Annoyingly it died at the garage where I was getting the wheel bearing done. Garage is clueless on P38 electrics (like me!)
I've found the EKA procedure and I'm hoping to go down there and sort it out. The garage is charging the battery overnight so hopefully it'll hold long enough for me to sort out the EKA issue and get it onto the guy's ramp so he can change the hub and brakes.
So.. I don't think I'm going to trust that battery any more. The usual online suspects don't seem to have anything man enough in terms of CCA and most of them are at 70 aH which doesn't seem enough.

So, good old Hellfrauds...http://tinyurl.com/zda6j5m they seem to have a reasonable selection. Should I just go with the £99 one? I'm thought I read somewhere that the P38 prefers a lead acid to calcium, but that might be BS!

Folks,
apart from being ridiculously expensive, are the Arnott Gen3 bags worth looking at? I like the idea of the ride being firmer when lower instead of firmer when higher - but I've also read some stories that they're not the most durable parts.
Does anyone have any experience? I'm not really bothered about the extra 2" ride height although if I had the bags I'd probably slowly collect the other bits needed to raise the offroad height (shocks, rear height sensors).

Well, technicall my wife was driving....

Turns out that the slightly vague front end and possibly the ABS/Traction faults were down to a knackered front left wheel bearing. I've never heard of a wheel bearing collapsing before, they've always given plenty of moans and grinding noises before they got that terminal but this one collapsed to the extent that it took out the brake disk and left the steering all cockeyed!

Garage has recommended a new hub. Are there any OEM equivalents around (or OEM) that you guys would recommend? I had a look at Island 4x4 and they want £175 for an "OEM QUALITY" HERE I'm happy with the price, if the quality is good.

Do you guys have any recommendations?
thank you!!
Miles

Hi Folks,
just thought I'd swing by and see how things are doing.. oh and to show off that I've just had the RR converted to run on LPG which is a huge relief to the wallet :)
It was done by Simon at LPGC (Gilbertd will know who I mean) who seems to have done a really nice neat job.
50p a litre? mines a double :)

Cheers all,
Morat

Hello, since we've had the Rangie (about two months) there have been 3-4 times when the gearbox has failed to engage. The display on the dash is normal and agrees with the gear lever position but you end up revving and going nowhere. So far is has always engaged gear on the second attempt and behaved itself for the rest of the trip but I'd like to check to see if this is the beginning of anything scary or whether there's a simple explanation (or whether it's normal?).
Could someone let me know if I should start saving up? :)
Thanks,
Miles

Folks,
I've searched and searched but there seems to be a lot of variables on this topic. My Rangie is a 2001 Vogue with navigation and what I believe to be the upgraded HK stereo (at least that's what the advert said). It is all still working and I'd ideally like to keep it that way but is there a way to fit a bluetooth module to let me pair phones for hands free calling and music streaming? For the record our household is all Android, but that shouldn't make a lot of difference for BT. I hope :)
All bright ideas gratefully received! Although I suspect the answer is likely to involve a lot of scary wiring :)
Cheers!
Miles

Well there I was, wondering if I dare post a question on a certain other board without getting my head ripped off and Gilbert dropped me a PM.
So here I am :)

I'm a newbie to Range Rovers, I've had a couple of Jeep Cherokees (XJ) and was looking for a nice WJ Grand Cherokee Overland (with the 260 HP 4.7) but couldn't find a nice one. While I was looking I came accross an ad for a 2001 Vogue in Epsom Green with Lightstone seats and pretty much had to have it!

Having almost sleep walked into P38 ownership I've woken up with a bang and I'm a bit nervous as to what I've got myself into, but so far she's been a great ride. Once I'm happy that I've got a "keeper" it'll be getting an LPG conversion so I'll have some money left for food, heating oil and other luxuries!

I'll be the one asking the questions for now, hoping to learn a lot from you helpful types so THANK YOU for taking the time to put this board up. May I be the first to suggest a real pub someday? :)
All the best,
Morat