| [SOLD] Range Rover VOGUE, Cream Leather, Oslo Blue | |
Selling my beloved Range Rover with Cream Leather interior, Dark Wood trim and Oslo Blue metallic paint.
Career change from Company Director to Property Maintenance means I have to swap Laptop and A4 sheets of paper for Ladders and 8x4 sheets of wood. No matter what Man Maths I apply, I cannot justify keeping 2 vehicles so reluctantly I have to sell this.
2 keys both work
MOT December 2016
Non Smoker.
Aircon (Ice Cold) – lovely
Unmolested example.
Only 6000 miles on 4 new tyres.
BRIEF HISTORY …..
It took me a long time to find this vehicle and it was a reward to myself for a lot of hard work. Having owned a Range Rover before I knew exactly what to look for and I must have seen about 20 before buying this one. It has since undergone a series of preventative maintenance with a view to touring round Europe in it (which unfortunately I shall not be able to do). I did toy with the idea of SORNing it but I know from experience it does not do any good for a car to stand idle. I have Excel spreadsheet with maintenance dates / miles if anyone is as "anorak" about these things as myself.
TOYS …..
Heated seats front and rear all working, Sunroof, heated steering wheel, heated mirrors, CD changer, sat-nav, memory seats, lumbar support, auto wipers, power fold mirrors, auto dimming rear mirror, cruise control. All work as they should
MILEAGE ….
The car has only done 92653 miles although that will go up as car is in daily use. I have the service history on this car going back to 2005.
GEARBOX and RECALLS …
It has had all its Land Rover recalls done including its front diff recall and new Land Rover supplied ZF gearbox and cooler at 61000 miles.. The gearbox also had its recommended initial 10000 mile oil change before I got the vehicle, as well as another change just last week. At the same time the transfer box and axle fluids were also changed see more about that later in advert …. Gearbox changes smoothly in manual and automatic.
LPG ….
Initially when I searched for a Range Rover, I was looking for a car without LPG, and was a bit sceptical, but I have to say it has been fantastic – petrol performance with diesel economy. The system can be totally turned off and purely run on petrol with the dashboard button. If you need to accelerate hard it auto flicks over to petrol - no loss in performance with great economy.
I have had the LPG serviced by the same company that originally installed it - it now has 8 new injectors, new Pipework and Filters. Apparently the same company fitted LPG to the Queens Rolls Royce in 2000. 95 litre tank in the spare wheel bay. 95 litre tank is the largest you can get for this.
PCV VALVE …..
For those that do not know, failure to change the PCV valve could cause your engine to blow. It is a pig to change (think poor access at rear of engine, bolt heads made of cheese which round off before you can undo them) , so not many have had it done, and even fewer have had it done correctly.
I changed it myself to ensure it was correct, including the small pipe underneath leading to the oil sump. Often this small pipe is "forgotten" by garages as it is a pain to fit and no-one sees it.
AIR SUSPENSION …..
Suspension has no knocking sounds. New front Air Struts (I installed OEM Delphi not inferior Dunlop units ). Air Suspension rises, drops to motorway cruise height and kneels / access mode as it should. I have left it elevated for 24 hours and no problems (no sagging at a corner by morning which indicates a leak).
TRANSMISSION ….
There are no transmission vibrations or steering wheel wobble - it is very smooth at all speeds, particularly 50 to 70mph where most steering wheel shake usually noticed due to unbalanced wheels etc.
LCD …
A common fault of these is missing pixels on the dashboard. So I had the LCD Display replaced (The whole unit renewed not just the cable)
MAINTENANCE ….
Since owning it I have embarked on a series of preventative maintenance with a view to touring round Europe in it. To this end I have only fitted Landrover/ BMW / Branded parts to it as anyone who has ever owned one of these will tell you that due to the size / stresses of such a vehicle, pattern parts just are not up to the job.
A classic example of the lengths I went to was just this week I had all oils and filters changed for the gearbox, transfer box, and both axles. I purchased all the correct oils and filter separately as I do not trust a garage to use the correct (usually expensive) grade of oil. I then took it to the renowned Automatic Gearbox specialist (Neil Smith in Cannock - over an hours drive from me) for them to change the oils for me - and there you can watch them do it from reception. The work included road tests and he confirmed the box and old oils were in good order (ie. old oil was still clean / no burning, metal particles etc etc).
Preventative maintenance - ie items that had not failed but I replaced them to be sure include ....
Front Air Bags (Delphi OEM - not the cheaper / inferior Dunlop units)
Front Brake Pads (Brembo)
PCV Valve including all 3 connecting pipes (not just the main 2)
New Radiator
New Radiator Coolant hoses
GearBox OIL COOLER MOUNTING PLATE (Genuine LandRover)
GearBox OIL COOLER THERMOSTAT (OEM BEHR)
Gearbox Oil Mobil ATF LT71141 (Was called Esso LT71141).
Gearbox Oil filter genuine Filtran unit (LPW000030) + ‘O’ ring
Gearbox Oil Gasket (Genuine Landrover)
Transfer box Oil NV225 1.0L Castrol BOT 26 FMB 1 (STC4861)
Transfer Box sealing washer/bolts IYF500010
Front diff Oil change
Rear diff Oil change
Aircon tube to Evaporator JUE500580 (Genuine LandRover)
Aircon Regas (Ice Cold - lovely)
Alternator Drive Belt PQS000100G/LR051050 (OEM Dayco brand)
AirCon Drive Belt PQS000220G/LHN000050 (OEM Dayco brand)
New Spark Plugs
New Battery,
New Alternator
New Rear Wiper Motor (rather than fix old one just replaced with genuine LR unit)
Air Filter #PHE000050 (OEM Mann)
Pollen Filter
While having the gearbox oil changed I inspected the underside while it was on the car lift. I was very pleased with the underside condition so am happy to sell this vehicle on with clear mind.
As you can see I have concentrated my money and efforts on getting the car in good mechanical condition rather than cosmetic changes. This I consider most important. I would fairly describe the exterior paintwork and interior as a good solid 9 out of 10. It is loved but it is also used (as a car should be - it does no good for them to be standing around).
I would happily go anywhere in this car - it has been over most of the country from Southampton to Scotland.
It also has a removable tow bar and - full sized spare alloy wheel with tyre (almost new)
Also included in the sale
- RSW all comms diagnostics USB unit
- LandRover Roof Bars (screw directly into the roof rather than having to use the add on ugly roof rail - looks so much neater)
- 5 ltrs gearbox Oil (the correct stuff for the ZF box)
- Behr Hella Water Pump, Gasket and O rings (all brand new – this is the OE part)
- Behr Hella Gearbox Oil Cooler and O rings (all brand new – this is the OE part)
- Genuine Land Rover Wiper Relay (brand new)
- Genuine Landrover Front Headlight Grills
Any questions - just let me know.
Test drive possible on proof of driving licence and insurance.
£7500 ono Howard
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12th May 2016 10:14pm
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