Thinking of buying a Range Rover

headlight said:

What is considered acceptable mileage on a P38 V8 in terms of the engine still having plenty of life left in it (assuming it has been serviced properly).
Also what is the MPG like on a V8 petrol if driven sensibly, ie can you get 20mpg out of them ?

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my P38 has 150 on it, a good 50k of that is on LPG. LPG gives no better fuel burn rate than petrol but it is half the price. I get between 19 and 21 MPG out of the P38. the L322 is a joy, being the Supercharged but there are things that need doing and it Is complex.. I have dedicated diagnostics for both. The L322 recently had some bodywork to attend to some wheel arch scabs. the P38 still has none.

there are sorted 4.6's out there, walk away from a butchered, on coils / facelifted attempt aftermarket head unit. Headliners will be dropping but if you are handy and don't rush it, you can do it for under 100 in about 2 hours or pay someone about 250 to do it. as with any range rover, let it idle, and watch the temp. should be rock solid in the middle driving and idling.. they are getting to the age when suspensions bushes are starting to wear out. no biggie.. bushes are cheap and if you have a press you can do it.

I would suggest.. keep your other car. If you depend on a Range Rover as a daily driver it will leave you without wheels, mainly when you've got something apart and are waiting a delivery.. mind you.. you have the van !

What is considered a "fair" price for a 99-02, 4.6 not including H&H & other such vehicles ?
I am seeing motors advertised anywhere between £2k"ish to £6k"ish.
I went to see a 2001, 4.6 Vogue on petrol & air suspension, 140,000 miles, MOT for 6 months & some service history, 3 months warranty for £3,995.
Drove OK but headlining was starting to sag in both rear corners, TC & ABS warning came on while I was driving it & a bit of scab on the rear arches where the doors close.
It was at a dealers & described as mint.
Dealer said that he would get the warning codes wiped off ?

At the other end of the scale I am thinking of going to see a privately advertised 4.6 Vogue, year 2,000, 124,000 miles. MOT till August 20, ad says extensive history, £1750.
Only fault mentioned on this one is sagging headlining which I think is about £250 to have sorted locally.

'wiping' codes is pointless unless the fault has been corrected. Could be an accumulator problem if you were on the brakes quite a bit
Do all the toys work? Both keys? Hevac work with no book display?

Everything seemed to work OK & yes 2 keys.
The dealer said that they had serviced it themselves & the fault codes were just down to "dicky" sensors.
I thought it was overpriced & as you say no point at all just erasing codes as the fault will remain & the error codes will come back.
The privately advertised one sounds a better buy & much more reasonably priced for what it is.
I know the dealer one came with 3 months warranty but I have no idea what that warranty would actually be worth in the event of trying to claim on it.

With the money saved on the private one you could fix any problems and have money to buy a nanocom win win.

And convert to LPG
I am waiting to get some more information off the private seller, service history, before arranging to go & see it.

Well the extensive servicing wasn"t that extensive as it hasn"t been touched for the last 2 years.
How much is a full service on these things ?

I do all my own servicing, but i can't imagine it's cheap. Do JLR fitters.. i mean service technicians even know how to use a grease gun?
An independent will be cheaper than a stealer, but it will still be a fair chunk, I'd expect

headlight said:

Well the extensive servicing wasn"t that extensive as it hasn"t been touched for the last 2 years.
How much is a full service on these things ?

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Best way to find a price, in your area, is phone an independent specialist, and ask them. If you can find a couple, do a comparison.

My intention would be to maybe have a dealer service done initially, so I know everything is ok then do future services myself.
This is what I have always done in the past unless the vehicle had been recently serviced by a dealer.

headlight said:

My intention would be to maybe have a dealer service done initially, so I know everything is ok then do future services myself.
This is what I have always done in the past unless the vehicle had been recently serviced by a dealer.

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Then prepare to sell a kidney That is if the dealer has anyone who can work on an old vehicle. Sadly, JLR dealerships are not what they once were. I know that Parks, who I use , have one guy, who works one day a week, who 'knows' old cars like mine. Anything over 4years is 'old' to JLR these days.
Find a good specialist independent, they are more knowledgeable and more interested.

Thanks for that gold rover.
Does anyone have any recommendations for a good but reasonably priced independent should I wish to go down that route ?
Having not been serviced for 2 years I assume that it will need a pretty thorough service even though during those 2 years it only did 6,500 miles.
Also I have had more information on the vehicle & besides it not having been serviced for the last 2 years it has only been owned since last month & it is being sold as it is to "cumbersome" .
He says everything works fine, drives fine & no warning lights or messages on the dash.

I have to say, as it's a petrol, make sure to take it for a decent test drive, get it fully up to temp and check the radiator top hose doesn't go rock hard

Assuming the vehicle does in fact drive ok, doesn"t have any warning lights/messages & is in good nick as stated, apart from the sagging headlining, is £1,750 a fair price with it having not been serviced for 2 years ?

It sounds like a lot of car for the money. A service gap of 2 years isn't great on a will use vehicle, but unlikely to be the end of the world for a car that's done less than 10000 miles

headlight said:

At the other end of the scale I am thinking of going to see a privately advertised 4.6 Vogue, year 2,000, 124,000 miles. MOT till August 20, ad says extensive history, £1750.
Only fault mentioned on this one is sagging headlining which I think is about £250 to have sorted locally.

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That's the right territory. If you can wait then lower mileage examples do turn up. All the usual buying advice applies. They turn up regularly so if in doubt, walk away.

I reckon it doesnt sound too bad. I would be more suspicious of why is he selling it. It was a big car when he bought it and they dont shrink when washed

oakey said:

I reckon it doesnt sound too bad. I would be more suspicious of why is he selling it. It was a big car when he bought it and they dont shrink when washed

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They're not like the kids toys that double in size when you put them in water either!!