Gents,

I am looking at a 1998 2.5DSE today (I need a car to pull a horse box). Are there any key things that I should look out for?

Thanks in advance.

 

try a search mate as this has been discussed loads of times, i think general opinion is they're a bit rubbish tbh..

 

worse car I have ever owned
air con went Ł1200
gearbox went Ł800 re con
oil cooler split Ł120
Fuel pump and tranfer box went after i sold it
Buy a Jap 4WD there no bother
Oh and watch for the suspension as that fucks up as well

 

Petes right. Terrible build quality.

 

range rovers spend more time being towed than doing any towing

buy a jap 4x4

 

and mine was just 3 years ols when I bought it,just out of warranty kept in a year and got rid

 

I had mine less than 6 months!!!!

 

If you ever saw how one was put together you'd never have bought a new one let alone a used one. Trust me, I worked on the 38A line. Poor build quality, poor reliability and high cost of parts.

The new Range Rover is a different beast altogether, but that's what you get when the Germans have a hand in development of a vehicle. Brilliant car!

 

The main thing to look for is....................

Something BUT a Range Rover

I had one and it was the WORST car i have ever owned.

I had warrenty with it aswell and it still pissed me off sending it back every few weeks for things like Suspention, Brakes, Airbags, Doors and then the engine let go (BMW 2.5Diesel unit)so it needed a new one

Always wanted one........Bought one........Lost 6k in 10 months with depreciation alone.......Sold it

NEVER AGAIN..........

 

Mate, honestly, don't!

I was looking a while back as I really wanted one. I heard more stories of woe than anybody saying anything nice. One guy even e-mailed me to tell me the only thing that didn't break on his was the fag lighter. Think he reffered to it as "an expensive fucking garden ornament"

 

just browsing autotrader and theres some in there for as liitle as 3k, lot of car for the money really.

 

SPOT ON

 

Sad thing is I still really love the way they look. And it would be so satisfying to rub the greenies up the wrong way

How nice does this look?

 

what to look out for? a weedy 2.5 litre diseasel engine for a start

 

This one looks great. . love the old V8 "bank robbery" rangey's aswell

 

i know i know!

i'd love one but everyone quite rightly hates them, i reckon for me it's gonna have to be one of those cars i just have to try out myself.

 

Exactly my thoughts before i bought one...............Then it cost me a fortune

Looked smart though

 

i had the 4.6hse about 5-6 years ago and had it about 6 months wasnt too bad a car but wouldnt own another due the running costs.

a couple of sensors went, Ł800 from the main dealer!!

major service, best part of Ł900

they look a bit dated now as well

i would prob buy a l200 if i wanted a work horse

 

heres the best 4x4 by far


get one of these and get friendly with your local landrover dealer...he will prob be able to put some work your way towing in all the range rovers

 

yeah thats ture actually, although they're supposed to be quite thirsty aren't they? 4.2td?

 

i was going to say tiff on his knees behind one

 

scrap the range rover unless ur gettin an old one if you wanna stay brittish get a defender 90 or a 110 if you need the space, i would thoughrly reccomend a Nissan D22 Navara though 2.5TD 150bhp and 300nm torque so its bloody nippy (the mitsibushi L200's are down on power so dont bother with them)

and the other day our tractor broke down (fuel blockage) on a main road towing an empty trailer still 10+ tons combied weight.......good old nissan towed the pair home



not a huge tractor theres a fezza for size comparison lol

 

this post comes up every 2 months on here , i know i did one myself took the advice and avoided at all costs

strange tiffs photo hasent made it on this thread yet

it does on every other

 

yes its the 4.2 TD amazon auto, they are actually pretty good on fuel, around 20mpg around town and you can see over 30mpg ona run if you are careful, last trip i did up from stoke to scotland it averaged 25mpg sitting at 80-90mph all the way

 

heres the pic but i dont have the tiff version!

 

SSSSSSShhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

Thank fuck

 

i,m sure someone will be along shortly with it!