YACT/PSA: Before you buy a range rover, make sure you know what you're getting into

[halik]

So I recently acquired a '96 Range with ~180K miles... I like to live on the wild side

Anyway, just a word of a warning - if you're not technically handy, stay away from these cars. So far I've put around a grand into the car (parts cost) , with the latest expense being a "new" rear end. If I didn't do the labor, the cost of that would be nearing 1/2 of what I paid for the whole car.

 

[MrPickins]

So you bought a vehicle with 180k miles and are surprised that it needed a major repair?

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: MrPickins
So you bought a vehicle with 180k miles and are surprised that it needed a major repair?

rear differential wasn't something I expected to be honest... simple mechanical part like that should be relatively bulletproof

 

[FoBoT]

i wasn't remotely considering it

but thanks for the info

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
i wasn't remotely considering it

but thanks for the info

I posted a thread originally asking people what they think about buying it and the response was predominantly that... To be honest, the car isn't any worse than any of the other lux imports I've owned (A4, CLK, 300zx etc. ), just the parts run $$$

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: MrPickins
So you bought a vehicle with 180k miles and are surprised that it needed a major repair?

rear differential wasn't something I expected to be honest... simple mechanical part like that should be relatively bulletproof

I wouldn't count on anything being bulletproof in a Range Rover.

 

[soydios]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: MrPickins
So you bought a vehicle with 180k miles and are surprised that it needed a major repair?

rear differential wasn't something I expected to be honest... simple mechanical part like that should be relatively bulletproof

I wouldn't count on anything being bulletproof in a Range Rover.

you mean, in that model of range rover. the really old ones are bulletproof, the BMW-designed ones are pretty good, and the Ford ones are fine, so I've heard.