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(Message started by: rich1 on Sep 29th, 2011, 8:48pm)
Title: cant decide
Post by rich1 on Sep 29th, 2011, 8:48pm
oh the dilema , been offered a lovely range rover , mint condition lpg converted , from a family friend , full service history the works . but i LOVE my scorpio to bits so i cant make my mind up whether to twist or stick . ive been down this road before , bought a lovely limited edition holland & holland r/r a few years back , but sold it because i doubled my money (not something that happens on a ten year old car very often) . i cant justify running 2 cars , so its make my mind time ................................................but it aint easy  :(
Title: Re: cant decide
Post by gozz on Sep 30th, 2011, 9:37am
Rich.
Is there as good a forum as this for the Range Rover,whereby you could obtain really knowledgeable advice and cheap parts from people who genuinely want to help ?
Is the R/R old enough to attract a reasonable VEL rate ? I'm told that even on LPG the Rover V8 is still a glutton !
Bearing the above in mind,I always think that a change is as good as a rest when applied to your vehicle.Sounds as though you need to flip a coin to decide,but in your heart of hearts you really know which way you want to go eh.
                                                                          GOZZ.
Title: Re: cant decide
Post by Dave2302 on Sep 30th, 2011, 9:59am
I've had loads of Range Rovers and Discoverys, still got one now....................

But unless you tow with it, (2 tonne boat & trailer), or live in the snowy sticks like I do, I wouldn't bother.

They are always far more of a money pit than my 2 Scorpio's ever were, (12V Saloon and 24V Estate).

Both cars returned decent MPG compared to the 4X4's.

If you really want a big juice guzzling 4X4 to take the kids to school and back, and go up the occasional kerb buy a 4.0 Litre Ford Explorer, I've got one of those too, although it's up for sale soon  ;).....................

Drives and tows much better than the Landy's and performance of a Jaguar  :)
Fuel economy ??     Nope it doesn't do economy LOL

10 - 14 MPG running around locally, but to be fair to it it doesn't get out of 3rd gear that often, and I do rag the @rse off everything I drive  ;D
Better on a long run, but still hellish expensive on fuel ;)

Also as was said, watch the road tax, if it's after 2001 registration it'll likely cost a grand a year to tax it  :o

HTH,

Regards Dave
Title: Re: cant decide
Post by PJDavis on Sep 30th, 2011, 12:00pm
Hmmm Range-Rover.

Nice idea, I had one with a 4.6 V8 and an LPG conversion, already done when I bought it.   The guy I bought it off said it did about 35 mpg, I never saw better than 25 mpg on a distance!   It also had the extra 'long-distance' tanks in the sills, these were a pain and gave no end of trouble.   Had lots of dash-board problems, and electrical problems with it, always expensive to fix.   Only kept it for one winter season, then a work-colleague wanted it, best day waving it good-bye.   I side with 'The Auld bare-footer', the Ford explorer would be a far better bet, Land Rover must think all there customers have large pockets!
Title: Re: cant decide
Post by amigafan2003 on Sep 30th, 2011, 1:29pm

on 09/30/11 at 09:59:54, Dave2302 wrote:
Also as was said, watch the road tax, if it's after 2001 registration it'll likely cost a grand a year to tax it  :o


No car costs a grand to retax and vehs registered between 2001 and 2006 are capped at £250 a year.
Title: Re: cant decide
Post by Dave2302 on Oct 1st, 2011, 2:40pm
Apologies if I'm wrong but I'm sure a local mates supercharged Range Rover tax is over a grand..............

