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Owning a series LR

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Robbo:
Series motors are plain simple and basic.  You have to drive them, and they reward with a kick up the bum.  They're draughty, wet, noisy and smell of EP90 even when they've spat it all out, you turn on the lights and the wipers fall off, turn the fan on when wading to deep and the cab fills up with steam and water. It rains on the inside just as much as the outside. You can't move quickly in them, and when you have you can't stop them. Even turning corners can be a challenge - you are the power steering.

ohh and you really don't ought to take speed bumps at any sought of speed unless you happen to be wearing a crash helmet.

But you'll love um' through and through.......

Rich_P:
Stick to the 2.25 Litre Petrol or Diesel engine.  The petrol is a bit more powerful and is quieter, but 15mpg around town and 20mpg on a 50mph long run is what you should expect, where as the noisey clattery shaking diesel gives 27-32mpg.

Go for an 88-inch too, 109-inchs cost a bit more to maintain and can be very awkward in tight spaces due to lack of PAS and their steering lock being not the best.

matthew:
I wouldn't worry about the difference between 88 and 109, unless you get a 2.6 109 there's very little mechanical difference. So running costs aren't much different.

As for ability a 109" can get 99% of the places an 88" can and so far I've not found the 1%, in fact I've seen it work the other way where the shorter vehicles have struggled and the 109" just drove through. Ok the steering lock can mean taking the odd shuffle, but if you want it easy get a disco or Range Rover with PAS.

ian_s:
fit bigger tyres to an 88 and you hit the same problem with the lack of lock that a 109 has.

and as for not stopping well, there must be something wrong with your brakes if thats true, mine stops brilliantly
goes well too, but thats cos of the new engine

Ian

Spyderman:
After 1980 the series III had a 5 bearing engine which was stronger plus the 88" had dual line servo brakes with 11" drums on the front rather than 10" all round. The older the vehicle the more expensive the parts. Series III pretty much everything is available new, Series I, different story. Pre 1973 tax exempt of course, saves £200 a year.

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