Land Rover truely cemmented their future when they create the Range Rover in 1970 in response to customers of the Land Rover asking for a more luxurious version. The age of the 4x4 was born!
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The P38 is the official name for the second generation Range rover which was introduced in 1994. The original Range Rover, which is known as the “classic”, first made an appearance in 1970 and proved to be a huge success for Land Rover, introducing an entirely new genre of car. Given that it is nowadays called the classic rightly suggests that these cars are now highly coveted and good ones sell for £20k plus, meaning that it does not qualify for the future classics scrutiny. The P38 on the other hand would look like it perfectly set for future classic status.
The “Classic” was a great off roader but did come in for some criticism for its handling on road, so in an effort to address this Land Rover designed an air suspension system for the second gen. Called EAS, it allowed automatic, speed determined height adjustment, the five suspension heights offered by EAS are "Access", "Highway", "Standard", "Off-Road", and "Off-Road Extended". Height was also adjustable manually between the first four settings. This system was intended to give drivers the best of both worlds and it did indeed prove successful at doing this, with reviews at the time praising its refinement and stability on motorways and in corners (compared to the Classic that is) while retaining great off road capabilities. The problem with this suspension system though was its complexity which has led to reliability issues as it has grown old, which I will address later.
The engine range continued to use the 4.0L Rover V8 from the classic with a stroked version providing a 4.6L example, both with upgraded engine management. There was also a BMW sourced 2.5L diesel engine which has left us here at Future Classics in a bit of a quandary, basically we are unsure of whether to include the diesel in our review, on the one hand its an excellent, torguey and economical engine from BMW, but on the other hand, its a diesel, and we are not convinced it really fits the refined air of the Range Rover as a classic car. (We would be happy for any thoughts on this one, just go to our Facebook page)
The level of interior luxury was another area where the P38 was much improved, and came with a lot of goodies that would make you feel spoilt even by today standards. Of course this does mean there is more things to go wrong so a good check of all the electronics when buying a Range Rover is essential.
And talking of buying one its time to address the rather prickly issue of reliability, and because the P38 is quite a complex car, there is a fairly long list of things to look out for. Basically any car that has evidence of having done what it was designed to do, i.e. go off road, should raise alarm bells and will need a thorough checking over, one's that have been used as Chelsea tractors are your best bet.
So what to look out for, well the engine and the air suspension are the main areas to focus on.
The V8's don't last much longer than 100k miles and they have habit of dropping their cylinder liners (identified by a hard ticking sound on idle) which will cause the engine to over heat, which will cause the head to warp, which will render the engine scrap!
