Vehicle & Technical > Range Rover
Automatics Off road
clbarclay:
Most common hang up with a range rover is the big fat over hang at the rear, notably affecting departure angle which is why so many have been bobtailed.
For greenlaning the departure angle is mor than adequate, its rearly only pay and plays where this can become a problem.
One advantage the RRC have over defenders is it has softer/longer springs as standard giving them better traction on rough terrain.
Smego:
if you are worried about V8 auto RRC, buy a TDI!!
I have a Vogue SE 300TDi auto, and it is the dogs!! has traction control and air con :)
No issue with the auto it is SOOO much better then all the manuals I have off-roaded! I have a 3 inch spring convertion and a southdown tank gaurd so no real issues with the overhang!
If you are seriously thinking of buying, an impending house move is putting pressure on me to sell the truck...??
land-def-90:
i would go for diesel unles you dont do many miles or have deep pockets, mate of mine had a v8 rrc lovely motor on and off road but horendesly thirsty. I get around 30 mpg out of my 200 tdi my mates rangie did around 15 mpg.... lovely motor though.
Smego:
oh I get about 28mpg on-road and I have bigger tyres..
Range Rover Blues:
I don't give a rats posterior about MPG, Blue does about 225-240 miles on £32 of LPG and the LSE does about 140 miles to £25+, with or without the caravan on the back!
Don't get too caught up on the water thing, driving through water deep enought to drown a V8 is going to wreck lots of other expensive bits that won't be ficed as easily as a squirt of WD40, whatever fuel you use, and petrol engines don't grenade when they get hydraulic'ed. V8s can be waterproof enough to go in over the roof, by which time the interior is goosed.
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