stjohnsmythe
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Hi all,
I bought a P38 a few weeks ago and thought I'd post up about it. I looked at a few before buying this one as most of the cars out there are pretty much knackered. It's just a weekend toy to be honest and something to tinker with.
It's a 1998 4.0 SE with 81,000 miles on the clock. It's got a good service history, both sets of keys and no advisories on the last MOT (which I always think is a good sign). Bodywork and interior are very good for the age.
Since buying the car I've cleaned and re-dyed the interior seats and steering wheel, etc (pic below). 14 years of use tends to make cream leather pretty dirty! I've also removed the tints off the front two windows as it made the car look a bit 'eastern european gangster' imo.
As usual, it does have a few electrical 'issues'.....
1) Exterior temp sensor - takes a few minutes to start registering a temperature on the HEVAC panel after you start the car so you have to wait a bit for the AC to kick in. I'm ordering a new sensor for this.
2) Air distribution servo/blend motor - luckily its stuck blowing out the demist vents and side fascia vents but I'm going to follow the guide on rangerovers.net to replace it.
3) First night at home I checked to see if the RF receiver for the central locking is waking up and sure enough it was. I've disconnected the aerial for the time being (can still open doors using the key or using the blipper by the rear windows).
4) New passenger door latch needed as you need to lock it from the inside. Minor annoyance really.
I only paid 2k for the car so I'm pretty chuffed (well until something falls off or it overheats, etc!
)
Here's the interior. Ignore the tape round the steering wheel, that was to mask it up during the dye process. I used a scuffmaster kit from gliptone which I've used many times in the past on other cars.
I bought a P38 a few weeks ago and thought I'd post up about it. I looked at a few before buying this one as most of the cars out there are pretty much knackered. It's just a weekend toy to be honest and something to tinker with.
It's a 1998 4.0 SE with 81,000 miles on the clock. It's got a good service history, both sets of keys and no advisories on the last MOT (which I always think is a good sign). Bodywork and interior are very good for the age.
Since buying the car I've cleaned and re-dyed the interior seats and steering wheel, etc (pic below). 14 years of use tends to make cream leather pretty dirty! I've also removed the tints off the front two windows as it made the car look a bit 'eastern european gangster' imo.
As usual, it does have a few electrical 'issues'.....
1) Exterior temp sensor - takes a few minutes to start registering a temperature on the HEVAC panel after you start the car so you have to wait a bit for the AC to kick in. I'm ordering a new sensor for this.
2) Air distribution servo/blend motor - luckily its stuck blowing out the demist vents and side fascia vents but I'm going to follow the guide on rangerovers.net to replace it.
3) First night at home I checked to see if the RF receiver for the central locking is waking up and sure enough it was. I've disconnected the aerial for the time being (can still open doors using the key or using the blipper by the rear windows).
4) New passenger door latch needed as you need to lock it from the inside. Minor annoyance really.
I only paid 2k for the car so I'm pretty chuffed (well until something falls off or it overheats, etc!
)
Here's the interior. Ignore the tape round the steering wheel, that was to mask it up during the dye process. I used a scuffmaster kit from gliptone which I've used many times in the past on other cars.
