Think of getting a Disco...
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LOTS of threads on this. The most recent is...
https://landroverforums.com/forum/di...very-ii-59595/
And the answer to your last question is "yes". But they're just so darn fun!
https://landroverforums.com/forum/di...very-ii-59595/
And the answer to your last question is "yes". But they're just so darn fun!
Would an 1998-1999 Range Rover be any better??
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Worse. You'd be better off with a Disco. And way worse if you went with an ML430!
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Just like used bimwahs, older Rovers with multiple owners may not have had things cared for as they should. Plenty of high miles BMW, Mercedes, Audi, and other high cost Euro vehicles. First guy leases it. 2nd guy buys it, looks good at the new house in the burbs. Pretty soon income is down-sized, kids , etc. - maintenance is a $12 oil change at Iffy Lube with a coupon every 25,000 whether it needs it or not.
So Rovers suffer the same problems as other flashy vehicles that cost more new that many wish to part with. The lack of quality maintenace turns the vehicles in to rolling time bombs, kept alive with various bottles of elixer from the parts store.
I like tinkering wth my D1 and the Mercedes W124 Cabrio. New, I would never have stood for the payments.
So Rovers suffer the same problems as other flashy vehicles that cost more new that many wish to part with. The lack of quality maintenace turns the vehicles in to rolling time bombs, kept alive with various bottles of elixer from the parts store.
I like tinkering wth my D1 and the Mercedes W124 Cabrio. New, I would never have stood for the payments.
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Like what the other guys have said, 'it depends what you are doing with it'. It's a love hate relationship. Most people on here including myself had always liked these vehicles but did not get one when they were new for whatever reason but due to poor resale values, we can all have one now! As an everyday vehicle, they are too expensive to feed, I only get 13 miles to the gallon. I own my own shop and repair MB and BMW, the ML is ok but I prefer my D2 to a ML430.
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Like what the other guys have said, 'it depends what you are doing with it'. It's a love hate relationship. Most people on here including myself had always liked these vehicles but did not get one when they were new for whatever reason but due to poor resale values, we can all have one now! As an everyday vehicle, they are too expensive to feed, I only get 13 miles to the gallon. I own my own shop and repair MB and BMW, the ML is ok but I prefer my D2 to a ML430.
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