Topic: Anyone know this truck? (Read 593 times)

cellulararrest · « **on:** March 05, 2008, 08:29:17 PM »

I'm looking for a Range Rover for a friend of mine. Anyone know this truck? Probably going to look at it this weekend.

http://nh.craigslist.org/car/592128023.html

- Chris

Greatdivide1 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 05, 2008, 09:27:30 PM »

chris yes i know this truck i wentand looked at it on saterday..... nice rig all stock.. and john the owner is awicked nice hes got a d90 in the barn..... when i looked at it it wassnt running i was going to get it for my g/f but she wants a sami.. has some rust but they all do rear wheel wells are pretty solid..fronts need help but soo what for the price hes already done the heatercore and a bunch of other shit.....all and all nice truck in wayyyyyy better condition then mine....and well worth the price.... tell him don with the black rrc says hi for me....lata don

cellulararrest · « **Reply #2 on:** March 05, 2008, 09:51:01 PM »

Great thanks for the info!

A friend of mine is looking for a first car and is thinking about a rover as he likes mine. He's got a few months before he takes his test so that gives us some time to get new springs and rubber under it.

I was really excited to read about the new heater core after replacing mine once... terrible job.

What did you notice about the front fender wells?

Greatdivide1 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 05, 2008, 09:57:21 PM »

umm the front inner fender are rusted .....not super bad but bad enough to notice if your looking for it...interior was decent needs a good cleaning but good over all...

cellulararrest · « **Reply #4 on:** March 05, 2008, 09:59:49 PM »

Cool thanks. I sent the guy an email about looking at it this weekend.

Hard to tell much from the pictures in the ad, but the price is hard to beat.

Greatdivide1 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 05, 2008, 10:07:55 PM »

lol i was going to get it for the tiresthat are on my truck lol
when i looked at it it wassnt running and theprice was alot lower..like 700 obo
and i was going to trade 450 worth of tiresfor it ifthe g/f wanted it but she said no... but hes still going to be buying my tires anyway lol really nice guy in his early to mid thirthys and very relaxed..... let me know if you come down and check it outill take a swing by and show you the truck with thetires...

LucasRovers · « **Reply #6 on:** March 05, 2008, 10:22:33 PM »

looks a really nice rover....and the price....seems a similar deal to what i got mine for..cept i still need to get mine running lol

cellulararrest · « **Reply #7 on:** March 05, 2008, 10:25:34 PM »

Quote from: Greatdivide1;184

when i looked at it it wassnt running and theprice was alot lower..like 700 obo

Any idea what was wrong with it?

Quote from: LucasRovers

looks a really nice rover....and the price....seems a similar deal to what i got mine for..cept i still need to get mine running lol

Yes you certainly do!

Greatdivide1 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 05, 2008, 10:31:02 PM »

chris it was dirty terminals on the ingition mod on the side of the dist..... he ask i told him to check the connection and he call me back a little while later and said it was running afterhe had messed with the connector

cellulararrest · « **Reply #9 on:** March 05, 2008, 10:34:15 PM »

funny. Same exact thing was wrong with mine... Well I think it's more like a broken wire in the connector.

Greatdivide1 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 05, 2008, 10:40:38 PM »

deffinatly could be either way easy fix if you know what your looking for .....a huge pain in the ass if you dont..

captainruss · « **Reply #11 on:** March 06, 2008, 08:28:42 AM »

Hate to be the one to suggest it, but do you really think that a high-mileage RRC with future nightmare-like rust issues is a good idea for a first rover, let alone first vehicle for a new driver? Personally, I think it is better off as a project vehicle to convert to a dedicated wheeling rig, meanwhile get a better and more reliable vehicle to drive on a daily basis.

We don't want to turn this kid into a bitter, Rover-hating wretch so early in his life do we? There's plenty of old DI's kickin' around for cheap that don't have the rust problems like RRC's do. That classic may be rust free now, but man, when those things decide to go, they go bad.

cellulararrest · « **Reply #12 on:** March 06, 2008, 12:29:36 PM »

Quote from: captainruss;191

Hate to be the one to suggest it, but do you really think that a high-mileage RRC with future nightmare-like rust issues is a good idea for a first rover, let alone first vehicle for a new driver? Personally, I think it is better off as a project vehicle to convert to a dedicated wheeling rig, meanwhile get a better and more reliable vehicle to drive on a daily basis.

Well the rust issue remains to be seen... I haven't even seen the truck yet. Believe me, I know what rust can do to a classic. You should see my old '91. However if what Don says is true, then it isn't very rusty at all. If he does buy it (still completely undecided) it will be turned into a mostly trail truck anyway. He knows what he's getting into. After all... he has seen our six rovers plenty of times.

Quote from: captainruss;191

We don't want to turn this kid into a bitter, Rover-hating wretch so early in his life do we? There's plenty of old DI's kickin' around for cheap that don't have the rust problems like RRC's do. That classic may be rust free now, but man, when those things decide to go, they go bad.

While it's true there are plenty of DI's around, I'm not convinced that their rust issues are any better than that of a Range Rover. After all, they're basically the same vehicle. He's an mechanically adapt kid so I'm not too worried about it.

We'll see what he decided to do.

P.S. - Sorry again about that bump at the romp! :redface:

captainruss · « **Reply #13 on:** March 06, 2008, 01:22:43 PM »

LOL, Don't worry about the bump, it happens. At least I didn't break anything, you just made a match for your broken light in the rear

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Well, as long as this kid knows what he's getting in to, power to him. If it's going to be a trail rig not much else matters beyond the engine and drivetrain.

cellulararrest · « **Reply #14 on:** March 07, 2008, 06:14:40 PM »

Don,

Was he quick to respond to you? I haven't heard back from him yet.

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