Help - Advice on Costs

Hi All,
New to this Forum. Joined because I have always wanted to own A Range Rover and considering it just now. I Can afford to but one Second Hand ok, but when reading forums like this it seems that a lot of things can go wrong, seemingly quite regular. So basicaly I am looking for some advice from Range Rover owners out there to advise me on the average running costs of a Range Rover.

Considering Spending between £12k - £15K on something from between 2002 & 2005 with no more than 70k on the clock, no idea of model yet.

Can any one advise what the running following running costs would be.

Insurance - 1 year
Tax - 1 year
A Service
Petrol/Deisel (say to do about 100miles a week)
General average repairs over a year

Also what are the costs of the Warranty contracts per month you see a lot of people talking about.

And any general info would be appreciated.

I know every Range Rover is different and the costs will all vary, but any advice would be greatly appreciated, maybe for me to follow on with buying something I have always wanted or stopping me from making a huge mistake.

Thanks for reading

Stick to diesel if you buy a P38, they are more reliable. if you go for an L322 avoid the early ones, a late P38 might be better.
Repair costs are not too bad if you can wield a spanner, parts cost on the P38 at least are OK

Thanks for your advice Datatek.
I know that little about this that I had to go and google all those model numbers.
Whats the cut off point for avoiding early L322's, as in what year do they become more reliable.
And is the latest I can go with a P32, 2002.
And what if you canny wield a spanner..

if ya can't wield a spanner then your gonna become your mechanics no 1 bitch. you'll end up payin for his kids education

Currently own a 1995 p38 dse. This winter she needed a new middle/back exhaust (£200), new pre-tensioner arm plus fitting (£160), new battery £75, plus usual running costs. Change of filters, new oil and topping up diffs/gearbox about £150. 100 miles is about £25 of diesel, around town/short runs, insurance about £300.

If you look at www.honestjohn.co.uk, this is daily telegraph motoring journalist. Gives a good review of all models.

Read the forums, chat to owners. You will hear horror stories on every possible thing that can go wrong. If u want reliability buy Japanese, if you want character and presence on the road, buy a range rover!!

Personally my rangie has broken my heart several times, my mechanic loves to see me pull into his garage as he has a wedding to pay for, but i still wouldnt get rid of it.

999mph said:

Currently own a 1995 p38 dse. This winter she needed a new middle/back exhaust (£200), new pre-tensioner arm plus fitting (£160), new battery £75, plus usual running costs. Change of filters, new oil and topping up diffs/gearbox about £150. 100 miles is about £25 of diesel, around town/short runs, insurance about £300.

If you look at www.honestjohn.co.uk, this is daily telegraph motoring journalist. Gives a good review of all models.

Read the forums, chat to owners. You will hear horror stories on every possible thing that can go wrong. If u want reliability buy Japanese, if you want character and presence on the road, buy a range rover!!

Personally my rangie has broken my heart several times, my mechanic loves to see me pull into his garage as he has a wedding to pay for, but i still wouldnt get rid of it.

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At £150.00 a time can i have the job of doing your oil service PLEASE?

thankfully i only did this once when i had bought it, as it needed a good going over. Now, armed with rave, i have done it myself. As i keep telling the wife, i'm not made of ****ing money!!!

999mph said:

thankfully i only did this once when i had bought it, as it needed a good going over. Now, armed with rave, i have done it myself. As i keep telling the wife, i'm not made of ****ing money!!!

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Bet she does not agree with that they seldom do. You are always supposed to keep a reserve in case of the need for new shoes or dresses, it's in the small print on the marriage licence.

wammers said:

Bet she does not agree with that they seldom do. You are always supposed to keep a reserve in case of the need for new shoes or dresses, it's in the small print on the marriage licence.

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Damn it I knew I should have read the small print first

insurance costs will vary greatly.Go on confused or one of the many comparison sites and check the prices on there.Then approach specalists and compare them.

tom777 said:

Hi All,
New to this Forum. Joined because I have always wanted to own A Range Rover and considering it just now. I Can afford to but one Second Hand ok, but when reading forums like this it seems that a lot of things can go wrong, seemingly quite regular. So basicaly I am looking for some advice from Range Rover owners out there to advise me on the average running costs of a Range Rover.

Considering Spending between £12k - £15K on something from between 2002 & 2005 with no more than 70k on the clock, no idea of model yet.

Can any one advise what the running following running costs would be.

Insurance - 1 year
Tax - 1 year
A Service
Petrol/Deisel (say to do about 100miles a week)
General average repairs over a year

Also what are the costs of the Warranty contracts per month you see a lot of people talking about.

And any general info would be appreciated.

I know every Range Rover is different and the costs will all vary, but any advice would be greatly appreciated, maybe for me to follow on with buying something I have always wanted or stopping me from making a huge mistake.

Thanks for reading

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Tom,

I've had two later shaped Range Rover TD6's one 2002 Vogue and one 2003 HSE which I have at present. They are a much better proposition than the earlier P38 style rangeys from 1994 to 2002 and I believe everything that could go wrong with the first one I had, could but I still loved it and regretted selling it even though I made a good few quid on it.

As long as you aim for a Diesel TD6 3.0 with lowish miles you should be onto a winner. They cost a bit more to run than a normal car but the driving experience is second to none.

I'd spend as much as you can on a low mileage diesel (vogue if possible with ALL the goodies) and you won't go far wrong.

The engines and transmission are generally safe upto and over 150k miles as long as the front diff recall has been carried out.

Insurance wont be too much, they are a group 12 to 14 car. I'm 33 and pay about £400 a yr plus I had a bit of bump last year.

Fuel costs: My diesel which has just had a tunit tuning box added to optimise mpg/performance does about 26 around town on 30 on a long run. I put £50 a week in on average and get between 250 and 300 miles to that. Mine now goes like stink and is probably 20% more economical than a std diesel 3.0 TD6.

Stay away from 4.4 petrols if possible, head gasket failures are common over 100k. Check the air suspension works okay as new airbags/compressors can be costly. Also if possible check that the red light next to the P for park on the gear lever goes out after 20 mins once locked up otherwise there may be issues with electrics.

My last Vogue had no end of problems with battery drains but they were sorted cheaply and easily enough thanks to people on here and talking to a specialist I know of. There are quite a few more toys on the Vogue but nothing I really miss other than the sunroof and Sat Nav (which isnt that clever anyway).

Tax should still be £210 a year, cars registered after March 2006 attract the 400 pound tax bill. Stay away from main dealers if possible once outside warrantly as they charge a fortune (they are used to dealing with rich people with deep pockets who don't sweat about paying 70k for a brand new one!). I was charged £380 for an OIL service when my last car was in for the free Diff upgrade (had to pay so that I could get my service book restamped after it was lost).

Thats my two pennies worth, I love them and totally regretted selling my last one to buy a 'sensible' car which cost me more in six months than my last range rover cost me when I had that.

Mike