P38 - How capable?

[agent006]

I've just bought a 1998 Range Rover 4.6, and want to do some off roading with it. Trouble being that it's standard, on road tyres. Just how good/bad will it be offroad? Will it cope OK with one of the usual organised offraod sites or will i end up getting stuck all the time?

[cy88]

All on standard road tyres and no mods.....













Hope that helps

Edited by cy88 on Monday 11th September 22:53

[Trooper2]

Sooo, last picture, after you climb off the fascia and around the door to take the photo......how do you get back in?...

[cy88]

Trooper2 said:

Sooo, last picture, after you climb off the fascia and around the door to take the photo......how do you get back in?...

.... with difficulty. Gravity has a part to play!

[zumbruk]

http://bnrg.eecs.berkeley.edu/~randy/

Enjoy.

[xjsjohn]

cy88 said:

Your Handbrake is evidently in better condition than mine must get that fixed!!!

One of these days, i AM going to have a go at getting my P38 muddy!!!

Any Pistonheader's in the south east fancy an offroading day? Never doen it before myself, and have not got a clue where to start though...

[agent006]

xjsjohn said:

One of these days, i AM going to have a go at getting my P38 muddy!!!

Having seen this, me too. Mine's been a city car all its life until i got it this month. I've probably put more mud on/over/under it in the last week than it's ever had in all its 8 years. I'm going to look into getting some basic tuition, seem to be plenty of sites round here.

[eliot]

I would think the car is capable, but would get yourself a set of steel wheels and more aggressive tyres for off-roading.

[BLUETHUNDER]

My mates got a good set of off road tyres on alloys like new for about £200 if your intrested?

[Psimpson7]

xjsjohn said:

cy88 said:

Your Handbrake is evidently in better condition than mine must get that fixed!!!

One of these days, i AM going to have a go at getting my P38 muddy!!!

Any Pistonheader's in the south east fancy an offroading day? Never doen it before myself, and have not got a clue where to start though...

Id be up for a piston heads off road day... piston heads - mud matters!!

Pete

[agent006]

BLUETHUNDER said:

My mates got a good set of off road tyres on alloys like new for about £200 if your intrested?

Fraid not, already got a set of wheels for te BMW taking up far too much space in the garage, so a second set for the RR isn't an option.

[xjsjohn]

Psimpson7 said:

xjsjohn said:

One of these days, i AM going to have a go at getting my P38 muddy!!!

Any Pistonheader's in the south east fancy an offroading day? Never doen it before myself, and have not got a clue where to start though...

Id be up for a piston heads off road day... piston heads - mud matters!!

Pete

Mud Matters - i like that

Hmm so how do we go about this?? I ama bit ofa newbie to this muddy driving. In the past if i wound up in mud in a car it usually ment that i had up on a corner or some such

South ish preferably, but am willing to accept that in order to find proper mud i will have to travel a few hours from London

Any places to recomend?

I shall now waste yet another day of work by reading motoring websites!!!

[itsallyellow]

Im in kent and help run the kent offroad club www.kentoffroadclub.co.uk Theres a few sites around here. Or slindon down near brighton.
mike

[xjsjohn]

itsallyellow said:

Im in kent and help run the kent offroad club www.kentoffroadclub.co.uk Theres a few sites around here. Or slindon down near brighton.
mike

I like your Calender ... Plenty of Pub Meets !!!

Kent is easy for me, i am just the wrong side of the Blackwall tunnel !!

[gep]

Remember the front bib spoiler is removable guys!

Edited by gep on Wednesday 13th September 18:29

[Fiskkeeper]

Psimpson7 said:

xjsjohn said:

cy88 said:

Your Handbrake is evidently in better condition than mine must get that fixed!!!

One of these days, i AM going to have a go at getting my P38 muddy!!!

Any Pistonheader's in the south east fancy an offroading day? Never doen it before myself, and have not got a clue where to start though...

Id be up for a piston heads off road day... piston heads - mud matters!!

Pete

hehehe its a FLAT field with the camera tilted! RRs go further than you'd expect. i remember a tv show that tested a late RR against a Defender offroad & the RR won cause of all the toys they have.

offroad day sounds fun to me.

[xjsjohn]

gep said:

Remember the front bib spoiler is removable guys!

Edited by gep on Wednesday 13th September 18:29

good tip

[Furyous]

Wheres my Land rover owner mag ?

The one with Vince Cobley Driving a P38 down one of the steepest hills at Tixover ?

Driven right, the P38 is awesaome offroad.

F

[trooperman 4x4]

Trooper2 said:

Sooo, last picture, after you climb off the fascia and around the door to take the photo......how do you get back in?...

Trooper2- Do you Have an Isuzu Trooper by any chance?

[ehasler]

xjsjohn said:

Any Pistonheader's in the south east fancy an offroading day? Never doen it before myself, and have not got a clue where to start though...