Range Rover - First Generation Models 1970 to 1996: The Essential Buyer's Guide

by James Taylor

Overview

Find the Range Rover of your dreams and dodge the lemons with Range Rover - First Generation Models 1970 - 1996. Having Range Rover - First Generation Models 1970 to 1996 in your pocket is just like having a real marque expert by your side. Don't be confused by the huge number of variants and unique issues many of them may have. This is your chance to benefit from James Taylor's years of Range Rover ownership experience. You will learn how to spot a bad example quickly, and how to assess a promising vehicle like a professional. Get the right Range Rover at the right price! Packed with good advice - from running costs, through paperwork, vital statistics, valuation, and the Range Rover community, to whether a Range Rover will suit you and your lifestyle - this is THE COMPLETE GUIDE to choosing, assessing and buying the Range Rover of your dreams. Don't get left in the dust!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787112223
Publisher:	Veloce Publishing
Publication date:	05/29/2018
Series:	The Essential Buyer's Guide
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

After graduating from Oxford and pursuing further academic studies at Reading, James Taylor spent 12 years working in central government. However, the lure of writing about cars – which he was doing in his spare time – proved too great and he decided to turn it into a career. James has now written well over 100 books in all, and among them have been several definitive one-make or one-model titles. He has written for enthusiast magazines in several countries, has translated books from foreign languages, and even delivers effective writing training in both the public and private sectors. He spent the best part of ten years as the editor of Land Rover Enthusiast magazine and has always counted the products of the old Rover Company and of Land Rover as his favourite subject. He also co-organised the “15 Years of Rover V8” event at Donington in 1982.

Table of Contents

Introduction & thanks: the purpose of this book 3

1 Is it the right car for you?: marriage guidance 6

2 Cost considerations: affordable, or a money pit? 8

3 Living with a Range Rover: will you get along together? 9

4 Relative values: which model for you? 12

5 Before you view: be well informed 14

6 Inspection equipment: these items will really help 16

7 Fifteen minute evaluation: walk away or stay? 17

8 Key points: where to look for problems 23

9 Serious evaluation: 60 minutes for years of enjoyment 25

10 Auctions: sold! Another way to buy your dream 42

11 Paperwork: correct documentation is essential! 44

12 What's it worth?: let your head rule your heart! 47

113 Do you really want to restore?: it'll take longer and cost more than you think 49

14 Paint problems: a bad complexion, including dimples, pimples and bubbles 51

15 Problems due to lack of use: just like their owners, Range Rovers need exercise 53

16 The Community: key people, organisations and companies in the Range Rover world 55

17 Vital statistics: essential data at your fingertips 57

Index 64