neo2
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Bought my first discovery about 3 years ago a 2003 facelift silver ES td5 with 65k auto and really nice, after 3 months of ownership and a few repairs like leaking sunroof and stuff it was wrote of by a skip wagon..
FEB 2012 my Second land rover was a Range rover sport i bought of a small local dealer a 2008 57 reg 3.6 TDV8 in silver black leather and 38k miles paid £24500 for it at the time was a good price... it needed a handrake motor and rear discs and pads withing 3 weeks of owning it and cost me £730 to fix, i then fitted some tyres x 2 and replace the wheels to 22" overfinch supersports another £1100 then the alternator went and battery another £400 repair, that was in may, then it was due a service and needed a central door locking motor and advised on bottom arm bushed and mot, another £500 bill which brought me to Jul 2012 and i had now covered 900 miles since i bought it, it was not getting used much and was costing me more in tax/insurance and depreiciation than was viable for the miles so i sold the range rover sport for £23500 in july 2012 a loss of £3700 over 6 months and 900 miles use...
In september 2012 i decided i wanted another cheaper but as flash or comfy what ever you call it rangie but a lot less money etc...i found one stuck an deal and i was the owner of a P38 in black with 49,000 genuine miles and the car was like new inside and out and then two days later the EBCM went down due to wet carpet from heater water O rings leaking after messing around i did a school boy error and shirted a wire and caused a non start issue on the P38 which is where we are now and upto date, ive spent £600 on the P38 and drove it 21 miles and after paying for it etc i think im doing quite well to be fair looking at it overall i think i stand to have blown the best part of what £7000 in 8 months and covered 921 miles for the priviledge....
Do you think someone is trying to tell me i should never be a land rover / range rover type guy.... or owner...:beer2::beer2::beer2::beer2:
FEB 2012 my Second land rover was a Range rover sport i bought of a small local dealer a 2008 57 reg 3.6 TDV8 in silver black leather and 38k miles paid £24500 for it at the time was a good price... it needed a handrake motor and rear discs and pads withing 3 weeks of owning it and cost me £730 to fix, i then fitted some tyres x 2 and replace the wheels to 22" overfinch supersports another £1100 then the alternator went and battery another £400 repair, that was in may, then it was due a service and needed a central door locking motor and advised on bottom arm bushed and mot, another £500 bill which brought me to Jul 2012 and i had now covered 900 miles since i bought it, it was not getting used much and was costing me more in tax/insurance and depreiciation than was viable for the miles so i sold the range rover sport for £23500 in july 2012 a loss of £3700 over 6 months and 900 miles use...
In september 2012 i decided i wanted another cheaper but as flash or comfy what ever you call it rangie but a lot less money etc...i found one stuck an deal and i was the owner of a P38 in black with 49,000 genuine miles and the car was like new inside and out and then two days later the EBCM went down due to wet carpet from heater water O rings leaking after messing around i did a school boy error and shirted a wire and caused a non start issue on the P38 which is where we are now and upto date, ive spent £600 on the P38 and drove it 21 miles and after paying for it etc i think im doing quite well to be fair looking at it overall i think i stand to have blown the best part of what £7000 in 8 months and covered 921 miles for the priviledge....
Do you think someone is trying to tell me i should never be a land rover / range rover type guy.... or owner...:beer2::beer2::beer2::beer2:
