This is where the Command Driving Position originated. The Range Rover was genius. This is a proper SUV with practicality and capability, not a jacked up hatchback like a Tiguan or Kuga. In America they are classed as trucks like Suburbans, Escalades, Expeditions and Navigators. Excuse me while I watch this luxury beast again and probably again.
@@frothe42 yes there is only one and it is the original one. It also successfully transformed into a brand that joined the shopping lists of owners of Mercedes, Audi, BMW and Jaguar. The only other manufacturer to achieve this was Lexus. Toyota spared no expense to specifically build one of the best cars ever made ,the LS400. Whereas the Range Rover was evolved from a farmer's workhorse.
In the USA these always looked so exotic to me when they finally came over here in 1986....several rings above a Grand Wagoneer or a Chevy Suburban. If you had one of these there was no question that you had money. They still look good today
True, the Wagoneer waa just a dressed up Jeep, lots of chintz, no real style and, more importantly, drove very poorly on, and off road compared with these. The Suburban wasn't even close to the Jeep, let alone this.
I kind of remember these being the first Chelsea tractors back in the late 80’s and early 90’s, a capable off roader that would be limited to the odd speed hump or daringly bumping up a kerb in Knightsbridge. They did look incredible though and these late Vogue models have aged gracefully. Great review as always Matt! 👍🏼
I had my first drive in my friends parents Range Rover in 1990 as an 18 year old and couldn’t believe that roll feel around the corners in the Kent country side B roads loved the car and now I want one!
100% on the biggest Tea Shelf period. My Dad bought a Vogue in 87 I remember we went past a Petrol station and he jinked the steering wheel violently and said "look at that he's going for the pumps!". I've been lucky enough to drive many Range Rovers and they really are wonderful (if flawed) machines.
I have always loved those range rovers, and always wanted one but was scared by all the bad things people say about them. Also, budget wise, good ones are out of reach at this point.
This video brought back some good memories. When I was about 12 or 13 (1992), my dad had one of these Range Rovers in the same colour, except with silver wheels and it was manual. I used to love driving around in it. The torque felt amazing to me and I loved the gear change. I couldn't drive it that far because our driveway was only 1/2 mile long but I made the best of it!
I bought one of these two years ago and it’s yet to put a foot wrong. A ‘92 vogue SE in Ardennes Green. The Labrador loves it almost as much as I do. Memorable trips into central London praying not to be left stranded and feeling like a plonker - you receive just as many waves from petrol heads as you do scowls from cyclists and electric car lovers. Cars with character - they don’t make ‘em like they used to and that’s generally a good thing. Not boring though
That story of the 1974 Range Rover purchased in the 1990s and modernized is the ultimate irony of intelligence, which trumps the power to spend money without limitations. It is an excellent message of wisdom for the new generations, clouded by the image of the latest fashion. Thanks for sharing that memory. 🙂
My dad used to have one of these in metallic blue, awesome vehicle, I learnt it’s handling characteristics the hard way whilst making a high speed avoidance manoeuvre on the M60, how it didn’t flip I don’t know………😵💫
Having fond memories of hitchhiking across the south of England in 1991 and getting a ride from some yuppie in a very similar Range Rover. Still a great car by the looks of it! 👍😀
Also, interesting how you refer to the "P38". It was what many people were calling the Australian built Leyland P-76 back in the day, as it ended up being only half the car it was meant to be...
I understand the hype around the classic Range Rover, and its pedigree and heritage and all that bollocks, but in the real world, where you have to live with the bleeding thing day after day, the P38 is better than the classic by a million miles, both on, and off road. I know, i have had both.. The P38 has most of the nice traits and comfort of things like the L322, but, without the compromise of independent suspension for off road use. The classic on the other hand, is one big compromise.. Slow, uncomfortable (compared to a p38), cramped, flimsy, squeeky, rusty, nasty… Basically, iconic, nice looking RUBBISH..
My ole mans had 3 of these beauties a K reg two door an A reg four door classic RR And his current RR p38a an R reg 4.6 Vogue high spec and would you believe I’ve never driven any of his RR’s!!! Love these ole beasts and like they say the P38’s where the last of the best Range Rovers!!
I briefly considered having one of these in the early nineties, but they were so incredibly expensive to buy, and run. So I kept my sensible hat on, and got yet another Volvo 240 estate...Never regretted it.
My dad had one of the last 3 doors a 92 3.9 I do miss that car many of childhood memories plus I do vividly remember the smell of that car which you can find in most early 90s Austin Rover products but it was replaced by a p38 in the 00s
I had one of this in the 90' ( white 88 model 4 doors). beautiful to drive, comfy and practical however it had two major problems: stellar ship like fuel consumption and worst ever reliability record. From all the car I have it was the worst, including a romanian build aro.
This is lovely. I’d love to have one but the economy (lack of), physical size (abundance of) and extravagance of (significant) such a thing is sadly too much.
Very interesting, Matt. I always did love the look of these. Very capable indeed. I only hope the seats are a lot more comfortable than those of the first generation of Land Rover Discovery. Those were instruments of torture. I do love the sound of that Buick V8. Love the design of these. Purposeful and clean, the designers got the proportions spot on.
The binnacle instruments are not from the Maestro/Montego (looks unique to the Range Rover) however, the stalks are. The rocker switches below those are early Maestro.
The Range Rover was like the rest of the range - only centre diff was lockable. In the classics latter days, it had a Torsten diff, locking up progressively when axle started spinning. The disco 1 based on the Range Rover classic kept the manually locking diff.
Marvellous! I long admired the original Range Rover long before it hit US shores for 1987. The only downside is that the secret was out, and they have become as tiringly ubiquitous as a Mercedes or BMW. The new ones are generally "yawn" and "me too". One cannot buy class. But the original is a true classic. You can see it actually be using for its intended off-road purpose rather than to look like landed gentry to your fellow countryclub members. And if its new, its probably leased. Thanks as usual for the always interesting choice for presentation!!!
Love your videos but I've noticed on a few of them now your camera has alot of trouble focusing when you're showing the dashboard. Hopefully this can be sorted someday 👍
Would love one of these but their proven lack of reliability track record is pretty terrifying. Prices here in Au vary from a couple of grand to silly money
My dad had a G plate 89 in red with full stainless steel exhaust sounded amazing even the neighbor's liked the sound. But scary handling always felt like it would tip over on a tight corner and huge thirst for fuel. It had a very large petrol tank would take roughly £100 worth of fuel in the late 90s and didn't get far on that either. But actually better on fuel than the series 3 land rover dad had with the straight 6 petrol engine.
Fun fact, that little recess in the middle of the dash top is where the first factory speaker was...rather than redesign it, they made it in to an "oddment tray" as you called it...
Used to run a car and a Series, then combined both when buying the RR. Yes, I took the kids to school in it, but I also took it off road - amazing car. It broke down only once. Replaced with a P38 4.6, a much misunderstood and maligned car. I had that car for over 15 years.
The woofly noise of that V8 and the sound of the transmission are just sublime. This thing is in a different league from the Fake by Fours. I hate modern SUVs. Like the Landcruiser, these are the pinnacle. Even the brown and cream combo is deliciously old skool. New RRs are crap, over complicated, too blingy, not designed to last and actually quite depressing. Such a great car - really enjoyed this review Matt!
I do like a Range Rover. Back in 91, I was 18 and started work as a night watchman at a Rover dealship. The guy in charge I remember had what I think was a Vogue se and had nearly every extra on the car you could buy. Including bigger wheels. I thought it looked superb. Never got to go in it unfortunately. Oh well.
Totally agree about purposeful 4WD versus SUV! Absolutely love first generation Range Rovers, not so much the later even though they are capable off-roaders. Sometimes though a 2WD like the Mehari can give a proper 4WD pig iron a fair match, low weight is the key. My mum really liked the Range Rover but we could never afford one.
As good as a RR ever got for me. Later they just got fatter and full of toys that broke. I 'spose the rest of the world will disagree but, whatever, they'd be wrong. As you say Matt, these were designed to do a proper job, not for fake farmers and poncing around in Chelsea. Sorry, Mr Angry will shut up now.
Shame the Project Iceberg diesel-fuelled Rover V8 never made it to production. It would have completed the original RR. Would have been the world's first all-aluminium V8 diesel engine, beating Mercedes-Benz by ~15-20 years (OM628, 1999).
Also Land Rover kept launching 3 door special editions in the UK because in foreign markets the 3 door was still a standard model, on a bad export year they'd just build some RHD versions to use up the left out shells
Great piece!! I learned to drive in my mothers 1990 Vogue 3.9 Manual.. Had countless cars since then in all forms from a Fiesta to Ferrari F12.. but that old RR sticks in my mind.. so much so I have a 2014 Defender 110 with a JLR V8 as a daily.. but yearn for a restomod original RR... Nothing much cooler out there!
Although these 5-door vehicle did largely replace the original 3-door in the UK from its' launch in 1981, the 3-door did remain available in the UK up until 1986, if I remember rightly, and continued to be available in European markets pretty much until the end of production, including versions that we never saw on the UK market, such as a commercial van version that was rather popular in the mountainous areas of France, Spain and Italy. The Italian police ran Land-Rovers and Range Rovers in the more mountainous regions, and maybe still do run them, as they were much more practical year-round patrol vehicles than the locally produced option, which was a military-style Jeep style of vehicle with a fabric roof produced by FIAT that would have been utter hell to patrol in during the winter when your patrol area is above the snow line in the mountains. A Land-Rover with a hard top is equally as capable in the conditions and far more pleasant for the officers to use. That's why there is a Land-Rover Defender 90 in the opening car chase of Quantum of Solace, which ends up taking a swan dive into a quarry...
I had a 3.5efi in green in 2005 it was a 1989 model with green cloth seats I paid 850 pounds for it used it for 6 months then sold it to fund a diesel discovery 1 as using it daily was crippling my budget great car wish I still had it
In The BOOT, on the Drivers Side Under the Trim The Is A BASS BIN / ECHO CHAMBER for the Stereo system. For the CLARION Rad/ Cass + Multiple Speakers in the Roof & Dash & Doors. etc. As A Professional DJ, i Used a Rangey as My DAILY WORK VEHICLE / VAN for Many Years. 1993 K Rangey = Best Handling. 1999 Discovery TD5 = Best Performance, HORRIFIC Handling . TD5 engine & Traditional Coils all round. Is Best Whichever Bodystyle you Prefer.
Proper Range Rover before the topknot/tattoo/vapecloud brigade took over. Class act. I know of an Overfinch 570i local to me which is nice and subtle, no body kit or 22" chav rims.
Ah a Chelsea tractor to take Tilly and Tarquin to school 3 miles away, navigating the speed bumps. I wonder what the percentage is of Range Rovers that were/are used off road? Its a nice example though.
You do realise that vehicle belonged to Land Rover when new? It's either a press car or belonged to company management. The registration number gives it away, Land Rover registered loads in the H*** MKV range.
I love these, at last years London Classic Car Show there were quite a few, used and rebuilt (see my video). It would be easy for an expert to rebuild one to be reliable; replacing things like fuel pumps, bushes, A frames etc. If any of you do buy one, keep an LRO magazine around handy, it will come in useful! Ed China is working on one now on his channel.
1983 Range Rover, the most unreliable car I have ever owned........and I had a very long Italian period in the 90s-00s. Can you imagine the mechanical experience that was so bad it lead to that ;)
Great vehicle! I really enjoy watching these videos as much for the cars as for a 'driving lesson'. I live on another continent and did a driving tour of the UK back in 2018. Loved it and compared to where I'm from in Canada, the drivers were very competent and courteous. My understanding of the British Highway Code has improved since my trip even though I only got the horn once when I mistakenly entered a roundabout at the wrong time (sorry!). Speaking of road rules, it seems to me that Matt may not be indicating as one should. Am I wrong?
Beautiful, BEAUTIFUL vehicle. Just a shame they didn't have the reliability or build quality of a Toyota Landcruiser. They rode better, however they fell apart with sickening monotony in the Australian bush.
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This is where the Command Driving Position originated. The Range Rover was genius.
This is a proper SUV with practicality and capability, not a jacked up hatchback like a Tiguan or Kuga.
In America they are classed as trucks like Suburbans, Escalades, Expeditions and Navigators. Excuse me while I watch this luxury beast again and probably again.
This is what produced the vehicles you wrote about! But there is only one, Range Rover.
@@frothe42 yes there is only one and it is the original one.
It also successfully transformed into a brand that joined the shopping lists of owners of Mercedes, Audi, BMW and Jaguar. The only other manufacturer to achieve this was Lexus. Toyota spared no expense to specifically build one of the best cars ever made ,the LS400. Whereas the Range Rover was evolved from a farmer's workhorse.
In the USA these always looked so exotic to me when they finally came over here in 1986....several rings above a Grand Wagoneer or a Chevy Suburban. If you had one of these there was no question that you had money. They still look good today
True, the Wagoneer waa just a dressed up Jeep, lots of chintz, no real style and, more importantly, drove very poorly on, and off road compared with these. The Suburban wasn't even close to the Jeep, let alone this.
I kind of remember these being the first Chelsea tractors back in the late 80’s and early 90’s, a capable off roader that would be limited to the odd speed hump or daringly bumping up a kerb in Knightsbridge. They did look incredible though and these late Vogue models have aged gracefully. Great review as always Matt! 👍🏼
I had my first drive in my friends parents Range Rover in 1990 as an 18 year old and couldn’t believe that roll feel around the corners in the Kent country side B roads loved the car and now I want one!
My very first automotive job was fixing rust on the tailgate & windscreen wiper panel on a ONE year old Range Rover, that's how bad they rusted
Absolutely stunning still a class act. One of many British Icons.
Yeah truly a car for interior decorators who killed 16 Czechoslovakians
Interesting thing about snakes, T....
The best 4x4 by far
100% on the biggest Tea Shelf period. My Dad bought a Vogue in 87 I remember we went past a Petrol station and he jinked the steering wheel violently and said "look at that he's going for the pumps!". I've been lucky enough to drive many Range Rovers and they really are wonderful (if flawed) machines.
Not a tea shelf
Lunchtime viewing sorted you cannot beat these old Range Rovers
My dad had one in the early 80s...I loved that car...my favourite car by far.
I have always loved those range rovers, and always wanted one but was scared by all the bad things people say about them. Also, budget wise, good ones are out of reach at this point.
Always loved the understated yet classy look of this Rangie. The new ones are just a bit too overblown for me.
The Allegro and TR7 had those door handles too.......lights and wiper controls from the Maestro/Montego for sure.
And the Metro too, at least mine did.
Ah but, Allegro and TR7 came after the Marina so they were Marina door handles!
This video brought back some good memories. When I was about 12 or 13 (1992), my dad had one of these Range Rovers in the same colour, except with silver wheels and it was manual. I used to love driving around in it. The torque felt amazing to me and I loved the gear change. I couldn't drive it that far because our driveway was only 1/2 mile long but I made the best of it!
I liked the magically disappearing dog walkers
I bought one of these two years ago and it’s yet to put a foot wrong. A ‘92 vogue SE in Ardennes Green.
The Labrador loves it almost as much as I do.
Memorable trips into central London praying not to be left stranded and feeling like a plonker - you receive just as many waves from petrol heads as you do scowls from cyclists and electric car lovers.
Cars with character - they don’t make ‘em like they used to and that’s generally a good thing. Not boring though
That story of the 1974 Range Rover purchased in the 1990s and modernized is the ultimate irony of intelligence, which trumps the power to spend money without limitations. It is an excellent message of wisdom for the new generations, clouded by the image of the latest fashion. Thanks for sharing that memory. 🙂
Fake x Fours. Love it Matt. That's a description so fitting for so many of today's Faux x Fours .
This brings back memories, I had one back in 1989, great car
My dad used to have one of these in metallic blue, awesome vehicle, I learnt it’s handling characteristics the hard way whilst making a high speed avoidance manoeuvre on the M60, how it didn’t flip I don’t know………😵💫
I recall Richard Branson and his family almost coming a cropper when he flipped his Range Rover back in the day
Having fond memories of hitchhiking across the south of England in 1991 and getting a ride from some yuppie in a very similar Range Rover. Still a great car by the looks of it! 👍😀
Also, interesting how you refer to the "P38". It was what many people were calling the Australian built Leyland P-76 back in the day, as it ended up being only half the car it was meant to be...
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I understand the hype around the classic Range Rover, and its pedigree and heritage and all that bollocks, but in the real world, where you have to live with the bleeding thing day after day, the P38 is better than the classic by a million miles, both on, and off road. I know, i have had both.. The P38 has most of the nice traits and comfort of things like the L322, but, without the compromise of independent suspension for off road use. The classic on the other hand, is one big compromise.. Slow, uncomfortable (compared to a p38), cramped, flimsy, squeeky, rusty, nasty… Basically, iconic, nice looking RUBBISH..
Re your point at 4:13, the Peugeot 504 ran from 1968 to 2006 which is a long 38 years for a single model design.
I'd have a reasonable 504 tomorrow.
My ole mans had 3 of these beauties a K reg two door an A reg four door classic RR And his current RR p38a an R reg 4.6 Vogue high spec and would you believe I’ve never driven any of his RR’s!!! Love these ole beasts and like they say the P38’s where the last of the best Range Rovers!!
I am currently actually looking at buying one of these beautiful vehicles because they are a legendary!
I drove a 1986 (C reg) manual vogue.
I still have nightmares remembering how it leaned through the corners😱😱
Drove in one of those from Croatia all the way through Bosnia and back during the civil war. Never let us down once! THE Range Rover.
It’s was not an cvli war it’s just called Bosnian war
I briefly considered having one of these in the early nineties, but they were so incredibly expensive to buy, and run. So I kept my sensible hat on, and got yet another Volvo 240 estate...Never regretted it.
My dad had one of the last 3 doors a 92 3.9 I do miss that car many of childhood memories plus I do vividly remember the smell of that car which you can find in most early 90s Austin Rover products but it was replaced by a p38 in the 00s
My dad an ardennes green one, with a straight pipe so that kept young me amused, and still want that car now. Shame I don't know the plate
I had one of this in the 90' ( white 88 model 4 doors). beautiful to drive, comfy and practical however it had two major problems: stellar ship like fuel consumption and worst ever reliability record. From all the car I have it was the worst, including a romanian build aro.
I hate modern Range Rovers but these ones are *awesome*
Rather have one of these than a new one. Just looks " classic". Am old enough to recall the older 2 door ones too.
From a time before luxury off roaders became nonsense wagons
This USA wagon
This is lovely. I’d love to have one but the economy (lack of), physical size (abundance of) and extravagance of (significant) such a thing is sadly too much.
It's more of a weekend's toy 🥳
Very interesting, Matt. I always did love the look of these. Very capable indeed. I only hope the seats are a lot more comfortable than those of the first generation of Land Rover Discovery. Those were instruments of torture. I do love the sound of that Buick V8. Love the design of these. Purposeful and clean, the designers got the proportions spot on.
Great video. Wonderful car. BTW I think that's originally a Rover SD1 interior door lock pull.
Speaking of longlivety you shouldn't forget Lada Riva. This car stayed in production not for a good reason but still.
Went on a three hour journey in one of these once, and all the brakes failed besides the handbrake. We still made it.
The binnacle instruments are not from the Maestro/Montego (looks unique to the Range Rover) however, the stalks are. The rocker switches below those are early Maestro.
The indicator stalks were also same as on my E reg Sherpa van. I love them, they work well & have a nice chunky feel to them.
The Range Rover was like the rest of the range - only centre diff was lockable. In the classics latter days, it had a Torsten diff, locking up progressively when axle started spinning. The disco 1 based on the Range Rover classic kept the manually locking diff.
Fascinating learning about the various buts & bobs from the parts bin. Loving the use of the maestro binnacle 🤓
What a car I absolutely love the range rover classic it's good to see that this is in good condition as well great video matt keep them coming
It might be called the Classic, but I'll always remember it fondly as the 'Lady Jayne' Range Rover. Lovely old thing.
Marvellous! I long admired the original Range Rover long before it hit US shores for 1987. The only downside is that the secret was out, and they have become as tiringly ubiquitous as a Mercedes or BMW. The new ones are generally "yawn" and "me too". One cannot buy class. But the original is a true classic. You can see it actually be using for its intended off-road purpose rather than to look like landed gentry to your fellow countryclub members. And if its new, its probably leased. Thanks as usual for the always interesting choice for presentation!!!
Lovely vehicles, and the only car to be shown at the Louvre. A friend had one with a GMC V8 Diesel , it was a beast.
I had one it was auto which held it back I felt , but that GMC 6.2 is magnificent had very little silencing on mine great when put foot down
Super practical vehicle..you can fit 4 x 8 sheets of plywood with the back seats folded forward and the upper back hatch open.
Love your videos but I've noticed on a few of them now your camera has alot of trouble focusing when you're showing the dashboard. Hopefully this can be sorted someday 👍
Would love one of these but their proven lack of reliability track record is pretty terrifying.
Prices here in Au vary from a couple of grand to silly money
My dad had a G plate 89 in red with full stainless steel exhaust sounded amazing even the neighbor's liked the sound. But scary handling always felt like it would tip over on a tight corner and huge thirst for fuel. It had a very large petrol tank would take roughly £100 worth of fuel in the late 90s and didn't get far on that either. But actually better on fuel than the series 3 land rover dad had with the straight 6 petrol engine.
Fun fact, that little recess in the middle of the dash top is where the first factory speaker was...rather than redesign it, they made it in to an "oddment tray" as you called it...
Used to run a car and a Series, then combined both when buying the RR. Yes, I took the kids to school in it, but I also took it off road - amazing car. It broke down only once. Replaced with a P38 4.6, a much misunderstood and maligned car. I had that car for over 15 years.
The best design and looking motor ever only beaten by 2door one
The woofly noise of that V8 and the sound of the transmission are just sublime. This thing is in a different league from the Fake by Fours. I hate modern SUVs. Like the Landcruiser, these are the pinnacle. Even the brown and cream combo is deliciously old skool. New RRs are crap, over complicated, too blingy, not designed to last and actually quite depressing. Such a great car - really enjoyed this review Matt!
80’s/90’s design was the pinnacle
There’s not many brown cars I’d own and that’s definitely one of them tremendous car 👍😀
I do like a Range Rover. Back in 91, I was 18 and started work as a night watchman at a Rover dealship. The guy in charge I remember had what I think was a Vogue se and had nearly every extra on the car you could buy. Including bigger wheels. I thought it looked superb. Never got to go in it unfortunately. Oh well.
6:18 "a little notch out of the lower rung of the grille"
Who do you think you are kidding ? There's even less between all the other rungs !
Totally agree about purposeful 4WD versus SUV! Absolutely love first generation Range Rovers, not so much the later even though they are capable off-roaders. Sometimes though a 2WD like the Mehari can give a proper 4WD pig iron a fair match, low weight is the key. My mum really liked the Range Rover but we could never afford one.
One of my favourite cars ever, want a Vogue SE just like this in ardennes green and the 3.9 Rover V8
Rather this than the new one, this is gonna last! 🥳
As good as a RR ever got for me. Later they just got fatter and full of toys that broke. I 'spose the rest of the world will disagree but, whatever, they'd be wrong. As you say Matt, these were designed to do a proper job, not for fake farmers and poncing around in Chelsea.
Sorry, Mr Angry will shut up now.
Shame the Project Iceberg diesel-fuelled Rover V8 never made it to production. It would have completed the original RR.
Would have been the world's first all-aluminium V8 diesel engine, beating Mercedes-Benz by ~15-20 years (OM628, 1999).
Also Land Rover kept launching 3 door special editions in the UK because in foreign markets the 3 door was still a standard model, on a bad export year they'd just build some RHD versions to use up the left out shells
You know Matt nothing beats a good flocking 😁
Great Review a proper Range Rover as well as the P38 nowadays I would be scared to take a modern Range Rover off Road!
Here in the US 🇺🇸 they are common as muck.
I must say, however, that Land Rover made the Range Rover into the luxury vehicle you had to have.
Love the vids mate but keep an eye on that viewfinder in the interior shots to sort that focus...
My love for RRC's came from seeing Lady Jane's RRC's from Lovejoy TV series.
Nice to see it's KV number plate probably got interesting history.
Great piece!! I learned to drive in my mothers 1990 Vogue 3.9 Manual.. Had countless cars since then in all forms from a Fiesta to Ferrari F12.. but that old RR sticks in my mind.. so much so I have a 2014 Defender 110 with a JLR V8 as a daily.. but yearn for a restomod original RR... Nothing much cooler out there!
They’ve always looked fun
i had an efi vogue lpg converted ran for 6 years
on an f plate brilliant car.everything worked on it
unfortunately rot got to it🤔
As richard hammond said to james may , "my dad had one of these, did yours ever.... work"?
Although these 5-door vehicle did largely replace the original 3-door in the UK from its' launch in 1981, the 3-door did remain available in the UK up until 1986, if I remember rightly, and continued to be available in European markets pretty much until the end of production, including versions that we never saw on the UK market, such as a commercial van version that was rather popular in the mountainous areas of France, Spain and Italy. The Italian police ran Land-Rovers and Range Rovers in the more mountainous regions, and maybe still do run them, as they were much more practical year-round patrol vehicles than the locally produced option, which was a military-style Jeep style of vehicle with a fabric roof produced by FIAT that would have been utter hell to patrol in during the winter when your patrol area is above the snow line in the mountains. A Land-Rover with a hard top is equally as capable in the conditions and far more pleasant for the officers to use. That's why there is a Land-Rover Defender 90 in the opening car chase of Quantum of Solace, which ends up taking a swan dive into a quarry...
I had a 3.5efi in green in 2005 it was a 1989 model with green cloth seats I paid 850 pounds for it used it for 6 months then sold it to fund a diesel discovery 1 as using it daily was crippling my budget great car wish I still had it
It certainly did not sip ⛽ fuel, but it gulped it like an alcoholic.
I really love your videos mate, you are a pleasure to listen to.
In The BOOT, on the Drivers Side Under the Trim The Is A BASS BIN / ECHO CHAMBER for the Stereo system. For the CLARION Rad/ Cass + Multiple Speakers in the Roof & Dash & Doors. etc.
As A Professional DJ, i Used a Rangey as My DAILY WORK VEHICLE / VAN for Many Years.
1993 K Rangey = Best Handling.
1999 Discovery TD5 = Best Performance, HORRIFIC Handling .
TD5 engine & Traditional Coils all round. Is Best Whichever Bodystyle you Prefer.
that rear ashtray is a maesteo/montego dash ashtray!
Proper Range Rover before the topknot/tattoo/vapecloud brigade took over. Class act. I know of an Overfinch 570i local to me which is nice and subtle, no body kit or 22" chav rims.
Please do more videos on Range Rovers. Classics, P38, L222, L405. All of them.
Ah a Chelsea tractor to take Tilly and Tarquin to school 3 miles away, navigating the speed bumps. I wonder what the percentage is of Range Rovers that were/are used off road? Its a nice example though.
Wow!!! 6pm with a cold beer viewing sorted!
Awesome v log definitely need to do a series land rover review to compare where the proper 4x4s came from
Hi Matt, great drive in this Range Rover Vogue SE, unusual colour as most of things I seen have been blue.nice mileage on this one.
This is the car that made SUVs cool.
Current running a p38 diesel (coz it's what we can afford to run ) nice review Matt, thanks!
Had two , great when working but more often and not they had faults
Ah the days when a luxury 4x4 was actually designed and used to go off road. Maybe not so much designed to go round corners
That awkward “hi”
31:05 - gotta say it - triangle of doom !
Think that car either had the rubber mouldings onto which the rear taillight protection sit against removed, or those protections were added later.
You do realise that vehicle belonged to Land Rover when new? It's either a press car or belonged to company management. The registration number gives it away, Land Rover registered loads in the H*** MKV range.
I love Classic Range Rover, I dream with one like that, thank you for the video and regards from Costa Rica.
I love these, at last years London Classic Car Show there were quite a few, used and rebuilt (see my video). It would be easy for an expert to rebuild one to be reliable; replacing things like fuel pumps, bushes, A frames etc. If any of you do buy one, keep an LRO magazine around handy, it will come in useful! Ed China is working on one now on his channel.
1983 Range Rover, the most unreliable car I have ever owned........and I had a very long Italian period in the 90s-00s. Can you imagine the mechanical experience that was so bad it lead to that ;)
I think range rover refers to their model as either two or four doors not three or five door unlike defender model
Great vehicle! I really enjoy watching these videos as much for the cars as for a 'driving lesson'. I live on another continent and did a driving tour of the UK back in 2018. Loved it and compared to where I'm from in Canada, the drivers were very competent and courteous. My understanding of the British Highway Code has improved since my trip even though I only got the horn once when I mistakenly entered a roundabout at the wrong time (sorry!). Speaking of road rules, it seems to me that Matt may not be indicating as one should. Am I wrong?
Another great video. Such a handsome Range Rover. A true classic.
Beautiful, BEAUTIFUL vehicle. Just a shame they didn't have the reliability or build quality of a Toyota Landcruiser. They rode better, however they fell apart with sickening monotony in the Australian bush.
I'm kinda surprised you haven't reviewed the P38 Range Rover
I used to chauffeur a very nice black one grate cars, always a pleasure to drive it.
Where you parked in Skinwalker ranch, people kept appearing and disappearing, aliens or ghosts😂👍
At least you can sit in comfort waiting for the AA man in this one :D
Its not a grab handle Its a Jeeeeesus!! Bar for off roading😁