Ranger rover circa 1998 any good at...

[isee]

Offroading?

I am thinking about getting one for the country house, but not sure if the air suspension is any good at heavy duty offroading?
I got some mud tracks in the forest nearby and not so much swampy, but wet fields.

I don't want a proper offroader such as defender, because the 4x4 will need to go onto carriageways and I want comfort too.

Also would be grateful for any recommendations that would suit the purpose whilst keeping the price vs age around the same level as the car mentioned.

[OllieWinchester]

Yes, they are ery competent. Certainly with the later classics and I think with the P38's it is quite common to swap out the air for springs. I'd probably be doing that because the air suspension can be a ballache when it goes wrong.

[iain.thornton]

yeah on the air it's fine.potentially better than on springs because you can raise the ride height.we had a 1998 4.6HSE brand new and it was great...even on stock tyres (Pirelli Scorpions)
don't go for Scorpions....expensive and they're more of a road/offroad balance than focused eitherway.an All Terrain....but more road than anything

about 4 years into it's life that Range Rover's air suspension went AWOL and it was replaced with springs which it was great on too.if you get one with air then swap it to springs
what engine/spec would you be thinking about?what price level?

also consider Jeeps....Grand Cherokee and Cherokee are both good substitutes for a Range Rover of the age and should be cheaper and quite possibly more reliable.there are things to look out for on those too....let me know if you consider one.also remember that the Grand Cherokee at the time was barely any bigger than the Cherokee but quite a lot more advanced