Thread: Looking at buying a Range Rover

If you think the fuel cost are high for a 4.6 Rangie, wait until you have to do some repairs! Air suspension, A/C system, etc.

P38 as a first car

If you want a car which will stay on the road 99% of the time don't get a P38

My father has a 1997 HSE with new motor (slipped liner.usual P38 problem) and offered it to me for nothing and I still won't take it off his hands

Stuff owning one of those

But hey.. very nice car to drive and cheap as chips to buy..


Camo

Originally Posted by Camo

My father has a 1997 HSE with new motor (slipped liner.usual P38 problem) and offered it to me for nothing and I still won't take it off his hands

Can I have it? Please.

P38

Great car when they go but hell of a prob to fix especially on apprentice wages.

Still, if that iswhat you want, why not.

They are either a 4L or 4.6L.

Look on e-bay for bargains but remember, there is a reason why it be cheap.

I suggest a 88 RRC for less money and spend some money to buil up the way you like it.

just a thought.

Best of luck.

Originally Posted by BigJon

Can I have it? Please.

LOL

I'm making sure he trades it in.. imagine selling a P38 to someone you know!!

Main thing is that the P38 didn't turn him off and is looking at Rangie Sport with the V8 diesel

Originally Posted by BigJon

Can I have it? Please.

That was my response!

Actually since I have owned the P38 I have come to appreciate it more. The car seems to have been set up for easy repair. It is much easier to work on than my 92 RRC! Its almost as if the engineers decided to work with the repairers than against them.

I do not yet know about long term reliability, but I have learned something about their sturdiness after an incident with the wheel coming off. I have had no mechanical issues with my car since I have owned it.

While recognising that P38s are not a cheap car to run - but then neither are RRCs - I reckon that if you are prepared to learn about a car and how it works and look after it yourself then you can drive like a king for very little money.

I also notice that most of the 'They're great when they're running ...' type comments come from RRC owners rather than P38 owners.

So I reckon if someone wants one as his first car and he is prepared to look after it then why not? let him have a go. If he can successfully operate a complex car like a P38 then anything else will be a piece of cake!

Willem

From hearing stories of people owning them and seeing first hand how troublesome they can be, DON'T buy one. Not many mechanics want to touch them and info is sometimes hard to obtain. Go for an classic rangie or a Discovery, better of the bunch just my opinion.

My brother had an 86 one for years,bloody great,easy to fix,etc.Also the 3.5 v8 wasnt to bad on fuel.The chassis rusted out as it had done a lot of beach work before he got it & we changed it,it wasnt that hard to do.

I recon this model looks better than the P38,but this is only my 2 cents worth