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Title: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: Webby the Bear on 05 January 2011, 19:45:37
in my old age i am adoring the latest range rovers. obviously im not rich so will never have one but they look amazing.

discuss
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: Richie London on 05 January 2011, 19:57:17
 i prefer the new jeep

 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201034366681192/sort/priceasc/usedcars/colour/black/price-from/20000/engine-size-cars/5lplus/model/grand_cherokee/make/jeep/page/1/radius/1501/postcode/ub79ny?logcode=p
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: russ0205 on 05 January 2011, 20:00:02
JEEP !!!   yeah if you wana be action man, Range Rover is the Daddy !!!!  love one but not in my lifetime :(
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: Richie London on 05 January 2011, 20:06:28
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JEEP !!!   yeah if you wana be action man, Range Rover is the Daddy !!!!  love one but not in my lifetime :(


the only people you see round here in range rovers are wannabe gangsters
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: albitz on 05 January 2011, 20:08:07
Iirc Daft Lo-knee has an attraction to them which is bordering on sexual. ::)
Although in Stokiespeak its" Raaynge roova". ;D ;D
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: russ0205 on 05 January 2011, 20:11:21
see loads around here sort of 8.45am on school runs.A roads can be very muddy you know  ;D
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Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 05 January 2011, 20:18:26
Yes, I have fancied the top of the range, very large engined Vogue for some time! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

I want to be one of those women who go around Sainsbury's car park being a real bitch! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: millwall on 05 January 2011, 20:43:42
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JEEP !!!   yeah if you wana be action man, Range Rover is the Daddy !!!!  love one but not in my lifetime :(


the only people you see round here in range rovers are wannabe gangsters
same all over london  drug dealers and wannabe gangsters favourite motor :y
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: Amigo on 05 January 2011, 20:54:57
My real love is the first 2 door V8 carb Rangie. As for the new ones yeah, the biggest petrol engined highest spec, (Vogue SE)?
  What i don't get is the footballers choice, the so called sport. WHY? It won't handle like a sportscar & it won't off road like a proper Rangie so what's the point? :-?
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: aaronjb on 05 January 2011, 21:07:15
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My real love is the first 2 door V8 carb Rangie. As for the new ones yeah, the biggest petrol engined highest spec, (Vogue SE)?
  What i don't get is the footballers choice, the so called sport. WHY? It won't handle like a sportscar & it won't off road like a proper Rangie so what's the point? :-?

Beecoz it looks rite pimp, innit!

(Ok, now I have to go and wash my mouth out for talking like that..)
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: millwall on 05 January 2011, 21:08:25
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My real love is the first 2 door V8 carb Rangie. As for the new ones yeah, the biggest petrol engined highest spec, (Vogue SE)?
  What i don't get is the footballers choice, the so called sport. WHY? It won't handle like a sportscar & it won't off road like a proper Rangie so what's the point? :-?

Beecoz it looks rite pimp, innit!

(Ok, now I have to go and wash my mouth out for talking like that..)
your not wrong ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: Omegatoy on 05 January 2011, 21:11:34
strangely enough my all time fav is the p.38 dhse!! used to deliver them when first came out and have looked after a few for friends, if i could find one with a blown td engine think i would fit my engine in it and use it daily!!!
know all about supposed electrical probs etc but i like the look and the way they drive  once again it would have to be a manual though none of your sludgepumps unless it was exceedingly cheap!! ;D
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: Amigo on 05 January 2011, 21:17:37
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My real love is the first 2 door V8 carb Rangie. As for the new ones yeah, the biggest petrol engined highest spec, (Vogue SE)?
  What i don't get is the footballers choice, the so called sport. WHY? It won't handle like a sportscar & it won't off road like a proper Rangie so what's the point? :-?

Beecoz it looks rite pimp, innit!

(Ok, now I have to go and wash my mouth out for talking like that..)
your not wrong ;D ;D :y
& ting. Rasclaat!!! :o
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: Elite Pete on 05 January 2011, 21:25:59
Soft Dash 4.2 LSE Classic for me, quite a rare beastie ;)
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Post by: Debs. on 05 January 2011, 21:41:05
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Soft Dash 4.2 LSE Classic for me, quite a rare beastie ;)

Nice! 8-)
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: Webby the Bear on 05 January 2011, 21:46:11
have u seen the crazy stuff Overfinch can do with a range rover? why cant people leave perfection alone???
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: hotel21 on 05 January 2011, 21:46:50
Wont say I'm in love with them but do drive them regularly up and down the country.

Like the supercharged RR, quick on its toes and you can quickly get used to its handling through the twisties.  It will never be a 2 door sports coupe or a light as buggarry kit car but, for nigh on 3 tonnes, it does make a good case for itself.

For getting down and dirty, the limited factory build LR90 with the (4.4?) V8 takes a bit of beating.  I like that one....   ;D
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: hotel21 on 05 January 2011, 21:47:55
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have u seen the crazy stuff Overfinch can do with a range rover? why cant people leave perfection alone???

If you want chavtastic, take a lookee here...

http://www.kahndesign.com/automotive/projectkahn/?page=stage2&id=stage1&make=rangerover
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: hotel21 on 05 January 2011, 21:49:12
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have u seen the crazy stuff Overfinch can do with a range rover? why cant people leave perfection alone???