And now to the air suspension... Where do we start? Firstly the rubber air bladders fail meaning the car will drop to its bottom setting and stay there, raise the car to its full height and check the bags for signs of perishing. The compressor pumps are also prone to to giving up too. Don't be surprised or put off to see many examples advertised with new engines and recon'd suspension, and for originality reasons, avoid cars that have had a coil suspension conversion done, though the jury is still out regarding the many LPG conversions.
I have provided a couple of links to the forums which give an excellent guide to all the things you will need to look for when buying.
Well I hope I haven't completely put you off the idea of buying a Range Rover as I feel that they have much to offer as a future classic and we hope to bring a full test drive of one very soon.
Prices:
4.0L 98 plate 98k miles Good condition, new engine £2250
4.6L 99 plate 99k miles good condition, new engine, recon suspension £2650
4.0L 97 plate 63k miles V good condition £2500
4.0L 96 plate 78k miles V good condition, recon suspension £2400
http://forum.landrovernet.com/showthread.php/58551-Buying-a-used-P38-Range-Rover-beginners-check-list
http://www.lro.com/features-reviews/reviews-buyers-guides/1304/land-rover-range-rover-p38-4x4-review/
Name | Calculated Rating | Max Reg | Latest Reg |
---|---|---|---|
RANGE ROVER AUTOBIO L TDV6 A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RANGE ROVER COUNTY SE A | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RANGEROVER EVOQUE DY-IC+ SI4 A | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RANGEROVER EVOQUE DYNAMIC+ SD4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RANGEROVER LINLEY AUTO | 0 | 1 | 1 |
R-ROVER A-BIO BLACK SDV6 HEV A | 0 | 2 | 2 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE DYNAMIC TD4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PREST TD4 A | 0 | 2 | 2 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PURE TD4 A | 0 | 2 | 2 |
RANGE ROVER HSE TDV8 AUTO | 0 | 2 | 2 |
RANGE ROVER SPORT XS AUTO | 0 | 2 | 2 |
RANGE ROVER CLASSIC VOGUE | 66 | 3 | 1 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE DYNAMIC ED4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
RANGE ROVER SPORT SE V8 A | 66 | 3 | 1 |
RANGE ROVER V8 HSE AUTO | 0 | 3 | 3 |
RANGEROVER EVOQUE DY-IC+ SD4 A | 33 | 3 | 2 |
RANGE ROVER AUTOBIOGRAPHY V6 A | 0 | 3 | 3 |
RANGE ROVER HSE TDV6 A | 0 | 3 | 3 |
RANGE ROVER SPORT S TDV6 AUTO | 0 | 3 | 3 |
RANGE ROVER V8 VOGUE SE AUTO | 0 | 3 | 3 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE VB SE SI4 A | 25 | 4 | 3 |
RANGE ROVER SPORT HSE V6 AUTO | 0 | 5 | 5 |
RANGE ROVER SPORT HSE V8 DYN A | 0 | 5 | 5 |
RROVER SPORT A-BIOGRAPHY V6 A | 20 | 5 | 4 |
R-ROVER AUTO-B ULTIMATE TDV8 A | 0 | 6 | 6 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PURE SI4 A | 0 | 6 | 6 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE VB SE A | 33 | 6 | 4 |
RANGE ROVER SPORT ABIO SDV8 A | 0 | 7 | 7 |
RANG ROVER A-BIOGRAPHY A | 33 | 9 | 6 |
RANGE ROVER VOGUE 50 AUTO | 50 | 10 | 5 |
RANGEROVER SPORT HSE V8 A | 20 | 10 | 8 |
RANGE ROVER A-BIO BLACK SDV8 A | 33 | 12 | 8 |
RANGE ROVER COUNTY TD | 25 | 12 | 9 |
RANGEROVER EVOQUE PRES-LUX ED4 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
RANGE ROVER AUTOBIO BLACK V8 A | 7 | 13 | 12 |
RANGE ROVER SE TDV8 A | 6 | 16 | 15 |
RANGEROVER EVOQUE P-TIGE SI4 A | 31 | 16 | 11 |
RROVER A-BIO BLACK V8SC A | 5 | 18 | 17 |
RANGEROVEREVOQUE P-LUX ED4 4X2 | 4 | 21 | 20 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PRE-LUX TD4 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
R-ROVER AUTO-B ULTIMATE V8 A | 73 | 30 | 8 |
RANGE ROVER SP HSE V8 A | 19 | 31 | 25 |
RANGEROVER 35TH A-SARY A | 18 | 33 | 27 |
RANGE ROVER SPORT HSE TDV6 A | 0 | 41 | 41 |
RANGEROVER EVOQUE PRESTIGE ED4 | 9 | 41 | 37 |
RANGEROVER V8 HSE AUTO | 4 | 41 | 39 |
RANGEROVER V8 SE AUTO | 40 | 47 | 28 |
RANGEROVER SPORT V8 SE A | 23 | 51 | 39 |
RANGEROVER HOLLAND & HOLLAND AUTO | 50 | 53 | 26 |
RANGE ROVER ABIO S/C V8 AUTO | 6 | 63 | 59 |
RANGE ROVER VOGUE TDI SE | 76 | 65 | 15 |
RANGEROVER VOGUE SE | 68 | 73 | 23 |
RANGEROVER EVOQUE PRES ED4 4X2 | 0 | 74 | 74 |
RANGE ROVER SPORT SVR AUTO | 0 | 76 | 76 |
RANGE ROVER AUTOB'Y S/C A | 7 | 78 | 72 |
RROVER A-BIO BLACK TDV8 A | 4 | 81 | 77 |
RANGE ROVER 30TH ANNIV. A | 38 | 92 | 57 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PRESTIGETD4 | 3 | 117 | 113 |
RANGE ROVER TURBO D | 62 | 117 | 44 |
RANGEROVER SPT A-BIO SP A | 16 | 130 | 109 |
RANGE ROVER SP HST SC A | 21 | 134 | 105 |
RANGEROVER TD6 SE AUTO | 2 | 134 | 131 |
RANGEROVER VOGUE EFI | 87 | 144 | 18 |
RANGE ROVER VOGUE TDI A | 79 | 149 | 31 |
RANGE ROVER SE V8 AUTO | 39 | 152 | 92 |
RANGE ROVER VOGUE SE | 50 | 152 | 76 |
RANGE ROVER AUTOBIO L V8 AUTO | 0 | 178 | 178 |
RANGEROVER AUTOBIOG LE A | 21 | 180 | 142 |
RANGE ROVER BORDEAUX AUTO | 23 | 193 | 148 |
RANGE ROVER WESTMINSTER AUTO | 27 | 195 | 142 |
RANGE ROVER AUTOBIO SDV6 HEV A | 0 | 197 | 197 |
RANGEROVER TD6 HSE AUTO | 9 | 215 | 195 |
R-ROVER SPT STORMER ED TDV6 A | 10 | 228 | 205 |
RANGE ROVER EFI A | 88 | 235 | 27 |
RROVER SPORT ABIO DYN HYBRID A | 0 | 261 | 261 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE SP ED SD4 A | 8 | 280 | 255 |
RANGE ROVER STORMER EDT A | 11 | 289 | 255 |
R-ROVER SPT V8SC 1ST ED A | 22 | 293 | 227 |
RANGEROVER V8 VOGUE SE A | 12 | 293 | 256 |
RANGE ROVER WESTMN TDV8 A | 7 | 298 | 277 |
RANGE ROVER EFI | 71 | 313 | 89 |
RANGE ROVER VOGUE AUTO | 73 | 316 | 85 |
RANGEROVER EVOQUE PUR TECH ED4 | 6 | 322 | 301 |
RANGE ROVER HSE TDV8 A | 10 | 328 | 294 |
R-ROVER SP AB SP V8 S/C A | 13 | 334 | 288 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE ABIO TD4 A | 0 | 340 | 340 |
RANGE ROVER AUTOBIO L SDV8 A | 0 | 353 | 353 |
RANGE ROVER SPORT HST A | 22 | 380 | 293 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PR-LUX SD4 | 5 | 400 | 378 |
R ROVER SP ABIO SP TDV8 A | 13 | 429 | 372 |
RANGE ROVER VOGUE TDI SE AUTO | 75 | 454 | 110 |
RANGE ROVER SPORT SVR V8 AUTO | 0 | 456 | 456 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE SE TD4 | 0 | 473 | 473 |
RANGEROVER SP HSE S/CV8 A | 12 | 520 | 454 |
RANGE ROVER COUNTY AUTO | 36 | 554 | 354 |
RANGE ROVER SPORT SE TDV6 A | 0 | 568 | 563 |
RANGROVER SPORT T DV6 S A | 17 | 570 | 469 |
RANGE ROVER VOGUE | 16 | 576 | 483 |
RANGE ROVER SP HSE SC A | 17 | 589 | 484 |
R-ROVER SPORT HSE RED SDV6 A | 5 | 592 | 557 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE D-LUX SD4 | 8 | 628 | 575 |
RANGEROVER V8 VOGUE AUTO | 10 | 631 | 562 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE HSE DYN TD4 | 0 | 651 | 651 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE SE TD4 AUTO | 0 | 663 | 663 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE DYNAMICSI4A | 5 | 666 | 628 |
RANGE ROVER SPORT SE SDV6 AUTO | 10 | 669 | 600 |
RANGEROVER 4.0 | 61 | 729 | 283 |
RANGEROVER SPORT V8 HSE A | 17 | 732 | 607 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PURE ED4 | 7 | 737 | 679 |
RANGEROVER 4.0 SE | 59 | 753 | 306 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE AUTOBI SD4A | 0 | 765 | 765 |
RANGEROVER 4.0 AUTO | 71 | 767 | 218 |
RANGEROVER SP ABIO TDV6 A | 10 | 796 | 715 |
RANGEROVER TD6 VOGUE SE A | 6 | 797 | 742 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE DY-LUX SI4A | 10 | 837 | 749 |
RANGE ROVER SP HST TDV8 A | 14 | 841 | 718 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PURE T TD4 | 5 | 856 | 811 |
RANGEROVER VOGUE EFI A | 88 | 913 | 106 |
RANGE ROVER | 2 | 991 | 966 |
