sdh2903
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| posted on 8/12/13 at 11:17 AM |
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E46 touring, you'd get a nice 320/330d touring for that if you need an oil burner. Budget some pennies for winter tyres though.
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PSpirine
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| posted on 8/12/13 at 12:43 PM |
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Originally posted by britishtrident
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Originally posted by mark chandler
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Originally posted by scimjim
How about the same engine and manufacturer - Range Rover?
Get the right car with history and a late P38 is an absolute bargain IMHO.
Chuck as many kids, dogs, bikes as you want in the back, tow the race car to the track, jet wash it on Sunday afternoon and nick the bosses parking
spot at work on Monday morning 
P38's are very cheap, not expensive to fix but complicated, you are confusing this with a freelander which even shares the same floor pan!
My choice would be a Volvo, better engineered and even more robust.
[Edited on 7/12/13 by mark chandler]
I think you are confusing Freelanders and Discoveries and Range Rover Evoques with Range Rovers
The Range Rover P38 had a tradditional Land-Rover box section chassis as did the first two Discovery series.
The latter generations of real Range Rover, Range Rover Sports and Discovery switched to Ingerated Body Frame
The Freelander 1 used a modified Honda Ballade/Rover 400/Rover 45 floor pan, much smaller than the P38
Freelander 2 has a version of the Ford C1 floor pan shared with in different variations with the Ford Focus, Ford Kuga Mazda 3, Mazda 5 and
Volvo S70
The Range Rover Evoque uses a version of the same C1 floor pan as the Freelander 2 but is has nothing in common with the P38 or any other real
Range Rover
[Edited on 8/12/13 by britishtrident]
I'm going to be a bit pedantic here.
The Disco 3/4 (current), and the 1st Range Rover Sport (<2013) are both built on the T5 platform which is a steel body on a box frame.
The previous Range Rover (2002-2012) was a steel monocoque.
The current Range Rover (2012+) and current Range Rover Sport (2013+) are all aluminium monocoques.
I'll return to my G&T now 
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DarrenW
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| posted on 9/12/13 at 08:30 PM |
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Ive been looking for a family estate for some time. Finally got an A6 Allroad. Should be possible to get a good one for your budget.
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D Beddows
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| posted on 11/12/13 at 09:00 AM |
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I bought a Rover 75 diesel tourer - autobox, 75,000 miles, loads and loads of history, all the toys and a VERY clean car. To be perfectly honest for
£2600 nothing else came close even for a grand or so more........ I feel a bit 'old' now but meh 
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DIY Si
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| posted on 11/12/13 at 12:10 PM |
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Originally posted by D Beddows
I bought a Rover 75 diesel tourer - autobox, 75,000 miles, loads and loads of history, all the toys and a VERY clean car. To be perfectly
honest for £2600 nothing else came close even for a grand or so more........ I feel a bit 'old' now but meh
And you only feel a "bit" old?! 
Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
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D Beddows
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| posted on 11/12/13 at 12:26 PM |
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I just need a tin of travel sweets and a box of tissues with a crochet cover in the glove box and I'll be sorted
One thing I have noticed is that EVERYONE lets you out at junctions........... probably just in case I haven't got my special driving glasses on
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britishtrident
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| posted on 11/12/13 at 03:52 PM |
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Originally posted by D Beddows
I bought a Rover 75 diesel tourer - autobox, 75,000 miles, loads and loads of history, all the toys and a VERY clean car. To be perfectly honest for
£2600 nothing else came close even for a grand or so more........ I feel a bit 'old' now but meh
Check if it has a rear anti-roll bar it makes a big difference to handling.
Check the condition of the brake pipes both front brake pipes where they join the flex hoses and the main front to rear pipes from the front
subframe aft to where they go over the fuel tank.
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