Thread: $42,500 for a 91 RRC???

Originally Posted by p38arover

We need to copy the advert this time. You can watch the video on YouTube.

Notice the spelling error? third last paragraph, i think he meant "exceed"
Seriously though, what does everyone have against muppets?!
"The vehicle has massive tow hooks at each corner to pull out all the muppets whose ego was clearly bigger than their 4WD - you will be amazed at how often you get called upon to pull people out when you drive around the bush in this beast!"
I think the negativity is him being a bit of a ****** about it.
And of course a locked rangie could out do a stock disco.
Put lockers, tougher axles, etc on pretty much any 4WD and its ability is considerably increased.

Originally Posted by jazzaD1

i can believe that it is possible for a supercharged 6.3L chev to produce 500hp (not necessarily yours, but it is possible), what i do not believe is that a 4.6 rover v8 with a M112 can make 500hp, that is 373kw, no f-ing way! and to top it off, only 135kw AT ALL FOUR WHEELS!!, so he is losing 240-odd kw through the drivetrain, as if!

I agree it would be hard to make 500hp with a 4.6 but with high boost and good fuel you could achieve this. With the power loss on the dyno you can loose alot with the auto because of slippage, large tyres and transfer case I reckon he probably had a typo in his ad with results at the wheels. The guys I've seen who want good dyno results in there 4wd's like to run manuals and small tyres not sure on % loss but its alot with auto's compared to manuals.
I run M122 blower at 10lb of boost. blower is nearly at its limit with a stroker chev but its a geniune 500hp (magnacharger kit from the usa)

Originally Posted by tebone

I agree it would be hard to make 500hp with a 4.6 but with high boost and good fuel you could achieve this. With the power loss on the dyno you can loose alot with the auto because of slippage, large tyres and transfer case I reckon he probably had a typo in his ad with results at the wheels. The guys I've seen who want good dyno results in there 4wd's like to run manuals and small tyres not sure on % loss but its alot with auto's compared to manuals.
I run M122 blower at 10lb of boost. blower is nearly at its limit with a stroker chev but its a geniune 500hp (magnacharger kit from the usa)

Isn't one of his schticks the fact that its got a GU manual gearbox?

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

Isn't one of his schticks the fact that its got a GU manual gearbox?

Your got me there!

It appears he's a wa!!!! from his ad and probably has no idea but really he is trying to sell his rangie to another person out there who hasn't any idea either.
He has probably spent all that money on the car especially if your paying a mechanic $80-100 per hour. Like in previous threads it might be worth around 15K or less but at least he has had a go not like all the couch experts out there.
Really do you need to bag this guy!

Sure, he's had a go, and there's no doubt it's a capable rangie.
But when you look at his "businesses", he's a con artist pure and simple.
And a bad one at that.
So while it may not be necessary to troll the bejeezus out of him, i doubt to many of us are losing sleep over it.

The thing is he hasn't had a go, like the youtube clip i posted before, he is a ******, with supposedly a lot of money (i bet my left nut everything he 'owns' is financed) and he pays others to build him this 'fantastic' car, that he has no idea about and goes round bragging about it.

Credit to Les Richmond Automotive who supposedly built it, not sure though i thought all their stuff was supposed to be engineered.

He's a tosser, looks like he trolls everyone else, so needs some **** thrown back at him i reckon

Nothing on that Range Rover is particularly special, if it is running anywhere near 500hp he's not going to be running a Rover driveline, unless he uses axles like toothpicks. The 'super dooper one of a kind handleing system' is just a basic form of ACE, which has been around on stock cars since 1999, i bet the thing handles nowhere near the capability of a stock D2, sure might run rings around a D2 offroad, but he's got a lot of money in it, put half that in a D2 and it will show that old Rangie up, and yes i love old Rangies, just tellin it like it is.

not denying it at all.
the more i watch the video, the more i dislike it.
Note he says "we did this, we did that"
bull**** you did mate, you just paid someone else to do it.
He's obviously just got a fact sheet memorised and walks around playing offroader.
Seems to have a few supporters on youtube though, wonder how they'd like him if they knew who he really was

The problem with this, like a lot of cars for sale for stupid amounts

It is not what you have spent on it that determines the value, but a car is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.