reciepe. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_GINNER Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 Hi all, I agree, nice motors but the the rust bug loves them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted August 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 Cheers for the pointers LB. Rang this morning , car still there , was told that somebody was coming to look at it. (yeah right i thought) . Arrived at the ladys house to find out it had been sold 20mins earlier . DOH ! all the best yis yp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 unlucky YP. Might have been for the best as you can now buy a Defender 90 the greatest vehicle ever made LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted August 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 No worries about that one lb .. ho ho . As i have found a 6cylinder 2.9 TDI engine thats made by the mighty benz company , its already mated to a landrover box . So i'm now on the look out for one of those big engined petrol range rovers with a manual box . Lets face it in this economic climate who has the money to put fuel into a 3.9 4.2 4.6 petrol v8 ? Bring on the leather , air con an leccy windows ... Who said pimpin was'nt easy ? all the best yis yp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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