Recent content by IGP50

The 3.9 auto I drove was excellent, almost RRC like in its driving responses, and I suspect suits the engine better than a manual box

A friend of mine did 88,000 miles in an Evoque and said it was "okay", he has now got a Mazda CX-5 which is " much better and twelve grand cheaper". I have a CX-5 as well, and a Defender - at a push the Defender will do everything the Cx-5 can do except 60mpg, the list the other way around is a...

I won't be going I'm afraid, but I hope you enjoy it

Luke, whereabouts in London are you? I'm in SW Herts, near j18 m 25, and use Harris Mayes Country Cars to look after my Defender - they are in Rickmansworth and I've used them for years on the Defender, two Range Rovers, and a Series 3 and never had a problem with them. Might be worth giving...

The MK site looks like the old Land Rover Experience site. It was pretty good when I went there, way better than the one at the factory but the car park was less interesting!

Do you have the Owl system where you are to send email alerts around neighbourhood watch. Your local PCSO's will know. It's a good way of publicising thefts and the audience is usually a bit more switched on at keeping their eyes open if the car is parked up somewhere quiet until the thieves see...

If there is a tracker, probably best not say so on a public forum, just in case. Presumably the same details as in the OP are on Landywatch, and social media ?

It looks very like the folding side steps of that age so maybe it is original, or original but adapted to fit the rear ( the brackets look like they might be non original, but neat enough)

If the rad is old and looks unloved then a new rad might be the way to go, depending on how vigorous the power flush is it might cause more problems as opposed to just revealing them, but do you have a quote for a new rad including labour before you make a decision?

I'd agree on starting with flushing the rad , the best first option. I think more generally on Series ownership, once you are over the tipping point on having spent more than it would be worth to sell, it can be surprisingly liberating, and you can end up with a well sorted car that won't...

Am I thinking this through right - you start with a knackered Range Rover and five years of hard work later you end up with an E Type - neat trick!

Here's a thought. Why not ask the owner if he or she would let you tidy up the RR where it is , maybe see if it can be pushed out to somewhere with power and water, remove the foliage and (gently) pressure wash the body and chassis and have a proper look at what needs doing versus what is left...

I would definitely think it's worth three hundred quid. If it's white and of that age I'd also bear a couple of things in mind - first is it ex Police ( fleet line spec), second is it export spec. Neither should necessarily put you off but if you are restoring to original spec it would be...

It is a really weird market at the moment, investment potential seems to have attracted new buyers, not all of whom see dents as battle honours. If you do some research on prices then work out what you would ask before versus after repair you should be able to get a better fix on whether it's...

I have never seen one, I think the theory might be that you buy a cage system for the back though I personally don't like them.