Thread: What to look for when purchasing a RR Vogue v8?

Welcome to the forum.. What year (or budget) did you have in mind. The early ones differ a bit from the later models.

i'm looking into 03-05 models, budget it not massive as we have the missus ssv wagon as well but up to about 25k i have been told i'm "aloud" to spend. the car will be used to as a daily driver for the most part with occasional beach work, also trips away fishing with the guys (easy dirt roads possible rough tracks but nothing "hardcore"). when you compare the rr with a cruiser there is just no comparison in my mind.

Yeah, your budget is about right. Look for something that has a good service history. Depending on KM, there are a few things that should have been done, or would need doing soon. Things like front air springs, compressor and even a transmission rebuild may have been done. The trans in the V8 doesn't suffer as badly as the diesel variant, but certainly isn't without issues. The V8's cooling system gets a hard time and is prone to issues, so have that checked thoroughly too. These things chew batteries, so if it's more than a few years old it's probably on borrowed time.

Hope that doesn't put you off - they are a great car.

Thanks bacicat,
things like that wont put me off as i'm a mechanic by trade (thankfully not my job anymore haha), i wouldn't say any vehicle is without its own set of quirks not even the "unbreakable" landcruiser's. Most of the above mentioned "problems" are all pretty simple fix's from the reading i have been doing except for the trans that's a pretty serious repair job, when you say the cooling system gets a hard time and prone to issues what exactly is the issue with it? poor quality radiator? thermostat issues?. As for the battery's they are only designed to last two years anyways so anymore that that is just borrowed time. i'm looking for something in the sub 170k range preferably a vogue, pretty much got my heart set on a RR so it would take some serious convincing to make me change my mind

Here's one but a few more Km's than you would like.

Range Rover | eBay

or this one

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/171458104...84.m1423.l2649

Also Welcome . Stick to it there fantastic machines

Gary

Originally Posted by Mr_T

Thanks bacicat,
things like that wont put me off as i'm a mechanic by trade (thankfully not my job anymore haha), i wouldn't say any vehicle is without its own set of quirks not even the "unbreakable" landcruiser's. Most of the above mentioned "problems" are all pretty simple fix's from the reading i have been doing except for the trans that's a pretty serious repair job, when you say the cooling system gets a hard time and prone to issues what exactly is the issue with it? poor quality radiator? thermostat issues?. As for the battery's they are only designed to last two years anyways so anymore that that is just borrowed time. i'm looking for something in the sub 170k range preferably a vogue, pretty much got my heart set on a RR so it would take some serious convincing to make me change my mind

Good on you.. You won't regret it (most of the time).... The coolant system in the V8's runs at very high pressure, so needs to be maintained in tip top order - hoses, coolant, thermostat, etc otherwise they can have a tendency to spit the dummy so to speak and drop their coolant.

Originally Posted by 33chinacars

Here's one but a few more Km's than you would like.

Range Rover | eBay

or this one

Range Rover Vogue L322 3 0L Diesel Silver INC SAT NAV Sunroof PDC Towbar in Mount Macedon, VIC | eBay

Also Welcome . Stick to it there fantastic machines

Gary

Not bad, but not sure why he thinks the plates are worth that much. I'm starting to wonder about selling mine - they're losing too much value too quickly - I might just hang onto it and turn it into a bush pig which would be a shame for such a cracking vehicle...

Not sure Gav but there a lot cheaper than when I bought mine

Here's another

Range Rover Vogue 2004 Well Maintained MAY Suit Sport X5 ML | eBay