Went to see two SC's on Thursday in Glasgow that were being sold by a garage and described as immaculate.

Upon arriving he only had one on site. A silver 2005 with 101k miles that was incredibly scruffy, rust bubbles on the tailgate, mismatched tyres, scruffy interior and a flat battery so couldn't even be heard running which was a little worrying as the oil on the dipstick was right at minimum.

Apparently the other car he had was away at the garage having a suspension airbag replaced and had never actually made it to the forecourt yet which is infuriating as I'd only phoned him and been told both were there half an hour prior to arriving.

Anyway, this one I'm going to see today is just south of Newcastle and looks very tidy in the pictures. It's had one owner from new, full LR history, and has been covered by an LR extended warranty up until February. I've also been assured that there isn't a spot of rust on it anywhere. I wanted an 07 with the newer interior but this one is in the right place, at the right time, at the right price so we'll go and see whats what.

Anybody got anything specific worth looking at? It does need the TV upgrade to the hybrid unit - anyone know what this costs?
Other then that I've printed off pld118's buyers guide which I'll have a read through before we arrive and hopefully won't end up buying a dog!

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior
2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Black Edition in Santorini Black with Ebony Interior

My kind of car:
One owner
Full history
Extended warranty
Lots of paperwork

All good with a full fat, I reckon -

 Where do you go after one of these . . . ?

http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic25628.html?highlight=hybrid

David, the above link shows a forum member wanted to sell a plug and play hybrid for £320.

Bit of a heads up on likely cost if nothing else.

Sounds like everything should be in order at Newcastle, touch wood.

Hi David,

You should be able to pick up a Hybrid TV unit for around £350 - £400 on Fleabay. I fitted one in my previous 2006 S/C.

I hope the car turns out to be a good one for you!

Cheers,

Andy SDV8 AB MY 2019
SDV8 VSE MY 2015 - Gone
5.0 S/C AB MY 2010 - Gone
4.2 S/C VSE MY 2006 - Gone

Hmm, I'm already having second thoughts and haven't even left the house yet.

I asked the guy for it's number plate to HPi Check it and he gave me it without hesitating.

It turns out that he's the 5th owner of the car, not the 1st. It's not even been mistaken for 1 previous keeper.

Plate changes even give it away...

29/9/06 - MA56 LHF (Registered New) (Possible Demo?)
15/11/06 - 777 DDM
29/1/13 - HAM 111
19/11/13 - NM56 FVC
23/1/14 - This is when it went onto the current sellers plate.

It's had a full 2012 facelift done on it too. Not sure if this is a good thing or bad thing really. It's never been written off on file but I'm wondering if it's maybe been damaged and had the conversion done as a result?

According to the seller it had a massive file of receipts with the car and that the facelift cost £7k.

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior
2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Black Edition in Santorini Black with Ebony Interior

I got Gary to help me (part because I'm living overseas, part because I wanted to use his experience) with my search. After almost getting a TDV8 (turbo issues that surfaced suddenly made us both very skittish) I found a 5.0 SC and then Gary did all the hard work on testing and getting it for me.

I can't say it enough that I think Gary did a brilliant job on my behalf and the resulting car is absolutely brilliant. Now I do understand that he didn't make it brilliant (although he did a marvelous job in detailing it and getting some service work done), he did test it very thoroughly and got it at a good price.

I can recommend using him for this process and avoid all kinds of issues you are running into now. Besides, he has a much larger database of cars to look for the right one than most of us.

Just my 2p worth  MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
Have the Faultmate MSV2 Extreme to be tinkering with the settings etc. !!

If you are anything like me you'll know when you see the right one, if you have any doubts just walk away and find another

Yes buying cars is exciting but making a mistake is not so great  ** 2007 FF RR Vogue SE TDV8 in Zermatt Silver **

I always buy my landys down south cause they put less road salt down than we do and they tend to have fared better underneath  09 TDV8 Westminster, Mariana Black, Rear seat entertainment, hatch bag and 2 slobbery mutts

Well I decided I'd have an afternoon trip to Newcastle as my sister lives down there anyway.

I got to the SC and found it was exactly as described. Everything electrical worked exactly as it should, the car drove beautifully, not a knock, bang or rattle from it. The spare wheel area was bone dry with no signs of any moisture ever having been in there.

So... I'm pleased to announce that I'm now a paid up member of the SC Club

Just need to let the guy get his number plate off it and I can collect it.

Pictures to follow later.

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior
2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Black Edition in Santorini Black with Ebony Interior

welcome to the club David...  ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
.

Well done, David!

You'll not regret it. Si. <This is my name.

I eat rat poison.

A man ain't truly been insulted until he stands buck naked in front of a woman and she didn't even notice. Or care.

welcome , and was going to say ( all be it a bit late ) if you get a bad feeling about something its normally best to walk away , but hey just a point of view and enjoy your new beast

Cheers
Dave Current : 4.2 S/C, now Sold
Previous : V70 Volvo, S40 Volvo ( a very reliable old banger ), E39 M5, Carlton Diplomat and the list goes on

Life Sucks but ya just have to do the best you can with what you have !

Have now started a thread in my RR.

I had a bad feeling on the phone but decided to give the guy the benefit of the doubt. After having met him, driven it and seen the car I think I was being premature. It does look a nice genuine car.

Hey ho... time will tell I guess.

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior
2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Black Edition in Santorini Black with Ebony Interior

Hey as long as you are happy with it , that is the main thing

Cheers
Dave Current : 4.2 S/C, now Sold
Previous : V70 Volvo, S40 Volvo ( a very reliable old banger ), E39 M5, Carlton Diplomat and the list goes on

Life Sucks but ya just have to do the best you can with what you have !

Well done sure all will be fine