Can a Mechanic even afford to run a Range Rover i wonder ;)

Ah i guess i'll find out in the future,

Ah hindsight. :)

oilmagnet477 wrote:

Not sure about 1 of a kind as I've seen a few out there whilst looking myself but it is a great colour none the less.

Welcome from a fellow newbie - only had mine about a month and just working through a few elements that I hope will avoid being stranded (see my intro post for details).

I'd say that 125k is about average for the year - I'd keep doing oil changes for both engine and gearbox (annually or 5k?) - having just done GB oil and filter, I can confirm that it is quite straightforward. Bit of advice - WD40 the GB sump bolts in advance and use a 1/4inch drive to undo so you can feel if they are going to give and not snap off! Also read somewhere that changing the engine oil and refilling before changing the filter keeps oil in the pick up pipe - not sure of the credence for this but it seems to make sense.

I opted for a lower spec car - no heated seats or screen and no sat nav and very limited seat electrics. IMO the satnav is more of a comedy add on these days and the rest I can happily live without. I was also lucky (?) to find a non sunroof car. I'm 6' 5" so prefer the added headroom.

Where abouts are you?

Good Luck

I'm down south west area. ;)

She'll be good practice as i'm training to be a motor vehicle mechanic. :)

I'm pretty good at wielding the spanners lol it's just the computer bits that i need to become proficient in. ;)

Headroom isn't an issue for me being a measly 5ft9 compard to you, lol

Hello All

I'm Henry!!

17yrs old with a LR sized hole in his life he had to fill

My first car is a 2002 Mini One

but i always fancied a Land rover as a after college side project, with the new emission law that is probably going to be enforced i looked solely at Petrol LR's and RR's

Originally i was looking for a Disco 1 v8 but the styling and rot didn't quite do it for me so i skipped them and started looking at Series landies and older defenders.

However the prices were way too steep.

I kept trawling ebay and It occurred to me how Cheap certain Range Rover were.

My eye was trained on a few

1995 4.0 SE

1998 4.6 HSE

Or 2001 Vogue.

Ofter looking at all of the above i settled on the Vogue.
It seemed like the perfect vehicle.

upon inspection the carpets were soaking. Heater Matrix O-rings probably..

quite a few scratches including a massive Dent in the rear quarter.

125k high or low mileage?

Big battery drain.

She hadn't run for months

and tbh i am/was questioning my sanity

;)
Plenty to get along with

Thanks For Having me..

A few questions

1 She is A late 2001 Vogue and the owner was swearing that the colour Monte Carlo Blue was a one of a kind colour? is it that rare?

2 Are P38 deserving of major restoration like RRC's

3 What is the difference between the Thor 4.6 and the Gems 4.6.

4 What is the difference between the "vogue" and "hse" i have seen many HSE range rovers vastly outspec the same year Vogue so what is in the name?

Finally some Pic's he he he

Bad ones First eh?
[img]https://i.imgur.com/P6dzxKSm.jpg[/img]

The above is a picture from under the rear bumper, the rear bumper mount seems to have rotted off, not ideal i know.

The bumper is being held up by a Ziptie

[img]https://i.imgur.com/NKS6NK9m.jpg[/img]

The interior is a bit of a mess..

[img]https://i.imgur.com/xeQ2CWxm.jpg[/img]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/e4EALfEm.jpg[/img]

She has Satnav..... doesn't work..

[img]https://i.imgur.com/TBZ1ueYm.jpg[/img]

This is a Video i just uploaded but it is 10months old.

The first time she started in months.

ran rather well.

https://youtu.be/z8QvqsWNV_0

Thanks for having me and reading this incredibly long post.

Henry.