If you want chavtastic, take a lookee here...

http://www.kahndesign.com/automotive/projectkahn/?page=stage2&id=stage1&make=rangerover

...... and remember your wallet..  :-X
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: Webby the Bear on 05 January 2011, 21:57:55
love the shape of those but the chav bells n whistles just make u look like an idiot!!!

that rivals the escalade for pimp-worthy
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: bluey on 05 January 2011, 23:44:54
I've had a SIIA, old dear has a freebie, and drove Classic Vogue, P38 models (4.6HSE's, what a complete beasty) as well as Discos in my job for over 6 years.  Guess that makes me a bit of a LR fan! 

I think I would like a Classic the most but the current Rangie shape is beautiful and they're still about the only car with which you really can do the muddy-hilliside-then-a-night-at-the-opera sort of thing.
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: jonnycool on 06 January 2011, 03:18:53
If I won the lottery, I'd want a big-engined, top-spec large version (not sport) of a Range Rover, I love 'em. Never had the chance to have a go of one unfortunately  :-[
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: 2woody on 06 January 2011, 08:39:01
few things here....

The latest-shape Range Rovers are getting really cheap now- I've seen them down to less than £9K, but you'd probably have to put up with diesel for that.

And yes, I'd avoid the "Overfinch" sort of mods, too. Changing the looks of a vehicle should be punishable by instant death in my opinion.

Overfinch have gone ( or more strictly went ) from "proper" mods, such as the Jag V12-powered Range Rover to nothing more than painted bumpers and grilles. Mind you, it's served them right because Doncaster Court has just wound them up !

I'm currently building a Classic Range Rover for me - have found the perfect car - a very late "soft-dash" car with no air-con, no sun roof and ABS without traction control. and it was £80, too. Haven't chosen an engine yet.

Have got a "spares" car, too if anyone wants any parts
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: Kevin Wood on 06 January 2011, 09:31:07
Overfinch used to be based near me and I'd often see them "testing" on the A31. Naturally, I embarrassed them whenever possible. Normally in the Westfield. The Omega wasn't always up to it. ;)

There is enough of the "footballer's wife" about the current Range Rovers without tarting them up even more, IMHO. ;)

Kevin

Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 06 January 2011, 11:32:47
The old Land Rover had a defined purpose as an unpretentious workhorse......  However....the RR tends to appeal to wealthy undesirables....and ladies who lunch in Kensington and Chelsea....I believe Jordan has one.....nuff said. :-/ :-/
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 06 January 2011, 11:48:13
a newish Rangie sounds nice to me and the budget says you cant buy even its wheels and tires ;D  add to that I'm fed up of paying bank credits.. >:(


but if I was rich to buy, pay fuel costs for long distance off roads for weekends , and had a garage to keep that expensive thingy , I would consider one.. ;D

and one final note.. I dont wanna pay the repair bills of somebody elses old junk any more >:( >:(
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: djac on 06 January 2011, 12:39:59
Yes, I do like the Range Rover, and the Discovery and the Freelander!

IIRC wasn't it a RR Sport they had on Top Gear in a challenge against the Challenger II tank? JC seemed to think that, despite it's bling appearance it actually performed quite well. Just not enough to make it more desirable to normal people that the normal RR.

I'd quite like the Freelander TDV6 (now waiting to be shot down in flames  :) )
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 06 January 2011, 14:33:20
Yes, a nice final run 4.2 LSE in a good colour deviod of 'enhancements' would hit the spot quite nicely thank you.

Should anyone wish to force me to take a chance with a late 4.6 P38 - I could be persuaded.
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: 2woody on 06 January 2011, 15:31:01
Not sure I could be persuaded to take any chance with a P38 - not even at gunpoint.
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 06 January 2011, 15:43:36
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Not sure I could be persuaded to take any chance with a P38 - not even at gunpoint.

 ;D ;D  I've lived dangerously for some time now Woody. ;D :y
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: Steve Brookman on 06 January 2011, 15:59:49
I'm going to get a newer shape when I change my P38.

Steve
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: Del Boy on 06 January 2011, 18:08:07
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have u seen the crazy stuff Overfinch can do with a range rover? why cant people leave perfection alone???

If you want chavtastic, take a lookee here...

http://www.kahndesign.com/automotive/projectkahn/?page=stage2&id=stage1&make=rangerover

I've got a 55 plate Kahn Range Rover coming in soon  :-X
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: craykent on 06 January 2011, 18:25:33
i have a 93 lse it like living with an alcaholic !  lpg does numb the pain a bit  now the its the grandsons school bus  :-[
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: hoody on 06 January 2011, 19:02:47
Mate chopped in his 93 4.2 LSE for an 02 plate new shape and it is a fantastic car/jeep,the LSE was a brilliant truck but the new one is even better.
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: smoothomega on 06 January 2011, 19:27:39
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Soft Dash 4.2 LSE Classic for me, quite a rare beastie ;)

That was my last Rangie Pete, before the price of petrol crippled me, i loved it, had a couple of 4 doors before that and a 2 door, one of my 4 doors i fitted a mazda 3.5 diesel in it, what a motor that was, really wish i had never sold it  :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: anyone in love with range rovers???
Post by: Elite Pete on 06 January 2011, 22:37:43
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Soft Dash 4.2 LSE Classic for me, quite a rare beastie ;)

That was my last Rangie Pete, before the price of petrol crippled me, i loved it, had a couple of 4 doors before that and a 2 door, one of my 4 doors i fitted a mazda 3.5 diesel in it, what a motor that was, really wish i had never sold it  :'( :'( :'(
I had one about 8 years ago but it wasn't the soft dash and it was Mosswood Green with a Brooklands body kit :y