Land Rover Range Rover 4.6 HSE 4d Auto (1997/P) Owner Review
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Economy
Value
You dont get many more gadgets than this, and if you buy well, you stand a chance to retain most of your cash when you sell it in 12 months.
Costs
Mines on LPG so even though it does on average 20mpg, you still only pay 32p per litre, and with a big engine you dont notice the power disadvantage.
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On the road
Driving
Superior view of the road, feels like your in the best 4x4xfar.
Performance
Feels fast and in sports mode will pull away fine at the lights.
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Living with it
Reliability
Pathetic.Despite looking as though it was carved from granite, to date the gear knob has come off in my hand, the rear view mirror has fallen off, the auto tilt reversing door mirrors stay down, the drivers window regulator has snapped, the keypad broke..
Image
Looks good with colour-coded bumpers and mirrors etc, but dont go for anything other than the 4.6HSE.
Comfort
Rolls Royce of 4x4.
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Security and Service
Security
Key handset changes the unique access code every time you enter. Imobiliser in the handset and if you fail to open the door after its been unlocked, it'll lock itself again.
Service
Good but unfortunately we now know them all on a first name basis!
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Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
none
Other
All the faults I've had are apparently common to the car! Oh, and dont park in a multi storey car park as the underground power source interferes with the imob.!!
Ownership
Did you buy the car new?
Used
Would you buy the same model again?
No
Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?
Yes