new to owning a rover need help please

[tazer]

Hey what's going on everybody. I'm marc from west orange NJ . I just brought a 1999 p38 and I'm in need of some serious help. First and foremost I brought the my rover knowing it had some problems but it's a rover o had to get it . Any way I get it home and parked it in my driveway . Come outside the next day and open my door and i hear alot of bells and whistles going of i look at the messages that a flashing i see windows not set sunroof not set . I go to the glove box to check the manual and nothing . That's problem one next day i go to put on plates and i open my door and nothing not a sound is it my alternator did that go bad or is it the alarm that saw in other post that i have read. I need help please i just want my rover to be ok

[RRToadHall]

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[tazer]

Thank you very much I will check that link

[leftlanetruckin]

Kind of amazed that the owners manual did not cover setting the windows and sunroof. I know mine does...

Martin

[tazer]

I brought the car and didn't get one I have to call the dealer and ask why . But I'm am currently looking for a PDF version.

[RRToadHall]

owners manual is included in RAVE

[tazer]

Thanks you I just checked out rave and I have download and printed a copy can't wait to get home and start reading. I think after work in going to try to get met battery checked out hopefully its just a old battery that is the cause of me not having any power .

In your opinion what is better air suspension or coil?

[leftlanetruckin]

I missunderstood, I thought you meant there was nothing in the manual, not that the manual was MIA. Sorry.

Martin

[tazer]

No worries.

[sydneyman]

In your opinion what is better air suspension or coil?

this is a bit of a loaded question around here.... but the correct answer is air.

to me what makes the RR special over other vehicles (to include other Land Rovers...) is the air suspension... i would actually prefer the larger space and 7 seat capacity that the disco offers and would also like the ruggedness and simplicity of a defender but i keep coming back to the P38 as a compromise between the two. the added luxury doesn't hurt either. but anyways, point being that imho, the air suspension sets this truck apart...

[leftlanetruckin]

this is a bit of a loaded question around here.... but the correct answer is air.

Love that unbiased opinion....which just happens to match my own.

Martin

[RRToadHall]

Neither is "better", only more appropriate for a particular lifestyle and application. Some people prefer things castrated and nonfunctional.

[wreckrunner]

The only thing missing in the coil conversion kits is a screwdriver to pry off the Landrover badges and replacement C***rover badges! lol, just kidding! Keep it on air and we wont have to kill any baby seals in your name!

[wreckrunner]

But being serious, if you have the ability to carry out preventative maintenance then once it is working correctly EAS is wonderful. If however you want simplicity and a 'fix it once' kind of a deal then maybe coils are the answer for you, you will get arguements, restrained of course, for both on here, I personally prefer EAS, it rides nice, is very strightforward to maintain and it suits the style of offroading that I enjoy!

[Scotty]

I have some owner manuals available, I don't advertise that fact, not sure why so mums the word..