I imagine they probably wouldn;t be interested really, but A FFRR i'm looking at looks like it was traded in , and last sold by Marshalls of Peterborough in March. They were also the last to MOT it.

They have also done one of the previous MOTs, and i suspect they have serviced it. Are they likely to tell me any work that has been carried out to it ?

It did initially fail an MOT :

Quote:

Reason(s) for refusal to issue Certificate

Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.

Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)

Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.3)

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.1b)

Advisory Notice issued

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

But then passed a week later.

I do wonder why the current owner has now traded it in somewhere else so quickly though. Every car i come accross seems to have something i feel i need to question.

Cheers

Andy

It can't do any harm to ask the dealership. I find the staff at the parts department are the best ones to ask these sort of questions, they always come back with an answers, where if you ask the head mechanic they never tell you anything

Its normal for a car to have some kind of failures when in for an MOT test - nothing on the failure list is any cause for great concern providing it has all been repaired.

Likely the previous owner was having his tested/serviced and happened to fall into the showroom and decide to (get talked into ) buying a replacement car - I took my old TD6 in for a routine service and ended up buying a TDV8.

I'm sure the garage concerned would be obliging and provide you information on the service and maintenance history of a specific vehicle if you are considering buying it, without any problem.

You will probably want to confirm it has had the 'diff recall' issue completed anyway...

...what Range Rover have you found now Avi?

delamo wrote:

Its normal for a car to have some kind of failures when in for an MOT test - nothing on the failure list is any cause for great concern providing it has all been repaired.

Likely the previous owner was having his tested/serviced and happened to fall into the showroom and decide to (get talked into ) buying a replacement car - I took my old TD6 in for a routine service and ended up buying a TDV8.

I'm sure the garage concerned would be obliging and provide you information on the service and maintenance history of a specific vehicle if you are considering buying it, without any problem.

You will probably want to confirm it has had the 'diff recall' issue completed anyway...

...what Range Rover have you found now Avi?

Not sure about the silver one on the autotrader ad...


...looking at the side profile pictures of drivers side, the doors are two different shades of silver (may just be the photo quality, or lighting conditions) ... but other trim tweaks would make me suspicious

delamo wrote:

Not sure about the silver one on the autotrader ad...


...looking at the side profile pictures of drivers side, the doors are two different shades of silver (may just be the photo quality, or lighting conditions) ... but other trim tweaks would make me suspicious

Just looked at that silver one again - I am not a gambling man but I bet you it has had paint on the front end recently

If I were you Avi - if you have any doubts then go with your instincts - never buy a car because its the only one available - once again, you will know when you find the right car - you will kick yourself if any doubts are proved correct once you buy the wrong car...

Patience

Edit - Genuine wheels will have the raised Land Rover logo and Part number embossed on the reverse side of the wheels (usually on one of the spokes)

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delamo wrote:

Just looked at that silver one again - I am not a gambling man but I bet you it has had paint on the front end recently

If I were you Avi - if you have any doubts then go with your instincts - never buy a car because its the only one available - once again, you will know when you find the right car - you will kick yourself if any doubts are proved correct once you buy the wrong car

Wise words no doubt. It just seems that everything i've come across i have a doubt. 3 months of looking makes me think i can't get one for 20k without going for a pre facelift

Yep delamo speak sense...

It's so hard isn't it to find the right FFRR...


It will happen, be patient...

Good Luck.

iT LAD wrote:

Yep delamo speak sense...

It's so hard isn't it to find the right FFRR...


It will happen, be patient...

Good Luck.

Haha .. thanks. I don't quite think i can stretch to the constantly extending budget like you though.

I have saved hard over the years...

Took me 27 years of saving before I bought my first FFRR, but it was a new L322 a year after launch as I didn't want a P38. Dealership couldn't believe it - striaght from a Freelander TD4 to a FFRR! I had already done Disco1 V8iES, Disco2 TD5 Auto and Freelander TD4 while saving for the FFRR, so iTlad there is time yet! Every time I had enough dosh saved not to need a whacking big loan LR would hike the price taking the car just out of reach financially, so I bit the bullet in the end and used a PCP to buy it....... now I cannot kick the habit! I drove my first Classic in Dubai in June 1976, it was a 3 door in white and aircon wasn't even an option so there was an aftermarket roof mounted unit, that was one of the first RR's in Dubai and I only drove it for 5 miles from the wharf to the dealers. That was enough to make me want one of my own one day - that day was September 1 2003. 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

@ Tim

Tim in Scotland wrote:

Took me 27 years of saving before I bought my first FFRR, but it was a new L322 a year after launch as I didn't want a P38. Dealership couldn't believe it - striaght from a Freelander TD4 to a FFRR! I had already done Disco1 V8iES, Disco2 TD5 Auto and Freelander TD4 while saving for the FFRR, so iTlad there is time yet! Every time I had enough dosh saved not to need a whacking big loan LR would hike the price taking the car just out of reach financially, so I bit the bullet in the end and used a PCP to buy it....... now I cannot kick the habit! I drove my first Classic in Dubai in June 1976, it was a 3 door in white and aircon wasn't even an option so there was an aftermarket roof mounted unit, that was one of the first RR's in Dubai and I only drove it for 5 miles from the wharf to the dealers. That was enough to make me want one of my own one day - that day was September 1 2003.

Technically i've also been saving for 27 years sine my Grandad opened me an account whe i was 2. LOL.. I've never completely emptied my savings. at least some of it has been sat there waiting for the right RR to come along

I also managed to buy a TVR SEAC while I was saving for the FFRR - the wedge with wings and a 3.9 Buick V8 engine from a Range Rover bored out to 5.2 litres.................. RWD and no fancy electronic calming aids. If it rained while I was out in it I used to have to drive home at about 25mph to prevent aquaplaning and exiting sternfirst through a hedge. I sold the car after 9 months as I was going to marine school and needed something that could handle wet weather and winter snow so bought a nice wee 1.1litre Fiesta - much more sensible and handled the snow really well. The TVR could do a doughnut in 4th gear easily with so much power in a car that weighed in at something like 800kgs with no weight except me over the rear wheels. It's the first and only RWD car I have owned and certainly killed any desire to have a Porsche 911 like most of my college mates were buying with their bonuses for working out in the Gulf. 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes