Future Classics

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER

Description

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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Maximum # of Registrations = 259520
Latest # of Registrations = 259520

Our Verdict

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/


Future Classics Rating

74%
P38

P38

Source: Wikipedia

Details of Derivatives

Total 187 items.
NameCalculated RatingMax RegLatest Reg
RANGE ROVER AUTOBIO L TDV6 A000
RANGE ROVER COUNTY SE A011
RANGEROVER EVOQUE DY-IC+ SI4 A011
RANGEROVER EVOQUE DYNAMIC+ SD4011
RANGEROVER LINLEY AUTO011
R-ROVER A-BIO BLACK SDV6 HEV A022
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE DYNAMIC TD4022
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PREST TD4 A022
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PURE TD4 A022
RANGE ROVER HSE TDV8 AUTO022
RANGE ROVER SPORT XS AUTO022
RANGE ROVER CLASSIC VOGUE6631
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE DYNAMIC ED4033
RANGE ROVER SPORT SE V8 A6631
RANGE ROVER V8 HSE AUTO033
RANGEROVER EVOQUE DY-IC+ SD4 A3332
RANGE ROVER AUTOBIOGRAPHY V6 A033
RANGE ROVER HSE TDV6 A033
RANGE ROVER SPORT S TDV6 AUTO033
RANGE ROVER V8 VOGUE SE AUTO033
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE VB SE SI4 A2543
RANGE ROVER SPORT HSE V6 AUTO055
RANGE ROVER SPORT HSE V8 DYN A055
RROVER SPORT A-BIOGRAPHY V6 A2054
R-ROVER AUTO-B ULTIMATE TDV8 A066
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PURE SI4 A066
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE VB SE A3364
RANGE ROVER SPORT ABIO SDV8 A077
RANG ROVER A-BIOGRAPHY A3396
RANGE ROVER VOGUE 50 AUTO50105
RANGEROVER SPORT HSE V8 A20108
RANGE ROVER A-BIO BLACK SDV8 A33128
RANGE ROVER COUNTY TD25129
RANGEROVER EVOQUE PRES-LUX ED401212
RANGE ROVER AUTOBIO BLACK V8 A71312
RANGE ROVER SE TDV8 A61615
RANGEROVER EVOQUE P-TIGE SI4 A311611
RROVER A-BIO BLACK V8SC A51817
RANGEROVEREVOQUE P-LUX ED4 4X242120
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PRE-LUX TD402424
R-ROVER AUTO-B ULTIMATE V8 A73308
RANGE ROVER SP HSE V8 A193125
RANGEROVER 35TH A-SARY A183327
RANGE ROVER SPORT HSE TDV6 A04141
RANGEROVER EVOQUE PRESTIGE ED494137
RANGEROVER V8 HSE AUTO44139
RANGEROVER V8 SE AUTO404728
RANGEROVER SPORT V8 SE A235139
RANGEROVER HOLLAND & HOLLAND AUTO505326
RANGE ROVER ABIO S/C V8 AUTO66359
RANGE ROVER VOGUE TDI SE766515
RANGEROVER VOGUE SE687323
RANGEROVER EVOQUE PRES ED4 4X207474
RANGE ROVER SPORT SVR AUTO07676
RANGE ROVER AUTOB'Y S/C A77872
RROVER A-BIO BLACK TDV8 A48177
RANGE ROVER 30TH ANNIV. A389257
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PRESTIGETD43117113
RANGE ROVER TURBO D6211744
RANGEROVER SPT A-BIO SP A16130109
RANGE ROVER SP HST SC A21134105
RANGEROVER TD6 SE AUTO2134131
RANGEROVER VOGUE EFI8714418
RANGE ROVER VOGUE TDI A7914931
RANGE ROVER SE V8 AUTO3915292
RANGE ROVER VOGUE SE5015276
RANGE ROVER AUTOBIO L V8 AUTO0178178
RANGEROVER AUTOBIOG LE A21180142
RANGE ROVER BORDEAUX AUTO23193148
RANGE ROVER WESTMINSTER AUTO27195142
RANGE ROVER AUTOBIO SDV6 HEV A0197197
RANGEROVER TD6 HSE AUTO9215195
R-ROVER SPT STORMER ED TDV6 A10228205
RANGE ROVER EFI A8823527
RROVER SPORT ABIO DYN HYBRID A0261261
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE SP ED SD4 A8280255
RANGE ROVER STORMER EDT A11289255
R-ROVER SPT V8SC 1ST ED A22293227
RANGEROVER V8 VOGUE SE A12293256
RANGE ROVER WESTMN TDV8 A7298277
RANGE ROVER EFI7131389
RANGE ROVER VOGUE AUTO7331685
RANGEROVER EVOQUE PUR TECH ED46322301
RANGE ROVER HSE TDV8 A10328294
R-ROVER SP AB SP V8 S/C A13334288
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE ABIO TD4 A0340340
RANGE ROVER AUTOBIO L SDV8 A0353353
RANGE ROVER SPORT HST A22380293
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PR-LUX SD45400378
R ROVER SP ABIO SP TDV8 A13429372
RANGE ROVER VOGUE TDI SE AUTO75454110
RANGE ROVER SPORT SVR V8 AUTO0456456
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE SE TD40473473
RANGEROVER SP HSE S/CV8 A12520454
RANGE ROVER COUNTY AUTO36554354
RANGE ROVER SPORT SE TDV6 A0568563
RANGROVER SPORT T DV6 S A17570469
RANGE ROVER VOGUE16576483
RANGE ROVER SP HSE SC A17589484
R-ROVER SPORT HSE RED SDV6 A5592557
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE D-LUX SD48628575
RANGEROVER V8 VOGUE AUTO10631562
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE HSE DYN TD40651651
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE SE TD4 AUTO0663663
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE DYNAMICSI4A5666628
RANGE ROVER SPORT SE SDV6 AUTO10669600
RANGEROVER 4.061729283
RANGEROVER SPORT V8 HSE A17732607
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PURE ED47737679
RANGEROVER 4.0 SE59753306
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE AUTOBI SD4A0765765
RANGEROVER 4.0 AUTO71767218
RANGEROVER SP ABIO TDV6 A10796715
RANGEROVER TD6 VOGUE SE A6797742
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE DY-LUX SI4A10837749
RANGE ROVER SP HST TDV8 A14841718
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PURE T TD45856811
RANGEROVER VOGUE EFI A88913106
RANGE ROVER2991966
RANGE ROVER HSE V8 AUTO281000719
RANGE ROVER SP SE TDV6 A121037907
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PRESTIGESD4110391023
RANGE ROVER AUTOB S/CV8 A121063927
RANGE ROVER SE TD6 AUTO171069882
RANGE ROVER VOGUE EFI901072102
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PURE TD4510771021
RANGE ROVER AUTOBIOGRAPHY V8 A011251125
R-ROVER SPORT HSE LUXURY SDV6A211831148
RANGEROVER SPRT TDV6 SE A171184981
RANGE ROVER A-BIOGRAPHY TDV6 A011911191
RANGE ROVER VOGUE TURBO D911224110
RANGEROVER LTD EDIT. AUTO631241452
RROVER SPORT ABIO DYN SDV8 A012531253
RANGE ROVER SPT SE TDV6 A812881173
RANGE ROVER AUTOB TDV8 A312921241
RROVERSPORT ABIOG DYN V8 S/C A013051305
RANGEROVER 2.5 DT AUTO511454709
RANGE ROVER DHSE AUTO2915981128
RANGEROVER LSE AUTO871670211
RANGE ROVER VOGUE SDV8 AUTO016791679
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE SE ED4016981698
RANGEROVER EVOQUE PURE ED4 4X2117171693
R-ROVER SPORT ABIO SPORT SDV6A419361844
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE SE TECH TD4019571957
RANGEROVER 2.5DT621962736
RANGEROVER SPT V8SC STD A2320191551
RANGEROVER VOGUE TDI792077428
RANGE ROVER SP S TDV6 A1422471912
RANGEROVER VOGUE SE A862253295
RANGEROVER VOGUE AUTO3423101502
RANGE ROVER WESTMINSTER TDV8 A323122226
RANGEROVER TD6 VOGUE AUTO823372139
RANGEROVEREVOQUE PUR T ED4 4X2123622322
R ROVER SPORT ABIOG DYN SDV6 A125462511
RANGEROVER 2.5 DSE5925871049
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE SE TECH ED4026182618
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE DYNAMIC SD4026602656
R ROVER SPORT HSE BLACK SDV6 A528462698
RANGEROVER V8 SC AUTO1328552482
RANGE ROVER VOGUE SE TDV6 AUTO029372937
RANGE ROVER HSE TD6 AUTO1529502485
RANGE ROVER VOGUESE TDV8A629802796
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PURE SD4 A131373085
RANGE ROVER VOGUE SE SDV8 AUTO033783378
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PR-LUX SD4A034183392
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PURE SD4134803424
RANGEROVER 4.0 SE AUTO7136671027
RROVER SPORT ABIO DYNAM SDV6 A038213821
RANGE ROVER VOGUE EFI A934322297
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PRESTIGSD4A243684276
RANGE ROVER VOGUE SE A4052553117
RANGE ROVER VOGUE TDV6 AUTO052815281
RANGE ROVER AUTO-B SDV8 A052985298
RANGEROVER 2.5 DSE AUTO5453912436
RANGE ROVER VOGUE V8 AUTO2359454575
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE D-LUX SD4A368886615
RANGE ROVER VOGUE TD6 AUTO1476236521
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PURE T SD4076717603
RANGE ROVER SP HSE TDV8 A888258060
R ROVER SPORT HSE DYNAM SDV6 A089398939
RANGEROVER SPT TDV6 HSE A1390457794
RANGE ROVER HSE AUTO6591893142
RANGE ROVER VOGUE TDV8 A61177010992
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE DYNAMICSD4A01280012680
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE PURE T SD4A01300512875
RANGE ROVER SPORT HSE SDV6 A01727417274
RANGE ROVER SP HSE TDV6 A71876117301