When I bought the Explorer he said to me it was a good job it was a 2001 because if it was later it would be dearer to Tax  ;)

When I get time / reember I'll check DVLA

Cheers Dave
Title: Re: cant decide
Post by rich1 on Oct 1st, 2011, 8:39pm
dilema over , im sticking with the scorpio . thought long and hard , and decided i just cant give up the scorpio .
regarding the tax , my last range rover was a 2000 and the tax was the same as the scorpio . anything pre 2001 is not taxed like the new motors , which although im thankful doesnt really make sense , surely these new range rovers and other big lumps are less polluting than the older ones  ???
but then again when does things that goverments do ever make sense!!
Title: Re: cant decide
Post by Dave2302 on Oct 3rd, 2011, 3:21pm
Just checked with my mate with the New Range Rover,

It was the first years Tax that was £1000, after that the yearly renewals are £460, so apologies if I misled anyone, although nearly five hundred squids for a little paper disc is still daylight robbery  :(

Cheers Dave
Title: Re: cant decide
Post by PJDavis on Oct 3rd, 2011, 5:40pm
Aye Dave, so is £1.30 per litre (With me, I know you'll be more) for fuel!   Along with 55p per litre for sec28 heating oil.    :'(
Title: Re: cant decide
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Oct 3rd, 2011, 8:01pm
Looked into the VED bandings / costs a while back...hell will freeze over before I buy any vehicle registered after Feb 2001  ;)
Title: Re: cant decide
Post by Dave2302 on Oct 3rd, 2011, 8:19pm
Yep Agree with you both there  ;)

Diesel currently 146.9 ppl here  :o

I'm glad my "new" van does near 55 mpg, doing all my running around in that now  ;)

Cheers Dave
Title: Re: cant decide
Post by rich1 on Oct 22nd, 2011, 9:38pm
£1,46 a litre !!!! were abouts in the country are you ?
Title: Re: cant decide
Post by Snoopy on Oct 23rd, 2011, 8:28am
Bonnie Scotland! :D , and he is in a relatively well populated area. If you go ALL the way up North to Durness then its well over £1.60 a litre
Title: Re: cant decide
Post by Andycan on Oct 23rd, 2011, 1:29pm
Cleethorpes Tesco is £133.9 a litre where as Lincoln Tesco is only £130.9 and cleethorpes is closer to the refinary.

I noticed Cleethorpes Tesco put the price up 3p a litre when the do the 5p a litre off promotion but Lincoln doesn't suggesting Cleethorpes Tesco are ripoff merchants.
Title: Re: cant decide
Post by rich1 on Oct 23rd, 2011, 7:45pm
sainsburys at beckton (east london) is £1.30.9 for petrol and £1.35 for diesel
still way to expensive but cheaper than most places
Title: Re: cant decide
Post by lleewar on Oct 25th, 2011, 8:21am
Good news, Tesco's Clacton petrol 129.9 :) Bad news, I live here :'( :(
Title: Re: cant decide
Post by PJDavis on Oct 25th, 2011, 9:08am
Even though I'm far North, Asda/Sainsbury's/Tesco always seem to have a wee price-war on the go.   Asda Elgin is £1.30 just now, Tesco Elgin is £1.31, and Sainsbury's Nairn is £1.33.   So not bad.   I was over on Mull during the summer, fortunately the Gal's car does good mpg and we didn't need to buy fuel whilst on the Island, it was £1.61 for petrol.   I was recently in the Lake District and couldn't get it cheaper than £1.33.   This was at a place called Stockbridge and Tirril, where they have a pump attendant that pumps the gas through old-fashioned pumps with the analogue dials.  
Title: Re: cant decide
Post by lesterlad aka Rodders on Oct 25th, 2011, 2:47pm

on 10/25/11 at 09:08:14, PJDavis wrote:
  This was at a place called Stockbridge and Tirril, where they have a pump attendant that pumps the gas through old-fashioned pumps with the analogue dials.  


Should have asked if they done old-fashioned prices to go with the pumps.  
;D
Title: Re: cant decide
Post by 5stud on Oct 27th, 2011, 10:19am
dave 2302 ime with you on the landrover verses explorer.at the moment i am driveing a s reg explorer and having driven range rovers and discos the explorer in most ways is beter.ase fore economy its runing a mclaren  multi port lpg setup.around local its 35-38 mpg.last month we went from yeovi to dartford and back.315 miles on £45.28  of lpg plus £1.00 of petrol to warm it up to start with about 44 mpg


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