Rangie HSE on Ebay. What to look for?

[Chilly]

Hi,

Spotted this on Ebay. Seems extremely cheap.

What should I be looking for if I go and have a look at it?

Cheers

Chilly

[p38arover]

A link to it would be nice. :D

There's one in Vic that looks like it needs a fair bit of work. It's been advertised a couple of times at $7000. It is a '95 model and doesn't have Electronic Stability Control nor seatbelt pre-tensioners as claimed. The owner got a bit peed off when I told him he was misrepresenting the vehicle (after he refused to amend the advert). :D

I think with the list of things wrong, it will cost a pretty packet to fix them (based on my experiences with owning a P38A).

Expect the engine to be stuffed despite what he might say.

[Remy]

He might mean this one Ron.B
Interested what you think either way - hard to tell from a photo.
Cheers,
Remy

RANGE ROVER P38A SE 1998.2-OWNER,FULL SERVICE-HISTORY. - eBay, Passenger Vehicles, Cars, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 24-Aug-08 22:51:49 AEST) (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320288630521&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=011)

[Remy]

Actually probably this one.

1995 RANGE ROVER 4.6 HSE AUTO NO RESERVE - eBay, Passenger Vehicles, Cars, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 24-Aug-08 13:52:35 AEST) (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1995-RANGE-ROVER-4-6-HSE-AUTO-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ280258552141QQihZ018QQcategoryZ35 227QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

[Chilly]

In the words of Homer...Thats Simpson not the clever one....DOH!!!!

I copied the link and forgot to add.....sorry.....try this....

2001 Land Rover Range Rover HSE - eBay, Passenger Vehicles, Cars, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 18-Sep-08 08:39:45 AEST) (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260277491778&ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:AU:1123)

Hopefully works. I too have to believe a dud engine but have no experience of this vehicle!!!

Is it worth it thou...

Cheers

[p38arover]

Ahh. I was referring to a '95 model. I don't have eBay access here so I'll have to look when I get home.

[V8Landy]

I'm thinking of one for the wife just the electrics are bothering me.Are they really that bad:confused:

[Remy]

There has to be something wrong with it you would think at that price.

Not registered by the look i wonder why and how long for?

Good luck!

[p38arover]

I'm thinking of one for the wife just the electrics are bothering me.Are they really that bad:confused:

No. But there is a lot of it.

[hiline]

I'm thinking of one for the wife just the electrics are bothering me.Are they really that bad:confused:

the wife's one didn't give us much grief at all in 4yrs :D
but we did have a few minor issue's that always seem to cost around $800-$1000 to repair:(
biggest issue we had was the darn brake booster vacuum thingy going
let me tell you its a scary feeling no having any brakes all of a sudden
lucky i was driving the car at the time.........

evasive action was taken thanks to the nature strip and servo driveway:D

[p38arover]

Yep, they are hard to stop when the booster pump (or accumulator) fails.

[hiline]

Yep, they are hard to stop when the booster pump (or accumulator) fails.

like i said even worse when you have no prior warning at all:eek:

still a bloody great car to drive though :D:D

[4X4V8]

The seller has zero feedback, provided no phone number, no invitation to come and inspect, no VIN or rego number to verify authenticity.

A Rangie for less than half private sale price could be true, or too good to be true.

I'm going with the latter.

I would not be surprised if in the current economic climate that the late P38A like this is not worth much at trade value. Maybe the owner went to a dealer and that's all they were offered. Maybe.

I am looking for a car for my wife and am seriously considering a late P38 after I saw a 2000 4.0 tumble on Carsales from $22k in Feb to $13,750 this month. I don't know what he got for it in the end, but I'm guessing it was cheap.

Just bear in mind that unless we have a economy turn around in the next five minutes, these cars are not going to be worth any more, that's for sure. They are getting old, are expensive to run and maintain.

I thought my D2 was a good buy at $12.5k in April, and now see one advertised just like it for $10k! I am not worried about its value at all as the D2 is a fantastic car and a keeper, but the point is there should be no rush buying one of these things, and I reckon getting a good one is worth spending the extra few thousand $$$ on. I know from personal experience that you can spend thousands more rushing to buy a 'cheap' Land Rover.

The hard part is trying to convince someone who's advertising a late P38A at $22k that their car is worth $15k at the most (I believe, anyway.)

[ariddell]

From the mention of "moving o/s" i wouldn't be at all surprised if this was another example of the good old holding deposit scam....

Ebay listing very cheap - you get in touch to buy or hit the buy it now and wait.

Seller gets in touch and starts the sale process, only problem is they have already moved O/S.

Funnily enough they then ask for you to prove your commitment to buy and transfer a deposit amount to them to lock in the purchase, at which point they will fly back to Austalia/organise a relative/pay someone to come and meet you to complete the sale.

Needless to say you never see your deposit/payment/the car again....

Be VERY careful, this one rings the worlds largest warning bells to me - especially with no plates on the car in the pics making it even more difficult to trace.

[4X4V8]

The ebay ad has been removed now, so it looks like it was too good to be true.

[p38arover]

Curses! I never got to see the advert.

[V8Landy]

Ahh. I was referring to a '95 model. I don't have eBay access here so I'll have to look when I get home.

Is this the one Ron


1995 RANGE ROVER 4.6 HSE AUTO NO RESERVE - eBay, Passenger Vehicles, Cars, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 24-Aug-08 13:52:35 AEST) (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=280258552141&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=018)

[p38arover]

Aha. The one to which I referred was this one: 1995 RANGE ROVER P38 - eBay, Passenger Vehicles, Cars, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 20-Aug-08 18:59:42 AEST) (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=220267454971&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=012)

[V8Landy]

I had seen that one aswell.If i go this way i might send you a pm to see what you think of some i'm looking at.Wifes not keen on another car(Let alone a V8)but i think if i can get her to drive one this may change.:D

[p38arover]

My wife likes the D1 and the D2 but thinks the P38A is a truck.

[rovercare]

My wife likes the D1 and the D2 but thinks the P38A is a truck.

:eek:Oh, she is used to driveing japenese made vehicles, hence the likeness between the disco's to the jappers, in comparison to a plush P38:wasntme: