Here's how used range rovering goes:
Week 1: wow I love this thing.
Week 2: split coolant expansion tank, don't worry it happens they tell you. -$500
Week 3: blowing coolant, blown head gasket. Replace gaskets and timing chain guides -$3500
Week 8: get rover back, think well that's over. Won"t have to do that again.
Week 12: wow I love this thing, take a sip of starbucks coffee.
Week 13: rover sitting on bump stops.... some sort of air compressor they say it happens, don`t worry. -$1500. They say you need air bags quote $2500.
Week 24: you almost forget about the anal raping this thing is giving you, it really is nice to drive. Wow I really love this thing.
Week 25: sunroof leaking water, been raining for 3 days straight. You have a towel on you leg to keep you suit dry so your coworkers don't think you pissed your pants.
Week 27: suns out buns out.... scoring mad bitches at the beach. Gawd I luv this thing. Great road trip.
Week 27 (still) stuck 500 miles from home at the beach. On the bump stops again. Had it towed to Palm Springs Land Rover... didn't know what else to do. They quote $7500 parts and labor. 4 new air bags and the new compressor is burned out.
Week 27 rent a Kia soul to drive home.
Week 28: after internet research, you find out these things are known to be a big pos. Find out that you can convert to coil springs. You think you can do it youself... bravo. You drive the Kia back to Palm Springs and drive it home like a low rider.
Week 29: that drive last week was terrible, you buy a $500 Camery to get to work.
Week 32: springs are on, rover looks awsome... like it has a lift... best thing you are proud you did it all yourself and now have $2000 in tools. Parts only cost $700. Not bad.
Week 40: I love this thing.... it needs bigger knobby tires. -$1000.
Week 45: smashed my plastic bumper offroading in the field behind the mall. Parts will be $4000, a winch bumper is cheaper. -$2500 for winch bumper, -$300 for a winch on Ebay.. installed yourself. Camery is running great, saving a ton of gas.
Week 46: got stuck behind mall, Chinese winch smoked. --$400 for tow, -$250 for trespassing ticket, night in jail, -$1200 for Warn winch. This won't happen again.
Week 47: bunch of lights on dash... something about abs pump. Great.
Week 48: all the lights still on, but brakes still work. New check engine light on now too. Random misfire.
Week 52: one year of ownership, exhaust got red hot last night. Thought it was going to burn my house down, grass caught on fire. Had to take it to dealer. Said cats are plugged, o2 sensors bad, and coil packs shot. $7500 quote. They said it was low on coolant, too. Used up your last day of vacation.
Where does it end? you ask as you take a sip of gas station coffee.
decision, but dammit, I just couldn't resist. I have always had a love for these things. So far I am still in week "1" 3 weeks later. I have decided at 100k I am going to change the timing chain, guides, etc. just for piece of mind and do a full fluids change and tune up. I know you have to be tough to be stupid. But going from DD'ing a 98 Civic for 10 years to this thing automatically makes me stick my pinky out when I drink my natty lights. I will be sure to post the saga as it happens so y'all can point fingers and tell me I'm a dumbass...
