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I've had this Rover for about 15 years now, and I've loved it. I hate to sell it! If you want a solid, reliable 4x4 to drive off-road or to get around in the worst mountain weather, this is the vehicle for you! It runs great, and I've maintained it well. This is the '87 model, which means it had FAR LESS computer/electronic accessories that the '89 and newer models had - NO COSTLY REPAIRS! And it has shock and spring suspension, NOT electronic air suspension (nothing to break). I replaced the standard shocks with awesome Bilstein shocks for a super smooth ride over the roughest terrain.

The last time we had a big snow here, I had a BLAST driving this thing all over the place, past all kinds of vehicles that were stuck. The Range Rover is a heavy vehicle, and has an awesome, virtually indestructible transmission - it can practically pull a tree stump out of the ground! It will go ANYWHERE.

Vehicle has NEW factory-sized Pirelli snow tires on it, including the spare (that's about $800 in tires alone). Everything works. The silver paint is getting faded. I just replaced the hood because of a rust spot (which is the only part of the body that isn't galvanized). I found a new hood that was the same color and just swapped it out. The rear lift-gate window is in excellent shape, having been replaced a few years ago. The mileage shows 106K, but that's not accurate; we thought the speedometer was broken for a while, and decided to replace it before selling, but after taking it apart found a broken speedo cable instead. I've replaced the cable and left the original speedometer in place. However, we've driven it very little since the speedo stopped working (mostly in the winter when nothing else can move), so the mileage isn't a LOT more than that.

I also have a complete Factory Shop Manual. If you are just a little it mechanically inclined, this manual shows you how to remove, replace, or repair ANYTHING on this vehicle. It includes step-by-step instructions and exploded diagrams. I'm no mechanic, but I've done most of my own maintenance over the years.

Some people have told me, "That thing must cost a fortune to maintain", but not so! It's only expensive if you go to the Rover dealership. There are several great online parts sources, and TONS of great websites and forums to help. I am constantly amazed at how easy it is to fix almost anything on this vehicle myself, or at a local garage.

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Tata to get Jaguar and Land Rover tech, platforms too?

Tue, 22 Jul 2014

Since buying Jaguar Land Rover, Indian automaker Tata has generally left its luxury arm's platforms and technology alone. However, those days might be gone. The two of them are gradually growing closer with coordinated development and rumors of shared platforms. And it looks like all of that work and money is finally going to pay off with an actual vehicle in the near future.
According to Australian website Drive, Tata wants to make its cars more attractive to buyers outside of India, and to do that the company knows it must improve quality. The Indian company is being careful, though, because it doesn't want to dilute the Jaguar or Land Rover brands with cheap models. "You're going to see in the future a lot of sharing of technologies and platforms over time, but you won't see a JLR with a Tata badge on it," said Darren Bowler, managing director of Tata's Australian distributor, to Drive.
According to Bowler, these future vehicles are already on the way. Tata and JLR have a global platform in the works for 2017 that both companies could use for cars or crossovers. He also hinted that Jaguar's new Ingenium engines could be shared among the brands in the future, too.

Jaguar Land Rover looks to hire hundreds of laid-off tech workers

Sun, Nov 20 2022

LONDON — Laid off tech industry workers in Britain could find a new home at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), as the 100-year-old luxury carmaker looks to hire hundreds of engineers to help develop electric car technology. The carmaker, which wants to become an "electric-first" business from 2025, on Friday announced a jobs portal for displaced tech workers to fill 800 roles spanning self-driving, electrification, machine learning and data science. The company said it believed workers leaving big tech groups like Amazon were most likely to have the required skills to fill new roles in Britain, Ireland, the United States, India, China and Hungary. The majority of the jobs will be in Britain. The hiring drive comes after thousands of layoffs in recent weeks at U.S. tech firms including Twitter, Meta and Amazon, some of which have offices in London and Dublin, Ireland. "Our digital transformation journey is well underway but being able to recruit highly skilled digital workers is an important next step," Chief Information Officer Anthony Battle said in a statement. JLR last year announced an electrification strategy under which all Jaguar cars would be fully electric by 2024 and an electric option would be offered across its entire portfolio including Land Rover. The company is owned by India's Tata Motors. Related video: This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings. Green Hirings/Firings/Layoffs Jaguar Land Rover Technology Electric

Jaguar to offer high-performance SVR models like Land Rover?

Tue, 01 Jul 2014

At the Goodwood Festival of Speed this past weekend, Land Rover previewed its upcoming performance version of the Range Rover Sport. Only instead of wearing the R-S badge that adorns the most hardcore of Jaguar models, the performance SUV from JLR's Special Operations unit introduced the letters SVR. And now, it seems that badge is here to stay.
Following the Range Rover Sport SVR, a new report from Motor Authority now says that Jaguar Land Rover will use those letters to distinguish the top-of-the-line performance models from both marques moving forward. As such, we might expect SVR models of the upcoming Jaguar XE compact sedan and Land Rover Discovery Sport, as well as potential new performance models based on the new F-Type and next-generation XF.
If accurate, the move would seem to separate Jaguar in particular from the R-S badge that has adorned performance models like the XFR-S and XKR-S. Both Audi and Porsche use the letters RS to distinguish its most hardcore models as well (e.g. Audi RS7 Sportback and Porsche 911 GT3 RS). Whether the similarity was a factor in shifting to the SVR moniker, we don't know, but either way, we welcome the arrival of a new generation of Jaguar and Land Rover performance models - especially if they pack the 575-horsepower version of the company's ubiquitous 5.0-liter supercharged V8. Not incidentally, that delicious powerplant gained a couple of new engine bays to call home at Goodwood as well - it's not just found in the forthcoming Range Rover Sport SVR, it's found a home in the F-Type Project 7, too.

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