RANGE ROVER HSE V8 AUTO | 28 | 1000 | 719 |
RANGE ROVER SP SE TDV6 A | 12 | 1037 | 907 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PRESTIGESD4 | 1 | 1039 | 1023 |
RANGE ROVER AUTOB S/CV8 A | 12 | 1063 | 927 |
RANGE ROVER SE TD6 AUTO | 17 | 1069 | 882 |
RANGE ROVER VOGUE EFI | 90 | 1072 | 102 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PURE TD4 | 5 | 1077 | 1021 |
RANGE ROVER AUTOBIOGRAPHY V8 A | 0 | 1125 | 1125 |
R-ROVER SPORT HSE LUXURY SDV6A | 2 | 1183 | 1148 |
RANGEROVER SPRT TDV6 SE A | 17 | 1184 | 981 |
RANGE ROVER A-BIOGRAPHY TDV6 A | 0 | 1191 | 1191 |
RANGE ROVER VOGUE TURBO D | 91 | 1224 | 110 |
RANGEROVER LTD EDIT. AUTO | 63 | 1241 | 452 |
RROVER SPORT ABIO DYN SDV8 A | 0 | 1253 | 1253 |
RANGE ROVER SPT SE TDV6 A | 8 | 1288 | 1173 |
RANGE ROVER AUTOB TDV8 A | 3 | 1292 | 1241 |
RROVERSPORT ABIOG DYN V8 S/C A | 0 | 1305 | 1305 |
RANGEROVER 2.5 DT AUTO | 51 | 1454 | 709 |
RANGE ROVER DHSE AUTO | 29 | 1598 | 1128 |
RANGEROVER LSE AUTO | 87 | 1670 | 211 |
RANGE ROVER VOGUE SDV8 AUTO | 0 | 1679 | 1679 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE SE ED4 | 0 | 1698 | 1698 |
RANGEROVER EVOQUE PURE ED4 4X2 | 1 | 1717 | 1693 |
R-ROVER SPORT ABIO SPORT SDV6A | 4 | 1936 | 1844 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE SE TECH TD4 | 0 | 1957 | 1957 |
RANGEROVER 2.5DT | 62 | 1962 | 736 |
RANGEROVER SPT V8SC STD A | 23 | 2019 | 1551 |
RANGEROVER VOGUE TDI | 79 | 2077 | 428 |
RANGE ROVER SP S TDV6 A | 14 | 2247 | 1912 |
RANGEROVER VOGUE SE A | 86 | 2253 | 295 |
RANGEROVER VOGUE AUTO | 34 | 2310 | 1502 |
RANGE ROVER WESTMINSTER TDV8 A | 3 | 2312 | 2226 |
RANGEROVER TD6 VOGUE AUTO | 8 | 2337 | 2139 |
RANGEROVEREVOQUE PUR T ED4 4X2 | 1 | 2362 | 2322 |
R ROVER SPORT ABIOG DYN SDV6 A | 1 | 2546 | 2511 |
RANGEROVER 2.5 DSE | 59 | 2587 | 1049 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE SE TECH ED4 | 0 | 2618 | 2618 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE DYNAMIC SD4 | 0 | 2660 | 2656 |
R ROVER SPORT HSE BLACK SDV6 A | 5 | 2846 | 2698 |
RANGEROVER V8 SC AUTO | 13 | 2855 | 2482 |
RANGE ROVER VOGUE SE TDV6 AUTO | 0 | 2937 | 2937 |
RANGE ROVER HSE TD6 AUTO | 15 | 2950 | 2485 |
RANGE ROVER VOGUESE TDV8A | 6 | 2980 | 2796 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PURE SD4 A | 1 | 3137 | 3085 |
RANGE ROVER VOGUE SE SDV8 AUTO | 0 | 3378 | 3378 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PR-LUX SD4A | 0 | 3418 | 3392 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PURE SD4 | 1 | 3480 | 3424 |
RANGEROVER 4.0 SE AUTO | 71 | 3667 | 1027 |
RROVER SPORT ABIO DYNAM SDV6 A | 0 | 3821 | 3821 |
RANGE ROVER VOGUE EFI A | 93 | 4322 | 297 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PRESTIGSD4A | 2 | 4368 | 4276 |
RANGE ROVER VOGUE SE A | 40 | 5255 | 3117 |
RANGE ROVER VOGUE TDV6 AUTO | 0 | 5281 | 5281 |
RANGE ROVER AUTO-B SDV8 A | 0 | 5298 | 5298 |
RANGEROVER 2.5 DSE AUTO | 54 | 5391 | 2436 |
RANGE ROVER VOGUE V8 AUTO | 23 | 5945 | 4575 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE D-LUX SD4A | 3 | 6888 | 6615 |
RANGE ROVER VOGUE TD6 AUTO | 14 | 7623 | 6521 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PURE T SD4 | 0 | 7671 | 7603 |
RANGE ROVER SP HSE TDV8 A | 8 | 8825 | 8060 |
R ROVER SPORT HSE DYNAM SDV6 A | 0 | 8939 | 8939 |
RANGEROVER SPT TDV6 HSE A | 13 | 9045 | 7794 |
RANGE ROVER HSE AUTO | 65 | 9189 | 3142 |
RANGE ROVER VOGUE TDV8 A | 6 | 11770 | 10992 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE DYNAMICSD4A | 0 | 12800 | 12680 |
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PURE T SD4A | 0 | 13005 | 12875 |
RANGE ROVER SPORT HSE SDV6 A | 0 | 17274 | 17274 |
RANGE ROVER SP HSE TDV6 A | 7 | 18761 | 17301 |