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[Worf]

I had a 1993 Range Rover LSE once. 4.2 V8 engine on air springs. Was an absolute dream of a ride but yes, rust got to the rear door pillar and sill areas before I sold it on.

I've just made a (possibly foolish) decision to buy a 4.0 P38 Range Rover. It had been parked in a corner of a yard being used as a cement bag storage shed for the last two years!
So far I have removed about 2Kg of cement dust and gravel from the interior, got the air suspension working again and pulled the rotten exhaust off. Needs a few suspension bushes and most of the ball joint boots are split so need to concentrate on the front axle next. Brakes also look bad as do the front to rear brake lines.

Craig.

No sign of any rot repairs on previous mot's. They seem to survive far better than equivalent age Discos

[Craig T]

No sign of any rot repairs on previous mot's. They seem to survive far better than equivalent age Discos

Yes, I checked the MOT history etc before I bought the Range Rover (womble) and it seemed fairly clear, only stopped a few years ago. I'm the third owner, chap I got it from bought it when it was two years old and the previous owner was Rover Cars Ltd, Longbridge.
As you say, there is no real rust on it. A bit of surface rust in the spare wheel well but that is about it. Sills, rear floor inner wings etc are rock solid. They do seem to last a lot better than the classic Range Rovers and the MK1 Discoveries before it.

Craig.

[Exile]

Great vehicles. I hope you get around to restoring it.

They do seem to last a lot better than the classic Range Rovers.....

Which is why it is better to look after a Classic Range Rover from new - as they will be more rare. 

This one (a 1996, "N" plate model) is parked just off Lode Lane, in the factory main entrance one Boxing Day morning.

[2H]

A 1997 RR petrol sold at the last Brightwells auction for £400, it looked ok probably stored somewhere.

[w3526602]

Hi,

I think DIFFLOCK.COM have a Range Rover section ... and a "gentleman's joke" section too. They also have several obscure marque sections, including Suzuki (and possibly Lada).

602

[TJRL]

hi all
during lock down  i  lost some of my storage  and sold a old mgb gt on ebay  for a decent profit of £1000
so as to not wanting to waste it  i tried to buy another series 2a but with no luck .
so i  went a brought a running and driving   1983 rangerover classic
I canrt find any car clubs that cover this make and year
has anyone got any suggestions
thanks ken

What about the "Full Fat Ranger Rover" club/forum?     

 fullfatrr.com

[diffwhine]

The Range Rover Register is probably the best general club for this sort of vehicle. They don't have a forum though.

If you want good forum discussion, you won't get better than rangerovers.net. The forum is at https://www.rangerovers.net/forums/range-rover-classic.8/

Bear in mind that originally it was a US site and is now global, so the a lot of the info may not be relevant to UK spec vehicles.