Hypothetical question.
Discussion
Knowing my past record of cars, I thought I would place a hypothetical question in this forum regarding range rovers. (Before I get abuse about buying ANOTHER car)
Here we go then...
Classic range rover, H,J,K reg, about £3500 prefereably with LPG, would it be a bad choice to change from a Jeep cherokee to a range rover?
I have had a look at some previous posts, with some people saying that they should be steered well clear of, and others having no problems at all.
My Jeep has decided it doesn't want to play, and to be polite, anything would be better. I have driven a shogun, didn't think much of it. So that leaves me with the thoughts of a RR. (Which I must admit, have always liked) I am not after a fancy one, but preferably an auto and petrol.
Is there a big difference between a 3.5 and 3.9, and when did they change?
Sorry about the spanish inquisition.
Any pointers will be greatly appreciated, Mike.
Here we go then...
Classic range rover, H,J,K reg, about £3500 prefereably with LPG, would it be a bad choice to change from a Jeep cherokee to a range rover?
I have had a look at some previous posts, with some people saying that they should be steered well clear of, and others having no problems at all.
My Jeep has decided it doesn't want to play, and to be polite, anything would be better. I have driven a shogun, didn't think much of it. So that leaves me with the thoughts of a RR. (Which I must admit, have always liked) I am not after a fancy one, but preferably an auto and petrol.
Is there a big difference between a 3.5 and 3.9, and when did they change?
Sorry about the spanish inquisition.
Any pointers will be greatly appreciated, Mike.
Here we go then...
Q. Classic range rover, H,J,K reg, about £3500 prefereably with LPG, would it be a bad choice to change from a Jeep cherokee to a range rover?
A. 3.5k should buy a v.good early 90's example without LPG or a resonanble on with. I'd go for the best I could afford without an LPG conv 'cos the cost of keeping a bad one running will be far more than the savings of LPG.
I went specificaly for a 91 model because it had a 3.9, anti roll bars and all the toys, but didn't have air suspension or cats.
Dont know how it compares to the jeep as ive neaver driven one. But I should Imagine it uses about the same amount of fuel.
Q. I have had a look at some previous posts, with some people saying that they should be steered well clear of, and others having no problems at all.
A. Like any old cars (reamember you are talking about 10-14 year old cars) they may need some TLC, last year mine cost the best part of 1500 notes, this year about 50. (those prices are parts only and at dealer labour chargers would be alot higher) So realisticaly you need to be a bit handy with the spanners.
Q. My Jeep has decided it doesn't want to play, and to be polite,
A. An old rangie will more than likely be the same
Q. anything would be better.
A. Yes, Yes it would
Q. I have driven a shogun, didn't think much of it. So that leaves me with the thoughts of a RR. (Which I must admit, have always liked) I am not after a fancy one, but preferably an auto and petrol.
A. Tis a lovery thing to drive around in, and in reality I use it and the 200sx 50/50. TBH the VM diesels are not wonderfull and youl strugle to find a manual, so V8 auto it is!
Q. Is there a big difference between a 3.5 and 3.9, and when did they change?
A. It is noticeable, 3.5i = 165Bhp & 207lb ft v's 3.9's 181Bhp & 231lb ft They changed in 1990
Sorry about the spanish inquisition.
Thats ok
Any pointers will be greatly appreciated, Mike.
Go for it, you only live once
>> Edited by seaton on Thursday 27th May 21:28
Q. Classic range rover, H,J,K reg, about £3500 prefereably with LPG, would it be a bad choice to change from a Jeep cherokee to a range rover?
A. 3.5k should buy a v.good early 90's example without LPG or a resonanble on with. I'd go for the best I could afford without an LPG conv 'cos the cost of keeping a bad one running will be far more than the savings of LPG.
I went specificaly for a 91 model because it had a 3.9, anti roll bars and all the toys, but didn't have air suspension or cats.
Dont know how it compares to the jeep as ive neaver driven one. But I should Imagine it uses about the same amount of fuel.
Q. I have had a look at some previous posts, with some people saying that they should be steered well clear of, and others having no problems at all.
A. Like any old cars (reamember you are talking about 10-14 year old cars) they may need some TLC, last year mine cost the best part of 1500 notes, this year about 50. (those prices are parts only and at dealer labour chargers would be alot higher) So realisticaly you need to be a bit handy with the spanners.
Q. My Jeep has decided it doesn't want to play, and to be polite,
A. An old rangie will more than likely be the same
Q. anything would be better.
A. Yes, Yes it would
Q. I have driven a shogun, didn't think much of it. So that leaves me with the thoughts of a RR. (Which I must admit, have always liked) I am not after a fancy one, but preferably an auto and petrol.
A. Tis a lovery thing to drive around in, and in reality I use it and the 200sx 50/50. TBH the VM diesels are not wonderfull and youl strugle to find a manual, so V8 auto it is!
Q. Is there a big difference between a 3.5 and 3.9, and when did they change?
A. It is noticeable, 3.5i = 165Bhp & 207lb ft v's 3.9's 181Bhp & 231lb ft They changed in 1990
Sorry about the spanish inquisition.
Thats ok
Any pointers will be greatly appreciated, Mike.
Go for it, you only live once
>> Edited by seaton on Thursday 27th May 21:28
silverback mike said:
Knowing my past record of cars, I thought I would place a hypothetical question in this forum regarding range rovers. (Before I get abuse about buying ANOTHER car)
Here we go then...
Classic range rover, H,J,K reg, about £3500 prefereably with LPG, would it be a bad choice to change from a Jeep cherokee to a range rover?
I have had a look at some previous posts, with some people saying that they should be steered well clear of, and others having no problems at all.
My Jeep has decided it doesn't want to play, and to be polite, anything would be better. I have driven a shogun, didn't think much of it. So that leaves me with the thoughts of a RR. (Which I must admit, have always liked) I am not after a fancy one, but preferably an auto and petrol.
Is there a big difference between a 3.5 and 3.9, and when did they change?
Sorry about the spanish inquisition.
Any pointers will be greatly appreciated, Mike.
Mike,
Have owned my '88 3.5 for exactly 1 week, and love it, but that's not particularly objective
. However, I posted to recommend the Land Rover forum at www.landrovernet.com who are an extremely friendly and helpful bunch and any specific queries you might have will get addressed there, and has RRC specific pages. Regarding lpg, unless it's a pro-installed multipoint set up, apparently you can see some drop in power. Further, I am reading more and more about the potential reduction in duty breaks that lpg gets (it's not as clean as everyone first thought), so I guess you'd need to do some mileage to recover any premium you might pay for the system.
Happy hunting!
Well, my 2p...
I've had a 3.5 efi, a 3.9 SE and now have a 4.2LSE (air susp, soft dash, etc) and loved 'em all!
The main differences you'll notice is that they get more refined as they get newer, except that people seem to consider the 3.9 generally not as smooth as the 3.5 or 4.2
The air suspension can be viewed as a bit of a gimmick, I've never really tried it off road (only had the LSE 6 months and haven't had chance), but it is NOT the kiss of death people seem to suggest. But, yes if you're a pessimist it's just something else to go wrong!
Give it a good look over, check this bit www.rpiv8.com/engine-4.htm#inside , and be very careful of the LPG installation if you so decide. Definatelty go for the 4sp auto. RR manuals are a bit clunky, the auto suits it much better IMHO. Camshafts do wear on these engines, many seem to lose a little bit of coolant (which you'll never find!) and lots suffer leaky steering boxes. None of which is terminal.
Cheers,
Andy
I've had a 3.5 efi, a 3.9 SE and now have a 4.2LSE (air susp, soft dash, etc) and loved 'em all!
The main differences you'll notice is that they get more refined as they get newer, except that people seem to consider the 3.9 generally not as smooth as the 3.5 or 4.2
The air suspension can be viewed as a bit of a gimmick, I've never really tried it off road (only had the LSE 6 months and haven't had chance), but it is NOT the kiss of death people seem to suggest. But, yes if you're a pessimist it's just something else to go wrong!
Give it a good look over, check this bit www.rpiv8.com/engine-4.htm#inside , and be very careful of the LPG installation if you so decide. Definatelty go for the 4sp auto. RR manuals are a bit clunky, the auto suits it much better IMHO. Camshafts do wear on these engines, many seem to lose a little bit of coolant (which you'll never find!) and lots suffer leaky steering boxes. None of which is terminal.
Cheers,
Andy
Thanks folks, I will have a dip into the landrover net.
In relation to the LPG set up. My current jeep is dual fuel, and only single point. Must admit, it works excellently, with only a small dip in power, maybe the V8's don't like it as much...
Watch this space for many strange and wonderful questions.
Tks again, Mike
In relation to the LPG set up. My current jeep is dual fuel, and only single point. Must admit, it works excellently, with only a small dip in power, maybe the V8's don't like it as much...
Watch this space for many strange and wonderful questions.
Tks again, Mike
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