Seriously considering getting a P38A

Hi Ranga,
For the money you outlay for a used P38 I believe its good value.
I bought mine for less than $7K and although it had done 200,000Klm, I have had it for two years now and added 60,000 Klms and have only a few minor things needed to be attended to.
I also have a RR classic which I have had for twenty years and although I will never part with it must say I never miss the chance to hop in the p38.
They are a great ride and if you get a well looked after one for the right money you will be laughing......well most the time.

Totally agree. My next car: P38A.

Buy one for a pittance, and keep a few dollars away for parts that are a little more than those for a commodore (ok, a fair bit more).

But you must be willing to pay for labour for fixes, or open the bonnet yourself. I have had much pleasure maintaining mine and learning about it, and I have already converted many of my friends from jap 4wds. They can spend twice as much and get half the comfort and half the capability.

Not a bad rig this one;

2001 Land Rover Range Rover HSE Black 4sp A Wagon (eBay item 350449316798 end time 20-Apr-11 19:53:21 AEST) : Cars, Bikes, Boats

I had a drive of it.
Seems to have good history.

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Originally Posted by RR P38

Not a bad rig this one;

2001 Land Rover Range Rover HSE Black 4sp A Wagon (eBay item 350449316798 end time 20-Apr-11 19:53:21 AEST) : Cars, Bikes, Boats

I had a drive of it.
Seems to have good history.

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That's actually a 2002MY so it's one of the very last P38s.

Does duel fuel for these mean the LPG tank sits in the cargo area, or under the car?

When LPG is fitted to a P38 a dounut tanks is usually fitted where the spare wheel goes. You then have work out what to do with spare wheel. Some have mounted then standing up in cargo area, others have fitted a carrier to rear bumper bar. Or you can just carry a can of goo if your game.

Search this forum for pictures of alternatives

Gary

Donut tank is the main way of doing the P38, then you should have (as a minimum) a bracket fixed under the hatch to screw your tyre to for travelling about.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

Instead of a donut you can cut/tub the spare wheel well to take a cylinder tank but this is more work for little gain over a large (72 lt) donut tank.

However you need to budget $4K for an injection system otherwise you will be entering backfire territory.

Yes the thought of the donut in the spare tyre slot puts me off.
I quiet like storing a shovel and some tools recovery gear etc in there.

That RR had gas injection fitted in 08, it has a pretty impressive bunch of receipts for all the work done on it since it was new.

A spare in the cargo are takes up a lot of room.

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Originally Posted by bee utey

Donut tank is the main way of doing the P38, then you should have (as a minimum) a bracket fixed under the hatch to screw your tyre to for travelling about.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

Instead of a donut you can cut/tub the spare wheel well to take a cylinder tank but this is more work for little gain over a large (72 lt) donut tank.

However you need to budget $4K for an injection system otherwise you will be entering backfire territory.

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Where did you get the cargo barrier?? i want one.....

I'm still trying to convince myself about going LPG. But with the fact that finding another spot for the spare, let alone how gooda job the LPG Mechanics will do in installing the system is whats concerning me. Also, i'm in 2 minds about the seperate ECU system to fool the vehicle into thinking it's still running on petrol that makes it sound a bit tacky.. Has anyone had issues with LPG at all???

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Originally Posted by redandy3575

Where did you get the cargo barrier?? i want one.....

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Sorry Milfords used to make them but aren't interested in doing any more. Tried that, no success.