Hi guys, amazing Forum you have here, I'm glad I found you.
I'm a Land Rover fan and this year I finished the restoration of a 1980 Land Rover Series 3, 2.25 Petrol. I always wanted to have a Range Rover Classic but it happens that I'm from Argentina and here these wonderful vehicles are quite rare. In fact, the very few you can see around are former embassy vehicles, or private imports. It is for sure that there are less than 100 RRC in the whole country and then, it is very difficult to find one of them for sale.
This week I found 2 RRC for sale, but there are 2 very different versions, both of them are NAS:
1) 1988 3.9 EFI, 5 speeds manual.
2) 1995 4.2 LWB Automatic (EAS replaced with Old Mann EMU coils)
Main thing to consider is that here, parts and specialized service are not available, thus, my first question is:
Are they mainly the same or 1995 4.2 is much more electronic than 1988?
I need to know wether the maitenance for 1988 is simpler and easier than the 4.2. Do they have the same ECU for EFI? Do I need a special scanner from Rover for diagostics?
If technologicaly they are more a less the same, I found the 4.2 LWB much modern and confortable than the 1988, but it seems that 1995 model has many luxury items which could be prone to fail after such a long time working. On the other hand, I suspect the LWB could have many improvements which came with time, experience and users claims.
I like luxury, but in this case reliability and low cost maintenance is my priority. Both vehicles drive great and have chassis in very sound condition.
I leave you a picture of my joy and pride, even when it's not a Rangie, it is part of the Land Rover family anyway.
Cheers!
Albert
I'm a Land Rover fan and this year I finished the restoration of a 1980 Land Rover Series 3, 2.25 Petrol. I always wanted to have a Range Rover Classic but it happens that I'm from Argentina and here these wonderful vehicles are quite rare. In fact, the very few you can see around are former embassy vehicles, or private imports. It is for sure that there are less than 100 RRC in the whole country and then, it is very difficult to find one of them for sale.
This week I found 2 RRC for sale, but there are 2 very different versions, both of them are NAS:
1) 1988 3.9 EFI, 5 speeds manual.
2) 1995 4.2 LWB Automatic (EAS replaced with Old Mann EMU coils)
Main thing to consider is that here, parts and specialized service are not available, thus, my first question is:
Are they mainly the same or 1995 4.2 is much more electronic than 1988?
I need to know wether the maitenance for 1988 is simpler and easier than the 4.2. Do they have the same ECU for EFI? Do I need a special scanner from Rover for diagostics?
If technologicaly they are more a less the same, I found the 4.2 LWB much modern and confortable than the 1988, but it seems that 1995 model has many luxury items which could be prone to fail after such a long time working. On the other hand, I suspect the LWB could have many improvements which came with time, experience and users claims.
I like luxury, but in this case reliability and low cost maintenance is my priority. Both vehicles drive great and have chassis in very sound condition.
I leave you a picture of my joy and pride, even when it's not a Rangie, it is part of the Land Rover family anyway.
Cheers!
Albert
